Golden Charter in numbers

Thanks to charitable organisations like the Stichting Ambulance Wens (Ambulance Wish Foundation), terminally ill patients can fulfil their dying wishes.

We think of grief as a uniquely human emotion, but there are examples of animals experiencing suffering from the loss of a ‘loved one’.

Back in 2015, the cost of a basic funeral sat at £3,693. However, in just over one year, this cost has risen to £3,897 with basic funerals increasing in costs by 103% since 12 years ago. Ahead of our wages, pensions and inflation, funerals have quickly become one of the UK’s fastest rising costs, so it’s no surprise that almost 28% of families are spending considerably less money on the send-off for their loved ones than they were only five short years ago.