Funeral Costs
How Much Will The Funeral Cost?
The total cost of the funeral is affected by the choices you make to personalise the funeral.
At Thomas Furber & Co., we are always fully transparent with our costs and explain each to ensure you fully understand the overall cost, allowing you to make the right choices for you and your budget.
We also explain funeral costs below, including the essential expenses for the funeral to go ahead, and the additional costs to personalise the funeral as you wish.
To help you decide on the right funeral for your loved one, we have created four easy-to-understand packages that bundle our services to create our most popular funerals.
These are our Bespoke Funeral, Simple Funeral, Intimate Cremation and Unattended Direct Cremation.
Funeral Packages And Pricing
Bespoke Funeral
from £3,150
Suitable for a traditional cremation or burial funeral as well as a more modern celebration of life service, our Bespoke Funeral provides you with the greatest range of options for personalisation and creating a truly special send off.
Simple Funeral
from £2,595
For those who don’t want all the fuss of a traditional funeral, and would prefer a simpler send off, our Simple Funeral provides a cremation or burial funeral service but with fewer options and choices available to lower the cost.
Intimate Cremation
from £1,880
This option gives you the opportunity for a small number of people to attend the crematorium for a short time, to witness the committal.
Direct Cremation
from £1,480
This is a cremation that takes place without a service or mourners present. It provides a basic coffin and the ashes are returned to you afterwards. Some families choose to arrange their own service at a later date for the scattering or interment of the ashes.
Understanding Funeral Costs
At Thomas Furber & Co., our services extend beyond what is shown on the Standardised Price List, and our Bespoke Funeral is our most popular package of services.
When we meet with you and discuss your personal requirements, we will provide you with an itemised estimate and explain each cost before we start making any arrangements on your behalf. Our fees are transparent, and the costs we publish are the costs we charge. There is also no VAT on funeral charges.
Funeral Costs
Funeral costs are made up of two elements:
Essential costs for the funeral to go ahead
Costs to personalise the funeral service
Essential Costs
These include our funeral director fees to:
Provide professional support and guidance throughout
Undertake the arrangements of the funeral on your behalf and following your wishes
Take care of all the necessary legal and administrative arrangements, including working with the relevant third parties for the funeral to go ahead
To collect your loved one and bring them into our care
To prepare your loved one and look after them until the day of the funeral
To provide your choice of coffin
To transport your loved on to the funeral in our hearse, together with a team of pallbearers to carry the coffin
To provide a funeral director to attend and coordinate on the day of the funeral
Third party costs that have to be paid for the funeral to go ahead:
Cremation or burial fees
Additional Costs To Personalise The Funeral
These include:
Additional venues, such as for a church service
Funeral flowers
Specialist hearse
Transport for mourners such as our limousine
Orders of service sheets
Funeral stationery
The creation of photo or video montages to be played on a big screen at the crematorium
Webcasting at the service
Headstone
Ashes urn
Ashes jewellery or precious memento
How To Pay For The Funeral
We will send an invoice to you two days after the funeral date, and settlement of your account is due within four weeks.
You can make payment by debit or credit card via Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay. We also accept bank transfers or cheques.
Getting Help With Funeral Costs
The responsibility of paying for the funeral lies with the Next of Kin. It is possible to request funds from the deceased’s bank account to pay for the funeral; you must provide them with an original certified copy of the death certificate.
In some circumstances, it may be possible to get help paying for some of the funeral costs from the Government if the person paying for it receives certain benefits. Find out more about the Funeral Expenses Payment.
What Our Clients Say About Us
We’re very honoured that our clients choose to give us feedback about the service they received. We receive many thank you cards, which we proudly display in our funeral home. You can also read the online reviews our clients have written about us on Google.
Let Us Help You
We are here to help you in every way we can. Please call or email us with any questions.
For urgent assistance, call us on 0121 427 2233. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.