Premier Plan

Our Premier Plan is our most comprehensive option, offering the same features as our Select Plan plus two limousines and a superior coffin. Our Premier Plan is available as burial or cremation.

£4,335.00

You can also choose to pay in 12 monthly payments at no extra cost, or by monthly instalments over a longer time from only £34.84 per month. Learn more

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The Premier Plan in detail

What's included in the Premier Plan?

  • Available as burial or cremation

  • Provision of professional services and making all arrangements for the funeral

  • Advice on the certification and registration of the death and related documentation

  • A 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

  • Use of chapel of rest or service rooms

  • Family viewing at any pre-arranged time (Costs may apply if out-of-hours viewing is required.)

  • Arrangement of 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)

  • Hearse to a local crematorium or cemetery

  • Provision of sufficient staff to attend to the coffin as required (e.g. pallbearers)

  • Two limousines

  • A list provided to the family of mourners who sent flowers

  • 24 hour funeral director telephone support for the bereaved

  • Transportation to the funeral director’s premises if death occurs whilst on holiday in mainland UK

  • Our Premier Plan also includes a £1,100 allowance towards third party costs which can be used towards burial or cremation fees and minister or officiant fees.

Payment options

We offer three different ways to pay for your Golden Charter funeral plan. You can choose to pay by single payment, spread the cost with our 12 monthly payment option or pay over two to 15 years with our instalment payment option*.
1

Single payment option

You can make a one-off single payment of £4,335.00 for immediate cover.

TOTAL COST TO PAY

£4,335.00

2

12 monthly payment option (no extra cost)

If you would prefer to spread the cost, you can pay a deposit from as little as £49, then 12 monthly payments of £357.17 at no extra charge. You will be covered once all payments are made.

TOTAL COST TO PAY

£4,335.00

3

Instalment payment option

For a lower monthly payment, you can pay a deposit from as little as £49, then spread the cost of your plan between two and 15 years. An instalment charge is included based on the term you select and is included in the overall cost of your funeral plan.

This option includes the added benefit of our Golden Charter Pledge, which ensures that if you die at any time after you have made 12 payments, the benefit of your plan will be provided, with no further sums to be paid.

Representative Examples

2 years from £187.71 £4,554.04
5 years from £81.18 £4,919.80
10 years from £46.18 £5,590.60
15 years from £34.84 £6,320.20
*For the instalment payment option you must be aged under 78 at the start date of your plan and pay the total cost by your 80th birthday. Please refer to the Key Features document for eligibility of each payment option.

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*Figures correct as of 1 August 2024