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Institute of Civil Funerals

Institute of Civil Funerals is an active UK company (number 05179139), incorporated 2004, with 3 current directors including Ann Adlem and Rosemary Drewery. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Douglas Harvey 2021-2022 Director View profile
Elaine Ford 2021-2022 Director View profile
Susan Holden 2020-2021 Director View profile
Alison Vallance 2017-2022 Director View profile
Jeffrey Harold Baker 2017-2019 Director View profile
Andrew Venn Hamel-Cooke 2013-2016 Director View profile
Sally Andrea Band 2013-2016 Director View profile
Sarah Wykes Willis 2013-2014 Director View profile
Karen Hopkins 2012-2019 Director View profile
Jeffrey Harold Baker 2012-2014 Director View profile
Christine Diane Ogden 2011-2017 Director View profile
Vivien Rose O'Neill 2011-2014 Director View profile
Geoffrey Charles Wood 2010-2013 Director View profile
Elaine Joan Meredith 2010-2011 Director View profile
Peter Michael Mcnulty 2010-2013 Director View profile
Christopher Allen Griffiths 2010-2011 Director View profile
Janice Ellen Kirby 2010-2011 Director View profile
Marc Allen Oxley 2010-2011 Director View profile
Andrew Charles Patey 2009-2013 Director View profile
Colin Richard Liddell 2007-2010 Director View profile
Karen Jytte Ingerslev Petersen 2006-2009 Director View profile
David Webster 2006-2007 Director View profile
Jill Maguire 2005-2013 Director View profile
Krysia Niezgoda 2005-2012 Director View profile
Janice Thomson 2004-2022 Director View profile
John James Pearce 2004-2005 Director View profile
Mervyn Howard Pilley 2004-2012 Director View profile
Julie Elizabeth Dunk 2004-2013 Director View profile
Professor Malcolm Lewis Johnson 2004-2012 Director View profile
Lesley Leon 2004-2005 Director View profile
Paul David Knight 2004-2007 Director View profile
Anne Lynn Barber 2004-2021 Director View profile
Marilyn Watts 2004-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 14/07/2004

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

Ann Adlem
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Christopher John Knight
appoints directors · notified 2020-10-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Anne Lynn Barber ceased 2021-06-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Janice Thomson ceased 2022-01-13
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Christine Diane Ogden ceased 2016-10-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Karen Hopkins ceased 2019-10-12
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Jeffrey Harold Baker ceased 2019-10-12
significant influence · notified 2017-12-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Alison Vallance ceased 2022-07-28
significant influence · notified 2017-12-06

Group

Institute of Civil Funerals is controlled by Ann Adlem
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ann Adlem.

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: £40,323
Total assets: £40,323
Cash: £31,365
Employees: 1
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

Five-year trend

Period ending	Turnover	Net assets
2026-07-31	Not reported	£40,323
2025-07-31	Not reported	£46,562

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-07-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

Ann Adlem Director · appointed 2021
Rosemary Drewery Director · appointed 2021
Christopher John Knight Director · appointed 2021

4.6y median 4.6y

average tenure

4.6y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Ann Adlem Director · appointed 2021
Christopher John Knight Director · appointed 2021

Portfolio (1)

Rosemary Drewery Director · appointed 2021

Also govern a charity

Ann Adlem Cockernhoe Memorial Hall

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.

Other services 1

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: 05179139
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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