DIGNITY PRE ARRANGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-27
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-02
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£115M
+62.3% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£50M
+68.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-02.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- DIGNITY PRE ARRANGEMENT LIMITED 2001-08-30 → present
- SCI PRE-ARRANGEMENT LTD 1998-10-01 → 2001-08-30
- FUNERAL PLANS LIMITED 1995-06-01 → 1998-10-01
- FUNERAL PLANS LIMITED 1995-06-01 → 1998-10-01
- CHOSEN HERITAGE LIMITED 1984-12-07 → 1995-06-01
- PRIDEMAY LIMITED 1984-11-08 → 1984-12-07
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £29,744,000 | £50,238,000 | |
| Net profit | £29,744,000 | £44,304,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £71,103,000 | £115,407,000 | |
| Net assets | £71,103,000 | £115,407,000 | |
| Equity | £71,103,000 | £115,407,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 31.47x | 26.92x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all the above, the Directors remain confident in the long-term prospects for the Dignity Group and its ability to continue as a going concern for the period to 30 June 2026.”
Group structure
- DIGNITY PRE ARRANGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Advance Planning Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the de-listing of the Dignity Group from the London Stock Exchange and the acquisition of Dignity Group Holdings Limited by Yellow (SPC) Bidco Limited the Directors have elected to apply the provisions of FRS 102 in the preparation of these financial statements.”
- “The Securitisation Group did not meet this covenant until Q3 2024. However, under the terms of the March 2022, September 2023, December 2023 and March 2024 waivers... this was not a breach as the Dignity Group was able to make an equity cure, contributing cash which counts as EBITDA and therefore makes good this shortfall.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 27 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 27 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 | 2004-04-16 | 2018-11-27 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Secretary | — | 2004-04-16 |
| BLACKSTONE, Timothy Peter Cameron | Director | 1997-01-30 | 1999-08-20 |
| CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2022-11-16 |
| DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra | Director | 2022-02-06 | 2024-01-31 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2024-06-01 |
| FIELD, Colin Peter John | Director | — | 1994-10-14 |
| FIELD, Simon Richard | Director | — | 1994-09-26 |
| HAMILTON, William Mark | Director | 1996-09-02 | 1998-05-08 |
| HILLMAN-EADY, Marcus | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2000-11-13 |
| HINDLEY, Peter Talbot | Director | 1999-08-27 | 2008-12-29 |
| HODE, Jean Michel | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2001-04-30 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-02-06 |
| LEROUGE, Philippe William Claude | Director | 1999-08-27 | 2002-02-10 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2002-02-10 | 2020-04-03 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2020-12-14 |
| SPENCER, Eric Norman | Director | — | 2000-03-20 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-12-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Director | — | 2000-03-29 |
| WILLS, Peter George | Director | — | 2000-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | 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 | |
| 2025-06-09 | 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 | |
| 2024-06-21 | 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 | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-27 vs 2023-12-29
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+62.3%
£71,103,000 £115,407,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+68.9%
£29,744,000 £50,238,000
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