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Save £100 when you purchase two funeral plans together. Call us for more details.
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A no fuss funeral, also called ‘direct cremation’, is a type of funeral that is gaining traction in the UK. To sum it up, it’s a type of cremation service without any mourners present. It’s popularity has risen in the UK for a few different reasons:
Direct cremation offers people a cost-effective funeral option that doesn’t have to be traditional or religious.
Settling on a provider for your no fuss funeral, whether that’s a funeral for a loved one now or one for yourself in the future, can be daunting. The first thing you should do is to try to get an idea of the different offerings out there.
Different companies offer the same kind of funeral for different prices, and there’s often a lot of variance on what they include in the figure they might quote you. For that reason, it’s a good idea to take a look at objective comparison and advice sites, such as Money Saving Expert or Fairer Finance. These organisations can help you cut through the noise of what each company is saying about themselves, giving you a chance to see things more clearly.
It’s also a good idea to take a look at what the former customers of each company say about the service they received. That will help you to understand whether they are delivering on what they are offering.
We are proud to say that Aura is the only cremation services provider with two 5-star-rated plans on Fairer Finance. We are also the highest rated cremation services provider on Trustpilot, with a 4.9/5-star rating. You can find Aura’s customer reviews on Trustpilot.
Most no-fuss-funeral providers cater to two different types of people: Those who are looking to organise a funeral for a loved one who has recently passed away. And those who are aiming to proactively buy a prepaid funeral plan for their own funeral in the future.
Depending on which category you might fall into, the price you end up paying and the different funeral elements available to you may change. If you’re interested in learning more about Aura’s offering for direct cremation, or for prepaid funeral plans, you can do so by clicking the relevant link.
For those seeking a funeral now, the price of an Aura no-fuss funeral is flexible, as we only charge you for what you need. For those seeking a funeral plan, everything is included in the quote price.
Here’s what’s included in the price of an at-need no fuss funeral:
Depending on the circumstances, for example where the death has occurred, there may be extra charges for a no fuss funeral arranged at short notice:
We’ll never charge you for anything that isn’t completely necessary, and we’ll always be upfront and transparent about our prices.
A no fuss cremation is a funeral without a ceremony or any friends and family of the person who has died in attendance.
With an Aura unattended direct cremation, the person who has died is brought respectfully from where they are resting to the crematorium. With a no fuss funeral, most of the traditional formalities are not observed. So, rather than in a hearse, we will do this in a private ambulance.
Shortly after the person who has died arrives at the crematorium, they are taken through the chapel and placed on the catafalque. Music can be played, and then an attendant can speak a few words in honour of them as a mark of respect. Then the cremation will begin.
Within 21 days of the cremation taking place, Aura will either hand-deliver the ashes back to the family in a scatter-tube, ready to be disbursed in a special location. Or we can scatter them on their behalf at the crematorium’s own garden of peace.
Following the funeral, it’s entirely up to the family what happens next,who will look to send off the person they’ve lost exactly as they would’ve wanted . With a traditional funeral, people often immediately attend a wake or some kind of social gathering in order to remember the person who has died.
Many families find this difficult to do on the day. They prefer instead to wait a length of time that feels right for them before organising a celebration of the person’s life. Sometimes those who’ve died don’t want to have any kind of celebration at all, preferring instead to slip out of this life quietly, and remain in the memories of their loved ones.
With an Aura no fuss funeral, you get exactly that: there’s no hearse, no floral tributes, no pallbearers and no funeral procession. There’s just a quiet, and elegant goodbye on your terms.
A no-fuss funeral is not just available to those who need one in the near future, but also to those seeking to proactively plan for the future. That being said, there are a number of special advantages available to people holding an Aura prepaid direct cremation plan.
Our no-fuss funerals at the point of need start at £1,095, and our funeral plans begin at £1,595. Both of these prices are less than half of the average cost of the average UK funeral, according to SunLife.
No fuss funerals are usually much cheaper because they forgo many of the associated ‘optional costs’. We offer two attended options for both of our prepaid funeral plans, and our at-need funerals. The full range of prices is as follows:
We’d be very glad to hear from you if you have any questions at all about organising a no fuss cremation. You can reach us by phone on 0800 066 3348, or feel free to request a quote on our website.
