Our Essential low cost funeral
Not everyone wants, or can afford, a grand send off. And that’s fine.
Our lower-cost Essential funeral is a more straightforward option that still provide you with tremendous levels of quality and care.
Essential funerals start at just £1,795, and exclude any additional third party costs. Third party costs are things like the crematorium or ceremony fees, or non-essential services like floral tributes, death notices, or humanist / celebrant fees.
Last year our clients paid, on average, £1,215 for third party costs.
What Is included?
A lot of what you might except. And if you do choose an Essential funeral, we can assure you won’t be comprising on the quality of service you receive in any way. We’ll always:
- Make all the necessary arrangements for you.
- Appoint a funeral arranger to guide and support your family and friends.
- Take the person who has died into our care at any time of day or night.
- Prepare, care for and dress them in a gown or their own clothes.
- Provide a coffin for burial or cremation.
- Facilitate you visiting them during office hours.
- Transport them the cemetery or crematorium in a Mercedes hearse.
What Isn’t Included?
Less than you might expect, and you can always add additional services, like cars for the mourners (see additional Service option below):
- You won’t be able to choose the day or time of the funeral
- You won’t be able to visit the person who has died outside of office hours.
- Embalming – although this is available for a small additional fee of £100.
- Additional transport for mourners.
- Any separate service or celebration before or after the burial or cremation.
- Third party costs – These include fees for the minister, church and crematorium.
Can I add other services?
We understand that you’ve chosen to keep things simple, but ‘simple’ is different for everyone. Your funeral arranger will be happy to discuss your wishes and help you decide on the best options for you.
As part of our Essential Funeral, the following option is available:
Additional service option – £395 consisting of:
- We’ll arrange for the funeral service, celebration or ceremony to take place at your chosen location, day and time before attending the cemetery or crematorium
- The use of a Mercedes limousine the hearse and limousine to attend your chosen locations before the funeral, and proceed to the funeral ‘in cortege’ as a funeral procession
Frequently Asked Questions
Please see below answers to some of the most frequently asked questions:
A direct cremation (also known as an unattended funeral) is for those who would prefer a straightforward funeral. It’s different to a traditional funeral as there’s no funeral service and you will be unable to be present at the cremation.
If you require assistance towards the cost of the funeral there is a ‘Funeral Support Payment‘, this could help pay for funeral costs if you live in Scotland. It usually will not cover the full cost of the funeral but it could help pay for some costs.
Every funeral is unique, so costs will vary depending on your wishes.
We will always provide you with an estimate for your consideration, we can then adjust this if required.
We have 16 offices across Edinburgh and through the central belt of Scotland, and have been looking after funerals since 1927. We’re not part of the Co-op Group, who are based in Manchester. We the largest independent Co-operative in Scotland.
You can buy one of our set cremation plans online, or you can pop into one of our offices to have a chat with one of our friendly team who will talk through all the options available.
We’re available 24 hours a day to assist you on the telephone on 0800 996 1927. We also have 16 funeral offices which are open from 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. You can also email us at info@scotmidfunerals.coop
We’re proud that Thomas Brown Funerals in Broxburn, who were founded in 1904, are part of the Scotmid family.
Dundas Fyfe Funerals in Motherwell, who were founded in 1878 are part of the Scotmid family.
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