Funeral Plans in Durham

A prepaid funeral plan basically lets you pay for and arrange everything for your funeral in advance. One of the main benefits of getting this kind of plan in place is that your family can rest assured that they will not find themselves suddenly needing to fork out thousands for your funeral at short notice (at an especially hard time). Nor will they be in the awkward position of needing to make decisions about your funeral that they may not have been able to consult you on beforehand. There are other benefits besides these: buying a funeral plan means you can lock in today's funeral prices, guarding against potential future price rises. With Aura, the money you pay will be placed into an independent, separate trust, standing by for the moment it is needed. If you're interested in securing these benefits and living out the rest of your time reassured that everything is taken care of, then why not give us a call? We'd be delighted to hear from you.

Funerals are expensive, and there's no point in trying to deny it. We have learned firsthand that the financial strain which a funeral can place on entire families in times of grief is one of the main worries that people have. Despite that, there are ways to make things more bearable, and we hope it brings some comfort to know that Aura's funerals are significantly cheaper than the national average. According to the SunLife Cost of Dying Report 2024, the average funeral cost in the UK is roughly £4,141, where our plans start at £1,695 regardless of whether you're in Durham or elsewhere. We'd be very happy to help you put together a plan that does you justice at a price that works for you.

Plans can change in life at the drop of a hat, and we want your plan to help you adapt to these moments, not hinder you. That's why they've been designed with full flexibility in mind: You can cancel your plan at no cost and receive a full refund. You can even make amendments to it after you've paid, and you will only have to pay the difference if you expand things, for instance by moving from an unattended ceremony to a partially or fully attended one; nevertheless, 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 ready to talk to you over the phone about that.

Much like the flexibility of our plans, we've also designed them to operate smoothly when the time comes. In the course of purchasing a plan, you will appoint someone close to you (a relative or friend) to act as your responsible person. We will provide this person with a detailed guide that explains everything they need to do so that they are prepared and comfortable when it comes time. They will let us know that we need to activate your plan, at which point we will use the money you've already set aside to pay for everything, and we will coordinate with your responsible person, supporting them in the organisation of your service. If you are not going to have any guests at your cremation, we will primarily support them with the legal paperwork, but if you would like attendees, we will also help with the organisation of the funeral itself.

Aura was intended to be a gift from our founder, Paul Jameson, to his family. He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2017, and when he realised that there was nothing out there that would help him to put things in place for his family the way he wanted to, he realised he needed to create that option himself. Aura is the result of his hard work, and as a customer, you know that you will be getting the kind of service that Paul would want for himself and his own family. We are highly rated by independent experts and customers alike, with Fairer Finance making us the only cremation services provider with two 5-star rated plans, and our customers making us the only one with a 4.9-star rating on Trustpilot. Whether you are based in Durham or elsewhere in Britain, we are sure that we have a plan for you. Give us a call to see how we can help you.