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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Mark Banham

UNBELIEVABLE: Funeral director dignity hit by drop in covid deaths | History Defined

Dignity is experiencing lower number of deaths and lower average revenues per funeral (Jonathan Brady / PA)

(Picture: PA Archive)

Funeral provider Dignity has posted a sharp decline in both revenues and profits as widespread Covid-19 vaccine uptake leads to a decline in deaths.

Dignity’s underlying operating profits fell 67% to £9 million in the first quarter and revenues dropped 22% to £73.9 million.

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