SOCREM - Società per la Cremazione di Torino

What SOCREM - Società per la Cremazione di Torino does

SOCREM — Società per la Cremazione di Torino APS is a Turin-based, non-profit social promotion association (Associazione di Promozione Sociale) that operates cremation facilities and provides institutional attestation of members' end-of-life wishes. Founded on April 6, 1883 and recognized as an Ente Morale since 1892, it is among the oldest cremation societies in Italy; it adopted its current APS legal form in 2005. The organization serves individual private members primarily in Piedmont: enrollment in the association functions as an official 'atto notorio' that makes a member's cremation preference legally unequivocal across Italy.

The core operating assets are three cremation sites — the directly owned Tempio Crematorio di Torino (Corso Novara 147/B) and Tempio Crematorio di Mappano (Via Argentera), plus the COINCRE S.r.l.-operated Tempio Crematorio di Bra (CN) — supported by a headquarters at Corso F. Turati 11/C in Turin. Services include cremation, the 'Cerimonia del commiato' farewell ceremony, and free cultural programming (conferences, research, publications, literary competitions, and community events) on cremation and end-of-life themes. The organization holds integrated ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015, and 45001:2018 certifications from Certiquality, adopted a whistleblowing procedure under Italian Decree 24/2023, and maintains Facebook and Instagram channels for member engagement.

The business model is a hybrid of membership subscriptions (for the institutional attestation service) and per-service cremation fees charged to members and non-members through the owned and partner facilities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The association is governed by a member-elected Board of Directors; in June 2026 Sergio Farronato succeeded Giovanni Battista Pollini as president. Operating geographies are limited to Italy (Piedmont region), with no disclosed subsidiaries, M&A activity, funding rounds, or external shareholders.

Name

SOCREM - Società per la Cremazione di Torino

Legal name

Società per la Cremazione di Torino APS

Website

https://socremtorino.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1883

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SOCREM — Società per la Cremazione di Torino APS is a Turin-based, non-profit cremation association founded in 1883 that provides legally attested cremation services to private members in Piedmont through three cremation facilities in Torino, Mappano, and Bra.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cremation Services: SOCREM Torino operates cremation facilities in Torino, Mappano, and Bra, providing cremation services to members and non-members. The association also manages membership subscriptions for institutional attestation of cremation wishes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SOCREM Torino APS is a nonprofit association that provides cremation services through three crematorium facilities (Torino, Mappano, and Bra via COINCRE partnership) and offers membership-based institutional attestation (atto notorio) of members' cremation wishes, recognized nationwide. It also provides farewell ceremonies (Cerimonia del commiato) and cultural/community activities related to cremation and end-of-life topics.

Product overview

SOCREM Torino APS operates as a non-profit social promotion association providing cremation services across three facilities: two owned crematories in Turin (Corso Novara) and Mappano (TO), and one operated through a partnership with COINCRE S.r.l. in Bra (CN). The organization offers cremation services, farewell ceremonies (Cerimonia del commiato), and cultural activities for its members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tempio Crematorio di Torino Cremation facility directly operated by SOCREM Torino APS, located at Corso Novara 147/B, Turin. Provides cremation services and farewell ceremonies to members and non-members.
• Tempio Crematorio di Mappano Cremation facility directly operated by SOCREM Torino APS, located in Mappano (TO) at Via Argentera. Provides cremation services to the northern Turin metropolitan area.
• Tempio Crematorio di Bra (via COINCRE S.r.l.) Cremation facility operated through partnership with COINCRE S.r.l., located at Piazzale Boglione 2/A, Bra (CN). SOCREM Torino provides cremation services at this location to extend coverage into the Cuneo province.
• Cerimonia del commiato (Farewell Ceremony) Farewell ceremony service offered to families during the cremation process at SOCREM Torino's cremation facilities.
• Membership Attestation of Cremation Wishes (Atto Notorio) Membership subscription service providing official atto notorio (notorial act) attestation of a member's cremation wishes, recognized across the Italian national territory.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COINCRE S.r.l.coreTechnology or IntegrationCOINCRE S.r.l. is a company through which SOCREM Torino operates the Tempio Crematorio di Bra (CN). This partnership extends SOCREM's cremation services to the Cuneo province area.
• Fondazione Fabretti OnlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOCREM Torino partnered with Fondazione Fabretti Onlus and Federazione Italiana per la Cremazione to donate two large tents to the Khwe community in Namibia's Zambezi region for funeral ritual shelter purposes.
• Federazione Italiana per la CremazioneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOCREM Torino partnered with this federation and Fondazione Fabretti Onlus to support the Khwe community in Namibia with funeral ritual infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cremation Association of North America (CANA): North American trade association for cremation practitioners. Comparable as an industry-body analogue that supports cremation providers, although operating in a for-profit-dominated market.
• Taffo Servizi Funebri: Italy's largest branded funeral services chain, providing cremation alongside traditional funeral services. Comparable because it operates in the same end-of-life services market in Piedmont, but with capital, scale, and marketing reach that SOCREM lacks.
• Cremation Society of Great Britain: UK-based national cremation society promoting cremation and supporting member organizations. Comparable as a peer national-level non-profit cremation advocacy and service-trade body, though operating in a more mature cremation market.
• Federazione Italiana per la Cremazione: National federation of Italian cremation societies, of which SOCREM Torino is a member. Comparable because it coordinates the same network of non-profit cremation associations and represents the sector at the national level.

Direct peers

• SOCREM Milano (Società per la Cremazione di Milano): Milan-based non-profit cremation association with the same APS model and 'atto notorio' attestation role. Operates the Lambrate crematorium and is the most direct functional analogue of SOCREM Torino in a different major Italian city.
• SOCREM Roma: Rome-based cremation association organized under the same SOCREM federation model. Comparable because it is a fellow non-profit cremation society providing attestation and cremation services in another major Italian city.

Regional players

• Onoranze Funebri del Comune di Torino: Municipal funeral services serving the city of Turin. Comparable as a local-government-adjacent provider of burial and cremation services in the same geography, though operating under a different mandate.
• Cofan (Cooperativa Funebri Associati): Italian cooperative funeral services provider. Comparable as a non-share-capital funeral services organization competing in the broader death care space, with a different ownership structure but overlapping customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cremazionetorino
• Instagraminstagram.com/socremtorino
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/societ%C3%A0-per-la-cremazione-di-torino

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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