
A.R. Adams Funeral Directors Ltd
Rayleigh: 01268 743102 | Thorpe Bay: 01702 586383
For Immediate Assistance, Contact Us 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.
Family Business of the Year, East & East Anglia Winner, 2019 | Winner of The Peoples Choice Award, 2019 | Voted UK Funeral Director of The Year, 2015
A.R. Adams Funeral Directors are based in Rayleigh and Thorpe Bay serving both locations and the surrounding areas. Established in 1900 and now in its 5th Generation, we are dedicated professionals who provide a personal service to you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
As a family and fully independent funeral directors, A.R. Adams has the ability to provide you with accurate and honest information. Our main aim is to guide you through this difficult process by providing you with any advice you may need, helping to make what may be a difficult time a little easier.
With Funeral Directors in Rayleigh and Funeral Directors in Thorpe Bay, A.R.Adams serves the community in all surrounding areas. Those who work here form a team and place the utmost importance on giving respect and dignity to every person we care for. In 2019 we were delighted to have won the peoples choice award for Family Business of the Year and also Family Business United’s award in the East and East Anglia for Family Business of the Year. In 2015 we had the honour of winning the nationwide award for UK Funeral Director of the Year.
Please feel free to browse these pages to find out a little bit more about us. You are also welcome to contact us with any questions you may have.
Funeral Service Reviews
Award Winning Funeral Directors

In Memory Donations
Search for the name of your family member or friend to find their tribute page.
View details of their funeral service, leave a message for their family and make donations to their chosen charity directly online.
Next Steps
What to do when someone dies. Follow these pages for advice on registering a death and Coroner’s procedures.
Pre-Need Funerals
We offer pre-paid funeral plans, bespoke funerals and pre-need direct cremations with Ecclesiastical Planning services.
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Funeral Directors Rayleigh

Contact our Rayleigh funeral office to discuss any funeral requirements, including traditional horse-drawn funerals, direct cremation, and pre-need funeral plans. Our Rayleigh Funeral Directors, with offices and private chapels of rest have been in Rayleigh High Street since the 1930s.
Telephone: 01268 743102
Funeral Directors Thorpe Bay
Contact our Southend Funeral Directors to discuss any funeral requirements, including traditional horse-drawn funerals, direct cremation, and pre-need funeral plans. Our Southend offices and private chapels of rest are based on Thorpe Bay Broadway.
Telephone: 01702 586383
Other Areas Covered
With funeral directing offices and private chapels of rest in both Rayleigh and Southend, we are also able to cover a wider local area including Rochford, Hockley, Hadleigh, Thundersley, and Benfleet.
We frequently travel to the City of London and have conducted funeral services in locations as far as Cornwall, Wales, and Liverpool.
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Competition Markets Authority
All funeral directors are legally required by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to publish a price list for a standardised set of products and services.
The pricing format the CMA requires is slightly different from the fully transparent way we have always shown our fees. It is there to act as a comparison between funeral directors, however we feel it isn’t overly clear nor is it reflective of a typical funeral service.
None the less, we are required to show the costs for the basic services as requested by the CMA. This can be downloaded on the link below.