Company

Wessex Funeral Services Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

Public Health Act Funerals Buyer: Southampton City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Provision of Public Health Act Funeral Services where Southampton City Council is required to arrange a funeral under Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.

About

Incorporated: 30/05/2013

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.

Graham Deacon
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

Wessex Funeral Services Limited is controlled by Graham Deacon
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Graham Deacon.

4 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: £63,714
Total assets: £65,794
Employees: 8
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-30. 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.

2 directors on the board

Graham Deacon Director · appointed 2013
Gail Deacon Director · appointed 2021

8.9y median 8.9y

average tenure

13.1y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Graham Deacon Director · appointed 2013

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

Graham Deacon Director · appointed 2013
Gail Deacon Director · appointed 2021

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.

Other services 5Property 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: 08549927
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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