Dignity
Dignity is one of the UK’s largest national funeral providers, operating funeral homes, crematoria, and a pre-paid funeral plan business under a centralised corporate structure. The company plays a significant role in shaping service standards, pricing strategy, and infrastructure investment across the sector. Funeral Service Times covers Dignity’s business strategy, leadership changes, acquisitions, restructuring activity, service innovations, and regulatory engagement—providing funeral professionals with insight into the company’s operations and its broader impact on the UK funeral industry.
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Apr- 2021 -23 AprilPeople
Dignity chairman ousted after losing shareholder vote
Dignity chairman Clive Whiley has exited the company after shareholders voted to remove him as a director. In a company…
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1 AprilBusiness
Dignity backs Whiley as top shareholder moves to oust him as chairman
Phoenix Asset Management, one of Dignity’s top shareholders, has served a requisition notice seeking to remove Clive Whiley as the…
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Mar- 2021 -19 MarchBusiness
Dignity reports pre-tax losses of £19.6m
Dignity has reported a pre-tax loss of £19.6m for the full-year ended 25 December, despite revenue increasing over the period…
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Feb- 2021 -26 FebruaryPeople
Dignity appoints new independent non-executive director
Dignity has announced the appointment of Phil Humphries as its new independent non-executive director. Humphries will serve on the funeralcare…
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Nov- 2020 -10 NovemberBusiness
Dignity profits fall 8% amid rising Covid-19 costs
Dignity has announced its underlying revenues increased by 4% to £234.5 during the first nine months of the year, as…
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Oct- 2020 -23 OctoberCommunity
Funeral directors organise nine-mile night walk for hospice
Funeral directors from Dignity’s branches in Portsmouth, Havant and Gosport are set to take part in a socially-distanced charity walk…
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2 OctoberBusiness
Funeral provider hits back at Lord Field claims
Co-op Funeralcare has hit back at comments made by Lord Frank Field on last night’s (1 October) Tonight programme on…
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Jul- 2020 -29 JulyBusiness
Dignity HY profits up 11%
Funeral provider Dignity has reported an 11% increase in profit-before-tax to £26.5m in the first half of its financial year,…
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Jun- 2020 -22 JunePeople
Dignity appoints Gillian Kent as independent non-executive director
Dignity Funerals has announced the appointment of Gillian Kent as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately. Kent has had a…
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May- 2020 -19 MayBusiness
Relph Funeral Directors celebrate 150 years of service
Relph Funeral Directors in North Ormesby is marking 150 years of service this year. The funeral directors opened its first…
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