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THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Registered charity 209978 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CREMATION SOCIETY LIMITED

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Latest income
£9.5m
Latest spending
£8.5m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £754,280 for the year ended 31 March 2023, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £12,089,591. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate reserves to sustain its activities and that no material uncertainties exist regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“The highest paid director received remuneration of £136,277 (2022: £154,810)” — page 30
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: balance income and expenditure (held: £12.1m)
“The Trustees aim to keep the income and expenditure of the charity before revaluations in balance”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Council members who are also directors of the subsidiary received emoluments from the subsidiary.
“The undermentioned members of the Council were also Directors of the Society’s subsidiary, The London Cremation Company plc, from which they received total emoluments of £33,026 during the year ended 31st March 2023 (2022: £69,250). Lord de Mauley Professor H J Grainger OBE” — page 14
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The London Cremation Company plc
“The charity is the major shareholder in The London Cremation Company plc, a company registered in England, which owns and operates crematoria” — page 12
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Begbies. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£9.5m
Total spending
£8.5m
Cost of raising funds
£7.9m
Reserves (reported)
£13.3m
Employees
83

Reported reserves equal ~18.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.5m£8.5m
31/03/2024£8.9m£7.9m
31/03/2023£8.9m£7.9m
31/03/2022£7.9m£7.7m
31/03/2021£8.5m£7.6m

Common questions

Is THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £754,280 for the year ended 31 March 2023, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £12,089,591. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate reserves to sustain its activities and that no material uncertainties exist regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Begbies.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

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