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Our Team
Meet the Award Winning Team at Ariel Ashes
At Aerial Ashes, we are proud to have a team of genuinely kind, thoughtful, and dedicated people. Every member of our team brings not only first-class professional expertise, but also the warmth, compassion, and integrity needed to support families through one of life’s most delicate moments.
With decades of combined experience in bereavement care and specialist drone operations, our team is committed to delivering ceremonies with dignity, respect, and exceptional attention to detail. Above all, we are here to help, with empathy, professionalism, and a genuine desire to make every farewell meaningful and beautiful.
Matt - Managing Director
Matt has spent more than 18 years working professionally within the bereavement sector, supporting families with care, dignity, and compassion. For the past seven years he has also worked as a professional drone pilot, combining technical expertise with a natural aptitude for calm, precise, and sensitive work.
As Managing Director of Aerial Ashes, Matt brings together his experience in bereavement care and his passion for drone aviation to offer families meaningful, personalised ash-scattering ceremonies across the UK. He loves what he does and is driven by a genuine desire to help people honour their loved ones in a beautiful and memorable way.
Richard Newton
Richard brings almost 30 years of experience working with bereaved families, offering support with kindness, patience, and professionalism. His long-standing background in the bereavement sector means he instinctively understands how to help people feel reassured and cared for during emotionally difficult times.
For the past six years, Richard has also been a professional drone operator, combining technical skill with a calm, measured approach to every flight. His commitment to safety, precision, and dignity ensures each ash-scattering ceremony is carried out with the utmost respect.
Richard’s rare blend of deep bereavement experience and advanced drone expertise allows him to deliver a compassionate, reliable, and highly professional service for every family he supports.
Andy Doyle - Northern Lead
Andy is a true gentleman with nearly 30 years’ experience supporting bereaved families with empathy, calmness, and professionalism. His background in the bereavement sector has given him a deep understanding of how to guide people through some of life’s most difficult moments.
For the past six years, Andy has also worked as a professional drone operator, bringing precision, safety, and technical excellence to every flight. His steady manner and attention to detail make him ideally suited to delivering dignified and beautifully executed ash-scattering ceremonies.
Andy’s blend of long-standing bereavement experience and modern aviation skill ensures every family receives the highest standard of care, respect, and support.
James - Scotish Lead
James considers it a privilege to be part of the Aerial Ashes team and an honour to be entrusted with families’ plans for their loved ones. He is committed to delivering every ceremony with dignity, respect, and uncompromising safety, always holding himself to the highest standards of service.
James is grateful to be able to offer a service that is both unique and deeply meaningful. He values the trust families place in him and feels honoured to help create a beautiful and memorable final farewell for the people they love.
Rob - Eastern Lead
James considers it a privilege to be part of the Aerial Ashes team and an honour to be entrusted with families’ plans for their loved ones. He is committed to delivering every ceremony with dignity, respect, and uncompromising safety, always holding himself to the highest standards of service.
James is grateful to be able to offer a service that is both unique and deeply meaningful. He values the trust families place in him and feels honoured to help create a beautiful and memorable final farewell for the people they love.
Louise - Customer Development Manager & PA to the Managing Director
Louise brings a deep, compassionate understanding of end-of-life care to her role at Aerial Ashes. Her background in supporting individuals and families through sensitive conversations about death, dying, grief, and legacy enables her to provide exceptional care, clarity, and reassurance to every client she works with.
She creates safe, supportive spaces for people to explore their wishes and feel informed and empowered throughout their journey. Alongside her work at Aerial Ashes, Louise is training as an End-of-Life Doula with Living Well Dying Well and is a member of End of Life Doula UK. She is also a Founding Director of Mortality Education CIC and works with Legacy Share to help communities reflect on legacy, meaning, and planning for the future.
Louise’s rare blend of professional expertise, emotional insight, and organisational skill makes her a vital part of the Aerial Ashes team, ensuring every family receives warmth, guidance, and thoughtful support from their very first conversation.
Our Pledge
Our team includes skilled drone operators, compassionate funeral professionals, and attentive customer service staff, all working together to ensure each ceremony is conducted with the utmost care and respect.
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Read what our families Say About Us.
Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Matt was professional, kind and considerate. Communication was excellent throughout the process and as a family we are so happy that we chose to use Ariel ashes. We trusted Matt entirely and would recommend others to choose such a fantastic team to carry out their loved one’s final wishes. Lastly, to have a video that we are able to share with friends and family who were unable to attend on the day is invaluable. Unique and spectacular! Many thanks.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Matt and the team are very professional in their approach to giving service to such a personal occasion. They made us feel at ease and, with care and compassion the ashes ceremony was beautifully carried out. With live streaming and a video keepsake for those unable to attend it is a truly a complete and satisfying memory to cherish for all the family.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Aerial Ashes Ltd came to Trearddur Bay yesterday to scatter my brother's ashes by drone. My cousin, her husband and two friends joined me for this special occasion. We all gathered at 7 am and the weather was perfect. In a strange way it was enjoyable and not sombre and a wonderful way to celebrate my brother's life - he was always adventurous and I hope he would have been pleased. Thank you Aerial Ashes for making this a perfect day.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The day was a perfect, not a cloud in the sky, about 50 degrees, quiet, peaceful with the songs of many birds in the air along the River bank of the Thames. The selection of a resting place for our loved one was thoughtfully done. We could not have picked a more perfect place ourselves. Aerial Ashes looked after all the logistical details, which allowed our family to focus on the remembrance and memories of our loved one. We came away from the scattering experience feeling we had done what our loved one wanted and that our family member will rest in peace knowing she was loved and well remembered. We carry with us now good the memories of the day which honored the legacy of love and joy of our loved one. This will forever dwell in our hearts as a gentle reminder of the beautiful soul that graced our lives.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Wow, it's hard to put into words what a wonderful experience we had with Aerial Ashes. Right from the first contact enquiring about scattering my Dad's ashes at sea off Aldeburgh Beach through to and including the actual scattering, we couldn't have asked for better. Christopher was friendly, efficient, accommodating and extremely professional throughout. As a result we had complete faith in him, no stress at all, which enabled us to concentrate on farewelling Dad in the way he wished. On the morning itself Christopher was joined by his colleague Matt who was equally lovely. They handled Dad's ashes very respectfully and liaised well with our priest who gave the committal service during which the drone carrying Dad's ashes was launched. The flight itself was beautiful, no rush, the drone flew around for a while while we watched, it was all so peaceful. When the ashes were finally released it almost felt spiritual, so gentle and peaceful...we watched as they floated and then gently disappeared. What a wonderful experience, it has really helped my family in our grief. The whole event was conducted sensitively and professionally by Christopher and Matt who made it all feel very personal, at no time did I feel that this was 'just a job' to them. Although they didn't know Dad, I felt as if they did and that we were a team on the day. We had the flight filmed by Matt via a second drone. The resulting video was sent to us within 3 days of the event and is very high quality - high and low resolution versions with some stills also. My family and I will cherish these forever. I highly recommend Aerial Ashes to you!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great company, highly recommend !Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. From the first point of contact to the aerial scattering of our relative's ashes Christopher was a delight to deal with, blending efficiency with respect and perfectly fulfulling our relative's expressed wish to be cast into the sky from a height. Wholeheartedly recommend Aerial Ashes to anyone looking for this unique service.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very compassionate and understanding. Time keeping and contact was excellent at each stage of the process. Would highly recommend the company.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Christopher and the Aerial Ashes team handled our special occasion sensitively and with a real attention to detail. Everyone in the family commented on how beautiful the experience was, and how the team struck just exactly the right tone throughout. I have no hesitation in recommending the team and their service. An immense thanks from us all.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We recently had the pleasure of meeting the team from Aerial Ashes when we decided to release our Dad's ashes by drone over one of his favourite places. The lads where Amazing such kind and caring people who took the time to speak to everyone and explain anything that was asked. It's a different and unique way of releasing ashes by air and it bridged the generation gap and made everyone in attendance feel included very different than the usual way of scattering ashes. What started as a sad day for final farewells ended with sharing memories of happier times and gave us memories that will last forever. We can not thank aerial ashes enough for all they did on the day to make the day special for young and old