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[H1] Leading independent funeral directors serving since 1924

When you choose us, you’ll benefit from the experience gained by Helliwells over 100 years.
We can help you with all aspects of the funeral, from dealing with paperwork, to choosing a coffin, arranging transport and planning for the service and wake.
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[H2] Funeral Plans

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[H2] Arrange a funeral

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[H2] Repatriation

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[H2] When a death occurs
Upon your first call, it is our policy to take complete responsibility for all arrangements in order that the relatives have no more worry than is absolutely necessary at this difficult time.

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[H2] Funeral Fleet
Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd has a range of funeral vehicles including a horse drawn carriage to transport your loved one in a dignified manner to his or her final resting place.
We have a range of funeral vehicles available:
Horse Drawn Carriages
Hearses
Funeral Cars
Motorcycle Hearses

To all the team, thank you for your kindness, compassion and dignity shown by you all throughout. You made a very difficult day bearable for us all.
Customer of Helliwells, Colne

[H2] Make an Enquiry

If you would like to know more about anything regarding repatriation, what happens when a death occurs, pre-paid funeral plans or our fleet of funeral vehicles, please contact us using our online form or the details below.
We're available to help you 24 hours a day via our contact number.
Form submissions and email enquiries are replied to within the week. Please do not use the form for emergencies.

[H1] Pre-Paid 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 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.
Arrange a funeral plan

[H2] Make an enquiry
If your enquiry is urgent please contact our 24 hour phone lines.

[H2] Golden Charter Funeral Plans

At Helliwells Funeral Service, 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 providers1, Golden Charter has helped over one million people to plan ahead2, 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!
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[H2] A plan to suit your needs

As an independently owned funeral director, we’ll take the time to understand your wishes and tailor a plan to suit you. We can discuss these at our premises or in your home, at a time that is convenient for you. If you’d prefer to discuss this over the phone or via email, we can assist with this too. You can tell us about any preferences you have in mind – the type of funeral you would like to have, hymns, music or any other personal touches – and we’ll make sure your plan takes these into account.
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[H2] What’s included in a pre-paid funeral plan?

Our funeral director’s services will be covered in your funeral plan, which means our fees will be fixed at today’s prices and protected against rising costs. These services typically include:
Professional services and making arrangements for the funeral
Transportation of the deceased from the place of death to our premises, chapel of rest or other suitable location
Care of the deceased and preparations for family viewing, if requested
Advice on the certification and registration of death and related documentation
Provision of funeral vehicles
Advice on bereavement counselling
Coffin or casket requested

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Although a pre-paid funeral plan can cover all of the services above, there are some additional third party costs to consider. These are the costs for essential, non-funeral director services required to carry out a cremation or burial which need to be paid at the time of the funeral. These costs are outside our control. Depending on the plan type chosen, a Golden Charter funeral plan can include a contribution towards some third party costs. They may include:
Crematorium fee
Minister or officiant’s fee
Cemetery fee: the opening of a new or existing grave for burial or interment of cremated remains
Other third party costs that may be associated with a funeral include:
Purchase of grave or lair
Hire of church or other venue
Fees for organist or soloist
Memorial, such as a headstone, entry in a book of remembrance, or the planting of a tree
Catering, floral tributes and newspaper announcements
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.
However, even if prices rise in the future, you’ll have the reassurance of knowing there’ll be nothing more to pay for our funeral director’s services included in the plan once your plan is fully paid for – guaranteed.
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[H2] Payment options to suit you

With a Golden Charter funeral plan, you can pay for your plan in several ways. Spread the cost or make a one-off payment – simply choose the one that’s right for you. We will provide you with the information you need to make an informed decision.
The retail price of your funeral plan is representative of the equivalent cost of a funeral today plus an arrangement fee of £350 which is retained by Golden Charter to help cover the costs of setting up your plan.
Your payments are held within the Golden Charter Trust. With almost £1.21 billion under management3, the Trust is operated by a Board of Trustees, completely independent of Golden Charter. Their role is to hold your payments and ensure that the funeral director services in your plan can be paid for at the time they are required – however far into the future that may be. For more information on how your payments are protected, please visit goldencharter.co.uk/faqs

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[H2] Looking after you as a customer

As a Golden Charter plan holder, you’ll receive personalised plan documents, which include a summary of your plan, our details, your plan holder certificate and a personal membership card for you to carry in your purse or wallet. You can add a nominated representative to your plan if you wish to do so. Your nominated representative will receive a letter which will provide details of your plan and our details, as your chosen funeral director. They will have no authority to make changes to your plan.
You’ll also receive a statement from Golden Charter every three years which will be sent via post.
As your funeral director, we’ll hold full details of your funeral plan. When the time comes, one phone call is all it takes to activate your plan and get the arrangements underway.

[H2] Ready to take the next step? Get in touch today.

As well as the comfort of having a plan in place, you’ll have the peace of mind that comes with being able to help save your family from worry and expense in the future. So why not take the next step?
1 Based on a Golden Charter analysis and independent research of the funeral plan market size as at December 2024.2 Correct at July 2025.3Confirmed by Golden Charter Trust’s audited accounts at 31 March 2025.  Helliwells Funeral Service is 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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[H1] Arrange a Funeral

When you choose us, you’ll benefit from the experience gained by Helliwells over 100 years.
We can help you with all aspects of the funeral, from dealing with paperwork, to choosing a coffin, arranging transport and planning for the service and wake.

Attended Funerals
Non-attended Funerals

[H2] Make an enquiry
If your enquiry is urgent please contact our 24 hour phone line – 01282 870898.

[H2] When a death occurs
Upon your first call, it is our policy to take complete responsibility for all arrangements in order that the relatives have no more worry than is absolutely necessary at this difficult time.

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We offer a range of services to meet your requirements:
Arrange flowers
Stone Masons
Donation collection and distribution
Catering
Music for funerals
Order of Service, Memorial Cards & Thank You Cards
Internment of Ashes
Ashes Caskets & Urns

[H2] Relied upon for complete funeral services for over 100 years

Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd has been helping families during their time of grief since the 1924.When you choose us, you’ll benefit from the experience gained by Helliwells over 100 years.We can help you with all aspects of the funeral, from dealing with paperwork, to choosing a coffin, arranging transport and planning for the service and wake.We’re conveniently situated, if you need funeral services within a 20 mile radius of Colne, including the Nelson, Burnley, Brierfield, and Barnoldswick areas.If you are located elsewhere in Lancashire, please contact us as we still could be able to help you.

Operating for over 100 years
Available 24 hours a day
Member of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD)
Member of the British Institute of Embalmers
Gold Charter payment plans

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[H2] Funeral Fleet
Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd has a range of funeral vehicles including a horse drawn carriage to transport your loved one in a dignified manner to his or her final resting place.
We have a range of funeral vehicles available:
Horse Drawn Carriages
Hearses
Funeral Cars
Motorcycle Hearses

We know you do this everyday but everyone is different, so this is to say how profoundly grateful we are for your patience and professionalism you showed our family with organising my fathers funeral and appreciate all the extra effort you put in to make it a dignified and memorable experience for all who attended. Thank you so much.
Customer of Helliwells, Nelson

[H1] Repatriation of remains service

Helliwells Funeral Services also incorporates another company, Byram Repatriation.
This is a specialist company that provides a dignified and professional repatriation service – to be used when a death occurs away from the home area.

[H2] Make an enquiry
If your enquiry is urgent please contact our 24 hour phone lines.

This complete repatriation service covers the whole of the UK. Airport transfers can be arranged here in the UK, as well as Repatriation of Northern and Southern Ireland together with all the organisation of required documentation.
An embalming service from our very own fully equipped embalming theatre is undertaken by qualified and experienced embalmers who are members of the British Institute of Embalming (BIE).
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Bereavement counsellor
Here at Helliwells, as part of our after care service, we offer families access to a qualified bereavement counsellor for those who feel further...
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When a Death Occurs
The death of a loved one comes as a great shock to us all, and unfortunately most of us will be confronted with the immense task of having to deal...
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