British Institute of Embalmers (The)

Active00236671 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
25 January 1929 (97 years)
Industry
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Directors
Gwendoline Olive Schofield
Controlled by
Gwendoline Olive Schofield
Karen Caney
Michael Paul Liddle
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
West Midlands
Address
21C Station Road
Knowle
Solihull
B93 0HL

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 November 2027
Last conf. stmt
31 October 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Schofield, Gwendoline Olive
Director · Appointed 28 April 2008
British
Born January 1960 (66)
Director · Appointed 1 March 2007
British
Born August 1957 (69)
Secretary · Appointed 12 June 1998
Also at C. W. Jones & Son Limited
British
Director · Appointed 1 June 1996
Also at C. W. Jones & Son Limited
British
Born September 1962 (64)
Officer history (52 former)
21 April 2018
Resigned Woodward, Amanda as Director
21 April 2018
Resigned Fowley, Barbara as Director
24 April 2016
Appointed Woodward, Amanda as Director
24 April 2016
Resigned Easton, Graeme Bateman as Director
24 April 2016
Resigned Caldwell, Craig as Director
24 April 2016
Appointed Fowley, Barbara as Director
2 October 2014
Appointed Caldwell, Craig as Director
26 April 2014
Resigned Hoggarth, Philip as Director
19 April 2013
Appointed Easton, Graeme Bateman as Director
19 April 2013
Resigned Sinclair, Kevin as Director
21 April 2012
Resigned Lindsay, Marshall Robert Alexander as Director
16 April 2011
Resigned Shepherd, Ann as Director
13 October 2010
Appointed Hoggarth, Philip as Director
10 April 2010
Resigned Houckham, Philip as Director
10 April 2010
Resigned Tempest, John Philip as Director
10 April 2010
Appointed Sinclair, Kevin as Director
28 April 2008
Appointed Lindsay, Marshall Robert Alexander as Director
28 April 2008
Resigned Sloan, Ellison James as Director
28 April 2008
Appointed Schofield, Gwendoline Olive as Director
28 April 2008
Appointed Shepherd, Ann as Director
26 April 2008
Resigned Butterworth, John as Director
1 March 2007
Appointed Liddle, Michael Paul as Director
1 March 2007
Resigned Holland, Mark Jonathan as Director
1 March 2007
Appointed Butterworth, John as Director
1 March 2007
Appointed Houckham, Philip as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Hockney, Tracie as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Pearson, Patrick as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Hoggarth, Philip as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Lindsay, James Charles Stewart as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Lewis, Patricia Yvette Yvonne as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Livesey, Christopher as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Ball, Peter John as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Coster, David as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Steenson, Robert Thomas as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Williams Price, Edward as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Shipley, Rachel as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Haler, Adrian David as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Wright, Nigel Charles as Director
16 February 2006
Resigned Finnegan, Declan Charlels as Director
26 September 2003
Resigned Kendall, Laurie Malcolm Bolden as Director
26 September 2003
Resigned Barke, Susanna Maria as Director
24 September 2003
Appointed Sloan, Ellison James as Director
23 September 2003
Appointed Kendall, Laurie Malcolm Bolden as Director
23 September 2003
Appointed Lewis, Patricia Yvette Yvonne as Director
22 September 2003
Appointed Barke, Susanna Maria as Director
14 May 2003
Resigned Williams Price, Anthony as Director
30 April 2003
Appointed Williams Price, Anthony as Director
14 October 2002
Resigned Barke, Susanna Maria as Director
9 October 2002
Appointed Barke, Susanna Maria as Director
7 October 2002
Appointed Wright, Nigel Charles as Director
18 May 2002
Resigned Bennett, Joseph as Director
18 May 2002
Resigned Smith, Malcolm Paul as Director
18 May 2002
Resigned Lysiuk, Marco as Director
18 May 2002
Appointed Shipley, Rachel as Director
14 February 2002
Appointed Finnegan, Declan Charlels as Director
14 December 2001
Resigned Taylor, Geoffrey Graham as Director
14 December 2001
Resigned Shipley, Rachel as Director
14 December 2001
Resigned Henderson, Ewan as Director
12 December 2001
Resigned Waite, Andrew as Director
5 December 2001
Appointed Shipley, Rachel as Director
4 December 2001
Appointed Henderson, Ewan as Director
30 November 2001
Appointed Taylor, Geoffrey Graham as Director
30 November 2001
Appointed Waite, Andrew as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Hockney, Tracie as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Lindsay, James Charles Stewart as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Smith, Malcolm Paul as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Williams Price, Edward as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Tempest, John Philip as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Livesey, Christopher as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Coster, David as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Hoggarth, Philip as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Steenson, Robert Thomas as Director
7 November 2001
Appointed Pearson, Patrick as Director
6 November 2001
Appointed Bennett, Joseph as Director
12 May 2001
Resigned Pargetter, Alfred Robert as Director
20 May 2000
Resigned Pearson, Patrick as Director
20 May 2000
Appointed Haler, Adrian David as Director
20 May 2000
Resigned Coster, David John Anthony as Director
16 May 1999
Appointed Coster, David John Anthony as Director
16 May 1999
Resigned Mcelfatrick, William Thomas Ivor as Director
12 June 1998
Appointed Lysiuk, Marco as Director
12 June 1998
Appointed Caney, Karen as Secretary
12 June 1998
Resigned Ball, Peter John as Secretary
12 June 1998
Resigned Johnson, Peter as Director
14 June 1997
Appointed Pearson, Patrick as Director
14 June 1997
Appointed Pargetter, Alfred Robert as Director
14 June 1997
Resigned Kaye, David Lambert, Assistant Editor as Director
14 June 1997
Resigned Hopkinson, John as Director
1 June 1996
Appointed Holland, Mark Jonathan as Director
1 June 1996
Appointed Caney, Karen as Director
1 June 1996
Resigned Taylor, Geoffrey Graham as Director
11 June 1995
Appointed Mcelfatrick, William Thomas Ivor as Director
11 June 1995
Resigned Cain, Timothy as Director
21 July 1994
Appointed Johnson, Peter as Director
21 May 1994
Resigned Gauld, Robert Stephen as Director
5 June 1993
Appointed Hopkinson, John as Director
30 May 1992
Appointed Cain, Timothy as Director
30 May 1992
Resigned Horsfield, Jeffrey as Director
30 May 1992
Appointed Gauld, Robert Stephen as Director
1 June 1991
Resigned Knight, Terence William, Immediate Past President as Director
2 June 1990
Appointed Ball, Peter John as Secretary
2 June 1990
Appointed Ball, Peter John as Director
2 June 1990
Resigned Babington, Paul, National General Secretary as Director

Ownership 3 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Gwendoline Olive Schofield
Individual · Notified 21 April 2018
Has significant influence or control
British
Born January 1960 (66)
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control
British
Born September 1962 (64)
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control
British
Born August 1957 (69)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
£611,909
Cash
£496,366
Employees
2
Debt Ratio
2%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M 2023 2024 2025 £536,130 £582,892 £611,909
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£124,334£124,155£125,275£127,494£128,838£130,423£132,415
Current Assets£497,595£476,297£442,619£571,496£555,342£396,475£337,383
Debtors£1,229£993£4,053£100,744£75,507£11,269£9,862
Cash£496,366£475,304£438,566£470,752£479,835£385,206£327,521
Creditors (< 1 year)£205,011£216,384£120,364£122,755
Net Current Assets£487,575£458,737£410,855£366,485£338,958£276,111£214,628
Net Assets£611,909£582,892£536,130
Shareholder Funds£493,979£467,796£406,534£347,043

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 November 2026Confirmation statement with no updates31 October 2026
15 April 2026Total exemption full accounts31 December 2025
3 November 2025Confirmation statement with no updates31 October 2025
12 May 2025Total exemption full accounts31 December 2024
31 October 2024Confirmation statement with no updates31 October 2024
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