Goodwins Funeral Directors
Trading since 1883
Independent Long-established Gloucester family business, trading as Goodwins since 1883. Relocated its main premises from Barton Street to Peter Scott House on 31 October 2022.
Branches in Gloucester (2)
- Peter Scott House – Peter Scott House, 2 Heathville Road, Gloucester, GL1 3DP · 01452 309903
- Goodwins Longlevens – 8 Old Cheltenham Road, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 0AW · 01452 500770
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,695 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,765 |
| Unattended burial | £1,574.50 |
Local burial/cremation disbursement figures were not published as one clean 'typical local fee' figure – the page instead lists three separate local crematorium options with their own fee ranges (from £435 direct up to £1,245 full service at the most expensive option).
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Pre-paid funeral plans and payment plans
- Standardised price list published
- Funeral arrangements for all cultures, beliefs and budgets
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
SC and BS Cocks Funeral Directors
Trading since 1960
Independent Founded 1960 in Churchdown village; acquired Wilkes Funeral Services of Hucclecote in 1966 and moved to its current Hucclecote Road premises, within Gloucester city, in 1970. Independent, unrelated to Ernest Cocks & Sons (Dignity) despite sharing the Cocks family name.
Where to find them
- SC and BS Cocks – 59 Hucclecote Road, Hucclecote, Gloucester, GL3 3TL · 01452 617892
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,955 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,895 |
This firm does not arrange burials itself – its price list states burial (funeral director's charges only) as 'Not offered'. The local burial fee range shown, £873-£1,254.50, is the third-party cemetery fee for the area, not a charge the firm makes; it is included for reference only. Unattended cremation is stated as 'From £1,895.00', a minimum, not a fixed figure, so that stated floor is what is shown. Local cremation fee is published as a range, £583-£1,235; so instead of a single figure in the table for either fee, the ranges are given.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Bespoke funeral services
- Funeral transport (Mercedes fleet, horse-drawn carriage and motorbike hire available)
- Coffins and caskets (solid wood, willow, colourful options)
- Pre-paid funeral plans
- Chapel of rest
- Repatriation
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Beechwood Funeral Services Ltd
Trading since 1994
Independent Founded 1994 by Jan Tury, who joined the funeral industry in 1981 and has led the business since 2003. The site serves over plain HTTP instead of a valid HTTPS certificate, a hosting oversight on the business's end.
Branches in Gloucester (2)
- Beechwood Funeral Services (registered office) – 7a Highfield Place, Coney Hill, Gloucester, GL4 4PB · 01452 306917
- Beechwood Funeral Services, Quedgeley – 102 Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4NA · 01452 722131
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,390 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,600 |
| Unattended burial | £1,065 |
This price list dates from May 2023. The document also does not include a local burial/cremation disbursement section, so no local fee figures are given.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Bespoke funerals
- Chapel of rest
- In-house officiant
- Jewellery and keepsakes, in-house designed
Trade body membership published on their own site: NSAIF (National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors) Code of Practice.
Ernest Cocks & Sons Funeral Directors
Owned by Dignity Funerals
Part of a national group Trades under the acquired local family name Ernest Cocks & Sons; parent group is Dignity Funerals Ltd. Not the same business as SC and BS Cocks, a separate, unrelated independent firm also trading under the Cocks family name in Gloucester.
Where to find them
- Ernest Cocks & Sons – 47 Seymour Road, Gloucester, GL1 5PS · 01452 523289
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,895 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,645 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £1,593 |
Unattended Funeral – Burial is explicitly stated as 'Not Offered' by this branch. Local cremation fee is published as a range, £936-£1,250, so the range is given instead of a single figure. Local burial fee is a single published figure, £1,593. This range covers more than one crematorium in the area and comes from the firm's own price list, so it does not match Gloucester City Council's own current cremation fee of £1,156 exactly.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Traditional funerals
- Cremation services
- Pre-paid funeral plans
- 24-hour phone line
Selim Smith & Co Funeral Directors (incorporating David Stockwell)
Owned by Dignity Funerals
Part of a national group Trades under the acquired local family name Selim Smith & Co, incorporating a further acquired firm, David Stockwell. Parent group is Dignity Funerals Ltd.
Where to find them
- Heron Lodge Funeral Home – Heron Lodge Funeral Home, Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 4QJ · 01452 502685
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,895 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,645 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £1,593 |
Unattended Funeral – Burial explicitly 'Not Offered'. Local cremation fee published as a range, £1,156-£1,250, so the range is given instead of a single figure. Local burial fee £1,593 (a single figure, the same as Ernest Cocks & Sons' branch, from the same Dignity regional price list). This range, like Ernest Cocks & Sons' own, covers more than one local crematorium and comes from the firm's own price listcil's own cremation fee of £1,156.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Traditional funerals
- Cremation services
- Pre-paid funeral plans
- 24-hour phone line
Central Co-op Funeral - Gloucester
Owned by Central England Co-operative
Part of a national group Central England Co-operative is a distinct regional society from the national Co-op Group's Funeralcare, and neither has a verified price list.
Where to find them
- Central Co-op Funeral - Gloucester – 338 Barton Street, Gloucester, GL1 4LE · 01452 522676
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
A standardised price list almost certainly exists, since Central England Co-op is a funeral director regulated by the Competition and Markets Authority; ask the branch directly for its current price list.
Price list page: https://www.centralcoop.co.uk/funeralcare/prices-and-services · Last verified 15 August 2026