CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE)

1. CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE) 1977-12-01 → present
2. CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED (THE) 1973-03-29 → 1977-12-01
3. THE CREMATION SOCIETY LIMITED 1935-07-25 → 1973-03-29
4. THE CREMATION SOCIETY 1930-04-17 → 1935-07-25
5. THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF ENGLAND 1922-07-26 → 1930-04-17

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Begbies Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN(THE) · parent
   1. The London Cremation Company plc 84.417% · England · cremation authority and its principal activities are carrying out cremations and providing memorials at its crematoria.

Significant events

• “The Society undertook a number of tree planting events during the 150th anniversary year and commissioned a significant piece of research into the public's perception of cremation.”
• “The Law Commission's project looking at burial, cremation and new funerary methods is ongoing and a public consultation was launched in October 2024.”
• “The CAMEO scheme saw approximately 81% of cremations abated in 2024.”
• “The LCC has acquired a site with planning permission for a crematorium in the Solent, which is expected to open in 2027.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +5.2%

  £8,649,095 → £9,099,814

• Cash

  +93.7%

  £3,292,632 → £6,377,760

• Net assets

  +6.8%

  £14,930,913 → £15,950,543

• Employees

  -2.4%

  85 → 83

• Operating profit

  -10.8%

  £1,382,628 → £1,233,495

• Profit before tax

  -2.2%

  £1,479,377 → £1,446,994

• Wages

  +1.3%

  £2,759,974 → £2,797,116

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