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Key facts
- Trading name
- William Purves Funeral Directors
- Registered company
- William Purves (Funeral Directors) Limited
- Company number
- SC060678 (Companies House, status Active, checked 6 November 2026)
- Registered office
- Edinburgh, EH9 1BD
- Areas covered
- Scotland and North East England, including Edinburgh, the Borders, Angus, Fife and Northumberland
- Services
- Funeral planning, Repatriation, Memorials and headstones, Ashes urns and keepsakes, Bereavement support
- Phone
- 0131 447 5858
- Website
- williampurves.co.uk
- Listing status
- Unclaimed. Compiled from public information and not yet verified by the business
- Listing last updated
- 6 November 2026
What Whito has checked
- Listed: yes. Public entry since 6 November 2026
- Companies House matched: yes. Company SC060678, Active, read 6 November 2026
- Claimed: no. Not claimed by the business
- Verified: no. Not yet: needs a claim, then Whito’s identity and contact checks
- Regulator checked: no. No regulator register read by Whito
- Company record
- Companies House shows Active for company SC060678, read on 6 November 2026. See the register entry
- Company filings
- Incorporated on 7 September 1976. Company type: Private limited Company. Latest accounts on the register: Full accounts made up to 30 September 2025, filed on 22 January 2026. Nature of business, as the company describes it to Companies House: 96030 - Funeral and related activities. As shown on Companies House when Whito read it on 14 November 2026. Whito does not hold turnover or staff numbers.
- Regulator register
- No regulator or scheme registration is recorded on this listing.
- Listing ownership
- Unclaimed. Whito built this listing from public sources. The business has not claimed it. Run this business? Claim it free
- Website check
- Not yet checked. Free Website Check
- AI answers
- No AI answers recorded for this business yet. Whito’s AI studies cover selected trades and towns, so no record does not mean AI assistants never name it. Want this tracked every month? Visibility Monitor, £280 a month. Paying never changes this listing.
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About William Purves Funeral Directors
Family-run funeral director with its Oakvale Funeral Home on Whitehouse Loan in Edinburgh and branches across Scotland and North East England, arranging funerals, repatriation and memorials.
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What areas does William Purves Funeral Directors cover?
William Purves Funeral Directors covers Scotland and North East England, including Edinburgh, the Borders, Angus, Fife and Northumberland.
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