Paul Williams Independent Funeral Directors
Manchester · M45 8GWIndependent
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Published prices
Attended funeral, est. all-in
£2,116 + cremation fee £2,951
£559 below the Greater Manchester average
Direct cremation
£1,450
No service · cremation fee included
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Full cost breakdown & optional extras
| Estimated cost by funeral type | |
| Attended cremation Service with mourners + cremation | £2,951–£3,266 |
| Unattended (direct) cremation No service · fee included | £1,450 |
| Attended burial Service with mourners + burial | £2,983 |
| Unattended burial No service · burial | £1,897 |
| Burial estimates: May exclude grave plot costs; May exclude memorial removal or replacement fees; May exclude other cemetery fees. | |
| What's included in the attended fee | |
| Legal & administration | £750 |
| Collection of the deceased | £210 |
| Care of the deceased | £370 |
| Coffin (oak veneer with a natural finish) | £465 |
| Viewing / chapel of rest | £1 |
| Hearse / transport | £320 |
| Optional extras (charged if used) | |
| Mileage (per mile) | £2 |
| Transfer / removal | £175 |
| Return of ashes | £0 |
| Embalming | £175 |
| Officiant / minister | POA |
| Out-of-hours collection | POA |
Figures from their CMA Standardised Price List.
What people say
145 Google reviews · 5.0★ average
A selection from their Google reviews
★★★★★
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the care, professionalism, and compassion everyone at Paul Williams funeral directors showed our family during such a difficult time. Heidi, absolutely amazing at what she does, I’m so thankful that we had an amazing director. Your guidance and attention to every detail helped ease our burden and allowed us to focus on honouring our loved one. From the moment we arrived, we felt supported and treated with kindness and respect. Your patience, understanding, and thoughtful service did not go unnoticed, and we are deeply thankful for the dignity w
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the care, professionalism, and compassion everyone at Paul Williams funeral directors showed our family during such a difficult time. Heidi, absolutely amazing at what she does, I’m so thankful that we had an amazing director. Your guidance and attention to every detail helped ease our burden and allowed us to focus on honouring our loved one. From the moment we arrived, we felt supported and treated with kindness and respect. Your patience, understanding, and thoughtful service did not go unnoticed, and we are deeply thankful for the dignity w
★★★★★
I have no hesitation in recommending Paul Williams Funerals to anyone. Unfortunately I’ve lost many family members so have been to too many funerals. Heidi & team are exceptional, both as funeral directors and humans. Their professionalism, compassion and helpfulness is over & above any expectations. My sister & I will always be grateful for the care they showed us and my late Mother. A heartfelt `thank you` to the whole team.
I have no hesitation in recommending Paul Williams Funerals to anyone. Unfortunately I’ve lost many family members so have been to too many funerals. Heidi & team are exceptional, both as funeral directors and humans. Their professionalism, compassion and helpfulness is over & above any expectations. My sister & I will always be grateful for the care they showed us and my late Mother. A heartfelt `thank you` to the whole team.
★★★★★
*A special mentioned to Heidi for an impeccable service. * We organised the funeral with Paul Williams funeral directors last year for my father and despite complex family situations and cultural sensitives, the company stayed understanding, professional and truly compassionate. Even after some time, we can still feel the weight of their support and service. I would recommend the team to anybody going through bereavement as they are there for you every step of the way, in the right way. Thank you to the team at Paul Williams.
*A special mentioned to Heidi for an impeccable service. * We organised the funeral with Paul Williams funeral directors last year for my father and despite complex family situations and cultural sensitives, the company stayed understanding, professional and truly compassionate. Even after some time, we can still feel the weight of their support and service. I would recommend the team to anybody going through bereavement as they are there for you every step of the way, in the right way. Thank you to the team at Paul Williams.
★★★★★
Took a while to write this review as its not something you ever think you would need or have to write. But I would just like to say that from the first minute me and my sister walked through the door when my mum died, we were greeted with so much warmth and compassion from Heidi who greeted us and organised our mums funeral. She is an amazing woman and treated us like actual family which i fully appreciate. I think its an amazing gift how people who do this job can treat complete strangers like one of their own family, I cant thank Heidi and her team enough for everything they did for us on
Took a while to write this review as its not something you ever think you would need or have to write. But I would just like to say that from the first minute me and my sister walked through the door when my mum died, we were greeted with so much warmth and compassion from Heidi who greeted us and organised our mums funeral. She is an amazing woman and treated us like actual family which i fully appreciate. I think its an amazing gift how people who do this job can treat complete strangers like one of their own family, I cant thank Heidi and her team enough for everything they did for us on
★★★★★
I first became aware of the amazing care and service Paul, Helen and Heidi deliver a couple of years ago when a dear friend passed away and at that point I told my siblings and mum who was almost 90(we spoke about mum passing and what her wishes was regularly) that I would like mum to be cared for by the amazing team never thinking we would lose our daughter In February this year followed by Mum in September just 7 months apart. Heidi, Paul and Helen made things so beautiful for both mum and Claire and we as a family will forever be grateful to you all. May God bless and keep you all safe.
I first became aware of the amazing care and service Paul, Helen and Heidi deliver a couple of years ago when a dear friend passed away and at that point I told my siblings and mum who was almost 90(we spoke about mum passing and what her wishes was regularly) that I would like mum to be cared for by the amazing team never thinking we would lose our daughter In February this year followed by Mum in September just 7 months apart. Heidi, Paul and Helen made things so beautiful for both mum and Claire and we as a family will forever be grateful to you all. May God bless and keep you all safe.
About Paul Williams Independent Funeral Directors
It is our dedication to do all we can for the bereaved, and help them cope with the loss of a loved one, by providing a professional, caring, understanding and compassionate response to their needs.
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