GS Funeral Parlour: plans, contact details and what to check before you sign

GS Funeral Parlour operates from Vosloorus in Gauteng. Its website says it was established in August 2004. The services it lists are funeral parlour services, cremations, tombstones and a security detail, and it publishes family funeral cover plans in a brochure.

GS gives one address and does not publish a branch list, so do not assume it can collect or bury for you in another town. Phone first and ask whether it serves your area.

The website is a single page and the plan brochure may not be current. Ask GS for today's prices and plan terms in writing rather than relying on the figures you find online.

• GS Funeral Parlour operates from Vosloorus, Gauteng; the website gives its address as 1475 Mc Botha Dr, Vosloorus Ext 3, and the brochure gives 20 Mc Botha Dr, Vosloorus. (gsfuneralparlour.co.za)
• The brochure states GS is a licensed financial services provider, FSP 47442. (gsfuneralparlour.co.za)
• The brochure lists family cover plans from R135.00pm (Family Assist) up to R750.00pm (Prestige); the amounts are 'cover start from' prices, not fixed premiums. (gsfuneralparlour.co.za)
• Services listed on the site: funeral parlour, security detail, cremations, tombstones. (gsfuneralparlour.co.za)

Plans as GS Funeral Parlour describes them on its own website on 30 September 2026. Premiums depend on your age, the cover amount and who you add, so the published figures are examples, not quotes.

Extra benefits GS Funeral Parlour lists:

• Presidential Plan: All covers Mgodi covered for additional R120 plus a transport voucher.
• Prestige Plan: All covers Mgodi covered for additional R120 plus a transport voucher.

Sources: gsfuneralparlour.co.za/gs/GSFuneralServices.pdf.

The brochure lists a range of family plans. Monthly amounts are shown as "cover starts from", which means they are the lowest price for that plan, not a fixed premium. They run from R135 a month for the Family Assist Plan to R750 a month for the Prestige Plan. The table above shows the Presidential and Prestige plans as GS words them.

Several things are not stated in a form we could confirm:

• The cash or service benefit that each plan pays. The brochure shows benefits as small pictures with counts, and no Rand amount is written out as text.
• The waiting period. The brochure does not make clear whether one applies. Ask whether any waiting period applies, how long it is and what is paid during it.
• The insurer that carries the risk. The brochure does not name one.

The rules cap the waiting period for a natural death at six months, and no waiting period may apply to death by accident. If GS quotes you something longer, ask for the reason in writing.

Checked on 30 September 2026 against GS Funeral Parlour's official website. Numbers change, so confirm on the linked page before you call. GS Funeral Parlour will never ask you to pay a claim fee or send money to a new bank account; if a caller does, hang up and phone the official number.

No branch list published; single address in Vosloorus (website: 1475 Mc Botha Dr, Vosloorus Ext 3; brochure: 20 Mc Botha Dr, Vosloorus). (gsfuneralparlour.co.za)

Sources: gsfuneralparlour.co.za, gsfuneralparlour.co.za/gs/GSFuneralServices.pdf.

The brochure says GS is a licensed financial services provider, FSP 47442. That is GS's own statement. We did not check it, so please do it before you pay.

• Search for the FSP number on the FSCA register of authorised financial services providers and confirm that the name and number match GS Funeral Parlour and that the licence is active. The FSCA toll-free line is 0800 110 443.
• Ask GS which licensed insurer carries the risk on your plan, then look for that insurer on the Prudential Authority's list of licensed insurers.

A parlour that sells funeral cover must itself be an authorised financial services provider, and a licensed insurer must carry the risk. If GS cannot name the insurer, do not pay until it does.

GS does not publish claim steps, a list of documents or a payout time. Phone GS when someone dies and ask exactly which documents it needs and when the claim will be decided. Ask for the answers in writing.

Separately from any plan, a notice of death must be given to Home Affairs within 72 hours by a family member or a representative the family appoints. Our guide to how funeral cover payouts work explains what follows.

If a claim is declined, ask for the reason in writing. You can then complain to the National Financial Ombud, which is free to use. Phone 0860 800 900 or use nfosa.co.za/submit-a-complaint/. Trying the insurer first is sensible but not a legal requirement. The Ombud may dismiss a complaint if three or more years have passed since you knew or should have known there was cause to complain.

• That GS can serve the town where the funeral will take place.
• Which plan you are being quoted, what it pays, and the waiting period, in writing.
• The name of the insurer, and that the FSP number checks out on the FSCA register.
• What the premium is for every person you add, not only the "from" price.
• A written quote so you can compare with other parlours.

Never pay a claim fee or send money to a new bank account because a caller asked you to. Phone the number GS lists and confirm first.