Pre-Paid Funeral Plans
Golden Charter
More than 750,000 people in Great Britain have taken out a funeral plan. Usually they have known the burden of bereavement and don’t want their families to go through the stress of making arrangements.
With the Independent Way funeral plan we will make sure that your loved ones are spared much of the burden of organising a funeral. You’ll have specified every detail in advance and taken care of all the costs within our control.
A guarantee that covers all our services
No matter how much our services may rise in cost in years to come, neither you nor your family will he asked for a penny more for them. You can be assured that your family will be spared what could be a financial worry.
There are some costs which we are obliged to pay on your behalf. Known as disbursements, they include the charges of cemeteries and crematoria, as well as doctors’ fees for cremation certificates, the fees of clergy or humanist officiants, and the costs of newspaper notices and memorials. The amount of this expenditure is beyond our control and may require a further payment at the time of need.
Better value than building society accounts or insurance-based funeral policies
What are the economic advantages of our Independent Way plan? Would you do better to put your money in a bank or building society rather than pay for your funeral in advance?
History indicates the answer is no.
In recent years funeral expenses have risen ahead of inflation. This is mainly because of rises in the cost of disbursements, which are beyond our control. Even high-interest bank and building society accounts have not kept pace with these increases. on past evidence a pre-paid funeral plan is much better value.
If, in 1991, you’d invested £820 (then the cost of an average funeral) in a bank or building society, it would have grown to only £1,269.79* over the next 17 years not enough to keep up with rises in funeral costs. The same funeral has almost tripled in cost to £2,395, a difference of £1125.21.
What about insurance-based ‘funeral expenses’ plans? Their drawbacks are considerable. First, they may not guarantee funeral costs. Second, you can’t specify the arrangements. And if you’re in reasonable health, you could end up paying much more in premiums than the insurance company will pay out.
We’ll help you personalise your plan
An Independent Way plan allows you to tailor the arrangements to your exact wishes. No matter how simple or unusual the request, we’ll make sure all your requests will he honoured.
A beautiful way to be remembered
When you purchase a plan Golden Charter will make a donation to help the woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, create woodland across the UK. You will receive a certificate to record the donation. Since 1995 Golden Charter have helped the Woodland Trust plant 200,000 trees through this unique partnership. Your decision to choose Golden Charter will benefit you and future generations. If you would like details of the Woodland Trust sites in the UK and information on memorialisation options please visit www.woodland trust. org.uk
Easy ways to pay
You have the option of easy monthly instalments (with no interest charge if completed within 12 months) or a single one-off payment. To ensure your money is secure, a legally separate trust administers the funds.
Would you like to know more?
A pre-paid funeral plan isn’t something you rush into, so send for our free brochure. It contains everything you need to know, including prices. And remember, if you need clarification or reassurance on any point, all you have to do is call us.
We are proud to offer the Independent Way in association with Golden Charter, the UK’s leading independent funeral plan provider.
We offer our full range of Funeral services in the form of an Independent Way Funeral Plan from Golden Charter.
Comfort, reassurance, freedom from worry and stress – these are benefits mentioned by almost everyone with a Golden Charter funeral plan.
They’ re ordinary folk, just like you, perhaps, who have given some thought to the future. Many, through losing loved ones, have known the grief of bereavement – and the distress of selecting the funeral arrangements, as well as the financial anxiety. Sometimes they worry about how their sons, daughters or even grandchildren will cope at the time of their own funeral.
- Consideration for others is the most common reason for choosing a Golden Charter plan.
- Peace of mind is the most common benefit.
Peace of Mind
With Golden Charter you know that your loved ones will be spared much of the burden of bereavement. You’ll have specified every detail of the funeral in advance, selected the funeral director and taken care of all the costs.
Unless you change the arrangements, once you have paid for your Golden Charter plan, that is it.
Living Legacy
When you purchase a plan, you will be given a free benefit – a living legacy for you, your family and friends to enjoy.
A tree will be planted on your behalf by the Woodland Trust, Britain’s largest nature conservation charity.
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Please do not hesitate to contact us for a brochure or any further information about the Golden Charter funeral plan.
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