DIGNITY CREMATORIA LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
+557% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+8.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.5m
+2,173.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £555,000 | £555,000 | £337,000 | -39.3% | |
| Operating profit | £380,000 | £107,000 | £2,450,000 | +2,189.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £380,000 | £109,000 | £2,478,000 | +2,173.4% | |
| Net profit | £430,000 | £161,000 | £1,619,000 | +905.6% | |
| Cash | £147,000 | £158,000 | £1,038,000 | +557% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,127,000 | £19,248,000 | £25,295,000 | +31.4% | |
| Net assets | £15,189,000 | £18,348,000 | £19,967,000 | +8.8% | |
| Equity | £15,189,000 | £18,348,000 | £19,967,000 | +8.8% | |
| 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 —. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 68.5% | 19.3% | — | |
| Net margin | 77.5% | 29.0% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | 0.6% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.4% | 19.7% | 61.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.88x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.86x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DIGNITY CREMATORIA LIMITED 2008-12-02 → present
- MERCIA CREMATORIA LTD 2005-09-16 → 2008-12-02
- PETERSGATE CREMATORIA LIMITED 2004-01-29 → 2005-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company and Dignity Group financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, having considered the period through to 31 December 2027.”
Group structure
- DIGNITY CREMATORIA LIMITED · parent
- Dignity Crematoria No 2 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 January 2025, the Company disposed of one crematorium for total proceeds of £6,478,000 and entered into leaseback agreements to continue operating the sites for 40 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 24 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 24 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 | 2008-11-24 | 2018-11-27 |
| WAKEFORD, Peter Guy | Secretary | 2004-01-29 | 2008-11-24 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-01-29 | 2004-01-29 |
| CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2022-11-16 |
| DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra | Director | 2022-02-06 | 2024-08-01 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Richard | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2018-01-05 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2024-06-01 |
| HINDLEY, Peter Talbot | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2008-12-29 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-02-06 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2020-04-03 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| OWEN, Nicholas Anthony Stanhope | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2008-11-24 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2020-12-14 |
| ROBERTS, Matthew John | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2008-11-24 |
| WAKEFORD, Peter Guy | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2008-11-24 |
| WAKEFORD, Robert James | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2008-11-24 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-12-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-01-29 | 2004-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity (2008) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | 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 | |
| 2025-07-22 | 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 | |
| 2025-07-07 | 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 | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-01-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.