A funeral plan can help to provide peace of mind for you and your family and could save you money. You choose the funeral you want and pay for your funeral directors services, included in the plan at today's prices, which can help relieve your family of worries and uncertainty at what is likely to be a distressing time.
The price of funerals, like everything else, has been rising year on year*. That’s why it is more important than ever to be planning ahead and preparing for our future.


Taking out a funeral plan is a sensible and thoughtful way to help protect you against these increases. More than a million people in the UK have taken out a funeral plan***. We recommend funeral plans from Golden Charter, one of the UK’s leading funeral plan providers ^.
With a range of plans and flexible ways to pay, a Golden Charter Funeral Plan offers you exceptional value and choice. You can tailor your plan to meet your personal wishes. This way, your family will find great comfort knowing that your funeral will be carried out according to your wishes.
Plus, with a Golden Charter funeral plan you’ll gain access to Golden Charter Rewards⍭, a customer benefit that lets you access fantastic savings, special deals and discounts from hundreds of leading brands and your favourite shops.
With a Golden Charter Funeral Plan you’ll benefit from:
• Protection against rising costs*
• Reassurance for your family – less uncertainty and fewer difficult decisions
• Flexible ways to pay
• Access to Golden Charter Rewards programme for a full 12 months, providing your plan stays in place⍭


Ask for more information today by calling us on 0344 3356584 or by completing our online form.

Value Plan from £2,895

Our lowest priced option if you're looking for a simple funeral plan. Includes a basic coffin and an allowance towards third party costs.
Funeral director services
• Provision of professional services and making all arrangements for the funeral
• Advice on the certification and registration of the death and related documentation
• Basic coffin
• Collection and transportation of the deceased to the funeral director's premises (within a 25 mile radius during working hours)
• Care of the decease prior to burial or cremation (excluding embalming)
• Use of chapel of rest or service rooms
• Family viewing at any pre-arranged time
• The funeral service at a local cemetery or crematorium
• Funeral held on a normal weekday, during working hours
• A hearse to a local crematorium or cemetery
• Provision of sufficient staff to attend the coffin as required
Additional benefits
• An allowance included for third party costs (£800)
• 24-hour funeral director telephone support for the bereaved

Standard Plan from £3,495

Offers the same features as the Value Plan, but includes a funeral procession and gives your family the choice of date and time of the funeral.
Funeral director services
• Provision of professional services and making all arrangements for the funeral
• Advice on the certification and registration of the death and related documentation
• Simple coffin
• Collection and transportation of the deceased to the funeral director's premises (within a 25 mile radius during working hours)
• Care of the deceased prior to burial or cremation (excluding embalming)
• Use of chapel of rest or service rooms
• Family viewing at any pre-arranged time
• The funeral service at a local cemetery or crematorium
• Funeral held on a normal weekday, during working hours
• Choice of date and time of funeral
• Funeral procession to funeral location (fees and costs of a service at a separate location not included)
• A hearse to a local crematorium or cemetery
• Provision of sufficient staff to attend the coffin as required
Additional benefits
• An allowance included for third party costs (£1,100)
• 24-hour funeral director telephone support for the bereaved

Select Plan from £3,850

If you want a funeral plan that goes a little further, the Select Plan also includes a limousine and a higher quality coffin.
Funeral director services
• Provision of professional services and making all arrangements for the funeral
• Advice on the certification and registration of the death and related documentation
• High quality coffin
• Collection and transportation of the deceased to the funeral director's premises (within a 25 mile radius, 24 hours)
• Care of the deceased prior to burial or cremation (excluding embalming)
• Use of chapel of rest or service rooms
• Family viewing at any pre-arranged time
• The funeral service at a local cemetery or crematorium
• Funeral held on a normal weekday, during working hours
• Choice of date and time of funeral
• Funeral procession to funeral location (fees and costs of a service at a separate location not included)
• A hearse to a local crematorium or cemetery

• Provision of sufficient staff to attend the coffin as required

• One limousine
Additional benefits
• An allowance included for third party costs (£1,100)
• 24-hour funeral director telephone support for the bereaved

Premier Plan from £4,099

Our most comprehensive option, this plan includes two limousines as well as a solid wood coffin, often chosen for burials.
Funeral director services
• Provision of professional services and making all arrangements for the funeral
• Advice on the certification and registration of the death and related documentation
• Superior coffin
• Collection and transportation of the deceased to the funeral director's premises (within a 25 mile radius, 24 hours)
• Care of the deceased prior to burial or cremation (excluding embalming)
• Use of chapel of rest or service rooms
• Family viewing at any pre-arranged time
• The funeral service at a local cemetery or crematorium
• Funeral held on a normal weekday, during working hours
• Choice of date and time of funeral
• Funeral procession to funeral location (fees and costs of a service at a separate location not included)
• A hearse to a local crematorium or cemetery
• Provision of sufficient staff to attend the coffin as required
• Two limousines
Additional benefits
• An allowance included for third party costs (£1,100)
• A list provided to the family of mourners who sent flowers
• 24-hour funeral director telephone support for the bereaved

*SunLife Cost of Dying Report, 2018
**Projections by Golden Charter based on SunLife Cost of Dying Report, 2018
***Funeral Planning Authority Statistics 2018
^Based on recent market share of funeral plans sold. For details please see Funeral Planning Authority statistics 2018 at funeralplanningauthority.co.uk/statistics and Golden Charter Annual Report 2017/18 at goldencharter.co.uk
⍭ Golden Charter Rewards is a customer benefit which is available to you when you take out a plan over the phone, online at goldencharter.co.uk, through an intermediary partner or by completing an application form. Currently, the benefit is unavailable through our network of funeral directors. We require an email address when you apply (or within 3 months of applying) so we can email you details of how to access the rewards programme, which is offered through a third party website for 12 months from the start date of your funeral plan. Provided your plan remains in place and the necessary payments have been received, we’ll email the access instructions within ten days from the start date of your plan (or from when we receive your email address if you don’t provide us with one when you apply). Access to Golden Charter Rewards is subject to our terms and conditions which will be included with your plan documents. Offers, discounts and brands are correct at the time of print and are subject to change without notice.