Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) 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

Attended Funeral (funeral director’s charges only) £2,045 – This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event, or service for the deceased while attending their burial or cremation. Our charge for an Attended Funeral includes:

Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements – £500
Collecting and transporting the deceased from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care – £250
Care of the deceased before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at our professional mortuary or the funeral director’s branch premises – £795
Providing a suitable coffin – this will be made from wood – £250
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) – no additional charge
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 – £250

Unattended Funeral

This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event, or service for the deceased person; however, they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.

Burial (funeral director’s charges only) – Prices on request
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)* £1,195

Additionally, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees. This covers the charge for a doctor to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.

Fees You Must Pay

For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee applies.* In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is Prices on request.

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 or replacement fee. Furthermore, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.

For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee is charged by the crematorium. In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is £405 – £1,620.

Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based, or cultural requirements you have with the funeral director.

*This fee (sometimes called the interment fee) covers the digging and closing of a new grave or reopening and closing an existing grave.

Additional Funeral Director Products and Services

We may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services. Alternatively, we can arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to provide them.

Optional Products and Services

For example, these include:

Additional mileage (price per mile) – £2
Additional transfers of the deceased (e.g., to their home, to a place of worship, etc.) (price per transfer, usually within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) £250
Standard collection and delivery of ashes within 28 days of cremation from £100
Express collection and delivery of ashes within 14 days of cremation from £175
Embalming – Prices on request
Funeral officiant (e.g., celebrant, minister of religion, etc.) £250
Dressing of the deceased £100
Services supplied outside of normal office hours – Prices on request

Furthermore, the funeral director can provide a full list of what they supply. However, they may charge for these additional products and services. Therefore, you may choose to arrange some items yourself or use a different supplier.