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M Lucking & Sons

Chelmsford · CM2 0AEIndependent
★★★★★5.0 (62 Google reviews)

About M Lucking & Sons

Oldest family run business in Essex,serving Chelmsford and the surrounding area for over 390 years “Let our family look after your family” Why choose us? As an independent, family-owned business, we are able to offer personal and sympathetic guidance through all the formalities of arranging a funeral for a loved one…

From the funeral director's own website.

Published prices

Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £3,555
Director's fee £2,290 + cremation fee £1,265
Direct cremation
£1,699
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration£1,000
Care of the deceased£50
Coffin (chipboard with oak veneer.)£350
Viewing / chapel of rest£10
Hearse / transport£870
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)£1,299
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)£1,241
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)£2
Transfer / removal£100
Embalming£150
Officiant / minister£240
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 — February 2025 list. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.

What people say

★★★★★
On behalf of our entire family, I would like to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks for the dignity, kindness, and empathy you showed during the planning and funeral of our dear Dad. From our very first meeting, you treated us with such compassion and understanding. During one of the most difficult times in our lives, your calm guidance and gentle reassurance brought us great comfort. Nothing ever felt rushed or overlooked, and every question we had was met with patience and care. We were especially grateful for the way you looked after Dad. The respect and dignity with which he was car
★★★★★
Our sincere thanks for the exceptional care and attention to detail you delivered for our family funeral. From the very first conversation to the final moments of the day, your professionalism and compassion were evident in everything you did. Many of the attendees remarked on how superbly everything was conducted, including the committal. Your calm organisation, thoughtful guidance, and seamless coordination made a difficult day feel beautifully supported and respectfully delivered.
★★★★★
Review I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the funeral directors who arranged my husband’s funeral. Their service was exceptional from beginning to end. Every member of the team was unfailingly professional, respectful, and compassionate, and their guidance made an immensely difficult time easier for me and my family. Their attention to detail was faultless. They handled every aspect of the arrangements with calm expertise and a quiet confidence that helped us feel supported and reassured throughout. Nothing was too much trouble, and they were consistently patient, understanding,
★★★★★
Exceptional and Compassionate Service Lucking & Sons Funeral Directors were truly outstanding. Their compassion, patience, and professionalism were far beyond anything I expected. Roy, Darren, both Callums, and the entire team supported us with genuine care, warmth, and dignity throughout the whole journey. My father was looked after with the utmost respect, and I was able to visit him whenever I needed — he was always presented beautifully. They handled every detail sensitively, liaised with Old Park Meadow, and helped us find the perfect celebrant. They made us feel as though my dad was t
★★★★★
We were extremely happy with the service Lucking and Sons provided for the recent funeral of our father. Their care was outstanding! They were kind, sensitive, patient and attentive without being sentimental. The staff were always dignified, professional, never pushy, communicating clearly throughout the process, and consistently reliable. We felt complete confidence in their handling of the funeral at this difficult time and would highly recommend them.

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