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BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 6 Oct 1988

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Apr 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 19 Aug 2027.

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    None of the 5 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    4 current directors.

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    Owners

    3 owners on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £2,660,602.

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    Charges

    None outstanding (13 paid off).

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 6 Oct 1988 (38 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

    Names over time

From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 15 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    SOUTHVILLE LODGE, SOUTHVILLE ROAD, SOUTHVILLE, BRISTOL, BS3 1DJ

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 64209 Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Apr 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Jul 2025
    Type
    SMALL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    19 Aug 2027
    Last made up to
    5 Aug 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    13

  6. Names

    1. BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Jul 2023 not published not published — £2,660,602 0
31 Jul 2022 * not published not published — £3,393,596 0

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

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People

Officers All 9, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Derek Gilbert Gunningham Funeral Director Director — — August 1950 British · England
Philip Anthony Alderwick Funeral Director Director — — March 1955 British · England
Austin Sheppard Funeral Director Director 19 Nov 1992 — May 1950 British · United Kingdom
Kit Roderick Sheppard Operations Director Director 20 Aug 2024 — January 1991 British · England
Derek Gilbert Gunningham Funeral Director Secretary — — August 1950 British · England

Owners and controllers All 5, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Mr Austin Sheppard Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent; Significant influence or control 6 Apr 2016 — May 1950 British · United Kingdom
Mr Philip Anthony Alderwick Significant influence or control 1 Aug 2023 — March 1955 British · England
Mr Derek Gilbert Gunningham Significant influence or control 1 Aug 2023 — August 1950 British · England

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Is BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED as active.

What does BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 64209 (Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.).

When was BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 6 October 1988.

When are BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 April 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 July 2025.

When is BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 19 August 2027.

Who runs BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED?

BRISTOL FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED has 4 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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