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James Brown & Sons Funeral Directors

Belfast · BT6 0JBChain
★★★★★5.0 (9 Google reviews)

Published prices

Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £4,043
Director's fee £3,590 + cremation fee £453
Direct cremation
£2,096
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration£1,530
Collection of the deceased£300
Care of the deceased£400
Coffin (wood effect foil veneer)£545
Viewing / chapel of rest£20
Hearse / transport£795
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)£1,700
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)£280
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)£2
Transfer / removal£185
Return of ashes£25
Embalming£175
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 — April 2026 list. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.

What people say

★★★★★
Attended a funeral with James Brown this week and it was just beautiful. The celebrant did a great job of having a calm and reassuring expression throughout the service. The staff in charge of the cars and horses were exceptional and professional. They followed everyone's lead and guided us when needed. Was very impressed with the practicalities too eg I was following the limos in my car and they provided cones for a car parking space for me right outside so I didn't have to worry about where to pull up. Thank you for making such a sad occasion, a relaxed and gracious one.
★★★★★
I cannot praise James Brown Funeral Directors enough for the personal and professional way in which they handled the funeral of my late partner Sharon. Ann-Marie, Rebecca and all the staff were so sympathetic and helped in every way they could. I highly recommend James Brown's because without the help and support I received from them all things would have been extremely difficult for me to get through. Thank you to all concerned.
★★★★★
We dealt with Alison and Zoe at the Knockbreda branch and were very happy with their professionalism and empathy at a difficult time
★★★★★
Helped with my father's funeral and let me say, they put the fun in funeral. Planning to have my father-in-law's funeral here when he kicks the bucket
★★★★★
We used James Brown and Sons for my father’s funeral. They were exceptional. It was the first funeral my siblings and I had had to organise and they walked us through the whole process making things very easy and straight forward for us at a difficult time. Their team, Robert in particular, were extremely professional, considerate and kind.

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