LODGE BROS. (FUNERALS) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
+63.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.6m
+40.2% vs 2024
Employees
170
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2m
+45.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,245,395 | £21,071,729 | £20,248,256 | -3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,096,576 | £1,392,897 | £2,107,267 | +51.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,300,281 | £1,356,297 | £1,969,016 | +45.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,893,558 | £1,065,455 | £1,535,240 | +44.1% | |
| Cash | £6,361,179 | £1,798,663 | £2,944,608 | +63.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,150,329 | £7,607,137 | £9,782,233 | +28.6% | |
| Net assets | £11,324,309 | £4,026,593 | £5,645,833 | +40.2% | |
| Equity | £11,324,309 | £4,026,593 | £5,645,833 | +40.2% | |
| Average employees | 169 | 168 | 170 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £6,418,179 | £6,426,459 | £6,554,364 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £553,466 | £288,700 | £262,800 | -9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £114,143 | £6,383 | £7,878 | +23.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £161,892 | £110,150 | £105,100 | -4.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 6.6% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 5.1% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.7% | 18.3% | 21.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.9% | 82.8% | 77.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.10x | 0.19x | 0.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | 10.46x | 9.52x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After taking into account the above, there are no foreseeable reasons why the Group should not prepare the 2025 financial statements on a going concern basis”
Group structure
- LODGE BROS. (FUNERALS) LIMITED · parent
- Family Funerals Trust Limited 100%
- Lodge Brothers Legal Services Limited 80%
- Wickenden & Son Limited 100%
- Weybridge Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Funeral Arrangements Limited 100%
- Funeralcare Limited 100%
- Barnes & Sons (Undertakers) Limited 100%
- The Kingston Masonry Company Limited 100%
- EA Langley (Funerals) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, George Owen | Secretary | 2025-01-03 | — | — |
| BYE, Paul John | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
| LODGE, Christopher David | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LODGE, Robert John | Director | 1994-09-25 | Dec 1965 | British |
| WILLIAMS, George Owen | Director | 2025-01-03 | Aug 1965 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOFF, Ian John | Secretary | — | 2009-12-18 |
| LODGE, Michael | Secretary | 2009-12-18 | 2024-12-31 |
| FEAST, Ian John | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2020-08-19 |
| HARRIS, Beverley Ann | Director | 1994-09-25 | 2020-03-25 |
| LODGE, Andrew John | Director | 1994-09-25 | 2023-12-31 |
| LODGE, Christopher David | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2026-03-31 |
| LODGE, Janet Rachel | Director | 1994-09-25 | 2019-12-31 |
| LODGE, John Robert | Director | — | 2004-06-30 |
| LODGE, Michael James | Director | 2004-01-13 | 2024-12-31 |
| LODGE, Michael James | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2001-01-15 |
| LODGE, Stanley James | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| LODGE, William David | Director | — | 2001-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Bros. Eot Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-19 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-06-19 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-19 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.