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Assessment · funeral directors round funeral-directors-2026-09

L. Tranter & Son Funeral Directors review

Ranked 6 of 7 in Funeral directors in Telford

Best for: large service hall and five generations of local history

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Trading as Tranter Funerals Limited · 101-109 West St, St George's, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9JE · Service area: Telford, Donnington

L. Tranter & Son Funeral Directors in short

L. Tranter & Son Funeral Directors works from West Street in St George's and offers what no rival here can: Aston House, a large-capacity service hall with live streaming and visual tributes, alongside chapels of rest and private parking [1]. The published standardised price list gives £3,310 for an attended funeral and £2,095 for an unattended cremation [2].

Customer reviews are the softest in this round: 4.6 from 37 Google reviews [4]. No other review source is on record. This review reads that headline as respectable but a step behind every rival above it.

What counts against Tranter, in our judgement, is professional standing: no industry qualifications could be sourced anywhere checked, and no insurance detail is published [1]. Five generations of local history soften the file but do not fill the gap [1].

L. Tranter & Son Funeral Directors reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for L. Tranter & Son Funeral Directors, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.6 out of 537

Our verdict

Our judgement: Tranter suits a family that wants the funeral service itself held at the funeral director's own large hall, with pricing published in full [1] [2]. It holds 4.6 from 37 Google reviews, a touch below its closest rivals [4]. No qualifications or insurance details could be sourced, which keeps it behind better-documented firms [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
60.7 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

64

Google 4.6 out of 5 from 37 reviews [4].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked.

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2007 [3].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

85

The January 2026 Standardised Price List gives £3,310 for an attended funeral and £2,095 for an unattended cremation, and a separate price booklet is published alongside it [1] [2].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out coffins, transport, memorials, floral tributes, pre-paid plans, the Aston House service hall and phone and email contact routes [1].

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • You get Aston House, described as a large-capacity service hall with live streaming and visual tributes, alongside chapels of rest and private parking [1].

  • The January 2026 Standardised Price List gives £3,310 for an attended funeral and £2,095 for an unattended cremation, with a separate price booklet published [2].

  • The firm describes five generations serving the local community, and the limited company record reaches back to 2007 [1] [3].

Limitations

  • Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked.

  • No insurance details are published on the site [1].

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Questions about L. Tranter & Son Funeral Directors

Is L. Tranter & Son any good?

Good for a large service in its own hall: sixth in our Telford table with 4.6 from 37 Google reviews and full pricing published [2] [4]. No qualifications could be sourced [1]. Read the full review, then ask to see the hall before you agree anything.

Is L. Tranter on a trade register?

None: no industry qualifications could be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [1]. Ask the firm what training and memberships its arrangers hold when you phone. Get the answer alongside its written estimate and proof of cover.

How much does L. Tranter charge?

The published price list gives £3,310 for an attended funeral and £2,095 for an unattended cremation, with a separate price booklet alongside it [1] [2]. Ask which lines are third-party pass-throughs. Get your own choices as an itemised written estimate before you agree anything.

Where does L. Tranter work?

The firm works from St George's in Telford, serving Telford and Donnington, with phone and email contact routes [1]. Send your postcode with your enquiry to confirm you are covered. Ask to visit Aston House and see the hall set for a service.

How is L. Tranter ranked?

It ranks sixth of the seven funeral directors in our September round, the pick for a large service hall and five generations of history. Newport & District sits just above on reviews. Read the full review, then compare the two price lists.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Hilton's Funeral Directors70.0 / 100Ranked 1. Best for clear package prices from a woman-led family firm.
  2. C. J. Williams Funeral Service69.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for long-established firm with three branches across Telford.
  3. Liam Stafford Funeral Directors68.4 / 100Ranked 3. Best for Newport families wanting published prices and stonemasonry in-house.
  4. Harry Edwards & Son68.2 / 100Ranked 4. Best for heritage Wellington firm with independently inspected standards.

Sources

  1. Tranter Funerals homepage — services, Aston House and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Tranter Funerals standardised price list, January 2026 (PDF) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Companies House — TRANTER FUNERALS LIMITED overview (06385008) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Google Maps listing — L. Tranter & Son Funeral Directors, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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