Company

Dignity Funerals Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 17

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Kartina Tahir Thomson 2022-2023 Director View profile
James William Wilkinson 2002-2006 Director View profile
Marcus Hillman-Eady 2000-2000 Director View profile
Jean Michel Hode 2000-2001 Director View profile
Christopher James Bailey 1998-1999 Director View profile
Peter William Roberts 1997-1998 Director View profile
Patricia Louise Bishop 1997-1999 Director View profile
Gerald Royal Keith 1997-1998 Director View profile
Jerald Leslie Pullins 1995-2000 Director View profile
William Mark Hamilton 1995-1998 Director View profile
Derick Graham Barber 1993-2000 Director View profile
James Brown 1993-1999 Director View profile
Steven Trevor Heathcote 1992 Director View profile
Jane Dunlop 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
Westley Anthony Maffei 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
Timothy Francis George 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
Michael Richard Peter Churchman 1995-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £360,669 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

SCE0039 - Public Health Funerals Buyer: Leicester City Council £360,669 2026-06-22 Source: Find a Tender
Leicester City Council (the Council) invited tenders via an Open Tender process for the provision of a Public Health Funerals service for Leicester City. Leicester City Council has a duty to provide public funerals under Section 46 of the P…
Coroner's Removal Contract: Lot A Buyer: London Borough of Southwark Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
The Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium (ISLCCC) comprising the London Boroughs of Southwark (lead authority), Lambeth and Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich awards the contract for the provision of a discreet and dignifi…

About

Incorporated: 17/07/1894

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Birkbeck Securities Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-01

Group

Dignity Funerals Limited is controlled by Birkbeck Securities Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Birkbeck Securities Limited is controlled by Dignity Services
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Dignity Services is controlled by Dignity (2014) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Dignity (2014) Limited is controlled by Dignity (2002) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Dignity (2002) Limited is controlled by Dignity (2004) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Dignity (2004) Limited is controlled by Dignity Group Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Dignity Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Yellow (SPC) Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Yellow (SPC) Bidco Limited is controlled by Yellow (SPC) Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Yellow (SPC) Midco Limited.

312 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

Giovanni Castagno Director · appointed 2021
Shirley Jill Garrood Director · appointed 2023
Steven David Tatters Director · appointed 2023
Adam Bulmer Director · appointed 2023

3.4y median 3.1y

average tenure

4.7y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Adam Bulmer Director · appointed 2023

Portfolio (3)

Giovanni Castagno Director · appointed 2021
Shirley Jill Garrood Director · appointed 2023
Steven David Tatters Director · appointed 2023

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Property 6Finance 4Professional services 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 00041598
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Related organisations

Dignity Group Holdings Limited 2 shared directors

Connected through a shared director

Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited 1 shared director
Channon Holdings Limited 1 shared director
Life Services Group LTD 1 shared director
Yellow (SPC) Midco Limited 1 shared director
Yellow (SPC) Bidco Limited 1 shared director

Deterministic, from public records.

Shared officers are formal board links, not proof the organisations work together.