Leicester has 22 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here, spanning independent family firms and the city's larger funeral groups.
G. Seller & Co has served Broughton Astley since 1910. Families gather afterwards in its own Barsby Catering Suite, now across three offices.
G. Seller Funeral Directors is an independent, family-run firm with offices across Leicestershire, also working as a memorial mason.
Part of Dignity, Ginns & Gutteridge Funeral Directors, Aylestone serves Leicester and the wider area. The team offers attended and unattended funerals.
Ginns and Gutteridge Funeral Directors serves Leicester and the surrounding area. Offering memorials and attended and unattended funerals to local families.
Heart of England Co-op Funerals - Earl Shilton serves Leicester and the surrounding area. The branch offers attended and unattended funerals.
M D Lowe & Sons Funeral Directors serves Leicestershire from branches in Thurmaston and Birstall, using its dedicated Plumb Chapel and holding NAFD membership.
P A Funerals Ltd trades as Asian Funeral Service from Loughborough Road, Leicester, tailoring funerals to Hindu, Sikh and Muslim traditions for the local community.
Paul Asher Family Funeral Directors trades as P A Funerals, owned by Paul Asher and Barbara De-Rathel, serving Leicester with a 24/7/365 service.
Paul Pender & Son has arranged independent funerals from The Shakespeare in Leicester since 2009. Free Registration of Wishes service, 24/7 support.
Richard Ward Funeral Services has served Leicestershire since being incorporated in 2006. The firm is recommended by the Good Funeral Guide.
Based on the standardised price lists Leicester's funeral directors publish, a direct cremation typically costs between £850 and £2,395, averaging around £1,633. A fully attended funeral (funeral director's fees only) ranges from £1,060 to £3,265, averaging around £2,440. Attended funeral figures exclude third-party costs such as crematorium or burial fees and a celebrant's or minister's fee, while direct cremation prices are as published by each firm and some include the crematorium fee. If it's direct cremation you're after, our direct cremation in Leicester page sets out the pricing in full.
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22 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors are listed here for Leicester and the surrounding area.
Direct cremation prices in Leicester start from around £850, making it generally the most affordable option compared with a fully attended funeral.
All 21 funeral directors listed in Leicester are NAFD or SAIF accredited. NAFD (National Association of Funeral Directors) and SAIF (National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors) are the UK's two main trade bodies for the profession, and membership means agreeing to a code of practice and a formal complaints procedure.