CMA

All funeral arrangements are made in accordance with your particular wishes. This allows you to have a bespoke service tailored to your own personal choices. The cost of a funeral is made up of two elements, disbursements and charges for our services as detailed below:-

The cost of disbursements, which are out of our control include:

  • Crematorium Fee (£825)
  • Doctors Fees (£164 normally but due to Covid-19 this is currently only £82)
  • Minister/Celebrant (£199)
  • Cemetery, Church, Newspaper Notices, Flowers and any other associated costs will be advised to you at the time of arrangement.

Charges for our services (all prices from)

To provide our professional service, necessary staff, private chapel of rest, supervision and attention to mourners, floral tributes, collection and conveyance of documents relevant to the funeral and the payment of disbursements on your behalf:
£804.00

Provision of Black Hearse
No Charge

Removal to our Chapel of Rest from; Local Place of Death
No Charge

Provision of 4 Bearers
£140.00

Viewing in our chapel of rest at any time of the day
No Charge

Provision of Limousine
First Limousine is free of charge, any additional limousines are charged at £130.00 per limousine

Coffins

Oak Veneered Coffin
Oak veneered coffin mounted with cremation handles together with wreath holders, engraved nameplate, lined and trimmed
£320.00

Oak Veneered Panelled Coffin
Oak veneered coffin mounted with metal burial handles together with wreath holders, engraved nameplate, lined and trimmed
£370.00

Wicker Coffin (locally sourced)
Carefully hand crafted woven willow from Musgrove Willows in Westonzoyland
£525.00

Colourful Coffin
https://www.colourfulcoffins.com

POA

Cardboard/Eco Coffin
From £350.00

Solid Oak Coffin
Solid Oak veneered coffin mounted with handles together with wreath holders, engraved nameplate, lined and trimmed
£650.00

Oak Veneered Casket
£50.00

Wicker Casket
£60.00

Disbursements

Taunton Deane Crematorium
8:00am ~ 8:45am
– £515.00
9.00am or 9.30am Service – £721.00
From 10.00am – 30 minute service – £845.00
Hour Long Service from 10.00am – £1,045.00

Sedgemoor Crematorium
9.00am or 9.30am Service
– £715.00
From 10.00am Service – 40 minute service – £905.00

Taunton Deane Burial Fees – Wellington Road & Rockwell Green Cemetery
(Based on 75 years)
New Grave – Double Depth – £845.00 – Burial Fee & Exclusive Rights £1076.00
Re-open of an existing grave – £721.00
Burial of ashes in new grave – £167.00 burial fee – Exclusive Rights £778.00
Burial of ashes in an existing grave – £167.00

Church Fees

All Church Fees vary with the costs of their Vergers, Organist, Heating & Lighting. Below is the average price for all of the local churches.

PCC Fees – £227.00
Organist – £60.00
Verger – £35.00
Heating & Lighting – £30.00
Burial Fee if following on from a church service – £320.00 – Graveside Service – £414.00
Burial of ashes – £166.00
Grave Digger – £425.00

Additional Optional Expenses

Flowers

3ft Coffin Spray
£130.00

Lettering
£55 per letter

Other prices available, please call to enquire

Newspaper Announcement

Somerset County Gazette
from £130.00

Bridgwater Mercury
from £80.00

Wellington Weekly
from £70.00

Horse Drawn Carriage

2 x Horses with Carriage
£900.00

4 x Horses with Carriage
£1650.00

Motorcycle & Sidecar Funeral

Triumph Thunderbird
£850.00

Direct Cremation

We offer a direct cremation at Taunton Deane Crematorium on a date chosen by you. This service cannot be attended.

This includes, removal of your loved one from within 20 miles, care and preparation, viewing in our chapel of rest, doctors fees, cremation fees and a simple veneered coffin.

£1,000.00