Dignity PLC chairman Clive Whiley and independent directors depart after losing shareholder vote
The two sides have been engaging in a war of words over the future strategy of the funeral services company
Source: proactiveinvestors.co.uk
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Dignity puts positive spin on crematorium plan
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Source: thetimes.co.uk
MARKET REPORT: Investors tuck into Just Eat after lockdown sales boost
The firm, formed through the merger of Just Eat and Dutch rival Takeaway last year, said it was boosted by deals that added Leon, Tortilla and Chipotle, Starbucks and Costa to its roster of restaurants.
Source: thisismoney.co.uk
Funeral provider Dignity swings to loss despite 14% rise in UK deaths
Funeral provider Dignity swings to loss despite 14% rise in UK deaths Wed, 17th Mar 2021 09:07 (Alliance News) - Funeral services provider Dignity PLC on Wednesday reported a fall to loss in 2020, despite a 14% increase in deaths in the UK due to Covid-19. The Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands-based company swung to a GBP19.6 million loss in the financial year that ended December 25 from a GBP44.1 million profit in the financial year that ended December 27, 2019. Dignity said underlying pretax profit declined by 19% to GBP30.7 million in 2020 from GBP37.7 million. There was a 14% increase in d...
Source: lse.co.uk
Dundee crematorium firm in loss despite deaths at highest level since 1918
© DCT Media Dundee crematorium. National funeral company Dignity, whose Scottish operations include Dundee crematorium, plunged almost £20 million into the red last year. This came despite a big jump in deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The group said UK deaths surged 14% to 663,000 in 2020 – the highest since 1918, which witnessed the end of the First World War and beginning of the Spanish Flu pandemic. The firm’s pre-tax losses for the 12 months to December 25 were £19.6million, compared to profits of £44.1 million the previous year. Dignity reported that it had suffered from low...
Source: thecourier.co.uk