B Jenkins & Sons
Trading since 1880
Independent Independent, established 1880, self-described as the oldest independent family-run funeral service in Merseyside. Distinct from Richard & Shannon Jenkins and from Howard Jenkins (Dignity-owned).
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £1,735 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,245 |
| Unattended burial | £851 |
| Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) | £980 |
The firm publishes its local burial fee as a range of £960 to £1,168 rather than a single figure, so there is no single number to show. This price list is dated March 2023, so confirm current prices with the firm.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Fleet services
- Drawn carriages
- Floral tributes
- Coffin selection
- Pre-paid funeral plans (Golden Charter)
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Craven Funerals
Independent Over 100 years trading. Also trades as Leadbetter & Murphy Funerals.
Branches in Liverpool (4)
- Craven Lodge (Old Swan, head office) – 14 Broad Green Road, Old Swan, L13 5SG · 0151 228 3900
- Toxteth – 187 Park Road, Toxteth, L8 6SE · 0151 727 1226
- Wavertree – 274a Smithdown Road, Wavertree, L15 5AJ · 0151 733 3323
- Aigburth – 50 Lark Lane, Aigburth, L17 8UU · 0151 228 3900
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £1,845 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,345 |
| Unattended burial | £873 |
| Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) | £924 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £906 |
Also trades as Leadbetter & Murphy Funerals from the same premises (same legal entity, W. Craven Ltd) – the standardised price list applies company-wide, not per trading name.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Funeral arrangement and coordination
- Direct cremation
- Funeral planning services
Thomas Porter & Sons Funeral Service
Owned by Beverley Funerals Ltd
Independent Part of Beverley Funerals Ltd (company no. 08292082), which also owns Stephen Cain Funeral Directors and Peter Coyne Funeral Service. The Priory Road and County Road branches trade as Stephen Cain Funeral Directors and are listed separately.
Branches in Liverpool (3)
- Park Road (head office) – 345-347 Park Road, L8 4PF · 0151 727 1911
- Woolton Village – 66 Allerton Road, Woolton, L25 7RG · 0151 428 9040
- Garston – 142 St Marys Road, Garston, L19 2JJ · 0151 427 4482
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
The firm publishes no price list.
Price list page: https://www.porter-funerals.co.uk/ · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Funeral arrangements
- Direct cremation
- Funeral planning
- Online obituaries
Stephen Cain Funeral Directors
Owned by Beverley Funerals Ltd
Independent Part of Beverley Funerals Ltd (company no. 08292082); this trading name is used specifically for the Priory Road and County Road (Walton) premises, distinct from the Thomas Porter & Sons name used at Park Road, Woolton and Garston.
Branches in Liverpool (2)
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
Services listed on their site
- Funeral arrangements
- Direct cremation
- Funeral planning
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Peter Coyne Funeral Service
Owned by Beverley Funerals Ltd
Independent Part of Beverley Funerals Ltd (company no. 08292082), sharing ownership with Thomas Porter & Sons and Stephen Cain Funeral Directors, but a distinct trading name and branch network.
Branches in Liverpool (3)
- Queens Drive – 475 Queens Drive, L4 8TY · 0151 226 7999
- The Grosvenor (Stanley Road, Kirkdale) – 134-140 Stanley Road, Kirkdale, L5 7QQ · 0151 207 0222
- Fazakerley (Longmoor Lane) – Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, L9 7AL · 0151 521 7999
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £3,275 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £2,114 |
| Unattended burial | £1,700 |
The attended funeral (£3,275), unattended burial (£1,700) and unattended cremation (£2,114) figures are notably higher than other Liverpool businesses (roughly £1,735 to £2,795 for an attended funeral). These are the figures the firm publishes on its own price list. The firm publishes its local burial fee as a range of £795 to £1,351, and its local cremation fee as a range of £460 to £1,295, so there is no single figure to show for either.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Direct Cremation
- Online Obituaries
- Pre-paid funeral plans
Desmond L Bannon & Sons
Trading since 1920
Council scheme provider Council community-funeral-scheme partner. Established 1920 on Smithdown Road, one of the longest-running independent family funeral directors in Liverpool.
Branches in Liverpool (5)
- The White House (Broad Green) – Broad Green Road, Broad Green, L13 5SH · 0151 228 2272
- Sandstone House (Gateacre) – 1 Halewood Road, Gateacre Village, L25 3PH · 0151 428 3885
- Culshaw House (Smithdown Road) – 1 Smithdown Road, L7 4JB · 0151 228 2272
- John Rotheram House (Eldonian Village) – 58 Burlington Street, Kirkdale, L3 6DG · 0151-298-2066
- Cresta House (Norris Green) – 43 Broadway, Norris Green, L11 1BY · 0151 228 2272
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
The firm publishes package prices rather than a standardised price list: direct cremation from £875, the Balmoral package from £1,385 and the Windsor package from £1,950. These are starting prices, so ask the firm for a full written quote.
Price list page: https://www.bannonsfunerals.com/ · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Direct cremation
- Rolls Royce hearse and limousine services
- Green/sustainable coffin options
- Pre-paid funeral plans
Kane Funeral Services
Council scheme provider Council community-funeral-scheme partner. The firm has no working website of its own.
Where to find them
- Kane Funeral Services (Anfield) – 228 Breck Road, Anfield, L5 6PX · 0151 378 8547
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
No dedicated own-website is published for Kane Funeral Services Merseyside Ltd, company no. 10040016, registered at 228 Breck Road, Anfield.
Debbie Bennett Funeral Directors
Council scheme provider Council community-funeral-scheme partner.
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,495 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,281 |
| Unattended burial | £795 |
The firm publishes its local burial fee as a range of £1,310 to £2,016, and its local cremation fee as a range of £890 to £1,079, so there is no single figure to show for either. The price list explicitly states the deceased is kept at the Prescot, Rainhill, Bootle or Copy Lane branches (all outside Liverpool City Council) even though this standardised price list is published company-wide and the Dovecot branch is one of the five branches offering it.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Direct to Cremation
- Basic Plan
- Simple Plan
- Popular Plan
- Pre-paid funeral plans
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Richard & Shannon Jenkins Funeral Directors
Council scheme provider Council community-funeral-scheme partner. Independent, run by the Jenkins family, with over 140 years in the Liverpool funeral trade – distinct from the unrelated B Jenkins & Sons and from Howard Jenkins (Dignity-owned).
Where to find them
- Richard & Shannon Jenkins – 3 Allerton Road, Mossley Hill, L18 1LG · 0151 318 0475
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
The firm's site has a price-list page, but a full Competition and Markets Authority format standardised price list with the six standard line items is not published on it.
Price list page: https://www.rsjfunerals.co.uk/price-list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Coffins
- Children's funeral services
- Direct cremation
- Cremation
- Bereavement care
- Pre-paid funeral plans
Thompsons Funeral Directors (Walton Vale)
Owned by Dignity Funerals
Part of a national group Dignity-owned, trading as Thompsons Funeral Directors.
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,495 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,545 |
The standardised price list clearly states that this branch does not offer unattended burial – this is a published fact about the service on offer, not a missing figure. The firm publishes a local burial fee range of £1,008 to £1,310 and a local cremation fee range of £860 to £1,080, so there is no single figure to show for either.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Thompsons Funeral Directors (Tuebrook)
Owned by Dignity Funerals
Part of a national group Dignity-owned, trading as Thompsons Funeral Directors. The Walton Vale branch of the same name is a separate premises with its own prices.
Where to find them
- West Derby Road (Tuebrook) – 324 West Derby Road, Tuebrook, L13 8AJ · 0151 228 3885
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,495 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,545 |
The standardised price list clearly states that this branch does not offer unattended burial – a published fact about the service on offer, not missing data. The firm publishes a local burial fee range of £1,058 to £1,310 and a local cremation fee range of £860 to £1,080, so there is no single figure to show for either.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Howard Jenkins Funeral Directors
Owned by Dignity Funerals
Part of a national group Dignity-owned, trading as Howard Jenkins Funeral Directors.
Where to find them
- Childwall Valley Road (Fiveways) – 11 Childwall Valley Road, Fiveways, L16 4PB · 0151 737 1670
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,395 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,545 |
The standardised price list clearly states that this branch does not offer unattended burial – a published fact about the service on offer. It publishes a local burial fee range of £1,058 to £2,345 (more than double between the lowest and highest figure) and a local cremation fee range of £871 to £1,080. As these are ranges rather than single figures, there is no single number to show for either.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Coyne Brothers Funeral Directors
Owned by Dignity Funerals · Trading since 1948
Part of a national group Dignity-owned, established 1948, trading as Coyne Brothers Funeral Directors – distinct from the independent Peter Coyne Funeral Service (Beverley Funerals Ltd), an unrelated business despite the similar name. Originally a taxi and funeral cortege business, per Dignity's own branch page.
Where to find them
- Lower House Lane (Croxteth) – 172 Lower House Lane, Croxteth, L11 2SH · 0151 226 0123
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,795 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,745 |
The standardised price list clearly states that this branch does not offer unattended burial – a published fact about the service on offer. The firm publishes a local burial fee range of £1,008 to £1,310 and a local cremation fee range of £740 to £1,080, so there is no single figure to show for either.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 16 August 2026
Co-op Funeralcare (Liverpool branches)
Owned by Co-op Funeralcare
Part of a national group Seven Co-op-branded branches identified within Liverpool via URL-encoded addresses (all confirmed in-scope postcodes).
Branches in Liverpool (7)
- West Derby (Sefton House) – 39 Almonds Green, West Derby, L12 5HP
- Pearson Collinson Funeralcare (Hunts Cross) – 255 Speke Road, Hunts Cross, L25 0NN
- Walton Vale – 28 Walton Vale, L9 2BU
- Breck Road (St Ambrose Grove) – 2 St Ambrose Grove, Breck Road, L4 2RL
- Dovecot Place – 21 Dovecot Place, L14 9PH
- Pearson Collinson Co-op Funeralcare (Allerton Road) – 87-91 Allerton Road, Mossley Hill, L18 2DD
- Garston – 32 Speke Road, Garston, L19 2PA
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
Co-op publishes a standardised price list for these branches, which is not shown – ask any branch for a copy or check Co-op's own page.
Price list page: https://www.coop.co.uk/funeralcare/funeral-directors/liverpool · Last verified 16 August 2026