| Dignity Group | |
| Foundation: | 1994 |
| Location: | Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK |
| Key People: | Shirley Garrood, Non-Executive Chair Zillah Byng-Thorne, CEO |
| Industry: | Funeral services |
| Revenue: | £314.1 million (2021) |
| Operating Income: | £15.9 million (2021) |
| Homepage: | www.dignityfunerals.co.uk |
| Footnotes: | Dignity plc Annual Report & Accounts 2020 |
Dignity Group is a funeral-related service provider in the United Kingdom.
The business was created in 1994 through the merger of Plantsbrook Group and Great Southern Group,[1] both of which companies had been acquired by Service Corporation International Inc earlier that year. In 2002 the merged business was the subject of a management buyout from Service Corporation International Inc.[2] The merger brought together a number of funeral service businesses.[1]
There are currently 795 Dignity Funeral Directors across the UK. Several mergers and organic growth have brought together a number of historic funeral businesses, private cemeteries and crematoria over the years, including:
In January 2023, the board agreed to accept an offer for the company from a consortium of investors including SPWOne V Ltd, Castelnau Group and Phoenix Asset Management.[3]
Dignity provides funeral services, cremations and pre-arranged funerals UK-wide through three separate brands:[4]