Attended Funeral (funeral director’s charges only) – £2250
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 | £900 |
| – 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 | £200 |
| – 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 |
| – Providing a suitable coffin (Classic on our traditional coffins page) | £450 |
| – Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £1 |
| – 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 traditional hearse | £700 |
* A service in church/chapel prior to burial/cremation will incur an additional charge of £300
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) | £1250 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £1050 |
Fees you must pay
| For an attended or unattended burial funeral, the burial fee1. | £1110 |
| 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.
| For an attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee2. | £550-£1044 |
| In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: | £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) | £1.50 |
| Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £1 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | £1 |
| Embalming | £150 |
| 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.
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.
Terms of Business
Our Terms of Business include the following: You must pay a deposit of the costs of all the 3rd party disbursements 48 hours prior to the funeral. The final balance must be paid 30 days after the funeral. Failure to pay by the due date may incur interest charges at a rate of 4% above our banks base rate calculated on a daily basis on the 1st of every month thereafter.
Disclosure of Interests
The owner of this business is Carl Hogg & Susan Fields Funeral Service Limited, Colliery Cottage, 49 Heath Street, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3BS.
Company Directors & equal shareholders are Mr Carl Hogg and Miss Susan Fields. We are included in a price comparison website which compares Funeral Director Services and/or Crematoria Services and their respective prices. The company does not make regular charitable contributions that require public register or reporting the CMA.
CONTACT US
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