The provision of funeral director services

• Collection of your loved one within a 20-mile radius day or night
• The personal and professional services of a funeral director, including attending to all necessary funeral arrangements, attendance on the day of the funeral, advice on the certification and registration of death, care and support as needed
• 24-hour funeral director support and guidance
• Care and preparation of the deceased prior to the funeral (embalming not included)
• Full use of the chapel of rest and private viewing facilities during normal working hours by appointment (closed coffin only)
• Provision of a simple coffin and basic white gown suitable for burial or cremation
• Provision of a hearse with driver within a 20-mile radius to meet at the service at a time and date of our choosing
• The option for burial or cremation
• Scattering of ashes in the garden of remembrance at the crematorium or the return of the ashes to the family within a 20-mile radius

Necessary additional charges

All disbursements for cemetery or cremation and minister’s fees paid on your behalf

Extra services available

The above price excludes the following which can be added if required:

• Extra bearers – £55.00 each
• Embalming (if required, recommended and advised for viewing) – £160.00
• Removal of pacemaker – £95.00
• Additional mileage (above 20-mile radius) – £2.00 per mile
• Collection and delivery of ashes – within a 20-mile radius free of charge.
  Additional mileage charged at £2.00 per mile
• Ashes casket – basic polished oak (Hilda or Cuthbert) – £75.00
• Ashes casket – solid oak or polished mahogany (TSM4) – £118.00
• Double size ashes casket – solid oak or polished mahogany (TSM4) – £165.00
• Scatter tubes: Token – £35.00, Small – £40.00, Medium – £45.00, Large – £50.00
• Order of service starting from £2.50 each, minimum order 20 (price on request due to them being bespoke)

Please note that by choosing the Simple Funeral Option the following services are not permitted:

• Visiting the deceased without an appointment or out of hours
• Choice of time and date of the funeral (the service will be at or before 10.30am or after 3.00pm)
• Dressing of the deceased in personal clothing
• Traditional cortege from funeral home or personal residence
• Alternative horse-drawn or specialist hearse
• Provision of a limousine
• Organisation of newspaper notices or floral tributes

Please note that a church service or cortege is not an option on a Simple Funeral

As from 1st June 2025