Matthew Lucas Funeral Directors was established in Dorchester in 2013 by Matthew Lucas, who brought over 25 years of industry experience, operating independently from a Poundbury location in association with Bridport Family Funeral Directors and A. G. Down. The firm serves Dorchester town centre and the wider Dorset area.
Services include traditional funerals, green funerals and woodland burials, a fleet of Mercedes hearses and limousines, a range of coffin options from traditional to cardboard, ash containers, urns and memorial jewellery, plus a 'Tell Us Once' service to notify authorities on families' behalf.
The business is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and the Good Funeral Guide, and publishes a standardised price list stating that all disbursements are charged at cost with no payment required in advance, under the tagline 'Dignified, Professional and Caring'.
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