A simple. small and intimate cremation plan
Often, people like the idea of a direct cremation but wish they could see the coffin at the crematorium and have the chance to say goodbye to you before the cremation.
Our Intimate Cremation is designed to allow this. It’s a short 10 minute farewell that takes place early in the morning at the crematorium of your choice. An Intimate Cremation gives your family the chance to gather and be present at the crematorium chapel before the cremation takes place. It’s a simple, dignified, low-cost chance to let them say goodbye.
Up to eight people can attend , where they can say goodbye, have a moment of quiet reflection and listen to a piece of music in your honour. This option allows those closest to you to witness the committal of your coffin and gives them time to think about how they’d like to say goodbye in full at a later time and location that suits everyone.
** Price advertised is for a 50-year-old paying over a 10 year period.
Collection and Care of The Deceased. When the time comes for your cremation to be actioned, your family will need to call our team of Personal Advisors, who are here to help 24/7. They’ll organise for our experienced funeral team to collect you in a specialised funeral vehicle and bring you to our purpose-built mortuary. We’ll care for you with respect and dignity, washing, dressing and laying you in your coffin before taking you to the crematorium.
24/7 Support. Every family receives the 24/7 support of a Personal Advisor who’ll answer any questions they may have.
A 10 Minute Farewell. Our Personal Advisors will make arrangements for a simple goodbye at the crematorium with friends and family before the cremation takes place. Up to eight people can gather, early in the morning, to say farewell, remember the life of the deceased and play a musical tribute in your honour.
The Cremation. The Intimate Cremation takes place at 9am. Prior to arrival, our funeral team will respectfully bring you to the chapel and place you at the head of the chapel on the catafalque. After your loved ones have said their goodbyes, you’ll be committed and then respectfully cremated.
A Simple Coffin. You’ll be provided with a simple wood effect veneer coffin.
The Ashes Returned within 14 days. After the cremation, your ashes will be carefully scattered in our beautifully landscaped remembrance garden or hand-returned to your loved ones within 14 days.
What's Not Included? This is a simple cremation featuring a 10 minute opportunity for your loved ones to say goodbye to before the cremation. The number of mourners is restricted to eight and time in the chapel is limited to 10 minutes. There’s no formal viewing of the deceased, no funeral procession, no hearses and no flowers.
If you need to arrange a cremation today, just get in touch and we can help. We’ll make all the funeral arrangements and help with any legal paperwork.
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Say goodbye your way
A Distinct Cremations Plan gives you the peace of mind that the costs of all the services in your Plan are covered. You can choose from two direct cremation plans - all you have to decide is whether you want no one to attend or only your nearest and dearest in a small service.
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The paperwork!
Complete the application form either online, by post or give us a call and we can do it together. There are no medical questions and no screening, then you can file the paperwork away...
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Everything is paid for, guaranteed
We have 4 payment options - either as a one off payment by debit/credit card, cheque, bank transfer, or spread the cost with instalments by direct debit over 12 months, 5 years or 10 years. It's simple to set up and we will be here all along the way if you need any help.
1
Say goodbye your way
A Distinct Cremations Plan gives you the peace of mind that the costs of all the services in your Plan are covered. You can choose from two direct cremation plans - all you have to decide is whether you want no one to attend or only your nearest and dearest in a small service.
2
The paperwork!
Complete the application form either online, by post or give us a call and we can do it together. There are no medical questions and no screening, then you can file the paperwork away...
3
Everything is paid for, guaranteed
We have 4 payment options - either as a one off payment by debit/credit card, cheque, bank transfer, or spread the cost with instalments by direct debit over 12 months, 5 years or 10 years. It's simple to set up and we will be here all along the way if you need any help.
We offer the highest levels of support and service but don't take our word for it read why our customers trust us.
The process when you arrange a cremation should be respectful, affordable and stress-free. With 30 years of experience and directly owned crematoria, we provide customers with a funeral that's of minimal emotional and financial burden, via direct cremation. When you decide to arrange a funeral with us, we make sure our pricing is clear and transparent, we avoid hidden extras and most importantly, we believe that low cost should not mean low quality, providing your loved one with high-quality care.
You’ll typically receive your documents within five working days of taking out the plan.
The FCA are assessing funeral providers to ensure they are well run, well financed and well structured, and do not use bad sales practices such as cold calling. The new FCA regulations aim to ensure that all customers get the information they need to make an informed decision, your money is looked after and all plans are sold at a fair price.
For funeral plans, you can pay half of the cost upfront as a deposit and the remaining amount over six monthly instalments.
For a Direct Cremation we provide a simple MDF coffin, and for an attended cremation we provide unvarnished veneered chipboard coffins.
Our application was submitted to the FCA back in November 2021 and our Head of Compliance has been communicating with them regularly throughout the process. You can view our application here
Ashes can be scattered free of charge in our Gardens of Remembrance. If you have chosen to have the ashes returned to you, one of our Funeral Operatives will hand-deliver the ashes to your family after the cremation has happened.
All of the necessary services required for your cremations are in your initial costs. However, on occasion there may be additional costs. You can read the full list of additional services for more information.
Yes - if you’ve taken out a funeral plan by paying a lump sum or paid over 12 monthly instalments and wish to upgrade it to a higher-tier plan at a later date, you’re more than welcome to. All you have to do is pay the remaining difference in price. However, for 5 or 10 year instalment plans, you are not able to upgrade your plan once you have begun paying, you would instead have to start a new plan.
All of our ashes are returned in a simple urn which can be upgraded to a wooden urn for an additional cost.
We own and manage a network of crematoria around the UK - check to see which is near to you.