About Us

    About Gillman Funeral Service

    Gillman Funeral Service has been serving generations of families since 1920. We have branches in Balham, Battersea, Carshalton, Mitcham, Norbury and Tooting.  

    We are proud to serve the people in those communities of many different cultures and faiths, as well as those with no religious beliefs. 

    We bring empathy and experience to support you in planning your loved one’s funeral and fulfilling your wishes to the best of our ability. 

    Our experienced and caring staff will advise and support you at every stage of the funeral planning process, with a wide range of funeral options and transparent pricing. 

    Here at Gillman Funeral Service we also offer a prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance.

    If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Choice plan, please come and see us in any of our funeral homes, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call your local funeral home.

    Featured Reviews

    Google

    I cannot recommend Gillman's and Brendan Meade there highly enough. Gillman's provided a complete and consumate professional funeral service dealing with and attending to every possible aspect of all the necessary arrangements needing to be put in place following on the death of my mother-in-law.…

    ANDREW DRUMMOND

    Google

    Gillman Carshalton team is just amazing. They have supported me from the start to the end and to beyond. Communication was always on point, nothing was too much for them. Kept me always up to date with everything and treated everyone with such compassion and…

    Tene T

    Google

    From the point of first contact Dani, Darren and all the staff were respectful, caring and extremely helpful throughout a difficult process. Their guiding and professionalism is excellent. I would highly recommend their services if, sadly, you are ever in need.

    John Doyle

    Google

    Brendan was so thoughtful and kind. His manner was so welcoming and really helped navigate a very sad time. On the day of my Dad's funeral, Darren Turk the funeral director was so lovely. Communicated every step of the way asking what we wanted and…

    Katy Fendall

    Google

    All the staff at Gillman’s Funeral Home showed great patience and care throughout the arrangements for my aunt’s funeral. Communication with Steph was efficient and reassuring, making everything much easier during a difficult time. Darren was amazing on the day of the burial, ensuring everything…

    Alfred Koroma

    Google

    Brendan and his team were incredibly supportive and caring during such a difficult time. They took away so much of the stress, allowing us to grieve without the worry of organising everything ourselves. As we had never been through this process before, Brendan guided us…

    Karen Chung

    Google

    Steph, we cannot thank you enough for all your care and attention with dad. Nothing was too much trouble, your guidance throughout was amazing and reassuring. Friday was perfect, dad would have bloody loved it! Youve been so good with mum, as shes found this…

    Tina Wenham

    Google

    I was particularly impressed with Steph, who dealt with us throughout the arrangements. She was kind, professional, and supportive, making a very difficult time much easier to manage. The entire team at Gillman Funeral Service provided compassionate, thoughtful, and thorough care, and I truly appreciated…

    TrayBae

    Google

    From start to finish very good communicated service every little details before during and after and a sense of humour which helped ease the pain and stress x theresa and Derek I will always be thankful for

    Rebecca Eastgate

    Google

    I would like to thank Gillman Funeral Service Carshalton for their amazing support organising my father's funeral. Theresa McCourt was our funeral arranger and was outstanding from the start. She really took her time with us, explained everything we needed to know, and considered our…

    princess biney

    Meet the Team

    Brendan Meade

    Senior Funeral Arranger

    Brendan has been in the funeral industry for 42 years, having joined us 12 years ago. He most enjoys meeting the public, and helping guide them through a difficult time in their life along with assisting staff, especially new starters. He has a NAFD Diploma in Funeral Directing (DipFD). In Brendan’s spare time, he loves cooking, and recently joined a darts team. He is also a local Magistrate (Justice of The Peace), and sit in the criminal court at Wimbledon, and the traffic court in Lavender Hill SW11. Outside courts, he can sign or witness Affidavits, Certified True Copies, Statutory Declarations, and Judicial Warrants.

    Stephanie Phillips

    Funeral Arranger/Administrator

    Stephanie has worked at Funeral Partners since 2018, she was raised in pubs as her mum and dad have always been managers of them and has also done care work. She enjoys working in the funeral industry, in particular, helping and supporting families through a difficult time.

    Stephanie has also achieved a Level 3 Qualification in Management, Supervision and Leadership.

    Outside of work, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family.

    Our Values

    Pride

    We take pride in everything we do. Our aim is that everyone who works for Funeral Partners shares our values.

    Helping People

    Our business exists to help the bereaved to make fitting arrangements for their loved one’s last journey and to provide lasting memories for family and friends.

    We do this with a positive, caring and understanding approach.

    Respect for everyone

    We value diversity and treat everyone with the same respect, courtesy and dignity.

    Professional Standards

    We are a professional organisation and we strive to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do and to improve upon these standards continuously.

    Accept responsibility

    We accept responsibility for our actions both as a company and as individuals.

    Partnership

    We believe that we can only achieve our goals by working together in partnership with client families, suppliers and our employees.

    Our locations

    We're available 24 hours 365 days a year

    Call 020 8672 1557 visit branch or arrange a home visit