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Richards Funeral Services

Aberdare · CF44 8PLIndependent
★★★★★5.0 (18 Google reviews)

Published prices

Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £3,270
Director's fee £2,220 + cremation fee £1,050
Direct cremation
£1,445
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration£575
Collection of the deceased£300
Care of the deceased£250
Coffin (Oak Veneer)£495
Viewing / chapel of rest£150
Hearse / transport£450
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)£945
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)£980
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)£1
Transfer / removal£300
Return of ashes£300
Embalming£300
Officiant / ministerPOA
Out-of-hours collectionPOA

Estimated all-in = the funeral director's own charges plus the crematorium's cremation fee. Prices from their CMA Standardised Price List. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.

What people say

★★★★★
I sadly lost my Dad in July and my Nan in September, and we chose Richards Funeral Services to take care of both funerals. I can honestly say they were exceptional. From the very beginning to the day of each service, every member of the team showed incredible professionalism, compassion, and care. Nothing was ever too much trouble, they guided us through everything with such kindness and respect, making an extremely difficult time a little easier to handle. Everyone we spoke to was genuinely lovely, but I’d like to give a special thank you to Nathan and James for their outstanding support and
★★★★★
We were so grateful to be in the care of Richards Funeral Services during such an emotional time. The whole team was professional, empathetic, and incredibly well organised throughout. A special thank you to our funeral conductor, Lou, who was an absolute star — the perfect combination of warmth, empathy, patience, and gentle humour, all in just the right measure. She guided us with such kindness and sensitivity. We couldn’t have asked for more compassionate support on such a difficult day.
★★★★★
On behalf of my family I wish to express our most sincere gratitude to James, Andrew and their colleagues at Richards Funeral Services. From our initial meeting when Andrew and his colleague took my beloved father into their care, a subsequent meeting to discuss wishes for his funeral, with further and thoughtful communications, and through to the day itself, we honestly couldn’t have asked for more. As a professional that works within the funeral industry myself - I wish to point out that their funeral home premises are immaculately clean. Seeing our Dad in their spotless Chapel of Rest, an
★★★★★
As a family we cannot ever thank Richards Funeral Services enough. They were compassionate, expert, professional & kind throughout the whole bereavement journey from bringing my deceased father back to Wales - he died in England, through to helping me arrange the most amazing funeral service for him in Aberdare. Following that they helped with a very personal internment service. Everything was exactly how my dad would have wanted it - and this made a very difficult time just a bit easier. My entire family would like to thank James Richards and his team from the bottom of our hearts and would
★★★★★
Thank you so much for being so caring and helpful when we attended my Uncle’s funeral. In the days leading up to the funeral my mother had been getting concerned about parking and getting to the funeral home and crematorium with my step father’s limited mobility. I really appreciate how much you helped as it made a hard day easier by removing that worry and pressure. Everyone we met and spoke to were very kind and caring.

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