4.8 out of 5from 63 reviews left on Trustpilot
Compare Funero UK with Mears Repatriation
Compare Funero UK with Mears Repatriation and make the right choice for your needs.
“We definitely chose the right company. From start to finish, Sebastian and his team took all the stress away.”
“Sebastian has been super helpful and always responsive. Thank you so much for all your help during this period.”
“A very reliable company. I am happy to have used their service. Sebastian provides efficient, high quality service.”
“Mr Sebastian Kirila was very kind, very helpful and did all the paperwork for repatriation. They really helped me in the most difficult time.”
Rated excellent, 4.8 out of 5
One of the highest-rated repatriation services in the UK, and the other name on your list beside it.
Mears Repatriation
3.7 out of 5from 1 review left on Trustpilot
Scores as shown on Trustpilot, on the 23rd of September, 2026. These change as new reviews come in, so if a figure is out of place, tell us and we will correct it.
What usually decides it
A profile with a handful of reviews and a profile with dozens cannot be compared on the score alone. Ask the same questions of both firms and read the answers.
Why review counts are uneven
Review counts are uneven for reasons that have little to do with quality. A firm that asks every family for a review has hundreds; a firm that never asks has a handful. So when the two counts are far apart, the score is not the comparison. The answers are. A small profile is a reason for a question, not a conclusion.
The questions that replace the score
Ask for a written figure on the first call and what it covers. Ask when you pay. Ask for the name of the person handling the case and whether you can ring them directly. Ask where your loved one will be, and whether you can visit. Then ask how many cases the firm handled last month to or from the country you are dealing with. The answers, side by side, are a fairer comparison than two numbers.
Reading the reviews you do have
Where a profile has reviews, read the recent ones rather than the score. Look for the things that matter in a repatriation: whether the figure changed, whether the same person answered throughout, whether the family was told which chapel of rest was used, and whether the timing given at the start held. A review that mentions none of these is a review of the funeral, not of the repatriation.
What the figure should include
Collection, hygienic treatment, the coffin, the transport, the documents in both countries and any consular fee. Ask which of these are inside the figure and which come later, and whether the funeral director at the other end bills separately. A figure given as a range is a starting point, not a quote.
Our answers
The answers are on this site. The figure is written down on the first call and is the figure on the invoice. One specialist takes the case throughout. The chapels of rest are in London and Nottinghamshire, and most European routes go by road in our own vehicle.
Before you decide, read what to look for before you choose, the seven questions to put to any firm, and the two guides behind them: how to choose a repatriation company and how much does repatriation cost from the UK.
How body repatriation works, step by step
Call us at any hour. We tell you when each step is done, before you have to ask.
The first call
You tell us where your loved one is. We tell you what it will cost and what happens next. It usually takes about ten minutes.
The paperwork
The death certificate, the consular authorisation and the certificates the carrier needs. We obtain all of it, at both ends.
Care and transport
Hygienic treatment and a sealed coffin. Most cases travel by road, and by air only where the road is not possible.
Arrival
By road, we drive on to the funeral director you have chosen, or to you. By air, collection at the destination is an optional extra.
One price, agreed before anything moves
What it costs depends on the country your loved one is in. We give you your figure on the first call.
You are invoiced what we quote
The figure we give you on the first call is the figure on the invoice. Nothing is added while your loved one is in our care, and nothing is added afterwards.
Estimated, all inclusive
Estimates depend on the country
What it covers
- All the paperwork required
- Hygienic treatment
- A sealed coffin
- Transport, by road or by air
- Collection from the hospital or mortuary
- One specialist, start to finish
See everything the estimate coversShow the short list
- Our fees for arranging everything, with one specialist from the first call to the last
- Collection from the hospital or mortuary
- Care in a mortuary until they travel
- Hygienic treatment, to the standard the carrier and the destination require
- A sealed coffin that meets the route’s requirements
- The coroner’s Out of England permission, where the death happened in England
- A free from infection certificate
- The funeral director’s declaration
- An embalming certificate, where required
- An apostille and certified translations, where required
- Transport by road in our own refrigerated funeral ambulances, or by air where the road is not possible
- By road, the drive on to the funeral director your family has chosen
Not every repatriation is a standard one
When your loved one needs an urgent collection, usually from a home: the estimate covers collection from a hospital or mortuary. Tell us where they are on the first call and the written quote includes it.
Three families, in their own words
Questions families ask us
It tells you how the families who left a review felt afterwards, on a date we show. It does not tell you what the figure covered, when they paid, or who they spoke to. Those are the things a repatriation turns on, and you find them out by asking.
The same seven questions, in writing: what the price covers, when you pay, where your loved one is cared for, what happens if there is insurance, road or air, who you speak to, and what you sign. They are set out on the comparison page, and we answer all seven there.
Treat it as a few families’ experiences rather than a score. What you can do is ask the firm the seven questions on the hub page, ask for a written figure, and ask for the name of the person who will handle your case.
That the firm is new to asking for reviews, or new altogether. Either is a reason to ask more on the first call, not a reason to rule the firm out before you have spoken to it.
Other comparisons
The other repatriation firms families ask us about, each beside our score.
Someone answers, any hour of the day
Tell us where your loved one is and we will tell you what happens next, and what it costs.
Or reach us directly.