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James Cockburn Funeral Directors

Govan, Glasgow G51 3DU Family firm since 1932

James Cockburn Funeral Directors was founded in Govan in 1932 by James Turnbull Cockburn, and has passed through three generations of the same family — it describes itself as the only independent, family owned funeral director still operating in the area. Its own price list, dated 1 April 2026, sets an Unattended Direct Cremation at £1,300 (the firm states this is fully inclusive of the crematorium fee) and an Unattended Direct Burial at £1,200 (funeral director’s charges only; the cemetery fee is additional). Its Standardised Price List gives the funeral director’s charge for an Attended Funeral as £2,040, itemised below. Separately, its full price list publishes two named products: a restricted Simple Funeral at £1,995, and a fuller Traditional Funeral at £2,750 inclusive of professional services, collection, a coffin from £575, care and dressing, and the hearse. Locally, the typical burial fee is £968 (range £968–£1,148) and the typical cremation fee is £995 (range £866–£995). Unusually, the firm also publishes the prices charged by its three nearest crematoria (Craigton, the Hurlet, and Linn & Daldowie) for comparison, and formally discloses that it holds no financial interest in any price comparison website.

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Prices last verified: September 2026 · Based on the published price list for James Cockburn Funeral Directors, dated 1 April 2026

What James Cockburn Funeral Directors publishes

The figures below are from James Cockburn Funeral Directors’s own published prices. Third-party fees, such as cremation, cemetery and officiant fees, are extra unless a figure explicitly says they are included.

Unattended Direct Cremation

A private cremation with no service and no mourners present, at a crematorium and time the firm chooses.

£1,300

James Cockburn’s Unattended Direct Cremation. The firm states this price is fully inclusive of the crematorium fee. The account must be settled in full before the cremation takes place.

Includes

  • The funeral director’s fees and the crematorium fee, in one figure
  • Collection and care of the person who has died
  • All necessary legal and administrative arrangements
  • A simple, dignified coffin
  • Cremation without a service; ashes returned to the family

Attended funeral (Standardised Price List)

The funeral director’s charge for an attended funeral, itemised on the firm’s Standardised Price List.

£2,040

James Cockburn’s Attended Funeral — funeral director’s charges only, from its Standardised Price List. The cremation fee (typically £995 locally) or burial fee (typically £968 locally) is added on top.

Includes

  • Legal and administrative arrangements (£820)
  • Collecting and transporting the person into their care, normally within 15 miles (£270)
  • Care of the person before the funeral, kept at both the branch premises and other premises (£170)
  • A suitable coffin, made from oak veneered chipboard (£470)
  • Viewing by appointment, if requested (£45)
  • A hearse to the cemetery or crematorium, normally within 20 miles (£265)

Traditional Funeral

James Cockburn’s complete, bespoke traditional funeral package.

£2,750

James Cockburn’s Traditional Funeral, dated 1 April 2026 — a complete package. Disbursement charges (crematorium or cemetery fees, celebrant, flowers, orders of service) are additional. The firm offers a £100 discount for full payment in advance, and requires a minimum advance payment of £1,000 no later than 24 hours before the funeral.

Includes

  • Professional attention throughout the arrangements, and a funeral director and staff to conduct the funeral (£1,400)
  • Removal of the person from the place of death, during normal working hours (£270)
  • A fully furnished coffin for burial or cremation, from a range starting at £575
  • First offices, care and dressing of the person who has died (£170)
  • A hearse for conveyance of the coffin to the place of committal (£335)

Other options this firm publishes

Simple Funeral

A restricted, lower cost attended funeral, weekdays only.

£1,995

James Cockburn’s Simple Funeral: making the arrangements and carrying out the funeral, with a simple coffin, on a weekday at a time agreed with the family. The only permitted disbursements are the crematorium/cemetery fee and celebrant fees; a £75 surcharge applies for a burial.

Not included

  • Use of the chapel of rest for viewing
  • A Saturday, Sunday or public holiday funeral (£200 surcharge would apply)

Includes

  • Making the funeral arrangements and carrying the funeral out
  • Collection and care of the person who has died
  • A simple coffin
  • A hearse direct to a local cemetery or crematorium

Unattended direct burial

An unattended private burial, at a cemetery and time the firm chooses.

£1,200

James Cockburn’s Unattended Direct Burial — the funeral director’s charge only. The cemetery fee (typically £968 locally) is additional. The account must be settled in full before the burial takes place.

Not included

  • The cemetery fee
  • A service, and attendance by family or mourners

Includes

  • Collection and care of the person who has died
  • A simple coffin
  • All necessary arrangements
  • Transportation to a local cemetery for committal

Contact

Address
996 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow G51 3DU
Phone
0141 445 1124
Email
enquiries@jamescockburn.co.uk
Website
jamescockburn.co.uk
Hours
Telephone usually answered 24 hours. Office visits by appointment.

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Prices on this page are from James Cockburn Funeral Directors’s the firm’s own Standardised Price List and full price list (both dated 1 April 2026), published on jamescockburn.co.uk (source), verified September 2026. They may have changed since. Cremation, cemetery and officiant fees are set by third parties and added on top. Always confirm the current total with the funeral director. To correct this listing, contact us.