Company
The London Cremation Company P L C
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Stephen Wright 2015-2023 View profile
- Edward Bernard Middleton 2011-2019 View profile
- Richard Anthony Griffiths 2000-2025 View profile
- Revd Dr Peter Creffield Jupp 2000-2021 View profile
- Rt Honourable Richard Grey Earl Grey of Howick 2013 View profile
- Kenneth George Charles Prevette 1993 View profile
- Harvey Thomas 2022 View profile
- Peter Warren Phillips 2012 View profile
- Richard Gilbert Roberts 2000 View profile
- Stephen Wright 2015-2023 View profile
- Roger Norman Arber 2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/10/1958
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.
- The Cremation Society of Great Britain
75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-30
Group
- The London Cremation Company P L C
is controlled by The Cremation Society of Great Britain
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Cremation Society of Great Britain.
2 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £12,996,920
- Total assets
- £20,779,486
- Cash
- £6,024,389
- Employees
- 0.79
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £1,096,971
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Steven Andrew Gant Director · appointed 2022
- Kenneth John Lindsay Director · appointed 2020
- Professor Hilary Joyce Viner Director · appointed 2023
- Lord Rupert Charles De Mauley Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Kenneth John Lindsay Director · appointed 2020
- Lord Rupert Charles De Mauley Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Professor Hilary Joyce Viner Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Steven Andrew Gant Director · appointed 2022
- Kenneth John Lindsay Director · appointed 2020
- Lord Rupert Charles De Mauley Director · appointed 2017
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00612939
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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