Wm. Alty & Sons Funeral Services (trading as The Alty Funeral Service)
Independent Independent, family-owned, five generations, described on third-party listings as not affiliated with Dignity, Co-op Funeralcare or Funeral Partners.
Where to find them
- The Alty Funeral Service (Blackburn) – Broomfield House, 2 Gurney Street, Blackburn, BB2 1XF · 01254 503240
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
No price list or PDF is shown for this firm. Call the firm directly and ask for a copy of its standardised price list.
Price list page: https://www.altysfunerals.co.uk/ · Last verified 16 August 2026
Darwen Funeral Service
Independent Family-owned company serving Darwen and surrounding areas for over three decades. Office hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with 24-hour on-call cover outside these times.
Where to find them
- Darwen Funeral Service – 59-61 Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 1EJ · 01254 873618
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
A dedicated standardised price list page is linked from the site's own navigation, but the headline figures are not shown – only a truncated summary is available, and no alternative PDF is published. The firm does appear to publish prices; open the price list page directly or ask the firm for a copy.
Price list page: https://www.darwenfuneralservice.com/standardised-price-list/ · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Funeral planning and arrangements
- Four private rooms of repose and service chapel
- Floral tributes
- Memorial masonry
- Direct cremation (unattended)
- Simple funeral option
- Bespoke funeral arrangements
- Bereavement support programmes
Edwin Ainsworth Limited (trading as Caring Funeral Directors in Darwen)
Trading since 1856
Independent Founded 1856 by James Ainsworth, based at Church Bank Street since 1871 – described on the firm's own site as the oldest business in Darwen. Currently run by directors Gregory and Patricia Dabrowski with daughter Melissa. Golden Charter Funeral Plans appointed representative (FCA-regulated, FRN 965279).
Where to find them
- Edwin Ainsworth Ltd – Borough Mews, Church Bank Street, Darwen, BB3 3HA · 01254 873290
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,950 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,720 |
The published price-list format differs slightly from the standard wording the Competition and Markets Authority requires: the attended funeral figure shown is the 'No Limousine' tier at £2,950, the closest match to a standard 'funeral director's charges only' headline figure (a second 'With 1 Limousine' tier is also published, at £3,195). Unattended is presented as a single 'Direct Cremation' package at £1,720 inclusive of cremation fees, matched here to unattended cremation – no separate unattended burial figure is published. Cremation fees are quoted per crematorium (Pleasington £1,085, Accrington £815) and published as a range, so no single figure is shown. The firm lists grave purchase (£1,625) and interment (£650 for one space) separately. Neither is the council's own burial fee, so no single council figure is shown. The document is headed 'Price List 2026' with no more precise date printed.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Complete funeral service arrangements
- Floral tributes
- Planning ahead / pre-arrangement services
- Memorial keepsakes
- Arrangements for multiple religious denominations and non-religious families
- Direct cremation (unattended)
- Grave purchase and interment arrangement
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).
Blackburn Funeral Services Limited
Independent Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with a 24-hour emergency contact on the same number. Part of Beverley Funerals Limited (company no. 08292082).
Where to find them
- Blackburn Funeral Services – 9 New Wellington Street, Blackburn, BB2 4DY · 01254 260005
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
Site navigation references a 'Funeral Pricing' page, but no figures from it are shown, and no working standardised price list PDF or headline-figure page is published. Worth checking that pricing page directly or asking the firm for its price list.
Price list page: https://www.blackburn-funerals.co.uk/ · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Funeral services (general)
- Direct cremation (by consultation)
- Funeral planning services
- Online obituaries
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Fred Hamer Funeral Services Ltd (Pleckgate, Blackburn)
Independent Fred Hamer Funeral Services Ltd trades as 'Fred Hamer Funeral Services' and 'Pleckgate Funeral Services' across its North West branches.
Where to find them
- Pleckgate Funeral Services – 246 Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 8QW · 01254 248835
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,915 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,749 |
| Unattended burial | £1,174 |
The local burial fee (£525–£1,365) and local cremation fee (£850–£1,085) are published as ranges on this branch's own standardised price list, so no single figure is shown. These figures match the Rishton branch below, and Fred Hamer's Burnley branches: the firm publishes one shared group price list across its branches.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Burial and cremation
- Celebration of life ceremonies
- Funeral vehicles
- Floral tributes and charitable donations
- Orders of service
- Monumental masonry
- Bereavement support
- Personal funeral plans
- Direct cremation (unattended)
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).
Fred Hamer Funeral Services Ltd (Rishton Funeral Services)
Independent Rishton Funeral Home's own site describes itself as 'part of Lancashire's leading family funeral directorship of more than 100 years' experience'. The National Association of Funeral Directors lists the operator as 'Fred Hamer Funeral Services Ltd (inc E and B Shufflebotham)'.
Where to find them
- Rishton Funeral Services – 16-18 High Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4LA · 01254 889461
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,915 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,749 |
| Unattended burial | £1,174 |
The local burial fee (£525–£1,365) and local cremation fee (£850–£1,085) are published as ranges on this branch's own standardised price list, so no single figure is shown.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Burial and cremation arrangements
- Bespoke and simple funeral options
- Direct cremation (unattended)
- Bereavement counselling
- Celebration of life ceremonies
- Floral tributes
- Coffins and caskets
- Monumental masonry
- Funeral vehicles
- Orders of service
- Environmentally friendly funerals
- Funeral plans
- Legal matters assistance
- Registrar services
Talbot Funeral Directors
Owned by Dignity Funerals
Part of a national group A Dignity Funerals branch trading under the local family name 'Talbot Funeral Directors'. Located opposite Blackburn Cemetery.
Where to find them
- Talbot Funeral Directors – 341 Whalley New Road, Blackburn, BB1 9SR · 01254 695995
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,995 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,645 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £850 |
Unattended burial is marked 'Not Offered' on the price list, hence no figure shown. No explicit effective date is printed on the document. The local cremation fee is published as a range (£865–£1,085) on the standardised price list itself, so no single figure is shown – the range is genuine, not a data error.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Attended funeral (with or without limousine)
- Unattended cremation (direct cremation)
- Viewing of the deceased by appointment
- Embalming
- Collection and delivery of ashes
- Additional transfers of the deceased
- Funeral officiant arrangement
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Scales Funeral Directors
Owned by Dignity Funerals · Trading since 1940
Part of a national group A Dignity Funerals branch trading under the local family name 'Scales Funeral Directors', serving Blackburn since 1940. Recently relocated from 134 Darwen Street.
Where to find them
- Scales Funeral Directors – 68 Darwen Street, Blackburn, BB2 2BL · 01254 265911
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,895 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,745 |
Unattended burial is marked 'Not Offered' on the price list, hence no figure shown.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Attended funeral (with or without limousine)
- Unattended cremation (direct cremation)
- Viewing of the deceased by appointment
- Embalming
- Collection and delivery of ashes
- Additional transfers of the deceased
- Funeral officiant arrangement
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Co-op Funeralcare (Mincing Lane, Blackburn)
Owned by Co-op Funeralcare
Part of a national group Standard Co-op Funeralcare branch, not trading under a retained local family name.
Where to find them
- Co-op Funeralcare – 10-14 Mincing Lane, Blackburn, BB2 2EB · 01254 573310
Co-op Funeralcare (Duckworth Street, Darwen)
Owned by Co-op Funeralcare
Part of a national group Standard Co-op Funeralcare branch, not trading under a retained local family name.
Where to find them
- Co-op Funeralcare – 234 Duckworth Street, Darwen, BB3 1PX · 01254 701145
Waring McKenna Funeralcare
Owned by Co-op Funeralcare
Part of a national group A Co-op Funeralcare branch retaining the acquired local family trading name 'Waring McKenna'. Its former standalone domain now redirects entirely into coop.co.uk.
Where to find them
- Waring McKenna Funeralcare – 45 Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, BB2 3AG · 01254 515770