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The Co-operative Funeralcare - Southern Co-op

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4.5

40 reviews

83%
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88%
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The Co-operative Funeralcare delivers compassionate service with a 4.5/5 rating, but is significantly undermined by serious operational failures at certain branches including poor communication, administrative errors, and unmet commitments.

What customers love

  • Staff empathy and personal care during arrangements - consistently praised for kindness, patience, and emotional support
  • Professional handling of funeral day logistics and attention to detail for personalized services
  • Clear communication and responsiveness from well-performing branches and individual staff members

Common concerns

  • Critical administrative failures including unpaid burial/interment fees months after funerals, preventing headstone approval
  • Severe organizational issues at specific branches: missed meetings, staff changes without notification, premises access failures, delayed funeral start times
  • Lack of accountability and follow-up on complaints - ignored emails, broken promises for callbacks, no resolution to escalated issues

Customers mention

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mark draper
27 May 2025

Apart from some confusion over co op…

Apart from some confusion over co op havant, and co op Southern, everything was very professional and understanding, Jayne ball was kind and sympathetic.

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Philip Howard
27 May 2025

Second time.

This is the second time my family has used this Funeral Director. From start to finish every wish was taken on board and carried out to the letter. I would recommend this company wholeheartedly. Thank you to everyone concerned when dealing with our funerals.

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Mrs Julie Barker
27 May 2025

ABSOLUTELY amazing!

Cathy was ABSOLUTELY amazing!!!! She helped me to sort out my mum's funeral every step of the way. Empathetic, kind, caring, informative, supportive and just wonderful. I would recommend the Co-op funeral services with no reservations whatsoever. If I could give TEN stars, I would!

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Sarah Jane Fowler
27 May 2025

Racheal and jane from the leigh park…

Racheal and jane from the leigh park co-op funeral home were absolutely amazing they treated my mum with the most upright respect they made her look beautiful and also treated myself and two brothers with the most upright respect they literally went above and beyond to make sure my mums funeral went the best as a family we can not thank them ladies enough for everything they done for us from Sarah Fowler

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Paul Sumpter
27 May 2025

Excellent service.

Nicola was amazing- she made the entire difficult experience bearable. No hard sell, listened to our requests and ensured we had the funeral the family wanted. Thank you.

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Sarah Law
25 May 2025

Shocking Service!

After losing my son in January I entrusted the Farnborough branch as my family had been using them for the past 40+ years. What a mistake this was! So many errors made by Kerrie the worst being I was unable to say a final goodbye to my boy! The lack of communication and efficiency caused such added heart break and turmoil. Please don't let this happen to your loved ones....

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marlyn
21 May 2025

Professional and helpful.

Professional and helpful.

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Dr Ephraidge Rinomhota
21 May 2025

Funeral Service

From appointing the Southern Co-op to the day of the funeral, they showed exceptional professionalism. They helped and advised us to create a unique and personal service for our son without pressuring us into doing anything we didn't want. Throughout the whole process, the level of communication, co-ordination with local and international bodies and information provided was excellent. The team showed empathy, compassion and a level of care both for our son and ourselves which was second to none. They were able to meet our every need and delivered a service which we couldn't fault. From the office team, right through to the Commander and her whole team on the day, were excellent. We are very grateful for a job well done.

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Simon Fielder
20 May 2025

The staff were very considerate and…

The staff were very considerate and understanding of how difficult emotionally the whole process was for us. I felt that we were dealing with a firm who had alot of experience.

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JM
20 May 2025

Excellent staff, very helpful

Helpful advice, prompt action, good staff to work with (Lake office, IOW)

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The Co-operative Funeralcare - Southern Co-op — Review Summary

Based on 40 verified customer reviews, The Co-operative Funeralcare - Southern Co-op holds an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 — rated Great on ReviewTerminal. 88% of customers gave 4 or 5 stars.

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