C.J Reilly Funeral Services
A reputable, family run funeral director based in London but serving the whole of the UK with compassionate funeral services
Funeral Services
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Home visit
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
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
About Us
C.J.Reilly Funeral Services is a funeral director in London, serving all of the United Kingdom with caring and compassionate funeral services.
C.J. Reilly is an independently owned and run family business, with over 100 combined years experience. Jill and Chris Reilly, opened the doors in 2002 and have been joined over the years by many more family members. They recently carried out an extensive refurbishment to their London funeral home, ensuring relaxed and comfortable surroundings for you and your family.
Over the years C.J. Reilly have had the honour of attending to the funeral needs of thousands of local families. They have built a reputation locally as well as looking after families across the UK and Ireland and are specialists in the often complex area of worldwide repatriation.
Every member of the family business shares the same values and works hard to deliver their best service during every funeral arrangement. C.J.Reilly values diversity, equality and inclusion, and they aspire to these values both in business and within the local communities they serve.
Call C.J.Reilly Funeral Services today, or visit their funeral home in Eltham, London, to begin arranging the perfect funeral for your loved one.
What Families Say
AI SummaryMany families emphasize the consistent care and dignity shown to their loved ones while they were in the funeral home's care, often describing how this reassurance helped them through an emotionally difficult time. Several describe how particular staff members—notably Hayley, Jill, and Chris—provided patient, compassionate guidance through arrangements, answered questions without judgment, and remained available by phone or email whenever needed.
Families repeatedly mention that nothing felt rushed on the day of the funeral itself; the service ran smoothly, with staff present to guide them through each moment and attend to practical details that might otherwise have added to their stress. Many note that the team accommodated last-minute changes and special requests, from personalised music and flowers to complex repatriation arrangements to different countries.
Communication throughout the process is a subject families return to often, with many describing how staff kept them informed at every stage, explained things clearly when unfamiliar with funerals, and made themselves available to address concerns. Several also mention that the personal, family-run nature of the business meant they felt treated as individuals rather than simply processing another arrangement.
This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.
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Latest Verified Reviews
Frank / Simon Musonda / Nkole 8th Feb 2022
The service was excellent and efficient. Maybe if you can improve on giving updates even a text to the clients at every stage, than waiting for the client to call.
Tendai Chimbeva 2nd Feb 2022
Dear staff I would like to express my gratitude towards the support you gave to us as a family during the loss of our beloved mother. You are an amazing team you should us your empathy, sympathy, commitment and you kept us informed of every steps taken. We all travelled well to Zimbabwe and back. Mum was buried as she wished and all went well. Thanks for the great and amazing work you doing . Tendai chimbeva and family
June Warren 30th Jan 2022
Everyone was so kind, helpful and professional all the way through such a sad time! All our wishes were catered for in a lovely personal, sympathetic, way! In fact they were ultra careful to make sure everything went smoothly for us! A Truly lovely Company!!