Standardised Price List
Attended funeral
A funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the person who has died while attending their burial or cremation. Our funeral director charges include the services listed below. The likely third-party costs are shown separately.
| Arranging and conducting the funeral | £1,500 |
| Collecting and transporting the person who has died from the place of death into our care This is normally within 15 miles |
£345 |
| Care of the person who has died before the funeral in appropriate facilities Resting with us for up to 14 nights. We prefer natural body care and do not routinely embalm |
£300 |
| A suitable coffin — a wood-effect coffin A wide range of coffins is available. We also offer coffinless options |
£375 |
| Viewing, by appointment | £210 |
| Taking the person who has died to the cemetery or crematorium Normally within 20 miles. Carried by our team, or by those attending. A hired hearse is from £355 |
£210 |
| Total cost of our services — funeral director’s charges only | £2,940 |
You will also have to pay for third-party costs (sometimes called disbursements) to municipal or private providers. The figures below are estimates for our most common local cremation funeral and will vary with your choices around time of day, day of the week, or day of the year:
| Cremation fee — an early attended service (Woodvale, 9.30am, 30-minute chapel) | £631 |
| Officiant's or celebrant's fee | £350 |
| Estimated total cost of an attended funeral | £3,921 |
This total uses Woodvale's early slot. Their standard slot is £850, which makes the same funeral £4,140. Later slots and weekends cost more. We tell you which slot your funeral uses before you agree to anything.
A burial replaces the cremation fee with the burial ground's charges, which vary by site.
Unattended cremation “direct cremation”
A funeral where family and friends do not attend the cremation. A separate goodbye can be held whenever the time feels right. Our charges for this include collecting and caring for the person who has died, a coffin, and taking them to the crematorium. We hold these on weekdays only:
| Arranging the funeral | £850 |
| Collecting the person who has died into our care and caring for them before the funeral | £645 |
| A suitable coffin — a simple low-cost coffin Coffinless options are available |
£200 |
| Taking the person who has died to the crematorium | £210 |
| Total cost of our services — funeral director’s charges only | £1,905 |
| Cremation fee — an unattended cremation (Woodvale) | £460 |
| Estimated total cost of an unattended cremation | £2,365 |
It may be possible for a small number of people to be present at a direct cremation. Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to explore this option.
Other products and services
Coffins and coffinless options
| Jute coffin | £200 |
| Cardboard coffin Brown, white or woodland green |
from £320 |
| Bamboo coffin Traditional or rounded shape |
£430 |
| Wood-effect coffin Morpeth, or Newcastle veneer at £405 |
from £375 |
| Custom-colour coffin Painted in any colour you choose |
£695 |
| Hand-woven willow coffin Highsted, natural or light |
from £730 |
| ‘Brighton’ coffin Solid wood, polished or unpolished |
£880 |
| Hand-made Sussex willow coffin | £1,000 |
| Sparkle coffin In a range of colours |
£1,110 |
| Wool coffin Light or dark grey |
£1,115 |
| Specialist coffins Loop mushroom |
from £1,700 |
| Shroud and bier/stretcher combinations for coffinless funerals | from £600 |
| Artist-created, fully personalised bespoke shroud or coffin cover, decorated in the person’s memory | from £800 |
Vessels for ashes
| Water-soluble pillow urn For water or soft-earth burial |
from £60 |
| Tree urn The ashes help grow a tree |
from £68 |
| Scatter tube | from £40 |
Additional transport
| A limousine and driver | £425 |
| Additional mileage | £2 / mile |
| An additional journey for the person who has died Via a special place, or to a gathering at home, for instance |
from £150 |
Caring for the person
| Collection from outside Brighton & Hove, or from another undertaker | from £450 |
| Additional nights resting in our care | £40 / night |
| Viewing — each additional hour | £105 / hour |
| Additional necessary or requested body care | at cost |
Caring for you
| In-person meetings, at ours or at yours |
always free |
| Telephone support | 24-hours |
| Clear, simple choices; honest talk | it’s what we do |
Ceremony options
| Micro funeral — a small ceremony at ours for just a few people, instead of a crematorium ceremony | reduced arranging fees |
| Use of our space for a gathering, vigil, wake, memorial or other time together before or after the
funeral Up to three hours, up to 22 people |
from £225 |
| Orders of service | from £90 |
| Flowers, arranged with a local florist Chosen with you, ordered and managed by us, to your stated budget |
budget + £100 |
Bespoke support
| Rituals, memorial walks, beach cleans, wakes, catering, and arranging local accommodation | £75 / hour |
Ashes, media and keepsakes
| Storage of ashes until you're ready to receive them | £0 |
| Splitting and / or decanting ashes | from £75 |
| Interment or scattering of ashes, and ashes plots Varies by location |
at cost |
| Webcast, visual tributes, USB/DVD and keepsakes Varies by location |
at cost |
With the exception of necessary additional body care, which we add to our professional fees, and additional nights resting in our care, which will be clearly shown on estimates and invoices, you do not have to take any element listed above that you do not want, and if included on an estimate, it can be removed to adjust the price accordingly. The products and services listed are those we most often add; anything else, and the full range, is on the pages that follow, where we also monitor and display the price lists of local crematoria and burial grounds.
Terms of business
No deposit is required. The full amount is due no later than three days before the funeral. We do not offer instalment plans or other payment arrangements as standard. We do not charge interest or automatic late-payment fees. We understand that payment problems can arise. If you anticipate any difficulty, or if a payment is delayed unexpectedly, please tell us promptly and clearly so that we can discuss the situation. The original payment deadline remains in place unless a different arrangement is expressly agreed in writing. Payment is by bank transfer into our UK-based bank account.
Disclosure of interests
Ultimate owner of the business: The Modern Funeral is a limited company registered in England and Wales (registered number 08474275; registered address 19 Station Road, Brighton BN1 6SF). Tora Abel is the business owner and director.
Comparison websites: We hold no business or material financial interest in any website that compares funeral directors, crematoria, or their prices.
Register of material payments: We have made no charitable donations, contributions or other payments totalling £250 or more (of the kind the Order requires us to record) in the past 12 months.