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.
[2] In 2002 the merged business was the subject of a management buyout from Service Corporation International Inc.[3] The merger brought together a number of funeral service businesses.
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.
[4] Dignity provides funeral services, cremations and pre-arranged funerals UK-wide through three separate brands:[5]