Funeral Directors in England

Trusted Funeral Directors lists 3,346 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors across England, covering everything from independent, family-run firms to Co-op Funeralcare and Dignity branches in every region.

Bromsgrove

R L Rea Funeral Directors Ltd

R L Rea Funeral Directors has served Bromsgrove and the West Midlands for many years. The family-run firm offers natural burial and 24-hour collection.

NAFD
Liverpool

R McDougall Funeral Service

R McDougall Funeral Service is part of Co-op Funeralcare, serving Liverpool. Offering attended and unattended funerals and prepaid funeral plans to local families.

NAFD
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Cockermouth

R N Chicken Ltd

R N Chicken Ltd is a funeral director on Kirkgate in Cockermouth, Cumbria, and an NAFD member with a 5-star customer rating.

NAFD
Chorlton-Cum-Hardy

R Pepperdine & Sons Ltd

Trading as Pepperdine Barrett, this Manchester firm was established in 1873, giving it over 150 years of continuous family ownership.

SAIF
Scunthorpe

R Wallace & Son Ltd

R Wallace & Son is Isle of Axholme's only fully independent funeral director. Family-run for over 40 years from its Crowle chapel of rest.

SAIF
Epworth

R Wallace & Son Ltd - Epworth

R Wallace & Son was founded in 1972 by Ronald and Stuart Wallace as a memorial masonry business. The SAIF firm now serves the Isle of Axholme.

SAIF
R. C. Pillar & Sons Ltd
Dartmouth

R. C. Pillar & Sons Ltd

R.C. Pillar & Sons has served Dartmouth from Anzac Street for years, a family firm offering traditional funeral services to the local community.

SAIF
Stockport

R. Good Funeral Services Ltd

R. Good Funeral Services is an independent, family-run, SAIF-certified funeral home in Stockport with its own Sunset Chapel and pricing from £1,750.

SAIF
Leominster

R. W. Mann & Son Funeral Directors

A Dignity funeral home serving Leominster. The team offers a chapel of rest and memorial products.

NAFD
Hadleigh

R.Gwinnell & Sons - Hadleigh

R. Gwinnell & Sons is a family-run funeral director with a branch in Hadleigh, part of a nine-branch Essex and Suffolk network. It is NAFD and NAMM accredited.

SAIF

What Does a Funeral Cost in England?

Funeral costs vary a good deal by region, but looking across the funeral directors listed here, a direct cremation averages around £1,650, with most firms charging between £1,330 and £2,000. A fully attended, traditional funeral (funeral director's fees only) averages around £2,760, with most between £2,170 and £3,490. Direct cremation prices are as published by each firm and some include the crematorium fee; for attended funerals, third-party costs such as crematorium or burial fees and a celebrant's or minister's fee are extra, so ask for an itemised breakdown before you book.

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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 3,346 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here across England, spanning independent firms, family-run businesses, and branches of the larger Co-op Funeralcare and Dignity groups.

Across England, a direct cremation averages around £1,650, while a fully attended, traditional funeral averages around £2,760 for the funeral director's own fees. Exact pricing depends heavily on location and the funeral director chosen, so it's worth comparing a few quotes.

Funeral directing isn't a licensed profession in England — anyone can set up as a funeral director without needing a qualification or permit. That's what makes NAFD (National Association of Funeral Directors) and SAIF (National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors) membership useful to look for: both require members to follow a code of practice, meet set standards of conduct, and offer a formal complaints route if something goes wrong.

Families on a low income or receiving certain benefits may be able to claim a Funeral Expenses Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions towards the cost of a simple funeral. It's means-tested and usually only covers part of the total cost, so it's worth checking your eligibility on GOV.UK before the funeral is arranged, if possible.

No — there's no legal requirement to use a funeral director anywhere in the UK, and a small number of families choose to arrange a funeral themselves. Most people still use one, though, since a funeral director handles the practical and legal side of things — collecting the person who has died, liaising with the crematorium or cemetery, and managing the paperwork — at a time when that can be a lot to take on alone.