CREMATORIA MANAGEMENT LTD.
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Cash
£2.5m
-3.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£40m
-22.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
286
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£37m
+36.1% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £53,550,000 | £57,292,000 | £61,627,000 | +7.6% | |
| Operating profit | £27,348,000 | £27,124,000 | £29,417,000 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,278,000 | £26,979,000 | £36,713,000 | +36.1% | |
| Net profit | £21,435,000 | £20,021,000 | £28,631,000 | +43% | |
| Cash | £5,128,000 | £2,594,000 | £2,505,000 | -3.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,752,000 | £61,395,000 | £50,469,000 | -17.8% | |
| Net assets | £92,048,000 | £51,102,000 | £39,518,000 | -22.7% | |
| Equity | £92,048,000 | £51,102,000 | £39,518,000 | -22.7% | |
| Average employees | 250 | 273 | 286 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £6,146,000 | £6,689,000 | £7,299,000 | +9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 51.1% | 47.3% | 47.7% | |
| Net margin | 40.0% | 34.9% | 46.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.1% | 44.2% | 58.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.0% | 72.9% | 79.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.14x | 0.09x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CREMATORIA MANAGEMENT LTD. 1992-07-29 → present
- WESSEX CREMATORIA LIMITED 1991-05-07 → 1992-07-29
- SHARPBELL LIMITED 1989-07-17 → 1991-05-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After careful consideration, taking account sensitised forecasts, the cash and banking facilities available, and the current market conditions, the directors confirm they are satisfied the company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, via the support of the wider Westerleigh Group, of which it is a member. The company has received a letter confirming that there are not intentions for amounts due to group undertakings to be repaid for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CREMATORIA MANAGEMENT LTD. · parent
- Forest Park Cemetery and Crematorium Limited 100%
- New Southgate Cemetery and Crematorium Limited 100%
- Bishopbriggs Crematorium Limited 100%
- Cemetery + Crematorium Services Ltd 100%
- Community Crematoria Limited 100%
- Kent County Crematorium Limited 100%
- Torbay Cemetery and Crematorium Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCARDLE, Ian David | Director | 2018-12-07 | Aug 1966 | British |
| SMITH, Deborah Kay | Director | 2022-01-10 | Feb 1965 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTON, Adrian Mark | Secretary | 1993-05-07 | 2016-12-19 |
| DODSON, Matthew James | Secretary | — | 1993-05-07 |
| JOHN, Dafydd Rhys | Secretary | 2017-02-28 | 2021-03-05 |
| BRITTON, Adrian Mark | Director | 1993-09-20 | 2016-12-19 |
| BUCKNELL, Stephen John | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2018-07-01 |
| ELLIOTT, William | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2008-02-15 |
| EVANS, Richard David | Director | 2008-02-15 | 2018-12-04 |
| GRACE, Alan Rex | Director | — | 1993-11-16 |
| JOHN, Daydd Rhys | Director | 2016-10-19 | 2021-03-05 |
| MCLAUGHLAN, Roger | Director | 2020-03-26 | 2022-01-10 |
| PARSONS, Charles Geoffrey Carstairs | Director | — | 1993-04-29 |
| PRATT, Ian Henry | Director | — | 1993-04-23 |
| TINDALL-DOMAN, Zoe | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| WHITEHEAD, Alison Nicola | Director | 2008-02-15 | 2016-12-19 |
| WILLIS, James Michael George | Director | 2019-11-05 | 2020-03-26 |
| WILSON, Peter John, Management Director | Director | — | 2003-11-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerleigh Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 271 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.