Funeral Planning

Prepaid Funeral Plans

Because death is a stressful time, and funeral wishes can be difficult to discuss, planning ahead can help to remove unnecessary anxiety and worry for your family and friends.

A funeral plan is a simple, straightforward way to take care of worries and most financial concerns. For example, you can:

  • Choose funeral details such as location, hymns and any other personal touches you would like.
  • Appoint a nominated representative that we can keep informed about your plan
  • Choose your Funeral Director
  • Ensure your family can access professional advice and help
  • Make financial provision for your funeral

You can arrange a funeral plan if you live in the UK and are aged 18 years or more. There are no complicated medical forms to complete. Your plan will cover the costs specified if we carry out the funeral and your requirements stay the same.

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If you wish, you can also make a contribution to third party costs such as cremation fees. However, these can be subject to change. For more information, please download our funeral plans brochure.

All our staff are certified and fully trained to meet FCA Standards to guide you on any questions concerning Funeral Plans.

Funeral Plans: Frequently Asked Questions

These are just a few of the questions we're asked about funeral plans. We've answered them here for your convenience but if there's anything else you'd like to ask, please get in touch.

Terms and Conditions apply to funeral plans – please ask us if you have any questions.

We are an Appointed Representative of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reg. No. 2644860, registered in England at Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4AW, UK, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm Reference Number 958152. The Financial Conduct Authority regulates pre-paid funeral plans only.

About our Plan Provider: Ecclesiastical Planning Services

Our pre-paid funeral plans are provided by a trusted national provider, Ecclesiastical Planning Services. As part of a specialist, UK-based financial services group, Ecclesiastical Planning Services has offered pre-payment funeral plans since 2006.

When you take out a funeral plan with us, Ecclesiastical Planning Services arranges for the funds to be held in an individual whole of life assurance policy. The full value of your plan, excluding the administration fee and any instalment charges, is ring-fenced and cannot be used for anything but your funeral when the time comes.

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Ecclesiastical Planning Services is part of a large Group that gives available profits to charity and is proud to have been named the UK’s 3 rd largest corporate donor to charities (2023/2024) 1. In addition, Ecclesiastical Planning Services is recognised by the National Association of Funeral Directors for treating customers fairly (2022).

1 The Directory of Social Change, The UK Guide to Company Giving 2023/2024.

We are an Appointed Representative of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reg. No. 2644860, registered in England at Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4AW, UK, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm Reference Number 958152. The Financial Conduct Authority regulates pre-paid funeral plans only.

Our Prepaid Funeral Plans Brochure

For more information, please download our funeral plans brochure or for information about our set plans and to purchase online, visit the website of Ecclesiastical Planning Services, our funeral plan provider.

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