Arranging a funeral
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Co-op Funeralcare, Poplar
62 Chrisp Street, Poplar, E14 6LR
When you need to arrange a funeral in Poplar, our local team is here to guide you through. We know the area well and will support you with calm, practical advice from oour first conversation.
We support families from nearby communities including Poplar, Bow, Canning Town, Stepney and Whitechapel. We can arrange funerals for any faith or culture, including fully traditional East End funerals.
We support many different types of service and work with local crematoriums and places of worship in the area. When you need our help we are right here. Call or visit us in person at our comfortable funeral home on Chrisp Street.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
Accessibility
Wheelchair access, accessible arrangement room and toilet.
All funeral directors are legally required to publish price lists for their products and services. This is to help you understand your options and compare prices between different funeral directors, because prices can vary.
You’ll need to pay 50% of the funeral cost within 2 days of making the arrangements and the rest after the funeral has taken place.
How to pay
We accept cash, credit or debit card as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.
If you have an invoice, you can pay for the funeral online.
Help is available
If you need to help to pay for the funeral:
Co-op Legal Services
There’s a lot of work involved in probate, but Co-op Legal Services can take care of everything for you. They’ll take a few key details from you and then they’ll handle the rest.
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Unattended
£50 gift card included
£1,700
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
No funeral service that people attend
Cremation only
Basic coffin
No limousine
No cortege
No choice of date, time and location of funeral
Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees
Attended
£100 gift card included
£2,995
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Basic coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,685
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,975
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
One limousine
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Attended
£200 gift card included
£4,160
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood veneer coffin
Two limousines
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
You can pay in full, spread the cost over 6 or 12 months with no additional costs or monthly instalments over 2–25 years (2-5 years for Direct Cremation). There's an additional instalment charge when paying over 2-25 years and age restrictions apply.
Co-op Funeral Plans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to sell and manage funeral plans.
On site parking: Yes
Number of spaces: 2
Designated disabled parking space: No
Public car park: No
Street parking: Yes
Our funeral home has a free car park with space for 2 cars. There are Ringo parking bays around the area.
Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.
Calls are answered 24 hours a day by our central care team.
View funeral notices and leave a tribute or donation in their memory
Our funeral home on Chrisp Street has a small on-site car park with space for two vehicles, and there are RingGo parking bays available on the surrounding streets for other members of the family. The building is fully accessible - we have step-free entry, a wheelchair-accessible toilet, and all arrangement meetings take place on the ground floor, so there is no need to use stairs. We want every family member, whatever their mobility, to feel comfortable and unhurried when they visit us.
You can call our Chrisp Street funeral home at any time, day or night, and our team will be ready to help - there is no need to wait until morning. We will arrange to bring your loved one into our care and walk you through the immediate steps, including who to notify and what paperwork will be needed. There is no pressure to make every decision at once; our role in those first hours is simply to make sure your family feels supported and knows what comes next.
Yes, our Poplar funeral home on Chrisp Street supports families across Canning Town, Bow, Stepney, Whitechapel, the Isle of Dogs and the wider Poplar area. Whether you are close to Canary Wharf or further out towards Whitechapel, our team will come to you and guide you through every step at whatever pace suits your family. Distance is never a barrier to the care we provide.
Our Poplar funeral home has been serving the East End's richly diverse communities since the 1980s, and we have long experience arranging funerals that honour a wide range of faiths and traditions. We regularly work with local churches, Gurdwaras, Mandirs and Viharas, as well as arranging traditional East End funerals that many families in Poplar and Stepney hold dear. Whatever your faith, culture or personal wishes, our team will listen carefully and make sure the service truly reflects the life that was lived.
We work with East London Crematorium, City of London Crematorium, Manor Park Crematorium, and Greenacres Crematorium, and we will help you choose whichever feels right for your family. On the day itself, our team will accompany you throughout, ensuring the procession travels respectfully and that you are met and settled before the service begins. We take care of all the coordination so your family can focus entirely on saying goodbye.