Unattended Cremation
A cremation with no funeral service, no ceremony performed beforehand, and no attendees.
Unattended cremations:
What’s included
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Before a deceased person can be cremated, two certificates stating the cause of death have to be signed, one by the doctor who attended the deceased before death, and the other by a doctor of at least five years’ standing.
The fees are £73.50 to each doctor = £147.00
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A basic coffin is provided - can be wood or cardboard, dependant on funeral director.
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Collection of the deceased and transportation on the day of the cremation in a specialised funeral vehicle
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Your loved one will be prepared & dressed for cremation by a funeral director at their mortuary facilities
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An unattended cremation is ideal for those who do not want to have a service or ceremony prior to the cremation
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Dependant on your choice, you can either have the ashes scattered for you or returned to you in a basic urn
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The flexibility to add on additional services as you wish
What type of funeral are people choosing:
.A cremation is the most popular type of funeral. And following a rise in unattended cremations during the pandemic, numbers have remained consistent even after COVID-19 restrictions ended.
25% of funerals were burials and 75% were cremations.
18% of people described the funeral they organised as an unattended cremation. Although these figures are exactly the same as 2021, it marks a material increase from 2019 – when direct cremations made up just 3% of all funerals.
Funeral Trends
Average cost of a funeral
Unattended cremations are the most affordable type of funeral (£1,511) and have decreased in price since 2021 as per SunLife. This is followed by cremation (£3,673) and then burial (£4,794).
Average cost of a funeral with a:
Environmental impact of cremations
In the UK, around 470,000 people each year are cremated across the UK’s 300 crematoriums. Of these 300 crematoriums, there are approximately 606 cremator machines; 99% of which are gas powered.
For every gas cremation, approximately 245 kg of carbon is released into the atmosphere which, when added together, is around 115,150 tonnes of carbon released each year; solely from cremation in the UK.
As our pledge to the world and the environment: for every cremation booked through us, we will plant a tree to help protect the environment.. These trees will be planted in areas that are protected to ensure longevity for future years to come.