Standardised Price List

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 (funeral director’s charges only)

                             £2600

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.

Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements

£2596.00

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 during      office hours

£1.00

Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at the funeral director’s branch premises.

£1.00

Providing a suitable coffin – this will be made from polished oak finish and best quality interior with fittings in brass finish and with an engraved nameplate

£1.00

Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer)

£1.00

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

£1.00

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.

Burial (funeral director’s charges only)

                       £1800

Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) ²

                       £2250

FEES YOU MUST PAY

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:

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.

           £450-£825

For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.²

In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is:

           £770-£960

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:

Additional mileage (price per mile)

                         £2

Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer)

                         £150

Collection and delivery of ashes

                         £1

Embalming

                         £1

Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.)

Prices on request

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.

  Standard Fee Attended Service

  Altrincham Crematorium                                  

  Birches Crematorium

  Vale Royal Crematorium

                 £810-£910

                 £895

                 £624-989

  Unattended Service

  Altrincham Crematorium                                  

  Birches Crematorium

  Vale Royal Crematorium

                 £520

                 £300

                 £475

  Reduced Fee Attended Service

  Altrincham Crematorium

  Birches Crematorium                                  

  Vale Royal Crematorium

                £675

                £550-£650

                £624

  TERMS OF BUSINESS

  Our Terms of Business include the following:

  We do not currently require a deposit paid before the funeral.

  The final balance must be paid 14 days after the funeral.

  The following charges will be made for late payment: £55 fee plus interest charged at 4%            above our bank’s Base Rate.

  Other payment options (including interest charged) may be negotiated with the client.

  DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

  The ultimate owner of this business is Ann Dodgson

  We have no business or financial interest in a price comparison website which compares            Funeral Director Services and/or Crematoria Services and their respective prices

  We do make charitable donations and support local causes though none that are designed to    incentivise third parties and none that are over £250.