A prepaid funeral plan is an easy way to plan ahead and beat rising funeral costs, helping to save your family worry and expense
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| Single payment | £2,895 | £3,495 | £3,850 | £4,099 |
| The coffin | Basic | Simple | High Quality | Superior |
| Transportation of the deceased to the funeral director’s premises within 25 miles | During working hours | During working hours | 24 Hours | 24 Hours |
| Choice of time and date of funeral | x |
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| Funeral procession to funeral location (fees and costs of a service at a separate location not included) | x |
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| Limousines | x |
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| An allowance included for third party costs | £800 | £1,100 | £1,100 | £1,100 |
| A list provided to the family of mourners who sent flowers | x |
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| Professionally drafted Will | x |
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A funeral plan is a safe and simple way to get real peace of mind
Nobody wants their family to face money worries in the future. With a funeral plan in place you fix the cost of the funeral director’s services in your plan at today’s prices. So no matter how much the cost of these services rise in the future, your family will have nothing more to pay for these services – guaranteed (once your plan is paid in full).
With a long-term commitment to their communities, choose from our network of more than 3,000 local independent funeral directors throughout the UK, wider than the Co-op’s**.
Financial Plus are an approved agent for Golden Charter. With a Golden Charter Funeral Plan your payments are protected. Your money is paid into the Golden Charter Trust*. They make sure all future payments can be made, which means we can guarantee the funeral director services included in your plan.
* This excludes the fixed monthly payment option where money is paid to a UK life assurance company and managed by them.
** Based on number of independent funeral director branches accepting Golden Charter plans and promoting Golden Charter exclusively as of 31 March 2017 (2147), compared to total number of Co-op Funeralcare funeral homes (1079). Sources: Golden Charter Annual Report 2016/2017 (page 9); Co-op Annual Report 2017 (page 5). The Golden Charter Annual Report 2016/2017 can be found online at Goldencharter.co.uk
Funeral costs in the UK are rising every year.
According to the 2017 SunLife Cost of Dying Report the average cost of a funeral in 2004 was £1,920, today it is £4,078. That's an increase of 112% - well above inflation.
Golden Charter project costs could be more than £7,000 in 10 years’ time.
A Golden Charter funeral plan offers an easy way to pay for your funeral director's service at a cost that's fixed at current prices.
Figures relate to Golden Charter Report 2018
