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DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 17 Jul 1894

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Sep 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 2 Apr 2027.

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    None of the 7 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    6 current directors.

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    1 owner on file.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 17 Jul 1894 (132 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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  1. Registered office

    4 KING EDWARDS COURT, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS, B73 6AP

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 96030 Funeral and related activities

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    26 Dec 2025
    Type
    FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    2 Apr 2027
    Last made up to
    19 Mar 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    761
    All time
    784

  6. Names

    1. DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED current

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Public contracts

6 contracts won

  1. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

    Public Funeral Services

    £91,520 Awarded 2 Nov 2026 Ends 30 Nov 2031 See the tender

  2. Leicester City Council

    SCE0039 - Public Health Funerals

    £360,669 Awarded 22 Jun 2026 Ends 31 Jul 2030 Not yet signed See the tender

  3. NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

    Undertaking Service

    £10,692,000 Awarded 15 Apr 2026 Ends 20 Apr 2031 See the tender

  4. Oxfordshire County Council

    Coroner's Body Removal Services

    £516,300 Awarded 16 Mar 2026 Ends 30 Apr 2029 Not yet signed See the tender

  5. Essex County Council

    Lot 1 - Southend, Rochford & Castle Point

    £41,980 Awarded 6 Mar 2026 Ends 31 Aug 2026 See the tender

  6. Sunderland City Council

    Funeral and Coronial Services Framework

    £640,180 Awarded 1 Sep 2025 Ends 31 Aug 2029 See the tender

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People

Officers All 45, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Giovanni Castagno Company Director Director 21 Oct 2021 — December 1958 Italian · United Kingdom
Steven David Tatters Investment Manager Director 12 Jun 2023 — September 1967 British · England
Adam Bulmer Solicitor Director 12 Jun 2023 — March 1983 British · Ireland
Shirley Jill Garrood Non-Executive Director Director 3 Oct 2023 — December 1957 British · United Kingdom
Zillah Ellen Byng-Thorne Chief Executive Officer Director 1 Jan 2025 — November 1974 British · England
Emily Sarah Tate Chief Finance Officer Director 15 Aug 2025 — September 1974 British · United Kingdom
Emily Sarah Tate Secretary 16 Apr 2026 — —

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Birkbeck Securities Limited company · 8032 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 1 Jun 2016 — —

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Is DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED as active.

What does DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 96030 (Funeral and related activities).

When was DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 17 July 1894.

When are DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 26 December 2025.

When is DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 2 April 2027.

Who runs DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED?

DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED has 6 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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