Open & honest pricing
A truly bespoke funeral, every time
My sister and I were both impressed by the professionalism, attention to detail and care shown to us in what has been a very difficult time.
Spread the costs
We have a partnership with a leading funeral finance company to help you spread the cost of the funeral
Standardised Price List
As part of the recent regulation of the funeral sector, all funeral directors are required to present their main prices in a standardised formate. This helps families to compare different funeral directors.
You can see ours here:
What does an N. S. Wibberley funeral cost?
Here are some examples, just to help you start thinking about the cost of a funeral. We’ll work with you to choose options that make the most of your budget.
These are examples only:
CREMATION
EXAMPLE FUNERAL COSTS- Our service to the person who has died (£600)
- Our ‘Essentials’ service to you (£900)
- Simple coffin (£250)
- Hearse & bearers (£450)
- Cremation fee (£710 at West Norwood, other crematoria will differ)
- Minister/celebrant (£220)
BURIAL
EXAMPLE FUNERAL COSTS- Our service to the person who has died (£600)
- Our ‘Essentials’ service to you (£900)
- Bach coffin (£250)
- Hearse & bearers (£450)
- Burial fee for new grave (from c.£3500 at Lewisham cemeteries, others will differ)
- Minister/celebrant (£220)
SIMPLE OPTION
EXAMPLE FUNERAL COSTS- Our simple service to the person who has died (£500)
- Our ‘Essentials’ service to you (£900)
- Simple coffin (£250)
- Simple van/ambulance for coffin transport (£200)
- Plus all third-party charges, such as minister or crematorium.
How do our funerals work?
We do not have a set of specific ‘packages’ to box you in to preselected options, but instead work with you to create a bespoke funeral which truly represents how you wish to remember your loved one.
Our funerals are made up to four distinct parts:
- Our service to the person who has died
- Our service to you
- Your personalised choices
- Third-party arrangements and charges
These are explained in more detail here:
1. Our service to the person who has died [£600]
Bringing your loved one from their current resting place into our care and looking after them in our state-of-the-art facilities on site in our funeral home right up until the funeral. We will care for them lovingly as if they were a member of our own family, and we will prepare, clean and dress them in any way you ask us to. [An additional £195 is charged for the collection of deceased outside our normal office hours.]
2. Our service to you
Choose one from the following three options for the level of service you would like from us:
Essential Service [£900]
- Our care, attention and assistance with all the funeral arrangements, including with any third parties like doctors, ministers, churches, crematoria and cemeteries.
- Our professional preparation of all the legal, medical and administrative paperwork needed for the funeral.
- One of our experienced Funeral Directors to manage the logistics and proceedings on the day of the funeral.
- Use of our on-site chapel of rest to spend time with the deceased prior to the funeral (if desired).
- Collection and care of the ashes after the funeral has taken place.
Full Service [£1150]
All of the Essential Serivce, plus:
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A personalised online funeral notice page to share details of the funeral with family and friends. Including a special link for charitable donations (via Just Giving)
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A 3-foot ‘Pure & Simple‘ spray of flowers, made up of a beautiful colleciton of white and green flowers, including roses and lilies. [see image here]
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Our assistance in the arrangement of additional floral tributes with one of our award-winning partner florists.
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Design and printing of up to 35 professional orders of service (extra copies also available, priced per copy)
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Our management and handling of charitable donations in memory of the deceased.
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Complete Service [£1400]
All of the Essential & Full Serivces, plus:
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Printing of an additional 50 copies of the order of service, making 85 copies in total (extra copies also available, priced per copy.
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10 metal memorial pins from our wide range of designs (more available, priced per set of 10).
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‘Memory Book Set’: Luxury A4 Hardbacked Memory Book with 35 blank artist-quality ivory cartridge paper pages. Two rigid card signs for use with the memory book, one large one entitled ‘memory table’, and further smaller one inviting guests to record their memories.
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Design and printing of up to 50 funeral announcement (or invitation) flyers.
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Full finger print set taken of the deceased for creation of jewellery and other keepsakes.
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Use of our state-of-the art webcasting facility in our on-site chapel of rest, so friends and family abroad can partake in more intimate moments in the chapel of rest (if desired).
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Our assistance in arranging a gathering (or ‘wake’) in a local venue of your choice.
3. Your personalised choices
The Coffin
Choose from our wide range of different coffins. We have hand-selected a comprehensive choice of coffins from different suppliers all over the country and are proud to present this eclectic range including traditional wooded coffins, various environmentally friendly options, and a number of other options including American-style caskets and personalised picture coffins. Please follow the link at the bottom of this page to see our range.
The Vehicles
Choose from our range of different hearses and limousines. Our standard fleets are the traditional black motorised vehicles; however, we also have silver and white as well as rarer alternative fleets, and horse-drawn hearses. Please follow the link at the bottom of this page to see our available vehicles.
4. Third-party charges for the funeral
The third-party charges are any charges from external organisations which, for ease, we pay on your behalf. These might typically include the crematorium or cemetery, as well as celebrants or ministers. In the case of a cremation this will often also include doctors’ fees. These prices are always set by the third-party provider, and we do not add anything to them. They can be very different from funeral to funeral depending on the details you choose, but we will walk you through everything.
Optional extras to consider
Pallbearers
It is a lovely gesture for family or friends to carry (or ‘bear’) the coffin of a loved one themselves at a funeral. However, if you would prefer, you can use a team of professional bearers to do this for you. We provide a team of four bearers as standard with the costs of our hearse, but if you would like more, we can easily arrange that.
Speak to us directly about whether you feel you would like family and friends to bear the coffin, or whether you would prefer for us to do it on your behalf.
Embalming [£190]
We do not routinely embalm people as part of our ‘standard’ services. However, there may be circumstances when you would prefer us to, or when we might advise that it is the best way to care for your loved one or prepare them in the run up to their funeral. Embalming is never compulsory, but there may be reasons why we advise it in occasional circumstances.
Personalising the funeral
Our coffins
Click here for more information about our coffins, including eco-friendly options
Our vehicles
Click here for more information about the wide array of vehicle options available
We’ll talk you through it
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Testimonials
Sue McGrath
Alastair Baker