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).
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Attended Funeral 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. |
£2,900 |
| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangments. | £975 |
| 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. | £255 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at the funeral director’s premises. | £425 |
| Providing a suitable coffin – this will be a Wood Effect Finish Coffin, lined and fitted. | £430 |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer). | £20 |
| 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. | £795 |
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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. |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £1,375 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)** | £1,750 |
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Fees You Must Pay |
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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee* |
£500-£1000 |
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In this local area, this is the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents. 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. |
£975 |
| For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee** | £640-£950 |
| In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: | £825 |
| Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director. |
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Additional Funeral Director Products & 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: |
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| Additional mileage (price per mile) | £2.00 |
| Additional transfer of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) |
£185 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | £20 |
| Embalming | £165 |
| Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) | price on request |
| Services supplied outside of normal office hours | price on request |
| The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge fore 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. |
*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.
**In England, Wales & Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificate for Cremation.
Crematoria Price Information
The information below gives the prices charged by crematoria within a 30-minute cortege journey of this funeral home.
| Standard Fee Attended Service |
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| Altrincham Crematorium | £825 |
| Manchester Crematorium | £930 |
| Unattended Service |
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| Altrincham Crematorium | £535 |
| Manchester Crematorium | £320 |
| Reduced Fee Attended Service |
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| Altrincham Crematorium | £690 |
| Manchester Crematorium | £510 |
| Terms of Business |
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| Our Terms of Business include the following: | |
| Standardised Price & Traditional Funerals: You must pay a deposit of third party costs five days before the funeral date. The final balance must be paid within twenty one days after the funeral date. | |
| Simplified Funerals: You must pay a deposit of third party costs five days before the funeral date. The final balance must be paid within twenty one days after the funeral date. | |
| Fixed Cost Direct Funerals: Payment is due in full before the funeral date. The following charges will be made for late payment: 4% above our bank’s Base Rate calculated (on a daily basis) from the date of our account until payment; compounded on the first day of each month. We may also recover the costs of taking any legal action, when necessary, to recover any unpaid sums (unless a court order states otherwise). | |
| Other payment options (including interest charged) are: Not Applicable. |
| Disclosure of Interest |
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The ultimate owner of Arthur Kershaw Funeral Services Ltd is Miss Emma Hindle and is registered with Companies House in England & Wales under Company Number 07260397. Company Directors: Miss Emma Hindle, Mr Andrew Gardner and Mr James Lee. 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 not make charitable donations in excess of £250 in a year. We do not make gratuity payments in excess of £250 in a year. No payments or gifts to third parties that are not related to a cost incurred or service provided by the third party, in connection with the arrangement of a funeral, or the operation of the funeral business. |
Additional Services Price List
All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Additional Services 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).
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Inclusive Simple Option Funeral This funeral option includes professional services and attendances, collection of the deceased during working hours, administration and conveyance of all statutory documents, co-ordinating and conducting the funeral. Includes wood effect coffin and Mercedes Hybrid hearse on the day of the funeral direct to Crematorium or Cemetery. Third party costs including officiant, Crematorium and doctor’s fees. (Price based on cremation at Altrincham Crematorium. Other Crematoria and interments will incur extra charges at cost). The only addition that can be made to this simple funeral option is one pre-arranged visitation during working hours. This option does not include the following: A cortege on the day of the funeral. The hearse will travel direct from our premises to the Crematorium or Graveside. Our team to assist carrying your loved one. If there are no family members or friends to help with guidance from us, the coffin shall be placed on a wheel bier. Additional services such as flowers or printed orders of service. However families can supply their own. |
£3,200 |
| Additional Options Price List | |
| Attendance at a separate service venue prior to commital at Cemetery or Crematorium | £145 |
| Additional fee for collection of the deceased person from the place of death out of working hours | £100 |
| Limousine for mourners up to seven passengers per vehicle | £295 |
| Per additional bearer | £45 |
| Printed copies of order of service booklets | price on request |
| Horse Drawn Hearse | price on request |
| Coffins & Caskets |
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| Dunham – Medium Oak Veneered Coffin | £540 |
| Tatton – Light Oak Veneered Coffin, Pressed Panelled Sides | £560 |
| Solid Oak Coffin | price on request |
| Extra fee for outsized coffin size – above 6ft2″ x 22″ | £120 |
| English Willow Casket | price on request |
| Bamboo Lattice Casket | price on request |
| Banana Leaf Casket | price on request |
| Ashes Caskets |
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| Solid Oak Ashes Casket | £95 |
| Double Oak Ashes Casket | £140 |
| Wicker Ashes Casket | price on request |
| Ashes Scatter Tubes – Various Designs | £35 |
| Ashes Keepsakes & Jewellery | price on request |
Arthur Kershaw Funerals Ltd, 168-170 Washway Road, Sale, M33 6RH
Tel: 0161 969 2288
Email: info@arthurkershaw.com
Company Registration Number: 07260397
Company Directors: Mr Andrew J Gardner, Miss Emma Hindle & Mr James W Lee