Prices and Comparisons

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It is our aim to provide an outstanding level of Funeral Service at a fair price. We enable families to make an informed choice of which services they wish us to provide and ensure that all costs involved are fully explained.

Direct Cremation

A Direct Cremation package provides a collection of the deceased from the place of death, respectful and dignified care at our premises and a simple coffin for transport directly to the Crematorium in the following days.
This charge is inclusive of the Crematorium’s charges and the Doctor’s Cremation certificates.
Our charges for this type of service are £1,669
(£1,739 if the death occurs outside of office hours)
Following a direct Cremation, families can request to have their loved one’s Ashes delivered to them at an additional cost of £70.00.
Those who choose Direct Cremation because they do not wish to hold a traditional Funeral Service, may also wish to arrange a Memorial service at a later date.

Hearse Only Funeral

A Hearse only funeral includes;
Administration of the Funeral Arrangements, liaison with external agencies and service providers, completion of paperwork, preparation of the deceased and hygienic treatment if required, use of the Chapel of Rest, provision of four Bearers, payment of disbursements on client’s behalf, coordination and conducting of the Funeral on the day.
Collection of the deceased from the place of death and return to our private Chapel of Rest, where he/she will be cared for and prepared ready for viewing should friends and family wish to visit.
Provision of a Hearse and Bearer’s car to meet the Family and mourners at the chosen church, cemetery or crematorium for a Funeral Service and/or committal.
The arranging and conducting of the Funeral, following all your wishes in full.
An Oak Veneer ‘Warwick’ coffin (other coffin choices are available and listed below)

Our charges for this type of service are £1,785,00
(£1,855.00 if the death occurs outside of office hours)
Following a cremation, families may request to have their loved one’s Ashes collected from the crematorium and either arranged to be interred in a cemetery, scattered at a special place or returned to them, at an additional cost of £70.00. The attendance of your Funeral Director at an Ashes Interment is also included in this cost.

Disbursements

South Leicestershire Crematorium, funeral service at 9:00am or 10:00am – £790
between 11:00am and 5:00pm – £965
Great Glen Crematorium, funeral service at 8:30am or 9:30am – £715
between 10:30am and 4:30am – £935
Gilroes Crematorium – £898
Heart of England, Nuneaton – £1,070
Doctors Cremation Certificates (2 x £82) – £164
Service led by Church of England Minister – £199
Service led by Non-religious celebrant from – £190
For Cemetery Fees and Grave Preparation costs, please call us on 0116 2866858 (Enderby) or 0116 2887979 (Wigston)

Additional disbursements may include, not exclusively; church fees, organist hire, order of service booklets, newspaper notices in local and national papers, floral tributes, ashes interment cemetery fees, catering and wake services. Please call us for further, more detailed pricing, in relation to these available services.

Price Comparison - Traditional Funeral

	Richard Ward Funeral Services	Central England Co-op Funeral Services Blaby	Dignity Caring Funerals
Costs
Transfer of Deceased	£200	£340	In caring for dec'd
Care of Deceased	In professional fee	In professional fee	£795
Preperation and Chapel	In professional fee	In professional fee	In caring for dec'd
Hygenic Treatment	In professional fee	In professional fee	In caring for dec'd
Professional Fee	£895	£1,070	£1,615 (Includes FDs fee)
Bearers	In professional fee	In professional fee	In appointment FDs fee
Hearse	£235	£500	£395
Limousine	£230	included with hearse	£250
Least Expensive Coffin	Warwick	Stanford	Exmoor
	£440	£265	£190
Total	£2000	£2,175	£3,395
Cost Difference	Best Value	+£175	+£1,395
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Price Comparison - Simple Funeral

	Richard Ward Funeral Services	Central England Co-op Funeral Services Blaby	Dignity Caring Funerals
A Simple Funeral
Removal	Inclusive	Inclusive	Inclusive
Care of Deceased	Inclusive	Inclusive	Inclusive
Professional Fee	Inclusive	Inclusive	Inclusive
Bearers	Inclusive	Inclusive	Inclusive
Hearse	Inclusive	Inclusive	Inclusive
Simple Coffin	Inclusive	Inclusive	Inclusive
Hygenic Treatment	Inclusive	£125	£150
Total	£1,690	£1,795	£1,845
Cost Difference	Best Value	+£105	+£155

Our Price List

Coffin Type	Price	Professional Services	Hearse	Limousine Price Per Vehicle	Transfer of Deaceased in Normal Hours	Total Cost of Funeral Director Fees
Warwick	£440	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,000
Charnwood	£475	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,035
Bradgate	£550	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,110
Bosworth	£625	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,185
Swithland	£655	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,215
Traditional	£1,100	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,660
Wicker	£675+	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,235+
European Style	£1,150+	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,710+
Last Supper	£1,110+	£895	£235	£230	£200	£2,660+
Caskets	£1,750+	£895	£235	£230	£200	£3,310+

Additional Funeral Director Charges

Transfer of Deceased out of normal hours – £270
Collection, attendance, delivery of Ashes (doubled for weekends & bank hols) – £ 70
Temporary wooden marker for Grave, with plate: Small – £55, Large – £70
Digging and preparing Cremated Remains plot (Doubled for weekends & Bank hols) – £ 85
Evening reception into Church (Hearse and staff) – £510
Sunday reception into Church (Hearse and Staff) – £560
Normal Hours Reception into Church (Hearse and Staff) – £360
Taking Deceased home normal hours (doubled out of normal hours) – £190
Additional Bearers (over 4) as required to safely shoulder bear the Coffin in hours @ £ 35 each
Headstone removal – £110
Headstone and Kerb removal – £300
Bearers car on ‘Hearse only’ Funerals and all Church Service Funerals – £95
Additional mileage (over radius of 20 miles) transfers and Funerals per vehicle mile – £2
Saturday Funeral additional charge – £390

Enderby

Wigston