DIGNITY PRE ARRANGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£139M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£30M
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 | — | £50,238,000 | £29,987,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £29,744,000 | £50,238,000 | £29,661,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £29,744,000 | £44,304,000 | £24,039,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £71,103,000 | £115,407,000 | £139,446,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £71,103,000 | £115,407,000 | £139,446,000 | — | |
| Equity | £71,103,000 | £115,407,000 | £139,446,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 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 | — | 43.5% | 21.5% | |
| Current ratio | 31.47x | 26.92x | 30.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 91.98x |
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 PRE ARRANGEMENT LIMITED 2001-08-30 → present
- SCI PRE-ARRANGEMENT LTD 1998-10-01 → 2001-08-30
- FUNERAL PLANS LIMITED 1995-06-01 → 1998-10-01
- FUNERAL PLANS LIMITED 1995-06-01 → 1998-10-01
- CHOSEN HERITAGE LIMITED 1984-12-07 → 1995-06-01
- PRIDEMAY LIMITED 1984-11-08 → 1984-12-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having evaluated the forecasts, covenants, downside sensitivities, liquidity and trust positions, the Directors are satisfied that the Dignity Group remains a going concern through to 30 June 2027.”
Group structure
- DIGNITY PRE ARRANGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Advance Planning Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 27 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 27 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 |
| MAFFEI, Westley Anthony | Secretary | 2023-07-31 | 2024-12-31 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Secretary | 2004-04-16 | 2018-11-27 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Secretary | — | 2004-04-16 |
| BLACKSTONE, Timothy Peter Cameron | Director | 1997-01-30 | 1999-08-20 |
| 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 |
| FIELD, Colin Peter John | Director | — | 1994-10-14 |
| FIELD, Simon Richard | Director | — | 1994-09-26 |
| HAMILTON, William Mark | Director | 1996-09-02 | 1998-05-08 |
| HILLMAN-EADY, Marcus | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2000-11-13 |
| HINDLEY, Peter Talbot | Director | 1999-08-27 | 2008-12-29 |
| HODE, Jean Michel | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2001-04-30 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-02-06 |
| LEROUGE, Philippe William Claude | Director | 1999-08-27 | 2002-02-10 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2002-02-10 | 2020-04-03 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2020-12-14 |
| SPENCER, Eric Norman | Director | — | 2000-03-20 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-12-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Director | — | 2000-03-29 |
| WILLS, Peter George | Director | — | 2000-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 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 | |
| 2025-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | 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.