VALEDICTUM LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£27M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£76K
Period ending 2025-12-26
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£224,000 | £76,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£224,000 | £76,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£202,000 | -£757,000 | £76,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,428,000 | £26,671,000 | £26,747,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £27,428,000 | £26,671,000 | £26,747,000 | — | |
| Equity | £27,428,000 | £26,671,000 | £26,747,000 | — | |
| 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 | — | -0.8% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 6.1% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | 23.61x | 16.28x | 16.32x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- VALEDICTUM LIMITED 2020-04-02 → present
- NEWCO (CREMATORIA) LIMITED 2016-03-23 → 2020-04-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the Dignity Group's ability to continue as a going concern, the Directors have considered the funding position of the pre-need funeral trusts consolidated within the Dignity Group accounts. This assessment included a review of the latest Solvency Assessment Reports dated 31 December 2025 where relevant. Based on this review, the Directors concluded that the trusts are adequately funded, with solvency ratios in excess of the regulatory requirement of 110%, and therefore no mitigating action, including but not limited to, change in investment strategy or cash injections from Dignity Group are anticipated. Accordingly, the Directors are satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate. 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 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 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2016-06-27 |
| 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 | 2016-06-27 | 2018-11-27 |
| CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2022-11-16 |
| CLOSE, Alison | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2016-06-27 |
| DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra | Director | 2022-02-06 | 2024-01-31 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Richard | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2018-01-05 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2024-01-31 | 2024-06-01 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| LANCASTER, Richard | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2016-06-27 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-02-06 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2024-01-31 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2020-04-03 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| OLDALE, Andrew David | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2016-06-27 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2020-12-14 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2020-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Funerals No.3 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | 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 | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | 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 | |
| 2024-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | 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.