Pre-paid Funeral Plan Examples 2025
| What each plan provides | EXAMPLE ONE (DIRECT) | EXAMPLE TWO (BASIC – CMA') | EXAMPLE THREE (TRADITIONAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The services of your funeral director | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Provision of the necessary funeral arrangements | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Guidance on the certification and registration of death | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Conveyance of the deceased to our Chapel of Rest within a 25-mile radius | Within working hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm | Within working hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm | 24 Hours |
| Care and preparation of the deceased | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Coffin | A coffin suitable for cremation | A Basic foil veneered coffin (oversized coffin additional cost) | From our Bronze range (wider selection available) |
| Hearse & personnel | Appropriate vehicle | Appropriate vehicle and up to 4 bearers | Coach built hearse and necessary bearers |
| Donation administration and MuchLoved online donation page | ✘ | Additional cost | ✔ |
| Use of Chapel of Rest by appointment | ✘ | One Chapel visit during working hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm | Chapel visits during and out of hours if required |
| Limousines | ✘ | Additional cost | Additional cost |
| Cremation fees | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Minister’s fee | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Choice of funeral date & time | ✘ | Additional cost | ✔ |
| Embalming of the deceased | ✘ | Additional cost | ✔ |
| A service at a separate location prior to or following burial/cremation | ✘ | Additional cost | ✔ |
| Funeral cortege flexible pickup | ✘ | Additional cost | ✔ |
| Plan price | £1,480 | £2,520 | £3,960 |
| Example of third-party costs Prices may vary depending on chosen Crematorium and there may be a shortfall at the time of need. | £315 | £1,360 | £1,360 |
| Golden Charter one-of arrangement fee | £325 | £325 | £325 |
| TOTAL PLAN PRICE | £2,120 | £4,205 | £5,645 |
Plans listed are an illustration of funeral packages available. Prices are subject to change without prior notice and applicable from 1st April 2023.
1 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has required that all UK funeral directors clearly display a Standardised Price List of basic funeral cost.
2 Coffin selection outside of our Bronze range will incur an additional charge.
3 The total plan price includes a one-off £325 arrangement fee which Golden Charter retains as a contribution towards setting up your funeral plan.
Hunnaball Family Funeral Group is an appointed representative of Golden Charter Limited trading as Golden Charter Funeral Plans which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN:965279).
