Arrange a direct cremation online, over the phone or in one of our funeral homes
If someone has died and you'd like to arrange a direct cremation online, click the link below and fill out our online form.
Direct cremation
Arrange a direct cremation for someone who has died. This is an unattended cremation without a funeral service and costs £995.*
£995 is not the cost for a funeral plan, a Direct Cremation Plan is £1490.
Direct cremation
Arrange a direct cremation for someone who has died. This is an unattended cremation without a funeral service and costs £995.*
£995 is not the cost for a funeral plan, a Direct Cremation Plan is £1490.
Why choose a direct cremation?
If someone has died you can choose a direct cremation for a cost of £995. It's a straight forward funeral with no service, mourners or ceremony, and it provides all the dignity and care you'd expect from Co-op Funeralcare. Direct cremation is an alternative to traditional cremation that allows you to remember the person in your own way and in your own time. The direct cremation cost of £995 doesn't include costs for doctor's certificates. If these are needed, there will be an additional fee of £82. You can arrange a direct cremation online, over the phone or at your local funeral home. If you arrange and pay for a direct cremation online, there'll be some paperwork you need to complete which you can do at your local funeral home.
We'll care for you and your family by:
- bringing the person who has died into our care (within a 50-mile radius)
- the cost of a cremation at a crematorium chosen by us (this might not be your local crematorium)
- care and preparation of the person who has died
- a basic coffin
- a suitable vehicle to transport the person to the crematorium
- a biodegradable ashes box
- ashes to be scattered in the garden of remembrance or collected from the crematorium
- helping you access support from our Bereavement Notification Service
We'll care for the person who has died by:
- giving them the highest quality of care by trained funeral professionals in our specialist facilities
- providing a basic coffin for the funeral
- dressing them in a simple white gown
- providing a suitable vehicle to transport them to the crematorium
A direct cremation doesn't include:
- visiting the person who has died in the chapel of rest
- doctors fees - if you live in England and Wales there's an additional fee of £82 (there's no charge for this in Scotland)
- dressing the person who has died in their own clothes (a gown is provided)
- choosing the date or time of the cremation
- choosing which crematorium is used
- attending the cremation
- the return of ashes
If you’d like us to collect the ashes for you and return them to the funeral home of your choice, this can be arranged for an additional fee of £50. The ashes will be collected within 21 days.
To arrange a funeral that does include any of the services mentioned above, please have a look at our Tailored funeral and Essential funeral.
How to pay for a direct cremation
Plan for the future with a Direct Cremation Plan
Co-op Funeralcare do not curently offer direct cremation plans. Memoria offer a Direct Cremation Plan at £1,490.
*Cost for a direct cremation in Glasgow is £799
Some common questions
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Make sure the death has been verified by a medical professional before you contact us.
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Gather some basic information we’ll need to know to start arranging the Direct Cremation - the date of birth of the person who has died and the address where we should collect the person who has died.
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Contact us to begin the arrangement. For Direct Cremation you can use our online form or call us on 0800 029 4590.
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We’ll arrange to bring the person who has died into our care, no matter when or where.
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We’ll give you the forms you need to fill in, sign and return, including your agreement with us and application – we'll guide you through this process and answer any questions you have. If you'd like fingerprints of the person who has died for memorial jewellery, let us know at this stage.
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You’ll need to pay in full within two working days.
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The cremation takes place.
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You can have the ashes scattered in the garden of remembrance or collect them from the crematorium.
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If you’d like Co-op to collect the ashes for you and return them to the funeral home of your choice, this can be arranged for an additional fee of £50. The ashes will be collected within 21 days.
While Co-op's direct cremation is an available funeral option across most of Great Britain, there are some areas where we're unable to provide this service.
These postcodes areas are: IV (Inverness), KW (Kirkwall), HS (Outer Hebrides) and PH15 through to PH50 (various Perth areas)
A direct cremation is often seen as a no fuss funeral, if you're looking to arrange something simple with no funeral service and just a cremation, you may want to consider direct cremation as a low cost option.
This unattended cremation is a funeral with no service. This means no mourners can attend, however, a separate memorial service can be arranged after the direct cremation. If you'd like some ideas on how to celebrate a loved one's life or advice on how to arrange a memorial or personalised tribute, you can always discuss this with your local funeral director.
Remembering your loved one
