DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED

Active
Company number 00041598Private limited companyIncorporated 1894

Key figures

£208,181,000+6.7%
Net assets 2025
+6.7%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
0100 m200 m300 m20242025

† DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 96030

Where the company stands among the 3,016 active companies whose first SIC code is 96030 (Funeral and related activities).

Turnover£269,612,000
Higher than 97% · median £1,354,087 among 68 that publish turnover
Net assets£208,181,000
Higher than 99% · median £51,023
Total assets£680,351,000
Higher than 99% · median £142,852
Cash£7,836,000
Higher than 99% · median £63,689
Employees3,015
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age132.3 years
Older than 99% · median 9.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE GOLDEN CHARTER TRUST LIMITED£975m
  2. DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED£208.2m
  3. DIGNITY PRE ARRANGEMENT LIMITED£139.4m
  4. ADVANCE PLANNING LIMITED£76.3m
  5. MUTUAL SERVICES (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED£61m
  6. CREMATORIA MANAGEMENT LTD.£51.1m
  7. TAPPER AND SON(POOLE)LIMITED£25.3m
  8. VETSPEED LIMITED£20.5m
  9. BEVERLEY FUNERALS LIMITED£18.2m
  10. GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED£18.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 3,016. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00041598. It was incorporated on 17 Jul 1894. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sutton coldfield (B73). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is funeral and related activities (96030).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 26 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £269,612,000. Profit for the year was £12,045,000. Net assets were £208,181,000, up 6.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,836,000. Total assets were £680,351,000 and total liabilities £462,664,000. The company had an average of 3,015 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,016 active companies whose first SIC code is 96030: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 68 that publish turnover (median £1,354,087). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £51,023). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £142,852). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £63,689). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 9.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 20 public contract award notices from 17 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £14.3m. Its most frequent buyer is Birmingham City Council (3 contracts). 7 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, miscellaneous metal articles, wood. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 34 days to pay suppliers, and 30% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 3.3% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 761 of 784 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 2 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover267,856,000269,612,000
Profit for the year2,421,00012,045,000
Cash at bank and in hand—7,836,000
Total assets—680,351,000
Total liabilities—462,664,000
Net assets / total equity195,122,000208,181,000
Average number of employees3,1203,015

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

20 contracts

DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 20 public contract award notices from 17 public sector buyers since 2017. The 13 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £14.3m. 7 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers17
Birmingham City Council
3 contracts · £803.1k
Scottish Police Authority
2 contracts
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
1 contract · £10.7m
Sunderland City Council
1 contract · £640.2k
London Borough of Southwark
1 contract · £600.5k
Contracts
  1. Public Funeral ServicesRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council · £91,520 · runs until Nov 2031
  2. SCE0039 - Public Health FuneralsLeicester City Council · £360,669 · runs until Jul 2030
  3. National Undertaking ServiceNETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · £10,692,000 · runs until Apr 2031
  4. Coroner's Body Removal ServicesOxfordshire County Council · £516,300 · runs until Apr 2029
  5. Deceased Collection and Transport Services for Mid and South EssexEssex County Council · £99,000 · 3 lots
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  1. Coroner's Removal Contract: Lot A‡London Borough of Southwark · £600,489 · runs until Jun 2028
  2. Request for Quotations (RfQ) for Public Health Funerals (2.0)‡West Northamptonshire Council · £118,260 · runs until Oct 2027
  3. INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE MOVEMENT OF DECEASED BODIES DGMB/25/04‡Dumfries and Galloway Health Board · £117,000
  4. Transportation of Deceased Persons‡Scottish Police Authority · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £6,500,000 in total · 2 lots
  5. Funeral and Coronial Services FrameworkSunderland City Council · £640,180 · runs until Aug 2029
  6. Mortality Services‡Birmingham City Council · £803,076
  7. P0332_2023 - Mortality Services - AWARD‡Birmingham City Council · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £877,916 in total · runs until Dec 2032
  8. Provision of Public Funeral ServicesRedcar & Cleveland Borough Council · £42,800
  9. Uplift and Transportation of Deceased Persons‡Scottish Police Authority · shared by 19 suppliers, up to £4,246,780 in total · 2 lots
  10. BHCC GB Public Health FuneralsBrighton & Hove City Council · £100,000
  11. WSCC - TH - Body Removals and Body Storage of deceased persons for H.M. Coroners - AWARD‡SE Shared Services · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £817,474 in total
  12. Transportation of Deceased‡Bristol City Council · £80,000
  13. HCC - 08/17 - Body Removal Service - AWARD‡Supply Hertfordshire · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £245,000 in total
  14. P0332 - Mortality Products and Services - AWARD‡Birmingham City Council · shared by 6 suppliers
  15. Transportation of bodies on behalf of Her Majesty's Coroner for Cornwall‡Cornwall Council · shared by 3 suppliers

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices27 Dec 2025 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
34 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
30%
Standard payment terms
0–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 76%
  • 31 to 60 days 14%
  • After 60 days 10%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
26 Dec 2025
31
77%
67%
27 Jun 2025
27
78%
51%
27 Dec 2024
30
74%
60%
28 Jun 2024
28
75%
57%
29 Dec 2023
28
75%
55%
28 Jun 2023
31
68%
61%
30 Dec 2022
31
61%
68%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 3.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 10.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 3.8% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter48.4% womenLower middle57.8% womenUpper middle51% womenUpper pay quarter33.8% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 2.3% higher
women 1.9% higher
2023/24
women 11.8% lower
women 14.1% lower
2022/23
women 8.1% lower
women 6.6% lower
2021/22
women 6% lower
women 8.2% lower
2020/21
women 9% lower
women 20% lower
2019/20
women 14.2% lower
women 18.7% lower
2018/19
women 10.5% lower
women 20.1% lower
2017/18
women 7.9% lower
women 45.5% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. This report was submitted after the deadline. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, miscellaneous metal articles and wood.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £269.6m, net assets £208.2m, 3,015 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £267.9m, net assets £195.1m, 3,120 employees
  3. Birkbeck Securities Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.