DIGNITY FINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-02
Overdue
Watchouts
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.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DIGNITY FINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2003-02-05 → present
- BROOMCO (3066) LIMITED 2002-11-19 → 2003-02-05
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- DIGNITY FINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Dignity Finance PLC 100%
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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one