Software for Northern Ireland funeral directors, built for a funeral in days
Funerals in Northern Ireland traditionally take place within a few days of a death, so the certificate, the registrar, the wake and the notice move together. Kindred keeps them on one case the whole firm can see.
Now welcoming funeral directors in Northern Ireland
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The call to the firmFrom a hospital, hospice, nursing home or the family's home
Where it lives in Kindred: First callThe case begins with that call, and what the family tells you is entered once and shared with the team. -
The doctor's certificateCompleted by a doctor who treated the person in the last 28 days, then emailed to the General Register Office
Where it lives in Kindred: Checklist itemAn open checklist item shows which cases are still waiting for the certificate to reach the registrar. -
The district registrarRegistration within five days, at any district office, in person or by telephone
Where it lives in Kindred: Particulars recorded onceThe informant's and the deceased's details are stored encrypted on the case and reused on your own forms. -
Certificate for Burial or CremationIssued by the registrar to the funeral director once the death is registered
Where it lives in Kindred: Case documentsThe certificate is filed with the case on arrival, and the team can see the funeral is clear to go ahead.
Kindred's screens keep their own names. These are your steps, matched to where they're handled.
The rest of the work, matched the same way
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The wake and the funeralWake hours, the church or service, then the burial or cremation, often within days
Where it lives in Kindred: Events in orderEach is an event on one case, with times, venue, clergy or celebrant and the staff on duty. -
The death noticeGiving the wake hours and the funeral arrangements
Where it lives in Kindred: Notices on your websiteWrite the notice from the case details and publish it to your firm's website; a change to the arrangements is made once. -
Belfast Forms A, B, C and FThe application, two doctors' certificates and the Medical Referee's authority to cremate
Where it lives in Kindred: Forms from the caseThe details your firm prepares for the cremation forms come straight from the case, so nothing is copied out by hand. -
The coroner's consentFuneral arrangements should not be made until the coroner consents to burial or cremation
Where it lives in Kindred: Checklist and notesA coroner's case keeps an open step and notes until consent is given, so a date isn't fixed too early.
How funeral directors work in Northern Ireland
A funeral within a few days
Funerals in Northern Ireland have traditionally taken place very quickly compared with Great Britain, often less than three days after the death. Practice differs between Catholic and Protestant families and between town and country, and burial remains more familiar than cremation.
The home wake has largely given way, and wake hours are now often published in the death notice alongside the funeral arrangements.
Registration without a medical examiner
Northern Ireland has no statutory medical examiner. The certificate of cause of death is completed by a doctor who treated the person in the last 28 days and emailed to the General Register Office, which passes it to the registration office for the person's home address. Since 23 March 2026 that email should include the funeral director's name where it is known, so the certificate can be issued directly to the firm.
A death should be registered within five days, at any district registration office, and the registrar issues the Certificate for Burial or Cremation to the funeral director. Where the coroner is involved, consent for burial or cremation can come before registration. Tell Us Once is not available here.
Two crematoria and their forms
There are two crematoria, run by Belfast City Council and Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Cremation still uses the forms under the 1961 Belfast regulations: Form A from the applicant, Form B from the doctor who attended, Form C from an independent doctor, and Form F, the Medical Referee's authority to cremate. At Belfast the forms are due two working days before the cremation.
The CMA's price-list rules apply in Northern Ireland, and funeral plans are regulated by the FCA, but there is no statutory regulation of funeral directors. Most firms belong to NAFD or SAIF.
Shaped around your firm
No two funeral directors run their firm the same way, and Kindred isn't asking you to change yours. It is configured around how you already work.
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Your workflow and checklists
Case steps and checklists are set up to match your process, not a one-size template.
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Your forms and documents
The paperwork you use is built as forms and document templates that fill from the case, so details are entered once.
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Your services and prices
Your own services, packages and price list, the way you present them to families.
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Each branch, its own way
One branch or several: tailor each branch while keeping the whole firm consistent.
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Your name on everything families see
The family portal and your website carry your firm's name, not ours.
Ready today, wherever you are
- Unlimited users and locationsYour whole team signs in. Pricing follows your case volume, not your headcount.
- English or Spanish, per personEach staff member chooses the language of Kindred, and each family can receive the portal in English or Spanish.
- In the cloud, backed upUse it from any device with encrypted data and automated backups. No servers on the premises.
- Families sign from homeSend contracts and authorisations for electronic signature.
- Your website and noticesKindred can design and host your website, or publish notices to the one you already have.
What we'll work out together
Kindred accounts run in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom today, and the UK service is hosted in London at uk.kindredfuneral.io. Your paperwork, your prices in pounds sterling and the way you work in Northern Ireland are part of the setup conversation, and we'll tell you plainly what's ready and what isn't.
Questions from funeral directors in Northern Ireland
Is Kindred available in Northern Ireland?
Yes. Kindred is welcoming funeral directors in Northern Ireland, and because it runs in the cloud there is nothing to install. We begin with a conversation about how your firm works and how quickly your funerals move.
What about our paperwork, prices and way of working?
Kindred accounts run in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom today. Your forms, your prices in pounds sterling and the way your firm runs a funeral are agreed together during setup, and we'll be clear about what is ready and what isn't.
Does Kindred place death notices in newspapers or on notice websites?
No. Kindred publishes notices to your own website from the case details. Placing notices in the papers or on other notice websites stays part of how your firm works now.
Can Kindred keep pace when the funeral is two or three days away?
Yes. One case holds the certificate, the registration, the wake, the notice and the funeral, and everyone on the team sees the same record as it changes, on whatever device they have.
Does Kindred send cremation forms to the crematorium?
No. Kindred doesn't send anything to the crematoria, the General Register Office or the coroner. It fills your firm's part of the paperwork from the case details, and the forms go to the crematorium the way they do now.
Who builds Kindred?
Kindred belongs to the Larkin family, who have served families as funeral directors in the United States for more than 140 years. It has no outside investors, and support comes from people who know funeral service.
Tell us how your firm works
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