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Funeral costs

Paying for your loved ones funeral can often be stressful and we are here to help you plan the most memorable funeral to suit your budget.

Your questions about costs answered below:-

>> 1. How do our fees compare?
>> 2. Will a rough cost be provided before the funeral?
>> 3. Why don't we standardise our funeral costs?
>> 4. Why pay our prices when there are cheaper options?
>> 5. Your Final Account

As we offer a very high quality service, for many elements of our service our director's fees are higher than those of an average funeral director. Some parts of our service, such as coffins and memorials are similar in cost to most good quality funeral directors. We do not, however, just give you an average service!

For your peace of mind a rough cost will be given before the funeral takes place and a full written estimate will be given to you before the day of the funeral.

Trade associations and the Government want all funeral directors to offer a standard service. This would allow areas and firms to be compared. They would also like us to have standard fees for each item of service that we perform. We think this is being called for to make their administration easier.

We try to avoid being regimented by trade associations and the Government because it eventually leads to all funeral directors becoming just another uncaring cog in a large machine. If this happens the service you will receive becomes standardised, of a low standard and not one that we would support.

A particular service can vary enormously in complexity and the time required, depending on individual circumstances. It would be unfair, therefore, to operate a standard charge for each service. If we did this, then the family whose funeral is relatively easy to administer would end up subsidising the family whose arrangements were more involved and time consuming.

We spend more on almost every aspect of the funeral, to make sure that you are helped and cared for as much as possible in your bereavement. We believe there is a minimum amount of expenditure that it is necessary to make in order to care for you in the way we want.

We want families to use our services and have a funeral for their loved one which is a true celebration of their life, and for themselves to be helped and cared for and not burdened by bad logistics, inadequate planning and poor customer service.

Consequently, we limit ourselves to a certain number of funerals a week and are able to offer the best support available. The members of our funeral family are some of the best professionals in the business who have your interests as a priority.

Many funeral directors keep costs as low as possible, knowing that price will often be the deciding factor for a bereaved family who naturally wants to avoid overspending. However, in the case of funerals, taking a cautious approach can often result in the family compromising their own and their loved one's wishes, leading to unnecessary upset.

The Funeral Account is sent to either you or the solicitor around ten days after the funeral, once any additional services have been provided. The funeral account will be split into three different parts:

Director's Fees
Disbursement Fees
Disbursement Services

Disbursement fees and services are those elements that we pay for on your behalf so that the funeral can take place. These include cremation fees, doctor's fees, church fees, burial fees, press notices, catering and printing.

Each fee will be fully itemised within the Disbursement Fees section or the Disbursement Services section. This way you know exactly what we have paid out, and to whom, on your behalf.

Director's fees are our professional fees. These will not be fully standardised.