Family funeral directors in Leeds

We will take it from here.

Caring for families across Leeds since 1962, and still run by the Hart family. Call at any hour and a person answers, never a machine.

Call us, day or night What to do first
Our chapel, with wooden pews and light through a tall window

If someone has just died

0113 496 0719

Answered day and night by one of our own funeral directors.

What to do first

One step at a time

What happens in the first hours and days depends on where they died. Choose below, and take it at your own pace.

Where did they die?

Was it expected?

You can call us at any point, even just to ask what comes next.

0113 496 0719
  1. 1

    Call their GP, or 111 out of hours

    A doctor or nurse comes to confirm the death. There is no rush. Sit with them for as long as you need.

  2. 2

    Call us, whenever you are ready

    Day or night, a person answers. We come to the house, usually within two hours, and bring them into our care.

  3. 3

    The medical certificate

    Their doctor writes the medical certificate and a medical examiner reviews it. This usually takes a few days, and it is sent to the registrar for you.

  4. 4

    Register the death within 5 days

    Book an appointment at the register office. The registrar can tell most government departments for you, through the Tell Us Once service.

  5. 5

    Plan the funeral with us

    At your home or ours, in your own time. You have a written estimate before anything is decided.

Our prices

Every price, written down

Funeral directors publish a standard price list, so families can compare like for like. This is ours, in full.

Standardised price listWensley and Hart, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

Prices from 1 September 2026

Attended funeral

from £2,995

A service with family and friends, followed by a cremation or burial.

  • Bringing them into our care, day or night, within 20 miles
  • Caring for them until the funeral
  • Visiting them in our chapel of rest, by appointment
  • A simple coffin, suitable for burial or cremation
  • A hearse to the service, then to the crematorium or cemetery
  • A funeral director to arrange and lead the day

Direct cremation

from £1,495

A cremation with no service on the day. Many families hold a gathering later, in their own way.

  • Bringing them into our care, day or night, within 20 miles
  • Caring for them until the cremation
  • A simple coffin
  • Taking them to the crematorium on a date we arrange
  • Returning the ashes to you, by hand
  • No service or mourners on the day

Costs set by others

We pay these for you and pass them on at cost, with no mark up. We confirm each one in writing before you decide.

  • Cremation or burial fee
  • Minister or celebrant
  • Flowers
  • Newspaper notice
  • Venue and catering

If you would like them

  • A limousine for the family£295
  • Printed orders of service, 50 copies£120
  • Embalming, if you choose it£150
  • Horse drawn hearsequoted

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to get a Funeral Expenses Payment from the government. We will help you apply.

Ways to say goodbye

However feels right for them

A stone church with a tower and a churchyard under a blue sky

A traditional funeral

A service in church or at the crematorium, with hymns, readings and the people who knew them.

White lilies in soft light

A celebration of life

Led by a celebrant, with the music they loved, at the crematorium or somewhere that mattered to them.

A single white lily on a pale background

A direct cremation

Simple and private, with the ashes returned to you, so you can say goodbye in your own time.

A village church with a square tower among trees

Planning ahead

Write down your wishes

The music, the readings, burial or cremation. Tell us what you would like and we will keep it safe, so your family never has to guess. There is nothing to pay.

Ask for a wishes form

From families

In their words

For my wife, Moortown

"When my wife died at home, they came within the hour and were so gentle with her. Every question I had, at any hour, somebody answered."

Mohan PatelMoortown

For my brother, Pudsey

"We chose a direct cremation, then held his party at the cricket club he loved. The price on the website was exactly the price we paid."

Maureen CleggPudsey

For my father, Harehills

"They sat with us for hours, helped with every form, and never once made us feel rushed."

Yusuf DemirHarehills

Questions

What families ask us

If your question is not here, call us. There is no such thing as a silly one.

Call us

No. You can choose any funeral director you like, whenever you are ready. Tell the hospital or home you have chosen us, and we do the rest.

Usually two to three weeks after the death, depending on the crematorium or church. Where faith asks for a funeral sooner, we always do everything we can.

Yes. You are welcome in our chapel of rest by appointment, as often as you like.

A cremation with no service on the day. We look after everything, return the ashes to you, and you can say goodbye later in your own way.

If you get certain benefits, you may be able to get a Funeral Expenses Payment from the government. Banks can often release money from the estate to pay for the funeral too.

Contact

Talk to us, whenever you are ready

Send a message and one of our funeral directors will call you back today. Or ring us at any hour.

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