Pricing
Every Funeral is treated as a bespoke service for you and your family.
COST OF FUNERAL – SUMMARY PRICE LIST 2025
Non Attended? Simple? Traditional? Personalised?..or a combination of all of those? Every Funeral is treated as a bespoke service for you and your family. We don’t aim to be cheap by cutting corners but equally we won’t overcharge you or try and get you to buy things you neither want nor need.
We also do Pre-paid funeral plans through ‘Open Pre-paid Funerals’ who are highly recommended by the ‘Good Funeral Guide’. Open Pre-paid Funerals is a Trust Fund regulated by the FPA so your Money is safe! More details on ‘prepaid Funerals page’
Our Fees for Funerals
We offer a bespoke Funeral Director Service fee of £1995. This includes a traditional black Mercedes Hearse or a ‘Private Hearse’. We only use British manufactured coffins and these start at £400 fully lined and fitted.
Non Attended Cremation
£1,500
Why choose this option?
The Non Attended Cremation is a practical low-cost option that covers these elements. Whilst suitable for those on a budget, this plan is also perfect for those who wish to break from tradition and remember their loved one in their own way with a memorial afterwards. We will organise a simple unattended cremation, leaving families the opportunity to ‘do their own thing’.
What this offers you:
- Collection of the person from Scarborough (+£100 out of hours call)
- Transport to our premises in Scarborough.
- Doctors’ fees.
- Our fees.
- Ashes can be collected
- A coffin with name-plate
- Crematorium fees
Every funeral is different. Every funeral is unique.
There are certain common-requirements for each funeral of course such as safekeeping, use of facilities & vehicles, hearses etc, all of which are factored into the Funeral Director costs.
Additional essential items are charged at a lower rate than most Funeral companies; this is simply because we add less of a profit mark up therefore allowing you to have a wider choice of options at less cost.
Example cost breakdown for the essential* elements of a full Cremation service at Woodlands Crematorium:
- FD fee, including traditional or alternative Hearse £1,995
- Crematorium £1,095
- Celebrant from £210
- Coffin from £400
- = £3,700
*Essential means you don’t have to spend any more to do the funeral. You may of course want to add flowers, printed orders of service etc. These additional items are charged at cost price or you can source yourself if you prefer.
Pricing Example
(Based on cremation at Woodlands Crematorium)
This is based on the traditional send off that many people want. Tradition is familiar and can make people feel comforted and at ease. For many families a traditional looking funeral with black hearse and formal dress is absolutely the right choice. These recognisable symbols of mourning provide great comfort and have long been a mark of respect. If this is right for you, we can help you hold a truly meaningful and very affordable traditional funeral. You can of course abandon tradition and do everything your way!
- FD fees of £1,995
- Collection of the person from the hospital, nursing home or your home (Scarborough area); +150 out of house/out of area.
- Transport to our premises in Scarborough.
- A British made basic, or Wooden Veneer Coffin (this is our recommendation for a traditional service) – from £400
- Preparation of the person, dressing and viewing in our chapel of rest.
- A Hearse
- Cremation at Woodlands (prices vary depending on time chosen) – £1,095
- A Celebrant or Vicar (prices vary depending on who you choose) From £220
- The ability to personalise in any way you want
- Total: £3,710
Additional items to factor in to your price:
Out of hours collection is £70 per person in Scarborough area.
- Embalming (if requested) is £70-£120 (by a fully qualified technician)
- Burials can incur additional costs due to extra bearing staff and associated time approx £150+
- Order of Service is £2 per copy per sheet.
- Flowers: £100-175 is all you really need to spend, you can always do the flowers yourself. This really personalises them and saves you money too.
- Out of area costs: £1per mile plus labour costs (We don’t profit from this, just cover the costs)
- Obituary: these vary in cost but an online version can be free.
- Additional Limousines to our 2 cars are charged at cost price to us (Approx £250)
Coffins
We insist on using UK made traditional or bespoke coffins. They are all made to order and are of the best quality. We source Eco-Pine Coffins for non-attended services. The coffins requested by the majority of families are veneered Oak or Elm. We have also sourced solid hardwood premium coffins for several families. We also source bespoke printed coffins, also designed and made in the UK. See the website for full details and information www.stevesoult.com
Prices
(please note we offer a full range of coffins from the website above): Basic £400, Veneers from £500
English Willow = from £995
Picture Coffin & Painted ‘Artiste’ style coffins = from £995
Oak Ashes Caskets = from £75
Bespoke Picture caskets = from £200
Pre-Paid Funerals
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