THE LONDON CREMATION COMPANY P L C
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Cash
£4.9m
-18.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£13m
+3.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
76
-3.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£849k
-43.5% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,391,367 | £7,760,941 | £8,649,095 | £9,099,814 | £9,465,333 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,327,384 | £757,108 | £1,446,853 | £1,421,646 | £824,071 | -42% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,152,794 | £590,225 | £1,410,527 | £1,500,880 | £848,527 | -43.5% | |
| Net profit | £850,354 | £286,672 | £1,059,804 | £1,096,971 | £658,729 | -40% | |
| Cash | £4,885,130 | £5,562,009 | £2,969,069 | £6,024,389 | £4,905,387 | -18.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,981,777 | £17,329,727 | £19,686,430 | £20,779,486 | £22,050,841 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,080,153 | £10,206,200 | £12,050,465 | £12,996,920 | £13,468,066 | +3.6% | |
| Equity | £10,080,153 | £10,206,200 | £12,050,465 | £12,996,920 | £13,468,066 | +3.6% | |
| Average employees | 77 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 76 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £2,471,743 | £2,573,574 | £2,663,690 | £2,695,601 | £2,732,869 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £362,213 | £367,351 | £375,132 | £424,520 | £413,297 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £20,563 | £24,593 | £26,500 | +7.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £129,188 | £187,047 | £196,033 | +4.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.8% | 9.8% | 16.7% | 15.6% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 3.7% | 12.3% | 12.1% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.8% | 4.4% | 7.3% | 6.8% | 3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.5% | 47.5% | 46.0% | 44.5% | 46.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.52x | 2.97x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | 7.44x | 4.54x | 9.78x | 10.43x | 6.35x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE LONDON CREMATION COMPANY P L C 2015-04-13 → present
- LONDON CREMATION COMPANY P L C(THE) 1958-10-14 → 2015-04-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, based on budgets and forecasts and the strong financial position of the company, the directors have has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The Company acquired land in the South of England with full planning permission for a new crematorium.”
- “Post balance sheet events: The Company expects to incur capital expenditure of approximately £6 million on the project during the next financial year. The project remains on track to open in 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Adanta | Secretary | 2023-09-21 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Adanta | Director | 2020-04-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| DE MAULEY, Rupert Charles, Lord | Director | 2017-10-01 | Jun 1957 | British |
| GANT, Steven Andrew | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| LINDSAY, Kenneth John | Director | 2020-01-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| VINER, Hilary Joyce, Professor | Director | 2023-03-01 | Jul 1952 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARBER, Roger Norman | Secretary | — | 2015-04-22 |
| WRIGHT, Stephen | Secretary | 2015-04-22 | 2023-02-16 |
| ARBER, Roger Norman | Director | — | 2015-10-28 |
| GREY EARL GREY OF HOWICK, Richard, The Rt Honourable | Director | — | 2013-09-10 |
| GRIFFITHS, Richard Anthony | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2025-09-18 |
| JUPP, Peter Creffield, Revd Dr | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2021-09-23 |
| MIDDLETON, Edward Bernard | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2019-12-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Peter Warren | Director | — | 2012-09-20 |
| PREVETTE, Kenneth George Charles | Director | — | 1993-11-11 |
| ROBERTS, Richard Gilbert | Director | — | 2000-09-28 |
| THOMAS, Harvey | Director | — | 2022-03-13 |
| WRIGHT, Stephen | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2023-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cremation Society Of Great Britain | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-02-03 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2025-01-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-01-06 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-08-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.