19 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors are currently listed here for Wigan, from independent firms to well-known chains.
Alan Jones Funeral Directors has served the Wigan Borough since 1989, from this Ashland House, Wigan branch. NAFD and BIFD staff, horse-drawn processions available.
Banks of Orrell, Wigan is part of Dignity, serving local families. The branch offers a chapel of rest and prepaid funeral plans.
Bate & Holland Funeral Services serves Wigan and St Helens from its Ashton-in-Makerfield branch, offering even a motorcycle hearse for send-offs.
Bolton's Funeral Service was founded in 1927 by Jack Bolton, serving Wigan, Bolton and St Helens. Third-generation directors John and Janet now run it.
Co-op Funeralcare, Wigan serves the surrounding area. The team offers attended and unattended funerals.
Edwards Funeral Directors, run by Richard Edwards, has served Wigan families with bespoke, alternative funerals. NAFD, SAIF and BIE accredited.
J McGuire Funeral Service serves Wigan and the surrounding area. The team offers attended and unattended funerals.
Middleton & Wood has long served Wigan families. The team offers attended and unattended funerals, a chapel of rest and memorials.
Middleton and Wood serves Wigan and Greater Manchester, part of the Dignity network, with personalised arrangements alongside direct cremation.
Carina Lodge on Tyldesley Road is R Banks & Son's Atherton branch, serving Atherton, Tyldesley and Leigh with Golden Charter plans.
Wigan's listings show a broad spread of prices. A direct cremation starts from around £869 and can reach £2,226, averaging about £1,328. A fully attended, traditional funeral starts from roughly £1,110 and rises to £3,450, averaging closer to £2,169.
19 are currently listed here for Wigan, giving families a reasonable spread of independent and larger firms to compare.
It comes down to what each funeral director includes as standard — limousine numbers, coffin choice and venue all vary, so the £1,110 to £3,450 range reflects very different levels of service rather than one being "better value" than another without checking the details.
All 18 funeral directors listed in Wigan are NAFD or SAIF accredited. Since there's no official licensing body for funeral directors, NAFD and SAIF accreditation is one of the clearest voluntary standards in the industry.