# Institute Of Civil Funerals

## Details

- **Company number:** [05179139](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05179139)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- **Incorporated:** 14 Jul 2004
- **Registered office:** LYTCHETT HOUSE 13 FREELAND PARK, WAREHAM ROAD, POOLE, BH16 6FA
- **Nature of business:** [94120](/sic/94120) Activities of professional membership organisations


## Previous names

- Institute Of Funeral Celebrants (until 24 May 2012)
- The Institute Of Civil Funerals (until 19 Apr 2012)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Christopher John | director | 2 Dec 2021 |  |
| DREWERY, Rosemary | director | 2 Dec 2021 |  |
| ADLEM, Ann | director | 2 Dec 2021 |  |
| FORD, Elaine | director | 2 Dec 2021 | 4 Aug 2022 |
| HARVEY, Douglas | director | 2 Dec 2021 | 18 Jul 2022 |
| VALLANCE, Alison | director | 6 Dec 2017 | 13 Jul 2022 |
| THOMSON, Janice | director | 8 Dec 2004 | 13 Jan 2022 |
| HOLDEN, Susan | director | 23 Jan 2020 | 6 Sep 2021 |
| BARBER, Anne Lynn | director | 14 Jul 2004 | 19 Jul 2021 |
| BAKER, Jeffrey Harold | director | 6 Dec 2017 | 12 Oct 2019 |
| HOPKINS, Karen | director | 17 Nov 2012 | 12 Oct 2019 |
| OGDEN, Christine Diane | director | 1 Jul 2011 | 6 Dec 2017 |
| BAND, Sally Andrea | director | 2 Nov 2013 | 15 Jul 2016 |
| HAMEL-COOKE, Andrew Venn | director | 2 Nov 2013 | 15 Jul 2016 |
| BAKER, Jeffrey Harold | director | 17 Nov 2012 | 2 Dec 2014 |
| O'NEILL, Vivien Rose | director | 1 Jul 2011 | 2 Nov 2014 |
| WILLIS, Sarah Wykes | director | 2 Nov 2013 | 1 Nov 2014 |
| MCNULTY, Peter Michael | director | 21 Aug 2010 | 2 Nov 2013 |
| MAGUIRE, Jill | director | 29 Sep 2005 | 2 Nov 2013 |
| DUNK, Julie Elizabeth | director | 28 Oct 2004 | 2 Nov 2013 |
| PATEY, Andrew Charles | director | 1 Dec 2009 | 23 Apr 2013 |
| WOOD, Geoffrey Charles | director | 21 Aug 2010 | 23 Jan 2013 |
| PILLEY, Mervyn Howard | secretary | 23 Oct 2010 | 1 Aug 2012 |
| JOHNSON, Malcolm Lewis, Professor | director | 28 Oct 2004 | 1 Aug 2012 |
| NIEZGODA, Krysia | director | 1 Sep 2005 | 29 Mar 2012 |
| MEREDITH, Elaine Joan | director | 21 Aug 2010 | 18 Sep 2011 |
| GRIFFITHS, Christopher Allen | director | 21 Aug 2010 | 1 Sep 2011 |
| KIRBY, Janice Ellen | director | 21 Aug 2010 | 14 Jun 2011 |
| OXLEY, Marc Allen | director | 21 Aug 2010 | 11 Apr 2011 |
| LIDDELL, Colin Richard | director | 1 Oct 2007 | 26 Oct 2010 |
| PILLEY, Mervyn Howard | director | 28 Oct 2004 | 23 Oct 2010 |
| WATTS, Marilyn | secretary | 14 Jul 2004 | 23 Oct 2010 |
| PETERSEN, Karen Jytte Ingerslev | director | 1 Sep 2006 | 1 Dec 2009 |
| WEBSTER, David | director | 1 Jan 2006 | 1 Oct 2007 |
| KNIGHT, Paul David | director | 28 Oct 2004 | 1 Sep 2007 |
| PEARCE, John James | director | 28 Oct 2004 | 8 Jun 2005 |
| LEON, Lesley | director | 28 Oct 2004 | 19 May 2005 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher John Knight | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 17 Oct 2020 |  |
| Mrs Ann Adlem | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 |  |
| Mrs Rosemary Drewery | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 |  |
| Mrs Janice Thomson | significant-influence-or-control | 13 Jul 2022 | 1 Jan 2025 |
| Mrs Alison Vallance | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Dec 2017 | 28 Jul 2022 |
| Mrs Janice Thomson | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 13 Jan 2022 |
| Mrs Susan Flipping | significant-influence-or-control | 12 Oct 2019 | 25 Sep 2021 |
| Mrs Tracy Ward | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 17 Oct 2020 | 27 Jul 2021 |
| Ms Anne Lynn Barber | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Jun 2021 |
| Mrs Barbara Pearce | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 30 Apr 2020 |
| Mrs Ruth Jewell | significant-influence-or-control | 12 Oct 2019 | 1 Feb 2020 |
| Mr Jeffrey Harold Baker | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Dec 2017 | 12 Oct 2019 |
| Mrs Karen Hopkins | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 12 Oct 2019 |
| Mrs Christine Diane Ogden | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Oct 2016 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | £40,323 | £31,365 | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2025 | £46,562 | £35,174 | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £51,746 | - | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £49,899 | £42,437 | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £43,996 | £36,675 | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £43,844 | £39,702 | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2020 | £42,088 | £43,835 | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2019 | - | - | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2018 | - | - | - |
| 31 Jul 2017 | - | - | - |
| 31 Jul 2016 | - | £14,062 | - |
| 31 Jul 2015 | - | £14,596 | - |
| 31 Jul 2014 | - | £11,150 | - |
| 31 Jul 2013 | - | £4,982 | - |
| 31 Jul 2012 | - | - | - |






## Registered address

1,172 companies are registered at this address - likely a registration agent.