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Company Number

00041598

Website

www.dignityuk.co.uk

Registered Address

4 king edwards court, sutton coldfield, west midlands, B73 6AP

Industry

Funeral and related activities

Telephone

08000344648

Next Accounts Due

September 2025

Group Structure

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Directors

Giovanni Castagno3 Years

Adam Bulmer1 Years

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Shareholders

birkbeck securities ltd 100%

dignity funerals limited Estimated Valuation

£476.9m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED at £476.9m based on Net Assets of £192.7m and 2.48x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Dignity Funerals Limited is a live company located in west midlands, B73 6AP with a Companies House number of 00041598. It operates in the funeral and related activities sector, SIC Code 96030. Founded in July 1894, it's largest shareholder is birkbeck securities ltd with a 100% stake. Dignity Funerals Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £277.5m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dignity Funerals Limited a 1.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 8 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating1.5out of 5

3 Strong

1 Regular

8 Weak

Size

annual sales of £277.5m, make it larger than the average company (£1.9m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 2%, show it is growing at a slower rate (4.2%)

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Dignity Funerals Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £277.5 million and the company has net assets of £192.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dignity Funerals Limited has 3,452 employees and maintains cash reserves of £7 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	277,486,000	252,823,000	281,618,000	264,069,000	250,874,000	262,256,000	267,344,000	265,751,000	266,211,000	237,635,000	219,026,000	198,735,000	185,275,000	179,599,000	171,810,000
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	171,497,000	154,979,000	147,374,000	142,036,000	124,838,000	123,205,000	120,394,000	120,394,000	118,885,000	108,101,000	100,372,000	92,821,000	87,999,000	83,276,000	81,367,000
Gross Profit	105,989,000	97,844,000	134,244,000	122,033,000	126,036,000	139,051,000	146,950,000	145,357,000	147,326,000	129,534,000	118,654,000	105,914,000	97,276,000	96,323,000	90,443,000
Admin Expenses	136,102,000	309,532,000	85,073,000	83,036,000	86,301,000	75,948,000	57,518,000	51,646,000	51,806,000	66,133,000	64,529,000	57,791,000	53,885,000	54,376,000	53,463,000
Operating Profit	-30,113,000	-211,688,000	49,171,000	38,997,000	39,735,000	63,103,000	89,432,000	93,711,000	95,520,000	63,401,000	54,125,000	48,123,000	43,391,000	41,947,000	36,980,000
Interest Payable	6,150,000	5,752,000	6,239,000	6,144,000	1,088,000	820,000	856,000	710,000	598,000	102,000	81,000	90,000	113,000	4,002,000	3,621,000
Interest Receivable	152,000	49,000	2,000	23,000	27,000	38,000	25,000	98,000	175,000	714,000	335,000	274,000	789,000	4,399,000	3,997,000
Pre-Tax Profit	-36,111,000	-217,391,000	42,934,000	32,876,000	38,674,000	62,321,000	88,601,000	93,099,000	95,097,000	64,013,000	54,379,000	48,307,000	44,067,000	42,344,000	37,356,000
Tax	-1,667,000	20,385,000	-8,789,000	-5,246,000	-5,609,000	-7,681,000	-9,295,000	-10,515,000	-10,020,000	3,056,000	-9,208,000	-7,351,000	-5,964,000	-8,157,000	-5,652,000
Profit After Tax	-37,778,000	-197,006,000	34,145,000	27,630,000	33,065,000	54,640,000	79,306,000	82,584,000	85,077,000	67,069,000	45,171,000	40,956,000	38,103,000	34,187,000	31,704,000
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	32,000,000	39,561,000	74,122,000	78,650,000	46,500,000	80,687,000	78,875,000	0	43,500,000	27,209,000	201,500,000	26,500,000
Retained Profit	-37,778,000	-197,006,000	34,145,000	-4,370,000	-6,496,000	-19,482,000	656,000	36,084,000	4,390,000	-11,806,000	45,171,000	-2,544,000	10,894,000	-167,313,000	5,204,000
Employee Costs	129,028,000	113,948,000	110,298,000	106,453,000	94,448,000	93,482,000	90,541,000	90,550,000	88,380,000	79,543,000	73,274,000	67,594,000	63,883,000	62,777,000	61,283,000
Number Of Employees	3,452	3,535	3,316	3,157	3,139	3,033	3,044	2,939	2,858	2,743	2,548	2,470	2,440	2,456	2,443
EBITDA*	-3,621,000	-181,988,000	79,801,000	58,585,000	57,822,000	80,933,000	105,430,000	108,795,000	109,454,000	12,996,471,000	85,504,000	75,729,000	70,680,000	68,502,000	62,057,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	194,515,000	201,258,000	314,332,000	322,949,000	184,057,000	186,352,000	184,903,000	177,320,000	172,957,000	172,123,000	166,478,000	138,226,000	129,563,000	121,217,000	108,668,000
Intangible Assets	81,748,000	108,191,000	210,254,000	215,150,000	145,486,000	147,186,000	147,246,000	130,252,000	123,467,000	119,139,000	122,293,000	85,220,000	98,209,000	114,217,000	125,986,000
Investments & Other	4,163,000	5,289,000	4,163,000	4,163,000	4,163,000	4,327,000	7,850,000	6,624,000	2,159,000	2,159,000	2,159,000	1,751,000	2,667,000	44,115,000	40,965,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	7,845,000	8,048,000	8,379,000	9,517,000	15,211,000	12,667,000	10,270,000	8,283,000	7,179,000	4,708,000	2,705,000	2,551,000	2,448,000	1,975,000	1,577,000
Total Fixed Assets	288,271,000	322,786,000	537,128,000	551,779,000	348,917,000	350,532,000	350,269,000	322,479,000	305,762,000	298,129,000	293,635,000	227,748,000	232,887,000	281,524,000	277,196,000
Stock & work in progress	7,805,000	7,844,000	8,584,000	8,941,000	7,488,000	8,004,000	6,829,000	5,835,000	6,208,000	6,446,000	6,594,000	6,380,000	5,843,000	5,161,000	4,121,000
Trade Debtors	11,839,000	16,205,000	14,376,000	13,590,000	11,576,000	12,687,000	17,291,000	17,112,000	56,072,000	14,979,000	14,773,000	14,090,000	12,913,000	15,715,000	13,335,000
Group Debtors	201,095,000	129,832,000	132,836,000	81,583,000	54,173,000	55,907,000	62,775,000	72,873,000	0	38,966,000	54,383,000	115,006,000	105,522,000	78,972,000	229,176,000
Misc Debtors	16,936,000	7,425,000	7,368,000	5,253,000	5,656,000	5,855,000	5,573,000	5,612,000	0	4,127,000	5,093,000	3,760,000	4,217,000	19,844,000	18,957,000
Cash	7,027,000	3,484,000	4,531,000	3,204,000	1,403,000	2,878,000	7,832,000	4,945,000	6,297,000	5,549,000	3,614,000	1,353,000	1,873,000	2,221,000	801,000
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	244,702,000	164,790,000	167,695,000	112,571,000	80,296,000	85,331,000	100,300,000	106,377,000	68,577,000	70,067,000	84,457,000	140,589,000	130,368,000	121,913,000	266,390,000
total assets	532,973,000	487,576,000	704,823,000	664,350,000	429,213,000	435,863,000	450,569,000	428,856,000	374,339,000	368,196,000	378,092,000	368,337,000	363,255,000	403,437,000	543,586,000
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	8,793,000	11,062,000	9,269,000	5,275,000	6,841,000	7,420,000	6,368,000	6,535,000	6,248,000	4,933,000	9,041,000	9,389,000	9,102,000	9,994,000	4,993,000
Group/Directors Accounts	175,824,000	81,513,000	75,437,000	357,770,000	277,897,000	273,849,000	271,906,000	252,394,000	243,610,000	259,236,000	254,838,000	297,012,000	291,930,000	336,213,000	315,134,000
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	7,139,000	7,323,000	7,313,000	7,524,000	20,000	20,000	29,000	23,000	23,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	38,289,000	45,372,000	50,266,000	57,842,000	41,777,000	45,100,000	46,563,000	49,871,000	46,105,000	31,711,000	30,695,000	25,184,000	23,210,000	22,674,000	21,111,000
total current liabilities	230,045,000	145,270,000	142,285,000	428,411,000	326,535,000	326,389,000	324,866,000	308,823,000	295,986,000	295,880,000	294,574,000	331,585,000	324,242,000	368,881,000	341,238,000
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,977,000	1,977,000
hp & lease commitments	88,236,000	87,806,000	91,658,000	97,286,000	554,000	574,000	595,000	627,000	652,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	38,000	38,000	239,000	3,259,000	379,000	491,000	601,000	712,000	969,000	1,086,000	1,107,000	1,184,000	1,063,000	1,221,000	1,326,000
other liabilities	2,880,000	3,377,000	4,094,000	1,754,000	1,536,000	1,476,000	1,464,000	1,432,000	1,175,000	120,000	125,000	112,000	180,000	180,000	217,000
provisions	13,923,000	11,546,000	28,788,000	23,068,000	15,290,000	15,980,000	14,165,000	11,181,000	11,674,000	4,542,000	4,455,000	3,365,000	3,593,000	3,194,000	3,116,000
total long term liabilities	110,235,000	113,534,000	144,501,000	161,966,000	43,764,000	43,768,000	40,869,000	39,889,000	26,959,000	14,169,000	6,496,000	4,661,000	4,836,000	6,572,000	6,636,000
total liabilities	340,280,000	258,804,000	286,786,000	590,377,000	370,299,000	370,157,000	365,735,000	348,712,000	322,945,000	310,049,000	301,070,000	336,246,000	329,078,000	375,453,000	347,874,000
net assets	192,693,000	228,772,000	418,037,000	73,973,000	58,914,000	65,706,000	84,834,000	80,144,000	51,394,000	58,147,000	77,022,000	32,091,000	34,177,000	27,984,000	195,712,000
total shareholders funds	192,693,000	228,772,000	418,037,000	73,973,000	58,914,000	65,706,000	84,834,000	80,144,000	51,394,000	58,147,000	77,022,000	32,091,000	34,177,000	27,984,000	195,712,000

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-30,113,000	-211,688,000	49,171,000	38,997,000	39,735,000	63,103,000	89,432,000	93,711,000	95,520,000	63,401,000	54,125,000	48,123,000	43,391,000	41,947,000	36,980,000
Depreciation	18,799,000	19,722,000	28,993,000	18,420,000	17,409,000	17,101,000	15,734,000	15,026,000	13,924,000	12,933,000	11,550,000	10,063,000	9,436,000	8,896,000	8,235,000
Amortisation	7,693,000	9,978,000	1,637,000	1,168,000	678,000	729,000	264,000	58,000	10,000	12,920,137,000	19,829,000	17,543,000	17,853,000	17,659,000	16,842,000
Tax	-1,667,000	20,385,000	-8,789,000	-5,246,000	-5,609,000	-7,681,000	-9,295,000	-10,515,000	-10,020,000	3,056,000	-9,208,000	-7,351,000	-5,964,000	-8,157,000	-5,652,000
Stock	-39,000	-740,000	-357,000	1,453,000	-516,000	1,175,000	994,000	-373,000	-238,000	-148,000	214,000	537,000	682,000	1,040,000	4,121,000
Debtors	76,205,000	-1,449,000	53,016,000	23,327,000	-500,000	-8,793,000	-7,971,000	40,629,000	471,000	-14,174,000	-58,453,000	10,307,000	8,594,000	-146,539,000	263,045,000
Creditors	-2,269,000	1,793,000	3,994,000	-1,566,000	-579,000	1,052,000	-167,000	287,000	1,315,000	-4,108,000	-348,000	287,000	-892,000	5,001,000	4,993,000
Accruals and Deferred Income	-7,083,000	-5,095,000	-10,596,000	18,945,000	-3,435,000	-1,573,000	-3,419,000	3,509,000	14,277,000	995,000	5,434,000	2,095,000	378,000	1,458,000	22,437,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	2,377,000	-17,242,000	5,720,000	7,778,000	-690,000	1,815,000	2,984,000	-493,000	7,132,000	87,000	1,090,000	-228,000	399,000	78,000	3,116,000
Cash flow from operations	-88,429,000	-179,958,000	17,471,000	53,716,000	48,525,000	82,164,000	102,510,000	61,327,000	121,925,000	13,010,823,000	140,711,000	59,688,000	55,325,000	212,381,000	-180,215,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	6,694,000	185,437,000	-17,117,000	-228,144,000	-14,092,000	-19,219,000	-40,575,000	-26,232,000	-19,096,000	-12,935,561,000	-96,704,000	-23,280,000	-19,627,000	-27,335,000	-259,731,000
Change in Investments	-1,126,000	1,126,000	0	0	-164,000	-3,523,000	1,226,000	4,465,000	0	0	408,000	-916,000	-41,448,000	3,150,000	40,965,000
cash flow from investments	7,820,000	184,311,000	-17,117,000	-228,144,000	-13,928,000	-15,696,000	-41,801,000	-30,697,000	-19,096,000	-12,935,561,000	-97,112,000	-22,364,000	21,821,000	-30,485,000	-300,696,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	94,311,000	6,076,000	-282,333,000	79,873,000	4,048,000	1,943,000	19,512,000	8,784,000	-15,626,000	4,398,000	-42,174,000	5,082,000	-44,283,000	21,079,000	315,134,000
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,977,000	0	1,977,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	246,000	-3,842,000	-5,839,000	104,236,000	-20,000	-30,000	-26,000	-25,000	675,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	-497,000	-717,000	2,340,000	218,000	60,000	12,000	32,000	257,000	1,055,000	-5,000	13,000	-68,000	0	-37,000	217,000
share issue	1,699,000	7,741,000	309,919,000	19,429,000	-296,000	354,000	4,034,000	-7,334,000	-11,143,000	-7,069,000	-240,000	458,000	-4,701,000	-415,000	190,508,000
interest	-5,998,000	-5,703,000	-6,237,000	-6,121,000	-1,061,000	-782,000	-831,000	-612,000	-423,000	612,000	254,000	184,000	676,000	397,000	376,000
cash flow from financing	89,761,000	3,555,000	17,850,000	197,635,000	2,731,000	1,497,000	22,721,000	1,070,000	-25,462,000	-2,064,000	-42,147,000	5,656,000	-50,285,000	21,024,000	508,212,000
cash and cash equivalents
cash	3,543,000	-1,047,000	1,327,000	1,801,000	-1,475,000	-4,954,000	2,887,000	-1,352,000	748,000	1,935,000	2,261,000	-520,000	-348,000	1,420,000	801,000
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	3,543,000	-1,047,000	1,327,000	1,801,000	-1,475,000	-4,954,000	2,887,000	-1,352,000	748,000	1,935,000	2,261,000	-520,000	-348,000	1,420,000	801,000

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DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED group structure

Dignity Funerals Limited has 59 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

VALDERRAMA LTD

#0147411

BIRKBECK SECURITIES LIMITED

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2 parents

DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED

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59 subsidiaries

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DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED Shareholders

birkbeck securities ltd

100%

Dignity Funerals Limited currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Giovanni Castagno (Oct 2021) and Mr Adam Bulmer (Jun 2023).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Giovanni Castagno		65 years	Oct 2021	-	Director
Mr Adam Bulmer	England	41 years	Jun 2023	-	Director
Mr Steven Tatters		57 years	Jun 2023	-	Director
Ms Shirley Garrood	United Kingdom	66 years	Oct 2023	-	Director
Mr Stephen Long	United Kingdom	39 years	Mar 2024	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

277.5m

+10%

operating profit

-30.1m

-86%

gross margin

38.2%

-1.3%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

192.7m

-0.16%

total assets

533m

+0.09%

cash

+1.02%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

00041598

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

96030 - Funeral and related activities

incorporation date

July 1894

ultimate parent company

VALDERRAMA LTD

previous names

sci funerals ltd (August 2001)

associated funeral directors limited (October 1998)

address

4 king edwards court, sutton coldfield, west midlands, B73 6AP

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