“A surge in the number of deaths helped funeral provider Dignity get its financial year off to a strong start as it battles to get back on a positive footing after warning it was struggling against fierce competition.

Britain’s only listed funeral operator revealed a 2pc increase in revenues for the 13 weeks to March 30 on the back of an 8pc increase in deaths, holding its underlying operating profits steady at £37.5m. …”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/05/14/dignity-turnaround-efforts-lifted-higher-death-rate/