FAREWILL LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-25 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-11
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-84.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-74.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2022-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2022-07-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 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 the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- FAREWILL LTD. · parent
- Farewill Legal Services Limited 100%
- Farewill Funerals Limited 100%
- Farewill Trustees Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
FY2021 → FY2022 · period ending 2022-07-31 vs 2021-07-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-84.5%
£8,855,927 £1,369,260
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-74.5%
£9,516,808 £2,426,066
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers