Digitising a lifetime, with care
Valediction carefully gathers a loved one's documents and photographs, turns them into a private, searchable archive, returns the originals that matter — and securely destroys the rest. You keep the memories, not the mountain.
Unlike services that ask you to scan and upload everything yourself, we come and physically take the boxes away — you don't need to touch a single page.
A careful, six-step process
No rush, no pressure, and nothing destroyed — or charged — without your say-so. You stay in control at every step.
A short call to understand what's involved — how much there is, what matters most to you — and give you a preliminary estimate, with no obligation.
A quick, professional visit at a time that suits you to collect everything — no need for more than a brief handover at the door.
Back at our secure facility, everything is carefully scanned and organised — with the exact page and photo count building naturally as we go.
A real person reviews it all. Wills, deeds, certificates and original photographs are set aside and never destroyed.
You get the exact, itemised invoice based on our published rates. Nothing is returned or destroyed until it's settled.
Your photographs and legal originals come back to you. Only the confirmed, sensitive junk paper is securely shredded, with a certificate.
Simple, honest pricing
One project fee covers collection, digitisation, a private searchable archive, and secure destruction of anything you don't want back. No hourly rates, no surprise add-ons.
The two things that matter most
Original wills, property deeds, share and savings certificates, premium-bond documents and original photographs are set aside during triage and returned to you. Nothing is destroyed until you've seen the list and given your written go-ahead.
Identity theft in a deceased person's name — "ghosting" — is a real and growing risk when sensitive papers are thrown out carelessly. Everything we destroy is shredded to a certified standard, with a certificate of destruction for your records.
For funeral directors, solicitors & will-writers
We work alongside the professionals families already trust, handling the physical paperwork and photographs that estate administration doesn't. Warm handover, referral terms available.
Questions families ask
Never. Everything is reviewed by a person, and we give you a clear list of what we recommend keeping versus shredding. Nothing is destroyed until you've approved it in writing.
They come back to you. We digitise them so you have safe copies, but the originals — photographs, letters, certificates — are always returned.
We handle everything to GDPR standards with a documented chain of custody, store papers securely while in our care, deliver your archive encrypted, and shred to a certified destruction standard.
As a private, searchable set of files on an encrypted USB drive, handed back to you alongside your returned originals — organised so you can actually find things.
We're starting locally and growing by referral. Get in touch and we'll tell you honestly whether we can reach you yet.
We charge published rates per page and per photo — see our full pricing. We collect everything first, so you don't need to count or guess anything yourself; the exact total is worked out as we digitise. Your originals and finished archive are held safely and returned once payment is settled — nothing is destroyed until you've approved it.
We're here when you're ready
Tell us a little about what's there. We'll call at a time that suits you, talk it through with care, and arrange a free collection — you'll get an exact, itemised quote once everything's counted, with no pressure to go ahead.
We treat every enquiry with care and confidentiality. Your details are used only to respond to you.
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