Services offered by The Individual Funeral Company

Basic Funeral Option

The total cost of the basic funeral option from The Individual Funeral Company is £1650

Please note:

A funeral can be either a burial or a cremation. The price of The Individual Funeral Company's basic funeral option does not include cemetery or crematoria fees, also known as 'disbursements', which vary widely across the country.

If you're having a burial you can expect cemetery and grave preparation fees to be between £500 and £20,000.

If you're having a cremation you can expect crematoria fees to be between £500 and £800. Two doctors' signatures are required for cremations (unless the coroner is involved) and these cost £152.

These costs will be in addition to the basic funeral cost quoted above.

We asked The Individual Funeral Company 'What makes your basic funeral option special':

You can choose between South Oxfordshire Crematorium (included in the price quoted) and Oxford Crematorium (add £150) Our charges are more than competitive compaired to other funeral directors should you want an intimate and personal funeral.

 Lucy, along with her family, will personally care for yours up to and on the day of the funeral.

This basic funeral includes:

	This funeral includes all costs for The Individual Funeral Company's professional services, advice and help (including help to find someone to perform the ceremony if required).	The Individual Funeral Company says: "Our fee includes making all the funeral arrangements, a simple coffin, collection of the deceased during normal working hours, the vehicle for the day of the funeral and a conductor."
	All costs for appropriate care of the body of the person who had died.
	The provision of a coffin for the person who has died.
	Collection of the body of the person who has died and transport of the body to the place of burial or cremation.	The Individual Funeral Company says: "We use a discreet, black Land Rover Discovery to bring people into our care but we also use the same car on the day of the funeral. Should the person need collecting outside our normal removal hours, an added charge of £210 is payable."
	The cost of co-ordinating the funeral on the day (not including performing the ceremony).	The Individual Funeral Company says: "Lucy Coulbert will personally drive the person to the crematorium or cemetery and stay with you until the funeral has concluded."

Direct Cremation Option

The total cost of the direct cremation option from The Individual Funeral Company is £1650

Please note:

The cost of this direct cremation includes all fees and costs for the cremation. This includes the crematoria fees (usually between £500 and £800) and two doctors' signatures which are required for cremations (unless the coroner is involved) costing £152.

There is usually no ceremony with this service and it is not possible to choose the crematoria or the time of day.

The Individual Funeral Company says about their direct cremation option:

<p>Our direct cremation service can take place at South Oxfordshire Crematorium.</p> <p>&nbsp;Direct cremation means there isn't any kind of service and family and friends do not attend.</p> <p>&nbsp;However, we take the appropriate number of staff in order to take the coffin into the chapel.</p> <p>Lucy Coulbert (the owner of The Individual Funeral Company) personally looks after your loved one from collecting them all the way through to personally driving them to the crematorium.</p>

This direct cremation includes:

	All costs for the cremation disbursement fee, second doctor's fee and The Individual Funeral Company's professional services and advice.	The Individual Funeral Company says: "Our fee includes making all funeral arrangements in our office as well as doctor's fees and cremation fee."
	All costs for appropriate care of the body of the person who had died until the cremation has taken place.
	The provision of a coffin for the person who has died.
	Transport of the body of the person who has died to the place of cremation and collection and return of the ashes.	The Individual Funeral Company says: "We use a Land Rover Discovery to collect the body and transport them back to our office. We use the same vehicle on the day of the funeral too."