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Ballard & Shortall Funeral Directors

Horley · RH6 7QHChain
★★★★★5.0 (89 Google reviews)

About Ballard & Shortall Funeral Directors

Ballard and Shortall Horley have provided dignified and compassionate funeral services since 1899. Find more information here about this funeral home.

From the funeral director's own website.

Published prices

Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £4,884
Director's fee £3,874 + cremation fee £1,010
Direct cremation
£1,595
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration£1,250
Care of the deceased£942
Coffin (oak veneered chipboard)£486
Viewing / chapel of rest£1
Hearse / transport£688
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)£2,953
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)£900
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)£2
Transfer / removal£850
Return of ashes£99
Embalming£222
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

★★★★★
Dear Kevin and the team at Ballard and Shorthall. We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the professionalism and dignity you displayed while arranging our mother’s funeral and burial. Your expertise ensured everything ran smoothly, allowing our family to focus on honoring her memory without additional stress. Thank you for your guidance and patience in preparation for the service. Your team’s smart appearance and respectful conduct on the day of the burial was greatly appreciated. We would not hesitate to recommend your services to others in need. Yours sincerely The Frost f
★★★★★
Dear Kevin and your wonderful team We just wanted to express our sincere thanks for the care, kindness, and sensitivity you showed while helping us arrange our father John Kavanagh’s funeral. We truly appreciate the time taken to get to know us and help us navigate the process, never hurried and always ready and willing to help. It was an incredibly difficult time for our family, and your calm guidance and genuine compassion made a real difference. Everything was handled with such respect and attention, and we felt supported at every step. The funeral took place In Streatham, new to yourselv
★★★★★
Kevin and the team provided an excellent service at a difficult time, as Mum died over the Christmas period and there was quite a delay to being able to make the arrangements for her funeral. All was handled with dignity and every last detail was followed through for a fitting send off for a much loved mum. Their suggestions of flowers by Kim and the Rev Kerry Evans were excellent too. Thank you all so much.
★★★★★
We can't thank Ballard & Shortall enough for the professional service they provided for our Mum. Kevin and his team were very compassionate and efficient. Nothing was too much trouble, they explained everything in detail also arranging everything at the same time treating Mum with respect and dignity every step of the way.
★★★★★
We can’t thank Kevin and the team from Ballard and Shortall enough for their kindness and professionalism during our difficult time with the passing of my mum. From the first call we did with Kevin to the day of the service and after, Kevin handled everything with respect, care and compassion. Kevin has been very supportive to my dad and I, guided us through every step, making sure all mum’s wishes were respected. On behalf of my family and I, we would like to thank Kevin and the team at Ballard and Shortall from the bottom of our hearts for their support and helping us give mum the farewell

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