19 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors are listed here covering Aberdeenshire, including a mix of independent and family-run firms.
Covering Aberdeenshire and the wider area, Aberdeen Funeral Directors is part of Dignity. The team offers attended and unattended funerals.
Alexander Buchan & Son has served Fraserburgh and Mintlaw since 1945. The family firm holds membership of both the NAFD and SAIF.
Berriedale Funeral Home is an independent director on Lawsondale Avenue in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, publishing an itemised price list with two local crematoria.
Brian Smith Funeral Services was established in 1992 by Brian Smith and his wife Angela, now running three locations across Aberdeenshire.
Brian Smith Funeral Services is family-owned at The Square, High Street, Banchory, founded in 1992 by Brian and wife Angela, with offices in Aboyne and Peterculter.
Alexander Buchan Funerals, trading in Mintlaw as Buchan Funeral Directors, was established in 1945. The family firm is a member of both NAFD and SAIF.
Craig & Beverly Funeral Directors has traded under family ownership in Aberdeenshire since 1875, 150 years of service from offices in Inverurie and Insch.
David Urquhart Funeral Directors is a family-run business serving Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, led by father and son David and Wullie, and a SAIF member.
Eric P Massie Funeral Services has served Inverurie since 1965, founded by Eric who began making coffins. It is now part of the William Purves group.
Fraserburgh Funeral Services is a family-owned funeral director in Aberdeenshire, established in 2010 by Paul and Gail Deans.
Based on the prices Aberdeenshire's listed funeral directors publish, a direct cremation typically runs from £1,226 to £2,395, averaging around £1,730. A fully attended, traditional funeral (funeral director's fees only) typically runs from £1,495 to £3,246, averaging around £2,584. Direct cremation prices are as published by each firm and some include the crematorium fee; other third-party costs — cemetery fees, a doctor's referee fee, a celebrant or minister's fee — sit outside these prices, so always ask for an itemised breakdown first.
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Aberdeenshire currently has 19 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here.
A direct cremation is the lowest-cost option listed here, with prices for Aberdeenshire starting from £1,226. It doesn't include a funeral service, though many families hold a separate memorial or celebration of life afterwards.
All 19 funeral directors listed in Aberdeenshire are NAFD or SAIF accredited. The UK doesn't license funeral directors as a profession, so trade body membership — NAFD or SAIF — is one of the main ways to check standards before choosing one.