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FUNERAL COSTS

At a difficult time for families, we at Emslie Collier Funeral Directors understand that for many the cost of a funeral is difficult to meet and is often not anticipated. Our focus is to adopt a flexible approach, while performing and maintaining a high level of customer care. Over the years we have found it rewarding working alongside the local community and we strive to make it easier for families to speak to us about any matters relating to our services.

We have continually upheld a high level of facilities including our own Chapel Of Rest, vehicles, equipment and training. We are members of SAIF and NAFD ensuring that we adhere to all current codes of practice and our working ethos is in line with current professional practices.

Our Funeral charges are well within professional standards and we try to take an open approach when discussing pricing and encourage clients to ask any questions in relation to costs. Each and every funeral arranged is unique and therefore costs do vary.

STANDARDISED PRICE LIST

Attended Funeral

Our charges to include the services and supervision arranging and conducting Funeral, including appropriate advice and guidance, completion of documentation, liaison with all third parties. Use of rest room; transfer, care and dressing of deceased. Secretarial works and the provision of a hearse, provision of a basic wood veneered coffin. Please note this includes no such service at our Chapel Of Rest and no viewing within our Rest Rooms.

Pricing starts from £1,920.

(Foil coffin £574.00, Transfer and preperation of deceased £288.00, Professional fee £788, Hearse £270).

Crematorium charges: Parkgrove Crematorium (Friockheim) £1220, Aberdeen £809, Dundee £1,150, Balddaroch Crematorium (Banchory) £850.

Total of Funeral Director’s charge as shown and Baldarroch Crematorium fees Attended Funeral: £2,770.

Please note prices can change annually.

Burial Charges: Attended and non-attended.

Angus Council Resident £772.60, Non-Resident £1543.40.

Aberdeenshire Resident £1091, Non-Resident £2,179.

Non Attended Funeral Directors Charge: £1,288 plus Angus Council burial: £772.60.  Total:2,060.60

Please note prices can change annually.

For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; and perpetuity fee if not held at time of interment £357.40 at Angus Council. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.

The above cost does not restrict to additional requirements including additional services such as limousine car hires, insertion of newspaper notices, purchase of markers, scattering tubes, hymn sheets/service cards, service recordings.

NON ATTENDED CREMATIONS

Non Attended Cremations

Where no ceremony is provided, we can arrange for this at a time of the Funeral Directors and Crematorium’s convenience. Inclusive of this would be funeral directors handling of all necessary documentation excluding registration and all services inclusive of the “simple funeral”. We appreciate that some families may wish to add additional services which we can help with.

Funeral Directors charges: £1,288.

There are other low cost options which can be discussed.

Crematorium Charges: Parkgrove Crematroium (Friockheim) £520 No-one in attendance(NIA).

Aberdeen Crematorium £684 NIA.

Dundee: £499 NIA.

Baldarroch Crematorium (Banchory) £435.

Non Attended service at Baldarroch Crematorium and funeral director costs:

Starting from £1,723. For further information please contact us on 01674 678888 or message us through our contacts page on our website.

Please see our Additional Pricing now and let us take care of all your needs.

We have also provided our “Disclosure Of Interest” to allow you to choose us based on criteria which you may have.

Costs levied by the venues form a large part of the overall cost of the funerals. We have presented below the type of cost to expect Burial Ground And Crematoria in the area.

We are a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and subscribe to its current Code of Practice, a copy of our Terms Of Business which is available upon request. We aim to act in a professional manner and provide a courteous, sensitive and dignified service to you.