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FAREWILL LTD.
Cash
£1M
-84.5% vs 2021
Net assets
£2M
-74.5% vs 2021
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2022-07-31
Profile
- Company number
- 09701947
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2015-07-24
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2022-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£4,679,443 | — | -£7,083,724 | -£7,485,833 | |
| Cash | — | £15,965,900 | — | £8,855,927 | £1,369,260 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,156,328 | — | £9,516,808 | £2,426,066 | |
| Net assets | — | £16,156,328 | — | £9,516,808 | £2,426,066 | |
| Equity | £5,692,643 | £16,156,328 | £16,156,328 | £9,516,808 | £2,426,066 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- RPG Crouch Chapman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors do not consider that there is any serious doubt over the ability of the Group to continue to operate for a period of at least twelve months from the date of this report Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- Farewill Legal Services Limited · 100% held · England · Provision of Wills and Probate services
- Farewill Funerals Limited · 100% held · England · Selling funeral plans and provision of funerals
- Farewill Trustees Limited · 100% held · England · Dormant
Significant events
- “In December 2023, Farewill Funerals Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, received FCA authorisation to sell funeral plans. Farewill Funerals commenced selling funeral plans shortly after receiving authorisation, supported by television marketing.”
- “On 17 October 2024 the Dignity Group Holdings Limited announced its intention to acquire Farewill Limited for up to £12.9 million, broadening its audience, enhancing customer experience, expanding its product offering, modernising its technology infrastructure and further strengthening its talent pool. The acquisition by Dignity Ventures Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dignity Group Holdings Limited, completed on 31 January 2025 following FCA and SRA approval.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen | Director | 2025-01-31 | Nov 1974 | British |
| TATE, Emily Sarah | Director | 2025-07-11 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOREE, Tracy Louisa | Director | 2016-07-29 | 2025-01-31 |
| GARRETT, Daniel Joseph Richard William | Director | 2015-07-24 | 2025-12-31 |
| KAJANAKU, Koraldo | Director | 2015-07-24 | 2015-09-18 |
| LAURENT, Stanislas Marie | Director | 2020-07-09 | 2025-01-31 |
| LEVENE, Timothy Charles, Mr. | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2025-01-31 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2025-01-31 | 2025-07-11 |
| PENA, Antton | Director | 2015-07-24 | 2016-07-14 |
| ROGERS, Thomas | Director | 2015-07-24 | 2022-12-31 |
| ZHAO, Jenny | Director | 2023-11-22 | 2025-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Ventures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-31 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Joseph Richard William Garrett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-31 |
| Mr Thomas Rogers | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-09-25 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-31 | SH10 | capital | capital variation of rights attached to shares |
| 2025-07-30 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2025-07-30 | RP04AP01 | officers | second filing of director appointment with name |
| 2025-07-22 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2025-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-27 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-09
62.5
WARM
/ 100
- Filings velocity 100
- Capital events 40
- Officer churn 100
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 0
- 12 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 2 capital event(s) in last 24 months
- 1 appointed, 3 resigned (12mo)
- Net Assets -75% YoY