DIGNITY FUNERALS NO.2 LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-27
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-08 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£451K
-391% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£606K
+3.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£628,000 | -£606,000 | |
| Net profit | -£628,000 | -£606,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £155,000 | -£451,000 | |
| Net assets | £155,000 | -£451,000 | |
| Equity | £155,000 | -£451,000 | |
| 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 | 0.99x | 0.98x |
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 FUNERALS NO.2 LIMITED · parent
- Dignity Funerals Limited 100%
- Dignity Pre Arrangement Limited 100%
- Advance Planning Limited 100%
- A & G. Huteson Ltd 100%
- A Bennett & Sons Limited 100%
- A Hazel & Sons Limited 100%
- A. Haxby & Sons (Filey) Limited 100%
- Armitage (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- B & B Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- B. Bernard & Sons Limited 100%
- Baguley Bros. Limited 100%
- Banks Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Bayley Brothers Hereford Limited 100%
- Boyce Anderson Motors Limited 100%
- Bracher Brothers Limited 100%
- Brighton Stonemasons Limited 100%
- C Powell Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Castle Court Funeral & Limousine Services Limited 100%
- Chosen Heritage Limited 100%
- Cooksley & Sons Limited 100%
- Cumbernauld Funeral Services Ltd 100%
- D J Thomas (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Daly & Company Limited 100%
- Davis McMullan Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Derriman & Haynes Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Dignity (2009) Limited 100%
- Dignity Legal Services Limited 100%
- Docklands Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Downs Crematorium Limited 100%
- E Hurton & Son Limited 100%
- E. Brigham Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Earl of Plymouth Limited 100%
- Ely Funeral Service Limited 100%
- F. Kneeshaw & Sons (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- F.E.J Green & Sons Limited 100%
- F. J. Gibb Limited 100%
- Frank Stephenson & Son (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Funeral Debt Collection Limited 100%
- George Hall & Son Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- George S. Munn & Company, Limited 100%
- George Stanton (1935) Limited 100%
- Grimmett & Timms Limited 100%
- Gornalls Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Graeme Buckle Funeral Services Limited 100%
- G & L Evans Ltd 100%
- G. M. Charlesworth & Son Limited 100%
- H & G Wilde Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- H. Eaton & Sons Holdings Limited 100%
- H. Eaton & Sons Limited 100%
- H Johnson & Sons Limited 100%
- H. J. Whalley & Sons Limited 100%
- H. Towell Ltd 100%
- H.R.H Holdings Limited 100%
- Hardacres Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Henry Smith (Wandsworth) Limited 100%
- Henry Naylor (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Highfield Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Hindu Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Hunters Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Ian Clarke Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Ingall Services Limited 100%
- Inverclyde Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- J Hylton & Sons Limited 100%
- J Kynaston Limited 100%
- James Crook Limited 100%
- John Bardgett & Sons Limited 100%
- Jonathan Harvey Limited 100%
- Jonathan Walker Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Joseph Tomlinson & Sons Limited 100%
- Ken Gregory & Sons Limited 100%
- Kenyons Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Kirkwoods (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Lea Valley Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Lowden Wells Limited 100%
- Malcolm J Presland Limited 100%
- Mason Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Middelton & Wood (1919) Limited 100%
- Moray Crematorium Holdings Limited 100%
- Moray Crematorium Limited 100%
- N A Medd Limited 100%
- Peter Johnson Funerals Ltd. 100%
- PFG Hodgson Kenyon Limited 100%
- Philip Ford & Son (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Phillips Funeral Plans Limited 100%
- Phillips Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Phillips Holdings (Hertfordshire) Limited 100%
- Phillips Supplies Limited 100%
- Priestley & Cockett Limited 100%
- R.S.Scott (Funerals) Limited 100%
- Robemanor Limited 100%
- Roberts & Brain Limited 100%
- Rosspark Limited 100%
- S Wellens & Sons Limited 100%
- Salenew Limited 100%
- Seddons of Southport Limited 100%
- Silver Lady Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Simpsons (Undertakers Requisites) Limited 100%
- T. S. Horlock & Son Limited 100%
- The East Riding Crematorium Company Limited 100%
- The Haltemprice Crematorium Limited 100%
- Thomas Brothers (Wellington and Taunton) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Busbys) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Funeral Furnishers) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Maguires) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Rimmers) Limited 100%
- W G Dixon Limited 100%
- Walker's Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Warburton Funerals Limited 100%
- Wetton Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Woodfield Park Funeral Home Limited 100%
- Yew Holdings Limited 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.”
- “In addition to the above, the Dignity Group repaid the £1.0 million loan with SPWOne Limited in January 2025.”
- “Potential Events of Default include 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 · 16 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 16 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 | 2011-02-24 | 2018-11-08 |
| 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 | 2011-02-28 | 2018-01-05 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2024-06-01 |
| 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 | 2011-02-28 | 2020-04-03 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2011-02-24 | 2020-12-14 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2011-02-24 | 2020-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Funerals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | 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 | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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
- 11
- 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
-391%
£155,000 -£451,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+3.5%
-£628,000 -£606,000
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