Nigel Guilder Ltd

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Independent, family-run funeral directors in Eastleigh, serving the local community with personal, compassionate funeral arrangements.

Funeral arrangements

  • Home visit
  • 24 hour telephone support
  • On-site parking
  • Chapel of rest
  • Hearse
  • Limousine
  • Horse-drawn hearse
  • Bespoke vehicle
  • Coffin
  • Personalised coffin
  • Casket
  • Headstone / Plaque
  • Urn
  • Memorial jewellery
  • Floral tributes
  • Charitable donations
  • Newspaper announcement
  • Online obituary
  • Memorial book
  • Order of service sheets
  • Music
  • Video tribute
  • Funeral webcasting
  • Catering
  • Dove release
  • Balloon release
  • Fireworks

Types of funeral

  • Traditional burial
  • Simple funeral
  • Traditional cremation
  • Green funeral
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Non-religious funeral
  • Anglican funeral
  • Roman Catholic funeral
  • Muslim funeral
  • Jewish funeral
  • Sikh funeral
  • Hindu funeral
  • Buddhist funeral
  • Children’s funeral

Financial arrangements

  • Financial advice
  • Wills & probate
  • Pre-paid funeral plan

Additional services

  • Repatriation
  • Bereavement counselling
  • List of mourners

Location

Nathan House,
27 Hursley Road
Chandler's Ford
Hampshire
SO53 2FS

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Professional Standards

  • SAIF Member

    Businesses are checked before they are admitted to SAIF and work to the Society’s Code of Practice.

    What they do

    • Inspects businesses before granting membership
    • Represents independent and family-owned funeral directors
    • Offers free, independent arbitration if something goes wrong

About Us

Nigel Guilder Ltd funeral directors in Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, have been serving the local community with personal, thoughtful funeral arrangements since 2006. Nigel and his professional, fully qualified staff are ready to help with every aspect of organising your loved one's funeral.

Whether your loved one wanted a full religious service of any faith or denomination, or they requested a humanist service or non-religious celebration of life, Nigel Guilder Ltd is able to assist. You can choose from a wide variety of coffins, caskets and urns, including wood veneer and hardwood models through to eco-friendly options such as willow, wicker, bamboo and cardboard.

Nigel Guilder Ltd can provide modern black funeral transport including hearses and limousines and are also able to offer more unique options such as a horse-drawn hearse, vintage lorry hearse, motorcycle hearse and others. If you need help or advice with memorials both new and existing, Nigel Guilder Ltd can provide it.

The Chandler's Ford funeral home of Nigel Guilder Ltd has a peaceful chapel of rest in which you can say your final goodbyes to your loved one. There are also comfortable arrangement spaces where you can discuss funeral arrangements in private. The funeral home is open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday with 24/7 support available via telephone. Should you prefer a home visit, that can also be booked.

Call Nigel Guilder Ltd today and discover more about the services they offer and how they can help in arranging the perfect send off for your loved one.

What Families Say

AI Summary

Many families emphasise the compassion and care they received from the team, describing how staff guided them through arrangements with sensitivity and kindness at an emotionally overwhelming time. Families repeatedly mention that nothing was too much trouble, and they felt genuinely looked after rather than processed through a transaction.

On the day of the funeral itself, families note that services ran smoothly and professionally, with careful attention to detail in how the deceased was treated and how the ceremony reflected their loved one's life and wishes. Many describe feeling reassured by the team's presence and the dignified way everything was conducted.

Families frequently return to the quality of communication throughout the process, mentioning regular contact, willingness to answer questions, and responsiveness whether by phone, email or in person, which helped reduce stress during an already difficult period.

This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.

Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Helen Quartly 12th Jun 2025

    From the initial meeting, through to the day of mum's funeral everyone at Nigel Guilders was so helpful and caring. I really felt like they were "looking after" mum for me....and then looking after us as a family

  • 5 Kevin Crook 7th Jun 2025

    Excellent service tailored to our requirements.Nothing too much trouble.

  • 5 Susan Swift 5th Jun 2025

    Would thoroughly recommend. We can't thank John and Sarah enough.
    John treated our dad with dignity and respect in his final journey. Thank you

  • 5 Julie Goodyear 4th Jun 2025

    Nothing was too much trouble for Sarah, she went above and beyond our expectations and we were able to give Clive the send off he deserved. So thank you Sarah for all your help, I’m sorry we haven’t thanked you before now but it’s been a very difficult time for all of us. From Julie, Tamsin, Carly and Jade 😘

  • 5 Lorna Bird 4th Jun 2025

    Nigel and the whole team gave a fantastic service with both my mum and dad’s funerals. We as a family can’t thank them enough, they really cared about the family and gave a very personalised service . Thank you. 

  • 5 Mike Cooke 4th Jun 2025

    Friendly, efficient and accommodating. A very professional firm.
    From start to finish everything was tailor made to our requirements and handled with a great deal of care, sensitivity and respect, making a sad and emotional time easier for the family to deal with and achieve closure.
    From a personal viewpoint, as his son and executor, making sure the funeral did justice to my father was very important to me. I was responsible and could not let him down.
    Nigel, Sarah and John gave me guidance and advice and helped me through a difficult process in a way only an independent family firm could do. I could see the pride they take in their vocation.
    I am very grateful.

  • 5 Andrew Saunders 4th Jun 2025

    Very professional and considerate funeral directors. 
    5 star service.
    Thxs Nigel & John

  • 5 Helen Christian 4th Jun 2025

    As previously a very professional and compassionate experience

  • 5 Simon Bailey 4th Jun 2025

    A lovely personalised service from the whole team. Two funerals 18 months apart treated with the utmost respect. 

  • 5 John Hurst 4th Jun 2025

    The team at Guilders have excelled again with their kind and compassionate service. I have used them several times now and have never been disappointed in the way they have dealt with the sad and unhappy times I have called upon them to deal with. 

  • 5 Ian Hayes-Anderson 4th Jun 2025

    Very, thorough, thoughtful and professional. 

  • 5 Mary Sinclair 4th Jun 2025

    They were very helpful at every stage even when I had a few problems. I cannot rate Nigel Guilder funeral Directors highly enough for all their help for my husbands funeral. Mary Sinclair

  • 5 Janet May 4th Jun 2025

    My family and I found them excellent service. Very helpful and caring at a very sad time. Would certainly recommend them.

  • 5 Stewart Larter-Whitcher 4th Jun 2025

    A very professional service throughout which was offered with compassion at a difficult time.

  • 4 Jo Barton 4th Jun 2025

    All were very kind & understanding & helpful.

  • 5 Ruth Scorey 3rd Jun 2025

    Excellent support and services

  • 5 Pauline Harding 3rd Jun 2025

    Very professional, kind and thoughtful. Gave us valuable guidance and helped us to create and organise a lovely funeral at this difficult time.

  • 5 Anne Hutchings 3rd Jun 2025

    Sarah was very empathetic when my daughter and I came to discuss my brother's funeral arrangement. Everything went smoothly and with respect.

  • 5 Eileen Collis 3rd Jun 2025

    They were very helpful with everything we wanted

  • 5 Lesley Ellis 3rd Jun 2025

    Very professional family run business
    Thank you for all your dupport

  • 5 Stephen Gregory 3rd Jun 2025

    Highly professional family practice, with a very good reputation locally.

  • 5 Rita Wallis 3rd Jun 2025

    They went above and beyond to help us through this sad process and we were very grateful. 

  • 5 Dawn Morley 3rd Jun 2025

    Thank you for your thoughtful and personalised service. 

  • 5 Andrew Ashley 3rd Jun 2025

    Professional, personal and sensitive. Thank you.

  • 5 Brigitte Ritchie 23rd Nov 2024

    Professional, friendly and kind service. Nothing was too much trouble and great care was taken. Highly recommend. 

Address
Nathan House,
27 Hursley Road
Chandler's Ford
Hampshire
SO53 2FS

Open map

Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Professional Standards

  • SAIF Member

    Businesses are checked before they are admitted to SAIF and work to the Society’s Code of Practice.

    What they do

    • Inspects businesses before granting membership
    • Represents independent and family-owned funeral directors
    • Offers free, independent arbitration if something goes wrong

Latest Verified Reviews

Helen Quartly 12th Jun 2025

From the initial meeting, through to the day of mum's funeral everyone at Nigel Guilders was so helpful and caring. I really felt like they were "looking after" mum for me....and then looking after us as a family

Kevin Crook 7th Jun 2025

Excellent service tailored to our requirements.Nothing too much trouble.

Susan Swift 5th Jun 2025

Would thoroughly recommend. We can't thank John and Sarah enough. John treated our dad with dignity and respect in his final journey. Thank you

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