Whether the funeral was prepared for years in advance, or the death was unexpected and you’re making all the arrangements in a grief-stricken hurry, there’s so much you can lean on a funeral director for. Here are some of the primary things a funeral director helps a family with.

There are 6.5 million people in the UK caring for sick loved ones. But when their relative dies, the support network often disappears – dealing a double blow to those not only bereaved but who have lost their identity as a carer too. What is it like for them to grieve both?

The services we use in our homes and high streets have come to be dominated by massive multinational companies. For the business owners, the operational efficiencies brought with larger scale mean better profits. But when it comes to delivering value, particularly with something as personal as a funeral, big is not always best.