About Us

    About Kavanagh & Coates Funeral Services

    Founded in 2003 at Bethel Street by Anthony Kavanagh and Frank Coates, the funeral home quickly established its reputation throughout the Heywood area, with Frank’s son-in-law, Jamie McCulloch, joining the team as Funeral Director in 2013. 

    After Frank and Jamie’s departure from the business, the current team have continued to carry on the standard of excellent care set by Kavanagh & Coates – our Heywood funeral home will provide advice at every stage of the funeral planning process, and will arrange an individual and unique funeral to help you celebrate the life of your loved one.

    Here at Kavanagh and Coates Funeral Services we also offer an affordable prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance. This will protect your family from rising costs and remove uncertainty about your wishes.

    If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Choice plan, please come and see us in any of our funeral homes, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call your local funeral home.

    Latest Reviews

    Google

    7/10/2025 We have just used Kavanagh&Coates Funeral services for our Dad, Dennis Ball.They recommended a funeral plan after Mums funeral 5years ago,and was worth doing. We would like to say they have been absolutely brilliant, everything went like clockwork and we had nothing to worry…

    PHIL Ball

    Google

    From my very first phone call, to arriving at the wake venue, the support and care that I received was unbelievable! I can not thank Sam enough for all the effort and care that went into ensuring my Dad's funeral run smoothly. You and Claire…

    Carley McLaughlin

    Google

    Thank you to Kavanagh and Coates for the excellent service and care you provided to us for my dad's funeral. Dave was compassionate and professional in supporting us through this. He listened to us and ensured that our dad's service was exactly as we wanted…

    C Connor

    Google

    It is very difficult to keep up with process of arranging a funeral when you’re grieving. Dave and his team fully understand this. They were compassionate, empathetic and more importantly a friendly professional team. Nothing was too much trouble, late night arrangements, last minute changes.…

    Nicola Hobson

    Google

    Highly recommend Kavanagh and Coates. Exceptional service from all members of staff. Very compassionate and supportive throughout the process. I would like to thank Dave for the amazing support and care shown to us all during the funeral arrangements for my dad. You did him…

    Karen Poche

    Much Loved

    When our Mum passed away suddenly we really had no idea who to contact. I asked for recommendations on FB and it became apparent that Kavanagh and Coates came highly recommended. We went to see them and I can honestly say they were absolutely professional…

    Sue Spencer

    Much Loved

    The whole process from start to finish was handled with professionalism and empathy by all the staff at Kavanagh & Coates. Definitely recommended.

    Jason Forster

    Much Loved

    A big big thank you to Jamie, who helped us through this very sad time. Your care and compassion will be remembered. Thank you Steph for your help. Myself and family were in total shock and never thought we would be going through this awful…

    Janette Chadwick

    Much Loved

    I would definitely recommend Kavanagh & Coates funeral directors. They sort out all the arrangements for you, which does help at such a difficult time, they are very professional and they care about your loved one and also the family. They are very approachable if…

    Sharon Burton

    Much Loved

    .At a time when, we, the family were dealing with the sudden tragic death of a mum, nana, great nana etc, they advised and lead us through the process of organising her funeral. On the actual day, the service received from Kavanagh and Coates was…

    Carol Ashton

    Our Values

    Pride

    We take pride in everything we do. Our aim is that everyone who works for Funeral Partners shares our values.

    Helping People

    Our business exists to help the bereaved to make fitting arrangements for their loved one’s last journey and to provide lasting memories for family and friends.

    We do this with a positive, caring and understanding approach.

    Respect for everyone

    We value diversity and treat everyone with the same respect, courtesy and dignity.

    Professional Standards

    We are a professional organisation and we strive to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do and to improve upon these standards continuously.

    Accept responsibility

    We accept responsibility for our actions both as a company and as individuals.

    Partnership

    We believe that we can only achieve our goals by working together in partnership with client families, suppliers and our employees.

    Our locations

    We're available 24 hours 365 days a year

    Call 01706 623 623 visit branch or arrange a home visit