Established in 1935, by Ernest Charles Mills, E C Mills Funerals is a London based, family owned and run funeral directors currently under the care of Roger Mills, Earnest’s first born son.

For over 87 years, E C Mills Funerals has provided professional and sympathetic care to the North and West of London and to this day remains an independently run funeral directors renowned for its quality of service and compassionate team.

With the help of Roger’s wife Shirley and an experienced and motivated team, E C Mills Funeral Directors are ready and available to assist you 24 hours a day.

A Complete Service

As funeral directors, we perform a unique and indispensable role in society, providing emotional and professional support, assisting people through one of the most difficult times in their lives.

24 Hour Emergency Hotline 020 8451 2277

In emergencies please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated, experienced and specialised staff 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Contact Request Form

For a telephone call at a more suitable time, please fill out the below request form and a member of our committed and helpful team will call you back at your preferred time.

Contacting your Funeral Director

As your Funeral Director, we are here to provide you with a personal service and the advice and support to make organising your loved one’s funeral at this difficult time, as stress free and as easy as possible.

With three regional offices covering the majority of London, we invite you to visit your local office to sit down with one of our advisers and discuss your requirements. If preferred we are more than happy to visit you at your home if this is where you would be most comfortable.

To find your closest local office please visit our contact page which outlines our locations, the office contact numbers and opening hours.

What information do I need to arrange a funeral?

When making the arrangements for a funeral, the Funeral Director needs certain pieces of information. These details include

• the deceased’s full name
• full address
• date of birth
• marital status
• occupation
• date and place of death
• the certificate issued by the registrar (further information below)
• the hospital removal slip
• whether a pacemaker has been fitted

Our staff are on hand to provide a caring service and outline all the options available, so that you can style your loved one’s funeral to your requirements.

To assure that you create an appropriate tribute for your loved one, you will be free to make any changes you wish to the funeral at any stage before the service takes place. When the arrangements have been made, we will provide written confirmation of the funeral, a written quotation of our charges and a written estimate of any third party costs.

How do I register a death?

It is a legal requirement for all deaths to be registered at the local registrar. However, this can be dealt with at a different register by special arrangement. We will provide you with the address of the relevant office of the registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages along with its opening times.

In normal circumstances the certificate of Cause of Death, should be taken to the office of Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages, this will have been issued by a GP or a hospital doctor.  The following can register the death:

• Any relative of the deceased.
• Any person present at the death.
• The occupier of the house where the death occurred.
• The person arranging the funeral, but not the funeral director.

Registering a death involves a simple interview at the Register Office with the registrar, who will need to know:

• The date and place of birth and death.
• The full name of the deceased.
• The home address of the deceased.
• The occupation (if any) of the deceased.
• If the deceased is female and married, her maiden name and her husband’s full name and his occupation.

The registrar will then issue a green certificate, which you should give to us as soon as possible. You will also be given a white certificate, which should be completed and sent to the Department of Works and Pensions, local to where the death occurred. Copies of the Entry of Death (often known as Death Certificate) may be bought from the Registrar and will be needed for insurance purposes, probate, bank accounts, private pension schemes, National Savings Certificates and Premium Bonds.

Dying Abroad & International Relocation of your Loved Ones

Mills Funerals, London, has many years of experience in repatriating loved ones to and from all parts of the world. Our committed staff will take care of the vast amounts of paperwork required to repatriate your loved one. As part of our service we are happy to visit the relevant departments that are needed to make the journey possible like embassies, consulates and the foreign office. Our staff will also help you choose a suitable coffin for the journey that will meet the regulations for the airline and country.

If requested, family members can usually fly on the same flight as the deceased. When making the arrangements it is necessary to provide a death certificate, the deceased’s passport and the details of the funeral director in the receiving country.

When you are faced with the death of a loved one overseas you should contact their insurance company first. They may be able to take care of all the arrangements for you. You can also contact the British Embassy in the country. They may also be able to assist in appointing a local funeral director in that country.

For further information please contact us or visit the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

Prepaid Funeral Plans

A funeral plan is an easy way to arrange the funeral you want in advance. A plan allows you to specify your wishes and pay for the funeral director’s services included in your plan. As our customers often tell us, that can bring peace of mind to you and your family. A plan from Golden Charter also includes an allowance towards third party costs. These are essential, non-funeral director services such as the cremation or burial fees, plus the minister or officiant’s fee to perform the service. The value of the allowance included in the plan may grow over time. There will only be more to pay at the time of the funeral if the third party costs exceed the allowance when you buy your plan, or if the costs increase by more than the growth of your plan.

At E C Mills & G P Burch, we work in partnership with Golden Charter to provide you with a simple way to plan ahead. As one of the UK’s largest funeral plan providers*, Golden Charter has helped 900,000 people make funeral provisions** so we’re completely confident in offering their plans to you.

Everyone has different needs when it comes to funeral planning, so we make sure the plans we offer are as flexible as possible. When you get in touch, we’ll be happy to discuss your funeral requirements and tailor a plan to suit you. Rest assured a plan from Golden Charter is available to all UK residents, regardless of age or state of health.

Would you like to know more information about how a Golden Charter funeral plan could work for you? We can provide you with all of the information you need to make an informed decision for you and your family, so get in touch today!

*Based on a Golden Charter analysis and independent research of the funeral plan market size as at January 2023.

**Correct at March 2023

E C Mills & G P Burch are an appointed representative of Golden Charter Limited trading as Golden Charter Funeral Plans which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN:965279).

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