CREMATORIA MANAGEMENT LTD.

1. CREMATORIA MANAGEMENT LTD. 1992-07-29 → present
2. WESSEX CREMATORIA LIMITED 1991-05-07 → 1992-07-29
3. SHARPBELL LIMITED 1989-07-17 → 1991-05-07

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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After careful consideration, including taking account of severe but plausible downside scenarios, cash and banking facilities available, and the current market conditions, the Directors confirm they are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, via the support of the wider Westerleigh Group, of which it is a member. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. CREMATORIA MANAGEMENT LTD. · parent
   1. Cemetery + Crematorium Services Ltd 1% · England and Wales · Management of cemeteries and crematoria
   2. Community Crematoria Limited 1% · England and Wales · Management of cemeteries and crematoria
   3. Forest Park Cemetery and Crematorium Limited 1% · England and Wales · Management of cemeteries and crematoria
   4. Kent County Crematorium Limited 1% · England and Wales · Management of cemeteries and crematoria
   5. New Southgate Cemetery and Crematorium Limited 1% · England and Wales · Management of cemeteries and crematoria
   6. Torbay Cemetery and Crematorium Limited 1% · England and Wales · Management of cemeteries and crematoria
   7. Bishopbriggs Crematorium Limited 1% · England and Wales · Non-trading

Significant events

• “During 2024 the Company successfully grew its cremation volumes by 6.5% to 61,855 along with growing market share of total deaths to 9.8% (2023: 9.0%).”
• “Despite a year on year reduction in total deaths, the company achieved growth in revenues (up 7.0% to £57.3m) and gross profit (up 7.7% to £54.8m).”
• “During 2024 the Company saw the launch of a new Super Venue concept at our Gedling site, offering digital galleries and truly personalised visual tributes projected across the chapel walls.”
• “At the year end the Company operated 35 crematoria, having successfully opened one new crematorium during the year, Bishopbriggs Crematorium in Glasgow, providing much needed facilities to the local community.”
• “Construction continued on a further new site in Edinburgh, which is due to open in 2025. Planning secured for two further new sites at York and Newcastle.”
• “Subsequent to the balance sheet date but prior to signing the financial statements, the Company successfully completed the purchase of land at York on 5th March 2025 for a purchase price of £2,590,000.”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +7%

  £53,550,000 → £57,292,000

• Cash

  -49.4%

  £5,128,000 → £2,594,000

• Net assets

  -44.5%

  £92,048,000 → £51,102,000

• Employees

  +9.2%

  250 → 273

• Operating profit

  -0.8%

  £27,348,000 → £27,124,000

• Profit before tax

  -1.1%

  £27,278,000 → £26,979,000

• Wages

  +8.8%

  £6,146,000 → £6,689,000

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