Direct
Cremation
£1450.00
A direct cremation is an unattended cremation without a funeral service at South Shields Crematorium
South Shields Branch – Funeral without a Ceremony Plan Detailed Breakdown
Simple Farewell
Funeral
£2875.00
A service for families wanting to attend a very simple funeral at the crematorium or the graveside
South Shields Branch – Funeral without a Ceremony Plan Detailed Breakdown
Traditional Farewell
Funeral
£3525.00
Includes Our professional fees, Dr’s Fees, Cremation fee, Humanist Minister, Mercedes Hearse, One Limousine, Use of Chapels of rest with viewing, Bearers, Penshaw Coffin
South Shields Branch – Funeral without a Ceremony Plan Detailed Breakdown
Standardised Price List
South Tyneside
All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary)
ATTENDED FUNERAL (Funeral Directors charges only) £1,987
This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as their burial or cremation
Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements. £950
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within
15miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral directors care. £105
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at Tynedale Family Funeral Directors, South Shields, Hebburn or Jarrow Branches. £177
Providing a suitable coffin – This will be LifeArt Low Emissions Board. £340
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director
(where viewing is requested by the customer) £140
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the
agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle. £275
UNATTENDED FUNERAL
This is a funeral where family and friends may choose not to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.
Burial (funeral director’s charges only) £962
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) 2 £1,450
FEES YOU MUST PAY
For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.[1] £962
In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: £1731
For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.[2] £888
In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: £888
Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.
ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:
Additional Mileage (price per mile) £1
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to place of worship etc) (price per transfer) £100
Collection and delivery of ashes £1
Embalming £140
Funeral Officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) Prices on Request
Services to be supplied outside of normal office hours Prices on Request
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
[1] This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
[2] In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation
CREMATORIA AND CEMETERY INFORMATION
| Council | Standard Cremation fee of an adult including environmental surcharges and medical referee | Reduced fees | Weekend charges/ Out of Hours | Cremation Non-Resident fee | Interment fee of an adult | Grave purchases start from |
| South Tyneside | £816 | Unattended £500 | £1165 resident | £50 | £884 | £1020 |
| Gateshead | £783 | £528 | N/A | £37 | £886 | £762 |
| Sunderland | £882 | Unattended £556 | £1,212 | N/A | £1,071 | £1,071 |
Additional Services & Products
South Tyneside
ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:
Additional Mileage (per mile) £1
Additional transfers of the deceased’s body
(e.g. to their home, to place of worship etc) (price per transfer) £100
Collection and delivery of ashes £1
Embalming £140
Funeral officiant (e.g celebrant, minister of religion etc) PRICES ON REQUEST
Services supplied outside of normal office hours PRICES ON REQUEST
Upgraded coffin FROM £420
Infant coffin £1
Limousine £250
Horse Drawn Hearse £900
Floral Tributes FROM £5
Obituary in newspaper DEPENDS ON SIZE
Brass Cremation urn £100
Scatter Tubes FROM £15 – £30
Graveside memorial items PRICES ON REQUEST
Stone grave memorials PRICES ON REQUEST
Brass cremation keepsakes FROM £40
Gravemarkers FROM £30
Terms of Business
Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd
Clients are required to sign our Terms and Conditions during funeral arrangements.
- The client is responsible for any third party charges. These are charges we pay on your behalf such as crematorium /burial fees, doctors’ fees, officiant fees etc. Tynedale Family Funeral Directors will recover these costs from the client 48 hours before the funeral.
- Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd charges are payable by the client within 14 days after the funeral takes place. We offer a finance facility where the client can pay by monthly instalments. This can be used to pay for part or all of a funeral balance. This facility is offered by Funeral Safe. Interest will be payable on such payments. Clients can apply for Funeral Safe on our website.
- If you are applying to the DWP or have a life insurance policy, payment in full must be made 48 hours before the funeral takes place. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of funeral.
- Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd may pass on to the client the cost of any third party charges or fees (such as Court costs, Solicitors fees and Debt Collection Agency fees) that has incurred in the collection of a debt that has not been settled within the specified time frame.
DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS
Owners
Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd is owned and managed entirely independently by Husband and Wife team Mark & Diane Cook.
Business or Material Financial Interests
Mark & Diane Cook have no business or financial interests in any price comparison website which compares Funeral Director and/or Crematoria Services and their respective prices. Full details of funeral costs are provided on the business website.
Donations, Contributions or Gratuities
None
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