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Two Together: Save £100!
Save £100 when you purchase two funeral plans together. Call us for more details.
Two Together: Save £100!
Save £100 when you purchase two funeral plans together. Call us for more details.
Aura’s prepaid funeral plans in Northumberland allow you to arrange a simple, low-cost send-off with our top-rated direct cremation plan.
As a family-run company, it's exactly what we'd want for members of our own family. We deliver on the promises we make to our customers, whether it's in the service that we provide to you or the practices in which we care for your loved one behind the scenes. You can read more about our processes. Don't just take our word for it, see how we compare to the others.
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Starting from price | £1,595 | £1,895 | £1,700 | £1,785 | £1,595 |
Trustpilot rating | 4.9/5 stars | 4.8/5 stars | 4.6/5 stars | 4.6/5 stars | 4.9/5 stars |
| All-inclusive* | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Lifelong free cancellation | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Money-back satisfaction guarantee | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Trust solvency | 146% | 124.8% | 106% | 138% | Unknown |
| No added instalment fees | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
With its stunning and dramatic landscapes that allow peeks at the famous aurora borealis, Northumberland offers a breathtaking look into England's hidden nature. But Northumberland is home to more than this, some of the most prominent residents of Northumberland include the British Prime Minister, Charles 2nd Earl Grey, and Aura - the UK's top-rated prepaid direct cremation plan provider.
Here at Aura, we offer five-star funeral plans that fix the cost of your funeral at today’s prices, leaving your loved ones with nothing more to pay when the time comes. Our direct cremations guarantee a simple, unattended direct cremation and the hand-delivery of the ashes to your next of kin.
Aura's family-run funeral plans are available to families across all of Northumberland and beyond, such as Rothbury, Morpeth, Blyth, Ahington, Alnwick, Hexham, Bellingham, Otterburn, Beal and the surrounding areas.
Aura's direct cremation services are available to families across all of Northumberland.
| Authorised to sell funeral plans | ✔ |
| Protected by the FSCS Scheme | ✔ |
| You're compensated if anything went wrong | ✔ |
| Money held in an independently-managed trust | ✔ |
If you have any questions, would like a brochure or simply would like a chat through our services, our award-winning team is here to help.
Unlike other providers, we won’t hassle you with constant calls. We’ll simply ensure you have the information you need and leave you to come to a decision in your own time. When you’re ready for us, our team will be ready to help.
Many people worry about the lack of control they might have over the way their funeral ceremony will play out, but a prepaid funeral plan could give you the sense of ownership you are looking for. One of the most important advantages offered to you by a funeral plan is the way it lets you precisely record your wishes for your funeral and pay for them in advance. This way, you can be sure that everything will unfold exactly as you want it to, and that nobody else will need to step in to pay or decide anything on your behalf. When you buy one with Aura, your money is deposited in a secure trust managed by an independent board of trustees, meaning that your money will be safe and ready to use when the time comes. It's up to you whether you pay all in one go or over 12-24 months -- the end price is the same in any case. You will secure today's prices for your funeral, protecting your loved ones from potential future price increases, even if your plan is not activated for a long time after purchase. If you are interested in benefitting from these advantages, we would be delighted to receive your call.
Aura is glad to share that our funeral plans begin at less than half of the average UK funeral cost found in the SunLife Cost of Dying Report 2024. Our starting price is £1,695, next to SunLife's £4,141. We know that funeral costs can bring a lot of stress and pressure into family life, so we hope that this news brings a bit of relief. In addition to this, the cost of our plans includes everything, which isn't always found with other providers. There will be no further costs for you or your family when your plan is activated for things like oversized coffins, or for urgent collection.
Plans can change in life without warning, and we want to be able to react quickly. That's why Aura's plans have been designed to be as reactive as possible: You can cancel it for any reason at no extra cost and receive a full refund. You can even change things after you've paid for it, and you will only have to pay the difference if you upgrade, for instance by making an unattended ceremony into a partially or fully attended one; regardless, there will be no additional charge from our side for the admin. If you have questions about this, or you would like to amend or cancel an existing plan, we are happy to talk to you on the telephone whenever you're ready.
Assuming you've purchased one of our plans, the next step in the process is to pick one of your friends or family members to be your nominated representative. That person will step in and take charge of things once you've passed away, notifying us that it is time to put your plan into action. We'll be here for them as they navigate that difficult time, and we'll already have provided them with a helpful leaflet that explains everything they need to know ahead of time. We'll work together to arrange your ceremony, and it's our job to support them with the legal paperwork that will need to be done. We'll also support them with the arrangement of your ceremony if there are going to be guests.
You might know that Aura is family-run, but do you know our story? Aura was established by Paul Jameson back in 2019, following his 2017 motor neurone disease diagnosis. He created Aura as a gift for his family after he couldn't find anything out there that would let him set things up for his family his way. Today, Paul still supports his son Dave (our CEO) and a family friend, Ben, in the running of the company, instilling a caring ethos at the heart of all we do. It means we can genuinely say that the service we offer you comes from our family to yours.