Sector reacts to FCA proposal
Following a probe by the Treasury, the government has announced that pre-paid funeral plans will be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to crack down on the use of ...
Companies: Dignity
Dignity warns on profits as deaths decrease
Funeral provider Dignity’s operating performance for the first quarter of the year was below the board’s expectations as a result of the “significantly lower than expected number of deaths”. For ...
Dignity’s profits drop as funeral price war continues
Funeral provider Dignity has seen a decline in revenue and profits in its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 28 December 2018. Describing the year as one of “radical ...
Dignity’s profits hit by cheaper funerals
Funeral provider Dignity recorded losses across all but one of its services in its latest financial results as competitors, including Co-op Funeralcare, focused on offering cheaper funerals. In the 13 ...
‘Conveyor belt’ cremations leaving families with no time to say goodbye
A new report published by funeral provider Dignity found that 29 percent mourners who had recently organised a funeral felt that they were not given enough time to properly say ...
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