Funeral Costs
The cost of a funeral will vary depending on the individual requirements. We have provided an indication of costs, but please contact us to discuss your wishes.
| Unattended Cremation | Standard Cremation Service | |
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| A simple service held at a Crematorium of our choosing, usually held early morning, between Monday and Friday. We will transfer your loved one into our care, and they will rest with us until the day of their funeral. We will complete all of the necessary paperwork, ensuring it’s timely submission and advise you of the date and time. You may then wish to spend a few moments at that time remembering your loved one. | This service is for a weekday funeral at your choice of crematorium, subject to availability. Services can last between 20 minutes and 45 minutes, depending on the crematorium chosen. You are welcome to organise a Minister or Celebrant to lead the service for you. The funeral hearse is included, as is our Chiltern Oak Coffin. We will bring your loved one into our care, and they will rest with us until the day of their funeral. We will complete all the necessary paperwork, ensuring timely submission. | |
| Transferring your loved one into our care | From Care Home or Hospital during normal working hours * | ✔ |
| Care of the deceased until the day of the funeral | ✔ | ✔ |
| Completion of all arrangements and documents and their submission | Over the telephone, by post/email, or you can visit our office by appointment | Over the telephone, by post/email, or you can visit our office by appointment |
| Doctor's Fees | ✔ | ✔ |
| Booking of the Crematorium, date and time. | Chosen by us. | Chosen by you (subject to availability) |
| Preparation | No preparation | Simple preparation, dressed in a gown or own clothes |
| Visits to Chapel of Rest | No Chapel of Rest facility | By appointment |
| Coffin | Provision of Oak Veneered Coffin (fully furnished) | Provision of our Chiltern Oak coffin (other options are available, additional costs may apply) |
| Attendance of mourners at the Funeral | No one is permitted to attend | Mourners able to attend the funeral service |
| Attendance of Funeral Director and Staff | Attendance of a Funeral Director and staff as required | Attendance of a Funeral Director and staff as required |
| Hearse | Provision of Private Ambulance | ✔ |
| Costs | From £ 1,195.00 including Third Party costs | From £ 3,280.00 including Third Party costs. |
| * An Additional Fee of £ 200.00 will be payable for collection of deceased from a home address |
| Unattended Cremation | |
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| A simple service held at a Crematorium of our choosing, usually held early morning, between Monday and Friday. We will transfer your loved one into our care, and they will rest with us until the day of their funeral. We will complete all of the necessary paperwork, ensuring it’s timely submission and advise you of the date and time. You may then wish to spend a few moments at that time remembering your loved one. | |
| Transferring your loved one into our care | From Care Home or Hospital during normal working hours * |
| Care of the deceased until the day of the funeral | ✔ |
| Completion of all arrangements and documents and their submission | Over the telephone, by post/email, or you can visit our office by appointment |
| Doctor's Fees | ✔ |
| Booking of the Crematorium, date and time | Chosen by us |
| Preparation | No preparation |
| Visits to Chapel of Rest | No Chapel of Rest facility |
| Coffin | Provision of Oak Veneered Coffin (fully furnished) |
| Attendance of mourners at the Funeral | No one is permitted to attend |
| Attendance of Funeral Director and Staff | Attendance of a Funeral Director and staff as required |
| Hearse | Provision of Private Ambulance |
| Costs | From £ 1,195.00 including Third Party costs |
| * An Additional Fee of £ 200.00 will be payable for collection of deceased from a home address | |
| Standard Cremation | |
| This service is for a weekday funeral at your choice of crematorium, subject to availability. Services can last between 20 minutes and 45 minutes, depending on the crematorium chosen. You are welcome to organise a Minister or Celebrant to lead the service for you. The funeral hearse is included, as is our Chiltern Oak Coffin. We will bring your loved one into our care, and they will rest with us until the day of their funeral. We will complete all the necessary paperwork, ensuring timely submission. | |
| Transferring your loved one into our care | ✔ |
| Care of the deceased until the day of the funeral | ✔ |
| Completion of all arrangements and documents and their submission | Over the telephone, by post/email, or you can visit our office by appointment |
| Doctor's Fees | ✔ |
| Booking of the Crematorium, date and time | Chosen by you (subject to availability) |
| Preparation | Simple preparation, dressed in a gown or own clothes |
| Visits to Chapel of Rest | By appointment |
| Coffin | Provision of our Chiltern Oak coffin (other options are available, additional costs may apply) |
| Attendance of mourners at the Funeral | Mourners able to attend the funeral service |
| Attendance of Funeral Director and Staff | Attendance of a Funeral Director and staff as required |
| Hearse | ✔ |
| Costs | From £ 3,280.00 including Third Party costs. |
Standardised Price List
All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary).
ATTENDED FUNERAL
This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.
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Funeral director’s charges only £2,300
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Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements £850
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Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care £285
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Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at [both] the funeral director’s [branch premises] [and at other] [non-branch premises] £350
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Providing a suitable coffin – this will be made from [insert description of the coffin] £445
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Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) £0
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At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle £370
UNATTENDED FUNERAL
This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.
FEES YOU MUST PAY
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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.¹ In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: From £782
For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.
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For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.² In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: From £980
West Herts, Hendon, Golders Green and West London
Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.
ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:
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Additional mileage (price per mile) £1
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Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) £200
(price per transfer)
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Collection and delivery of ashes £75
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Embalming From £165
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Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) [Prices on request]
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Services supplied outside of normal office hours [Prices on request]
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
¹ This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
² In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
How Can We Help?
If you need to arrange a funeral, we will listen, can offer advice, and help guide you through the necessary arrangements to create a unique and memorable farewell.
