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Funeral collections

There are many ways that friends and family can commemorate a loved one, whether you are able to gather together at a funeral or if circumstances have made it difficult to say goodbye in person.

Organise an online collection

Setting up an online collection page means you can create a personal tribute to your loved one while raising donations for families facing dementia.  There are two different options for online collection pages:

  • Set up your In Memory fundraising page via JustGiving or
  • Create a Remembrance Fund, via Muchloved, below.

A Remembrance Fund provides a space for families and friends to post thoughts and photos, share stories, as well as light virtual candles. You can share the page link with family and friends before and on the day of the service.  View an example of a Remembrance fund here.


Support from Dementia UK 

The death of someone close to us is one of the toughest things we’ll ever have to cope with. If you, or anyone you know, needs advice or support, please contact our free Dementia Helpline to speak to a dementia specialist Admiral Nurse. Call 0800 888 6678 (Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm, every day except 25th December) or email helpline@dementiauk.org. You can also book a phone or video appointment in our virtual Admiral Nurse clinics.

Funeral Collection Envelopes

If you would like to collect donations at a funeral, we have collection envelopes available. You can order these by filling in our form.

Posting donations  

In order for families to receive acknowledgement and thanks in a timely manner, you can help us by paying donation collections in online, where possible.

If you are a Funeral Director wishing to pay in a collection on behalf of a family, please follow this link.

Any cheques should be made payable to ‘Dementia UK’, and sent to us at Dementia UK, 7th Floor, One Aldgate, London, EC3N 1RE.  We will receive these cheques, but please do note there will be a delay in our ability to acknowledge them.

If you’ve collected cash, please don’t send it through the post. You can bank the cash and send us a cheque for the equivalent amount, or you can call our donations line (0300 365 5500) and make a donation over the phone.

We’d like to make sure that we acknowledge the donation correctly, so please include a note with the following information:

  • Name of the person in whose memory the donation is made
  • Your name and address and your relationship to the person
  • If you aren’t the next of kin, please include their name and address as we will let them know that you have made an in-memory gift

Thank you so much for honouring your loved one by helping to support other families facing dementia.

Terry Berresford with his two kids

Remembering my Dad, Terry

Paula Storer from Nottingham has been using her Much Loved remembrance page to pay tribute to her dad, Terry Berresford, and raise funds to grow the number of dementia specialist Admiral Nurses in his memory

Find out more
Family of Vera Kemp

Donate in memory

Commemorate your loved one with a donation to Dementia UK, and your gift will help our specialist Admiral Nurses provide life-changing care to more families living with dementia

Donate now
an older lady holding a hand

Create a Remembrance Fund

A Remembrance Fund is an online memorial to your loved one. It provides a space for family and friends to post thoughts, photos and share their memories, or to light a virtual candle on a special anniversary

Find out more