# THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 209978
- **Other names:** THE CREMATION SOCIETY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 6, 1963
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=209978


## Contact

- **Address:** 1st Floor, Brecon House, 16/16a Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent
- **Phone:** 01622688292
- **Email:** info@cremation.org.uk
- **Website:** www.cremation.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO PROMOTE THE PRACTICE OF CREMATION FOR THE RESPECTFUL DISPOSAL OF THE BODIES OF DEAD PERSONS AND 2) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PRACTICE AND ETHICS OF CREMATION3. TO INVESTIGATE METHODS OF DISPOSING OF THE BODIES OF DEAD PERSONS WHICH APPEAR TO THE SOCIETY TO BE SUPERIOR TO CREMATION AND, IF THE SOCIETY THINKS FIT, TO PROMOTE SUCH METHODS AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THEIR PRACTICE AND ETHICS EITHER INSTEAD OF OR IN ADDITION TO CREMATION

**Activities:** To promote the practice of cremation for the respectful disposal of the bodies of dead persons.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £9486534 | £8489996 | £3097946 | 83 |
| March 31, 2024 | £8924524 | £7937894 | £14930913 | 85 |
| March 31, 2023 | £8915776 | £7927949 | £13825714 | 85 |
| March 31, 2022 | £7886048 | £7697498 | £12925737 | 81 |
| March 31, 2021 | £8540216 | £7560801 | £12933652 | 82 |



## Trustees

- **PROFESSOR HILARY JOYCE VINER OBE** (Chair) — appointed May 1, 2008
- Colin Francis Rickman — appointed Jan. 20, 2015
- Deborah Ann Kerslake — appointed Feb. 12, 2019
- Ian Michael Rudkin — appointed Feb. 27, 2025
- Lucille Joan Furie — appointed Feb. 27, 2025
- Professor Heather Ann Conway — appointed Oct. 3, 2017
- Richard David Clarke — appointed Jan. 20, 2021
- Rt Revd Christopher Richard James Foster — appointed July 21, 2022
- The LORD Rupert Charles DE MAULEY TD — appointed Jan. 24, 2018