DIGNITY SECURITIES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.7M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£43K
Period ending 2025-12-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£52,000 | £17,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£60,000 | -£112,000 | -£43,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£60,000 | -£112,000 | -£43,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,565,000 | £4,453,000 | £4,410,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,815,000 | £3,703,000 | £3,660,000 | — | |
| Equity | £3,815,000 | £3,703,000 | £3,660,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.2% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 42.5% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.37x | 3.25x | 3.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.87x | 0.28x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- DIGNITY SECURITIES LIMITED 2001-09-03 → present
- DIGNITY LIMITED 1993-12-13 → 2001-09-03
- DIGNITY IN DESTINY LIMITED 1988-10-31 → 1993-12-13
- INGALL FUNERALS LIMITED 1987-07-01 → 1988-10-31
- HODGSON & SONS LIMITED 1986-05-16 → 1987-07-01
- F.W.COLLINS & SON(FUNERAL DIRECTORS)LIMITED 1941-12-05 → 1986-05-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 30 June 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen | Director | 2024-06-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| TATE, Emily Sarah | Director | 2025-07-11 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNLOP, Jane | Secretary | 2025-05-16 | 2026-01-09 |
| GEORGE, Timothy Francis | Secretary | 2018-11-08 | 2023-07-31 |
| HEATHCOTE, Steven Trevor | Secretary | — | 1992-12-08 |
| MAFFEI, Westley Anthony | Secretary | 2023-07-31 | 2024-12-31 |
| MIDDLETON, Ronald Alfred Wilson | Secretary | 1992-12-08 | 1996-11-04 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Secretary | 2004-04-16 | 2018-11-27 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Secretary | 1997-02-10 | 2004-04-16 |
| BURGESS, Stephen Denis | Director | 1993-11-02 | 1997-11-26 |
| CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2022-11-16 |
| DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra | Director | 2022-02-06 | 2024-01-31 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2024-06-01 |
| FOX, Stephen | Director | — | 1991-07-31 |
| GRISON, Bruno | Director | — | 1994-09-06 |
| HILLMAN-EADY, Marcus | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2000-11-13 |
| HINDLEY, Peter Talbot | Director | 1991-09-05 | 2008-12-29 |
| HODE, Jean Michel | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2001-10-08 |
| HODSON, Graham Philip | Director | 1991-07-12 | 1991-11-27 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-02-06 |
| LEROUGE, Philippe William Claude | Director | 1997-03-06 | 2002-02-10 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2002-02-10 | 2020-04-03 |
| MEAKIN, David Steventon | Director | — | 1991-07-31 |
| MIDDLETON, Ronald Alfred Wilson | Director | — | 1996-11-04 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| PITCHFORD, Christopher | Director | 1991-09-05 | 1995-06-01 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2020-12-14 |
| RAMSHAW, Simon | Director | — | 1992-03-10 |
| WHEATLEY, John Ernest Morgan | Director | — | 1993-05-01 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-12-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| WILLS, Peter George | Director | 1994-10-24 | 2000-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Services | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.