Plain-English guides, for whenever you need them
Each guide covers one thing properly — what it is, what it costs, what actually happens, and what to watch out for. No jargon, nothing for sale, and every figure checked against an official source.
Not sure where to start? The decision tool on the homepage asks a few quiet questions and points you to exactly the right guide for your situation.
Not sure cremation is right at all? Start here
Cremation vs burial — cost, environment, flexibility and faith, compared honestly, before you decide.
The three types of cremation
Direct cremation, explained
No ceremony at the crematorium, lowest cost — and why it doesn't mean no goodbye. UK average £1,628.
Simple attended cremation
A short service with close family — the practical middle ground. UK average £3,518.
Full-service cremation funerals
The traditional route — what's included, and how to control the cost. UK average £4,200.
The practical steps
How to register a death
What's required, by when, in each UK nation — including the 2024 rule changes most sites haven't caught up with.
What to do with ashes
Burial, scattering, or keeping them — the options, the rules, and the costs, without pressure.
Celebrant-led services
A ceremony shaped around their story — how it works, how celebrants are chosen and paid.
Money, choices, and what's genuinely required
Help paying for a funeral
The Funeral Expenses Payment, public health funerals, and paying from the estate before probate.
Do you need a funeral director?
The honest answer: no, legally. What arranging it yourself actually involves.
Are prepaid funeral plans worth it?
FCA regulation, red flags, and the honest comparison against savings.
Public health funerals explained
A legal right, not charity — who qualifies and how to request one.
Funeral terms glossary
What "disbursement," "green form" and other jargon actually mean.
Prefer an answer built around your situation?
The decision tool asks a handful of quiet questions — including the money question nobody else asks — and gives you a complete plan: the right option, how it gets paid for, and exactly what to ask a funeral director. Free, anonymous, nothing stored.
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