Pricing options
Transparent fees for Manchester families
This standardised price list sets out the core funeral packages, essential services and common add‑ons provided by Greater Manchester Funeral Service. It has been produced so families can compare options at a glance.
Price categories and funeral packages
Our pricing options set out the core funeral packages, essential services and common add‑ons provided by Greater Manchester Funeral Service. It has been produced so families can compare options at a glance.
Our funeral charges have been tailored to help with the financial pressures that come with arranging a funeral.
We offer three core packages: Direct Cremation, Simplicity Funeral, and Traditional Funeral. Each tile summarises what is included. (Prices shown may not include external fees unless otherwise stated.)
Direct cremation
£1630.00
Essential care with clarity
Our simple funeral includes collection from place of death within Manchester, professional care and preparation, a basic coffin, arrangement of paperwork and an unattended funeral service at Blackley Crematorium.
This price inludes all crematorium charges.
Simplicity funeral
£1800.00
Clear transparent choices.
Designed for families seeking a respectful, no‑frills option. Our simplicity funeral offers a dignified ceremony at a local place of worship, with a hearse and pall bearers leaving directly from our our chapel.
Included in this package is one private family chapel viewing, collection and care of the deceased, traditonal coffin and all professional services.
Additional charges that vary by provider include crematorium and cemetery fees, and church/minister fees.
Traditional funeral
£3000.00
Full service ceremonies.
A traditional funeral offers a personalised ceremony at a chosen place of worship. Cortege from your family address, private family chapel viewings, and taditional coffin. This price package includes collection and care of the deceased and all professional services.
Fully personalised items such as upragded coffins, additional vehicles, order of service printing, floral tributes, and bespoke service arrangements are all available.
Additional charges that vary by provider include crematorium and cemetery fees, and church/minister fees.
Additional services
Transport, flowers and extras
We offer a range of optional extras to personalise the day for your loved one. They include floral arrangements, limousines, horse drawn carriages, and order of service printing. Other common add-ons include bagpipers, soloist singers, catering and live streamed photo tributes. We are also also international repatriation specialists.
Fees for extras are itemised separately so families can select only the services they need. Travel beyond Greater Manchester, weekend or out‑of‑hours requests and bespoke items may incur additional charges.
See our photo gallery for even more options.
Standardised price list and Local crematoria information.
STANDARDISED PRICELIST
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 director’s charges only) (Price breakdown below) £3000
This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.
Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements: £1450
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care: £250
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at the funeral director’s branch premises No Fee
Providing a suitable coffin – this will be made from polished oak veneer: £900
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) No Fee
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: £400
UNATTENDED FUNERAL
This is a funeral where family and friends may choose 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) £1800
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) £1630
FEES YOU MUST PAY
For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.*
In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: £1100 - £1305
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.
In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: £850 - £1079
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) £1.50
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) £250
Collection and delivery of ashes: Prices on request
Embalming: £200
Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) £224
Services 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.
* 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.
CREMATORIA PRICE INFORMATION
The information below gives the prices charged by crematoria within a 30-minute cortege journey of this funeral home.
Standard Fee Attended Service
Blackley Crematorium: £967
Hollinwood Crematorium: £1079
Agecroft Crematorium: £850
Unattended Service
Blackley Crematorium: £556
Hollinwood Crematorium: £531
Agecroft Crematorium: £325
Reduced Fee Attended Service
Blackley Crematorium: £754
Hollinwood Crematorium: N/A
Agecroft Crematorium: £662
TERMS OF BUSINESS
Our Terms of Business include the following:
You must pay a deposit of 100% of total price 1 day before the funeral.
The final balance must be paid 1 day before the funeral.
The following charges will be made for late payment: 2% per month of any outstanding.
Other payment options (including interest charged) are: N/A
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
The ultimate owner of this business is Mr Michael William Kennedy.
We have no business or financial interest in a price comparison website which compares Funeral Director Services and/or Crematoria Services and their respective prices.
We make charitable donations to the following: N/A
We make gratuity payments to the following: Crematoria/cemetery attendants.
Other payments or gifts to third parties that are not related to a cost incurred or service provided by the third party, in connection with the arrangement of a funeral, or the operation of the funeral business. N/A
Accepted payment methods and our invoices
We will inform you of everything you have requested in writing, and a full breakdown of the funeral charges will be given within hours of the arrangements.
Geater Manchester Funeral Service accepts payment by bank transfer (Faster Payments/BACS/CHAPS), debit card, credit card, cash and cheque. We will provide a clear, itemised invoice listing our fees and any third‑party costs (disbursements).
The funeral balance is payable before the funeral or on the agreed invoice terms. If you are paying on behalf of an estate or as an authorised representative (for example an executor), please inform us in advance so we can issue the invoice to the correct party and agree any credit arrangements. Receipts are issued on payment and refunds, where due, are processed promptly. Please contact our office on Moston Lane for clarification of any charge shown on your bill.
Funding help and local support
If you are on a low income you may be eligible for financial assistance with funeral costs. In Great Britain this commonly includes Funeral Payments administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for people receiving certain qualifying benefits. We can explain the claims process and supply the documentation you will need.
Some local authorities and charitable organisations also offer discretionary help. Manchester City Council and local welfare charities can provide guidance on additional support. For impartial advice we recommend contacting Citizens Advice or the DWP helpline.
If you would like assistance completing an application for Funeral Payments, we can advise and support you through the necessary steps.