A L & G Abbott Funeral Directors
150 Bedford Road, Kempston
Bedford, MK42 8BH
01234 843 222
Tailored funeral costs
Please note, this price list is not exhaustive but serves to provide information about the cost of our most frequently used services. For an estimate of costs relating to additional transport options or out of hours funerals and take-ins to church or home, or for more specialist funeral arrangements such as the use of a horse drawn hearse, or motor bike funeral for example, then please contact our office for more details.
Professional services
Providing our professional attention in arranging the funeral, including local removal of the deceased, use of our private Chapel of Rest facilities, attending to all necessary documentation and liaison with the appropriate authorities as necessary and providing all staff as required, including the attendance of a funeral director and four pall bearers (in hours) and provision of a hearse. From £1,261.
Please note there will be an additional charge for removal of the deceased outside of the local area or out of hours.
Coffins
We have a large selection of coffins including veneered and solid wood, (panelled or plain) coffins, coffins made from willow or bamboo and other speciality coffins. Prices start from £330 and can reach in excess of £1,300 for a solid wood or metal casket.
Urns
Universal urn £17
Oak or mahogany casket £60
Limited service funeral
We can offer a basic funeral including local removal of the deceased in office hours, professional services attending to all necessary documentation and arrangements on your behalf, a plain wood veneered coffin, a hearse and attendance of the funeral director direct to the place of committal. The day and time of the funeral to be our choosing with all charges and fees paid in advance. £1,240 plus disbursements.
Repatriation
A L & G Abbott are able to offer all professional services relating to repatriation of the deceased. Please contact the office for more details about this specialist service.
Disbursements
The cost of disbursements can vary but we have included some information under the crematoria and burials sections of the site. Other disbursements can include the following:
| Churchyard fees | £116 to £232 |
| Minister’s fees | £102 |
| Civil celebrant’s fees | £180 |
| Organist | prices vary at different locations, please call for further advice |
You will receive a 10% discount if you purchase your flowers from either Greycourts Florists or Cottage Garden Florists in Kempston.
We can also arrange for a press notice to be published in the paper(s) of your choosing, as well as organising the printing of Orders of Service to your specification, if you wish. Prices vary so please call for further advice.
Costs of the disbursements are initially met by the funeral director on your behalf and are recharged and payable within one month of the funeral fee account being issued. This usually happens within a week of the date of the funeral.
Fees relating to the order of a specialist coffin are payable in advance.
