Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors

Funeral services in Dorset since 1974

Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors is a funeral company established in 1974 operating in the English county of Dorset. Its activity is structured around seven of its own funeral homes and a telephone service available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The firm presents itself as part of Funeral Partners Limited and markets its services under that corporate structure.

The company serves the communities of Wimborne, Verwood, West Moors, Ferndown, Bournemouth, Poole and the surrounding areas, and offers the possibility of travelling to the client's home to discuss funeral arrangements.

Types of funeral and funeral services

The company's range covers different types of farewell. In addition to cremation and burial, it offers unattended cremation and repatriation services. The firm states that it can organise traditional funerals, with a hearse, with horses or with a motorcycle, as well as personalised alternatives, and notes that it caters to the needs of different ethnic, religious and non-religious groups.

Alongside funeral organisation, the company markets complementary products and services:

• Memorial masonry.
• Coffin range.
• Urns, caskets and keepsakes for ashes.
• Transport.
• Online funeral notices, tributes and donations.
• Floral tributes.
• Orders of Service and funeral stationery.

Planning and prepayment

The company offers prepaid funeral plans through Choice Funeral Plans, which allow you to arrange and pay for the funeral director's services in advance. At the time of scanning, the site advertised a £200 reduction on Choice plans until 8 November 2026, with terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions applicable. The website also indicated prices from £1,750, excluding third-party fees, and noted that the equivalent price of an unattended funeral purchased at that time would be £2,063.

The firm also publishes standardised price lists, information on crematoria prices and a list of additional options, together with its terms of business and a disclosure of interests.

Support and guidance

According to its presentation, the company's aim is for each funeral to be personal, unique and representative of both the deceased and those arranging the ceremony. The firm states that it supports families before, during and after the funeral, and offers guidance on practical and legal procedures, leaving the client to choose the level of support they wish to receive.

Local presence and community activity

The company has funeral homes in Wimborne, Verwood, West Moors, Westbourne, Poole, Ferndown and Bournemouth. In the community sphere, the website reports various initiatives: funding counselling skills training for volunteers at Loneliness Together Chitter Chatter Clubs, distributing funds among three social projects in Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset, redecorating a space at MS Centre Dorset in Ferndown in April 2026, and participating in The Great Tail Trail in aid of Julia's House Children's Hospice. The company also publishes a community magazine, Life in the Community, and mentions a charity football match that reached £200,000 in fundraising, as well as support for a food charity at Easter.

Corporate structure

Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors operates as a trading name of Funeral Partners Limited. In relation to Choice plans, Funeral Partners Limited acts as an appointed representative of Alternative Planning Company Limited (APCL), authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with firm reference number 965282. Funeral Partners Limited (company number 06276941) and APCL (company number 08635411) are part of the Funeral Partners Group registered in England and Wales.

Branches and locations

Wimborne branch: Phone: 01202 882 134

Verwood branch: Phone: 01202 824 961

West Moors branch: Phone: 01202 895 875

Westbourne branch: Phone: 01202 612 110

Poole branch: Phone: 01202 612 210

Ferndown branch: Phone: 01202924761