# THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 209978
- **Other names:** THE CREMATION SOCIETY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00183397](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00183397)
- **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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=209978


## Contact

- **Address:** 1st Floor, Brecon House, 16/16a Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent
- **Phone:** 01622 688292
- **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.




## 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



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

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




