Celectory is starting in Scotland, with plans to expand across the UK as our network grows
Celectory grew from our own experience of working within the funeral profession and seeing first-hand the challenges funeral professionals can face when trying to find an available celebrant.
We wanted to create something built around how funeral arrangements actually work. So, from the beginning, we’ve worked closely with funeral professionals and celebrants, using their feedback and real-world bookings to shape Celectory.
The idea is simple: make it easier for funeral professionals to find and book available celebrants, while giving celebrants an effective way to manage their profile and availability.
For us, it’s about using technology where it helps, while keeping people and relationships at the heart of everything we do.
David & Kerry Simpson
Founders, Celectory
Built from experience.
Designed for the funeral profession.
About celectory
David Simpson
Co-founder
David is an independent celebrant with over 7 years experience, conducting over 200 hundred services each year. He understands the pressures funeral professionals face and the importance of finding the right celebrant quickly. His practical, hand-on knowledge of the industry shaped the idea for Celectory.
Kerry Simpson
Co-founder
Kerry brings a wealth of business, operations and customer experience expertise. She ensures Celectory runs smoothly, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Kerry's focus is on creating a platform that is simple to use, reliable and genuinely beneficial to everyone involved.
What matters to us
Celectory is about more than making bookings easier.
We’re building it around a few simple principles that we think matter.
People first
Funerals are personal. Technology should make the practical things easier, while leaving space for the conversations, relationships and care that truly matters.
Better together
Celectory is about helping celebrants and funeral professionals work well together, making it easier to connect, communicate and support families.
Keep it simple
Finding who’s available and making a booking shouldn’t be complicated. We want Celectory to be straightforward, useful and easy to work with.
Always improving
Celectory is being shaped by the people who use it. We listen, learn and keep looking for practical ways to make things work better.
A shared purpose
We believe that by making the booking process simpler, modern and efficient gives celebrants and funeral professionals more time to focus on what really matters: supporting families at one of life’s most difficult times.
Celectory is the start of something new for the funeral industry: a simpler, more connected way of working.