MEMORIA FUNERAL PLANS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-25 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£421K
-7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£17M
-30.6% vs 2023
Employees
55
-14.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£9M
-222.2% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,098,547 | £6,378,566 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£2,900,723 | -£9,345,218 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£2,900,723 | -£9,345,218 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£2,962,233 | -£9,321,348 | |
| Cash | £709,103 | £1,196,771 | £452,337 | £420,719 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £526,743 | £1,749,943 | £54,215,521 | £46,137,185 | |
| Net assets | £520,990 | £1,735,684 | £24,198,259 | £16,796,911 | |
| Equity | £520,990 | £1,735,684 | £24,198,259 | £16,796,911 | |
| Average employees | 7 | 11 | 64 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,199,881 | £1,837,255 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £768,410 | £988,113 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-29.9%
£9,098,547 £6,378,566
-
Cash
-7%
£452,337 £420,719
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-30.6%
£24,198,259 £16,796,911
-
Employees
-14.1%
64 55
-
Operating profit
-222.2%
-£2,900,723 -£9,345,218
-
Profit before tax
-222.2%
-£2,900,723 -£9,345,218
-
Wages
-16.5%
£2,199,881 £1,837,255
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -31.9% | -146.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -32.6% | -146.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -5.4% | -20.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.47x | 0.48x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- MEMORIA FUNERAL PLANS LIMITED 2025-10-08 → present
- LOW COST FUNERAL LIMITED 2016-04-12 → 2025-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have undertaken a detailed assessment of the company's financial position, including sensitivity analysis under a range of different trading scenarios Based on this review, they are satisfied that the company has sufficient available financial resources to continue to operate for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements Accordingly, the directors consider it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis and believe there is no material uncertainty which casts significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- MEMORIA FUNERAL PLANS LIMITED · parent
- Celebration of Life Funerals Limited 100%
- The Independent Funeral Partnership 2020 Limited 100%
- MAQF Limited 100%
- Memoria Living Matters Limited 100%
- Celebration of Life Centres Limited 90%
Significant events
- “On 28 February 2025, the company issued 5,600,000 £1 Ordinary shares at par”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEAVER, Randi | Secretary | 2021-05-10 | — | — |
| ESSE, Anthony Geoffrey David | Director | 2021-05-10 | Feb 1962 | British |
| PENNEY, Christopher James Affleck | Director | 2021-05-10 | Sep 1964 | British |
| WALLIS, Stephen John | Director | 2025-05-15 | May 1971 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Catherine Louise | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-07-11 |
| HACKNEY, Michael Anthony | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2021-05-10 |
| HODGSON, Howard Osmond Paul | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2024-11-18 |
| HODGSON, Jamieson Charles Alexandre Howard | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2024-07-01 |
| UNDERWOOD, Paul Douglas | Director | 2025-01-02 | 2026-01-02 |
| WAYTE, Ronald Albert | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Bereavement Properties (Guernsey) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-10 | Ceased 2021-09-30 |
| Mr Michael Anthony Hackney | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-12 | Ceased 2021-05-10 |
| Mr Jamieson Charles Alexandre Howard Hodgson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-12 | Ceased 2021-05-10 |
| Mr Howard Osmond Paul Hodgson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-12 | Ceased 2021-05-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-08 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-09 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-04 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-08 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.