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DIGNITY FINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04594314
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-11-19
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 30 June 2026.”
Subsidiaries
- Dignity Finance PLC · 100% held · United Kingdom · Finance company
Significant events
- “The loan from Phoenix UK Fund Limited was partially repaid in January and March 2025 with the residual £11.0 million waived. A new loan was received and drawn from Phoenix UK Fund Limited for £4.7 million, repayable in January 2028 with an interest rate of 7%, rising to 15% from 31 December 2025.”
- “The Dignity Group repaid the £1.0 million loan with SPWOne Limited in January 2025.”
- “The following events are significant Events of Default in the agreement: Non delivery of approved annual accounts (without a qualification) within 150 days (26 May 2025) of the period end; and Failure to pay any debt service requirements.”
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People
2 active · 23 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 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULMER, Adam James | Secretary | 2026-01-10 | 2026-01-10 |
| 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 | 2002-12-20 | 2004-04-16 |
| DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-11-19 | 2002-12-20 |
| CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2022-11-16 |
| DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra | Director | 2022-02-06 | 2024-01-31 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Richard | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2018-01-05 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2024-06-01 |
| HINDLEY, Peter Talbot | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2008-12-29 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-02-06 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2020-04-03 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2020-12-14 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-12-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| WILKINSON, James William | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2006-10-19 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-11-19 | 2002-12-20 |
| DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-11-19 | 2002-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Services | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | replacement filing of director appointment with name |
| 2026-02-25 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-15 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-22 | 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 |
| 2025-04-22 | 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 |
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