Profits fall at Dignity as market needs shift
31st Mar 2023 08:02
(Sharecast News) - Funeral and end-of-life service provider Dignity reported a 0.1% increase in market share in its preliminary results on Friday, to 11.9% in funeral services, and a 0.5% increase to 11.8% in cremation.
Read moreDignity backs £281m takeover offer
23rd Jan 2023 10:44
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Dignity sparked on Monday after the funeral services specialist agreed to be taken over in a sweetened £281m deal.
Read moreProfits tumble at Dignity as costs mount
9th Nov 2022 10:21
(Sharecast News) - Dignity reported a further slide in revenues and profits on Wednesday, as the funeral specialist was hit by fewer deaths and rising costs.
Read moreDignity swings to interim loss as costs mount
30th Sep 2022 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Dignity fell sharply on Friday, after the funeral services specialist said it swung into the red.
Read moreDignity 'likely' to be included in FCA's list of authorised funeral plan providers
17th Jun 2022 08:43
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services group Dignity said on Friday that it was "delighted" by its inclusion in the Financial Conduct Authority's list of authorised funeral plan providers ahead of tighter regulatory scrutiny on the sector set to come into effect in late July.
Read moreDignity taps Kate Davidson for CEO job
16th May 2022 13:30
(Sharecast News) - Funeral care provider Dignity revealed on Monday that chief executive Gary Channon will stand down from the role following the group's annual general meeting on 9 June.
Read moreDignity Q1 profits drop amid lower deaths
11th May 2022 08:29
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity posted a drop in first-quarter profits and revenues on Wednesday as it pointed to lower deaths.
Read moreDignity warns of lower earnings in short term after return to profit
23rd Mar 2022 07:53
(Sharecast News) - UK funeral services firm Dignity swung to a full-year profit on Wednesday and warned of lower profits in the short term as it pursues a restructure.
Read moreDignity seeks debt waiver amid death rate doubts
17th Feb 2022 11:15
(Sharecast News) - Dignity said annual profit would fall and that it had asked bondholders for a covenant waiver because of uncertainty about the UK death rate during the pandemic.
Read moreDignity trading boosted by heightened death rate in Q3
8th Nov 2021 07:42
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity said on Monday that solid trading continued into the third quarter, with the death rate 10% higher year-on-year but 3% lower year-to-date.
Read moreDignity H1 underlying pre-tax profits slip
21st Sep 2021 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity said on Tuesday that underlying pre-tax profits had slipped in the six months ended 25 June despite posting broadly flat underlying revenues year-on-year.
Read moreDignity appoints John Castagno as chairman
26th Jul 2021 11:42
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity has appointed John Castagno as its new chairman with effect from last Friday.
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10th May 2021 13:05
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Read moreDignity profit jumps as Covid-19 kills more people
10th May 2021 08:08
(Sharecast News) - Dignity's profit jumped by more than a third in the first quarter as a sharp increase in the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 more than offset lower revenue per funeral and market share.
Read moreDignity chairman meets demise at hands of shareholders
22nd Apr 2021 12:39
(Sharecast News) - Dignity's chairman has been ousted by the funeral company's shareholders, triggering a wider boardroom walkout.
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