Transparent Pricing ~ At A & A Walters not only are we happy to comply with the basic legal requirement of the CMA (Competition Market Authority) by publishing a 'Standardised Price List', but in the interest of transparency we publish all of our prices on our website. This is a requirement of Funeral Directors who are members of a reputable trade body (SAIF or NAFD) which ensures high standards and provides added protection for your family.
Every funeral that we arrange is unique and so the funeral cost is very much dependent on the choices that you make. Burials, for example, are usually significantly more than the cost of a cremation. Although the majority of funeral services that we provide are tailored to meet individual tastes and preferences, we have outlined a range of set funeral packages below to support you in making an informed choice. This includes a basic funeral cost. In addition to these packages, we are able to offer a wide range of bespoke affordable funeral services and would be happy to discuss any specific requirements with you.
We have an unrivalled reputation for offering an affordable funeral service which is value for money service without compromising on quality or care. Our prices have always been and remain competitive and we back this up with our 'Price Promise.' That said, we believe that there is more to choosing a Funeral Director than price alone...
STANDARDISED PRICE LIST
as required by the Competition & Markets Authority - (CMA)
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 may vary.)
Funeral Packages have been provided here to enable you to clearly see what different types of standard funeral services will cost.
Many people find however that their requirements do not fit a 'package.' Where this is the case we are more than happy to arrange a bespoke service for you.
Prices as shown are valid for funerals taking place up until 31st December 2023.
from £1,289.00
(inc. cremation fee)
*Please note: Disbursements are not included (see below for these costs.) Use of viewing facilities is not included (but can be added as an upgrade option as outlined below.) No further discounts apply.
£1,500.00*
(+ disbursements. See below)
*Please note: Disbursements are not included (see below for these costs).
£2,085.00*
(+ disbursements. See below)
*Please note: Disbursements are not included (see below for these costs).
£2,510.00*
(+ disbursements. See below)
Fully bespoke ~ designed around your needs
Our own Vintage-style hearse or our own Morris Minor Hearse.
'Disbursements' are fees that we pay out on your behalf and are in addition to the fees we charge. Typical disbursement costs for Cremation services are shown below.
Please select the required Crematorium to display correct disbursement costs. Burial costs are also 'disbursements'. These can vary considerably depending on the depth, location and type of grave required. In Council owned Cemeteries 'non-residents' will also typically pay an additional fee.
Sandwell Valley & Powke Lane Crematorium are operated by Sandwell Borough Council, but can be used by residents of other boroughs (Fees valid at 1st April 2023)
Sandwell Valley or Powke Lane Crematorium fee
£904.00
Doctor's Fees (where applicable)
Currently under COVID-19 legislation this fee is reduced, but this may change at any time.
£82.00
Minister or Celebrant fee (where applicable)
A Minister (religious) or a Celebrant (non religious) will lead the service. *Costs will be dependent on the individual and fees currently vary between £150 - 210.
£180.00*
Total Disbursement fees
£1,166.00
Gornal Wood & Stourbridge Crematorium are operated by Dudley Borough Council, but can be used by residents of other boroughs (Fees valid from 1st January 2023)
Gornal or Stourbridge Crematorium fee
£975.00
Doctor's Fees (where applicable)
Currently under COVID-19 legislation this fee is reduced, but this may change at any time.
£82.00
Minister or Celebrant fee (where applicable)
A Minister (religious) or a Celebrant (non religious) will lead the service. *Costs will be dependent on the individual and fees currently vary between £150 - 210.
£180.00*
Total Disbursement fees
£1,237.00
Bushbury Crematorium is operated by Wolverhampton City Council, but can be used by residents of other boroughs (Proposed fees valid from 1st April 2023)
Bushbury Crematorium fee
£940.00
Doctor's Fees (where applicable)
Currently under COVID-19 legislation this fee is reduced, but this may change at any time.
£82.00
Minister or Celebrant fee (where applicable)
A Minister (religious) or a Celebrant (non religious) will lead the service. *Costs will be dependent on the individual and fees currently vary between £150 - 210.
£180.00*
Total Disbursement fees
£1,202.00
Streetly Crematorium is operated by Walsall Borough Council, but can be used by residents of other boroughs (Fees valid up to 31st December 2022)
Streetly Crematorium fee
£952.00
Doctor's Fees (where applicable)
Currently under COVID-19 legislation this fee is reduced, but this may change at any time.
£82.00
Minister or Celebrant fee (where applicable)
A Minister (religious) or a Celebrant (non religious) will lead the service. *Costs will be dependent on the individual and fees currently vary between £150 - 210.
£180.00*
Total Disbursement fees
£1,214.00
Wyre Forest Crematorium is operated by Dignity Funerals Ltd.
(Fees valid from 1st January 2023)
Wyre Forest Crematorium fee
£1,069.00
Doctor's Fees (where applicable)
Currently under COVID-19 legislation this fee is reduced, but this may change at any time.
£82.00
Minister or Celebrant fee (where applicable)
A Minister (religious) or a Celebrant (non religious) will lead the service. *Costs will be dependent on the individual and fees currently vary between £150 - 210.
£180.00*
Total Disbursement fees
£1,331.00
As a member of SAIF (Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors) we are regulated to ensure that our prices are published online to provide clarity and transparency in accordance with Competition Market Authority (CMA) requirements.
All Funeral Directors are legally required to do this.
Select the required price list to display itemised charges.
At Need Standard Price List
Use of our Staff and facilities. Care of the deceased, arranging and conducting the funeral. Collection and return of donations to family
from £1,140.00
Hire of Jaguar XJ Hearse with Chauffeur
£390.00
Hire of Jaguar XJ Limousine with Chauffeur (additional hire charges will apply where requirements cannot be accommodated by our available fleet)
from £230.00
Hire of Vintage Hearse or Morris Minor Traveller
£621.00
Horse-drawn hearse (2 horses) ~ to inc. a standard Flower Hearse free of charge. (Vintage Flower Hearse £100 extra)
£1,050.00
Horse-drawn hearse (4 horses) ~ to inc. a standard flower hearse free of charge. (Vintage Flower Hearse £100 extra)
£1,675.00
Additional charge where a family opt to arrange their own horse-drawn hearse with a supplier. This includes provision of a standard Flower Hearse free of charge. (Vintage Flower Hearse £100 extra)
£375.00
Use of private ambulance, staff and equipment to convey the deceased from a local place of death to our Chapel of Rest (during office hours). Additional charges will apply over 20 mile radius from our Tipton office.
£235.00
Use of private ambulance, staff and equipment to convey the deceased from a local place of death to our Chapel of Rest (outside of office hours). Additional charges will apply over 20 mile radius from our Tipton office.
£275.00
Additional mileage charge
£1.25 per mile
Early / late / extended funeral surcharge
from £100.00
Hire of Jaguar XJ Hearse as a Flower Hearse
£125.00
Hire of Vintage Hearse as a Flower Hearse
£225.00
Embalming of the body
from £135.00
Conveyance of the coffin into a home on the morning of a funeral
£125.00
Conveyance of the coffin into a home/church on the day before a funeral (up to 4:30pm weekdays)
£150.00
Local Chapel of Rest (in Cookley)
£50.00
Conveyance of the coffin into a home/church on the day before a funeral (after 4:30pm weekdays or at any time at weekends)
£250.00
Out of hours appointment to discuss funeral arrangements at a home address
£25.00 per hr
Where Mortuary care exceeds 30 days
£10.00 per additional day or part of
Conveyance of the deceased on behalf of another Funeral Director (plus additional storage fee, charged daily)
£295.00
Basic Coffin (wood effect) - four handles
from £290.00
Regent Coffin (light Oak veneered)
from £370.00
A full range of other coffins & caskets are available
on request
Beech 'Simple' Service Upgrade Price List
Only the following options are available on the Beech 'Simple' Service
Non-standard coffin size or bariatric preparation
depending on specification
Upgrade from a standard size 'Basic' Coffin to a standard size 'Regent' Coffin
+ £200.00
Upgrade to extended preparation and dressing in a quality Satin gown or own clothing as provided with viewing in Tipton Chapel of Rest (where possible).
+ £280.00
Upgrade to Hearse leaving from a local address
+ £155.00
Embalming (only available in combination with preparation, dressing and use of the Chapel of Rest option.)
+ £135.00
Additional Items Price List
Service Sheets
Standard (4 page) booklet from our wide range of templates
£1.50 per copy (+ standard artwork fee)
Standard (8 page) booklet from our wide range of templates
£2.00 per copy (+ standard artwork fee)
Standard artwork fee
1-24 copies = £20
25-49 copies = £10
50+ copies = no setup fee
Bespoke (4 page) booklet ~ significantly modified from our existing range of designs or a brand new design based on our extensive image selection
£1.50 per copy (+ bespoke artwork fee)
Bespoke (8 page) booklet ~ significantly modified from our existing range of designs or a brand new design based on our extensive image selection
£2.00 per copy (+ bespoke artwork fee)
Bespoke artwork fee
(up to 60 minutes of artwork time included)
1-24 copies = £30.00
25-49 copies = £20.00
50+ copies = £10.00
An additional fee of £15 is chargeable for each additional hour or part hour.
Brass Urns & Specialist Caskets
Large Brass Urn (approx 11" tall)
from £140.00
Small Keepsake Brass Urn (approx 2.5" tall)
from £40.00
Personalised Cremated Remains Casket
from £200.00
Transfer of cremated Remains into family supplied container
per transfer appointment - (bespoke funeral arrangements only.)
from £10.00
Movie Tribute Packages
Movie Tribute ~ Bronze
£75.00
Movie Tribute ~ Silver
£125.00
Movie Tribute ~ Gold
£200.00
Movie Tribute ~ Platinum (Bespoke)
on request
Miscellaneous Disbursements
Dove Release (two.) Each additional Dove £10 extra
from £100.00
Bagpiper
from £125.00
Motorcycle & sidecar ~ choice of models inc. Harley Davidson, Suzuki or Triumph.
from £1,100.00
A & A Walters Ltd. is an Independent Funeral Directors owned by M.E. Walters, C.D. Walters, J.P Hodges & R.E. Hodges
A & A Walters Ltd. makes regular payments into a separate fund 'A & A Walters Community Fund.' Money from this fund is used to support small local community initiatives based on approaches made by third parties to A & A Walters. Donations made to third parties are unconnected to the funeral industry.
Funeral costs are made up of two key elements - 'Disbursements' and Funeral Director 'Professional Services.'
Disbursements are fees paid to third parties over which the Funeral Director has no control.
Professional Services are the costs charged by the Funeral Director themselves which are broken down into itemised costs for services which may include the conveyance to the Chapels of Rest, coffin, vehicles, preparation and embalming (if required,) viewings in the Chapels of Rest, arranging and conducting the funeral service.
Yes. 'Funeral Safe' is one such lender and can be accessed from here. Based on your status and personal circumstances they can provide unsecured loans of between £500 - £7,500 with no early repayment fees. A range of other finance providers are available.
Please note: A & A Walters are in no way linked to 'Funeral Safe,' make no specific recommendation of their services or take a commission.
Disbursements are costs that we pay out to third-parties on your behalf.
In the case of Cremation it will typically be for the Cremation fee, Doctor's fees (where applicable) and for a Minister or Celebrant to take the service.
Other disbursements fees may include a Church fee, Piper, hire of a specialist hearse.
Disbursement fees should be the same regardless of which Funeral Director you use.
Disbursement fees for Burials will typically always include a fee for a service in Church as well as the cost of purchasing or reopening an existing grave.
Burial fees are not shown here as there are many variations depending on the type of grave, depth of grave, location of grave. We would be happy to advise you of these costs based on your specific requirements.
Although disbursement costs should be the same regardless of the Funeral Director you choose, we are aware that charges made by Funeral Directors in the areas that we serve vary considerably. Our own price comparisons have shown that some local Funeral Directors charge significantly more for a comparable funeral with no noticeable difference in the level of care, service or attention to detail than we ourselves offer.
As of 16th September 2021 all Funeral Directors are legally obliged to comply with the Competition Market Authority (CMA) by publishing on their websites a series of documents. These must also be available for you to download. These include a 'Standardised (CMA) Price List' as well as an 'Additional Options Price List'
In the event that another local Funeral Director advertises that they are able to offer the same level of service, quality and care at a cheaper cost and you are left wondering 'Why Choose A and A Walters?' then our 'Price Promise' is your guarantee that we will look to beat their price.
At the time of arranging a funeral service you will receive a fully itemised written estimate showing the breakdown of disbursements and professional fees. Typically we would require settlement three days prior to the funeral service taking place. We understand that organising payment at short notice can be difficult and will do all we can to support you in reducing any unnecessary pressure. Where a bank, building society, solicitor or insurance company is dealing with the account in full we would simply require official written notification from them stating that the invoice would be paid within reasonable time of the funeral taking place. Where financial support is required from the DWP to help towards funeral costs we will assist you with the claim process.
You may be able to apply for a Social Fund Funeral Payment to help with funeral costs and we have information on who may be eligible and how to make a claim. Payment can only be authorised by the Department of Work and Pensions who can be contacted at www.dwp.gov.uk.
A Funeral Payment claim form (SF200) can be downloaded here, obtained from a Jobcentre Plus office or by calling the DWP Bereavement Service helpline (available Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm): 0345 606 0265
The claim form – which comes with notes and details of where to send it – can also be downloaded here.
Please remember that you are personally liable for any amount in excess of the agreed payment by the Department of Social Security (DWP), or indeed the whole invoice amount if a payment is not received.
If you do not qualify for a payment and will struggle to meet the cost of a funeral please inform us at the time that the funeral arrangements are made as we may still be able to advise you on other forms of assistance.
As well as our standard discount for full settlement of the account in advance of the funeral taking place and our 'Price Promise,' we are also able to offer a discount for all local NHS staff and their immediate family.
(Terms & Conditions (NHS Discount) ~ A current NHS photo identification must be shown at the time funeral arrangements are made. The discount applies where our client works directly for either Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton or Walsall NHS Trusts and is the either a parent, child or spouse/partner of the deceased. To receive the discount, the full cost of the funeral must be met prior to the funeral taking place by either BACS, cash, debit card, or cheque. The discount does not apply to delayed settlements i.e. solicitors or insurance claims. This discount will only apply to our 'Willow', 'Oak' and 'Chestnut' services and not Funeral Plans or our 'Direct' or 'Simple' service packages as these are already discounted. No further discounts will apply. Any NHS discount is deemed discretionary by the Directors of A & A Walters Ltd. who reserve the right to alter these terms and conditions at any time.)