THE HUNNABALL FAMILY FUNERAL GROUP LIMITED

Active
Company number 01847323Private limited companyIncorporated 1984

Key figures

£2,178,552+7.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+6.7%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
01 m2 m3 m2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, THE HUNNABALL FAMILY FUNERAL GROUP LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 96030

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

Net assets£2,178,552
Higher than 95% · median £51,023
Total assets£4,026,268
Higher than 95% · median £142,852
Cash£806,303
Higher than 92% · median £63,689
Employees1
Lower than 55% · median 2
Company age42.2 years
Older than 92% · 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: THE HUNNABALL FAMILY FUNERAL GROUP LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE HUNNABALL FAMILY FUNERAL GROUP LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01847323. It was incorporated on 11 Sep 1984. Its status is active. The registered office is in Colchester (CO2). 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 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £2,178,552, up 7.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £806,303. Total assets were £4,026,268 and total liabilities £1,685,951. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,016 active companies whose first SIC code is 96030: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £51,023). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £142,852). By cash it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £63,689). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 2). It is older than 92% of them (median age 9.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2018. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £260.9k. Its most frequent buyer is Essex County Council (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 6 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 8 of 9 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 22 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand890,184889,642755,009541,596806,303
Total assets3,453,8333,953,1764,267,4013,918,9144,026,268
Total liabilities1,526,3951,759,6571,886,9131,713,5051,685,951
Net assets / total equity1,870,5782,094,9152,184,3232,029,5832,178,552
Average number of employees747680801

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

5 contracts

THE HUNNABALL FAMILY FUNERAL GROUP LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2018. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £260.9k. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
Essex County Council
2 contracts · £180k
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS FT
1 contract · £78k
Colchester Borough Council
1 contract · £2,264
Tendring District Council
1 contract · £650
Contracts
  1. C008PA - Body Removal and Storage Service for Colchester and Tendring Area of EssexEssex County Council · £180,000 · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2028
  2. Public Health FuneralsTendring District Council · £650 · runs until Oct 2029
  3. CA15001 - Tender for Baby Funeral Services‡East Suffolk and North Essex NHS FT · £78,000 · runs until Apr 2028
  4. GB-Colchester: Public Health Act Funerals‡Colchester Borough Council · £2,264 · runs until Mar 2027
  5. Provision of Body Removal Services for H.M. Coroner for EssexESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · shared by 4 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.

History

16 events
  1. Mark Darren INGRAM appointedDirector
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £2.2m, 1 employee
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £2m, 80 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £2.2m, 80 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £2.1m, 76 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £1.9m, 74 employees
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £1.6m, 72 employees
  8. Melanie Anne HUNNABALL resignedSecretary
Earlier events (8)
  1. Christopher Charles Adam PARTNER appointedSecretary
  2. Mr Trevor Robert Hunnaball registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Melanie Anne Hunnaball registered as a person with significant control
  4. Polly GARWOOD appointedDirector
  5. Saul HUNNABALL appointedDirector
  6. Christopher Charles Adam PARTNER appointedDirector
  7. Name changed to THE HUNNABALL FAMILY FUNERAL GROUP LIMITEDPreviously HUNNABALL FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED
  8. 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.