Independent Funeral Director research report 2025

Funeral Solution Expert independent research report: 5th annual survey of Independent Funeral Director views on funeral plan regulation, on the UK funeral plan market and provider satisfaction, direct cremation, and a range of other factors affecting their business. Synopsis of…


Independent Funeral Director research report 2025

Now in its fifth year, our annual Funeral Director Survey provides a clear, independent snapshot of how UK independent funeral directors are adapting to the post funeral plan regulation landscape.The 2025 research ran online between 8–23 October, promoted by both SAIF and NAFD,…


What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK in 2025?

FSE recently released our 2nd study into the real average cost of a funeral in the UK in 2025. Working with funeral sector trade body The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) we released ‘What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK 2025’…


What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK in 2025?

Independent and unbiased review and research focused on the funeral plan market in the UK. Synopsis of this report: In 2024 FSE produced ‘What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK’ report, working in collaboration with The National Society of Allied and…


Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report: Funeral Plan Market 2025 – Sales recovery, direct cremation ascendancy, overtaking Over 50s and the funeral director challenge

Independent and unbiased review and research focused on the funeral plan market in the UK. Synopsis of this report: Funeral Solution Expert’s independent review of the UK funeral plan market. This report explores how the market continues to evolve post FCA…


UK Funeral Plan Market; sales recovery and direct cremation ascendancy

In our recently published 2025 funeral plan market report we use our expertise, market understanding, other subject expert views, and extensive consumer research to explore a continuation of key themes pivotal to the future of the funeral plan market in the UK. Sales have…


What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK in 2024?

Funeral Solution Expert recently released an independent study into the average cost of a funeral in the UK. We previously called out in our last 2 Annual Funeral Plan Market reports as to how Over 50s life insurance firms are utilising headline average funeral cost stats which…


Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report 2024

Funeral Solution Expert independent research report: 4th annual survey of independent funeral director views on funeral plan regulation, on the UK funeral plan market and provider satisfaction, and a range of other factors affecting their business. Synopsis of this research…


Funeral Solution Expert Independent Research Report: Funeral Plan Market 2024 – settling down, market trends, consumer views and mind the gap!

Independent and unbiased review and research focused on the funeral plan market in the UK. Synopsis of this report: Funeral Solution Expert’s independent review of the UK funeral plan market. This report explores how the market is settling down post FCA regulation,…


UK Funeral plan market: starting to settle but mind the gap!

Much has already been written about the impact on the funeral plan market of meeting FCA regulation back in July 2022. We explored this fully in our 2023 Funeral Plan market report published in May 2023 and in the associated summary article. Funeral Solution Expert (FSE) have…