Pure Cremations - anyone signed up or know about them

katieamphlett

My parents are interested in setting up a funeral plan with Pure Cremations. I'm keen to find out more about the company before they do. Anyone know anything about them or had family experience with the company? 

Driftingleaf

You could look up pretty easily if the company is legit and registered online. You can do a Google search to see if a business is registered properly

PeterE17

I have a prepaid plan with Pure Cremation who are registered with Companies House. My payment has been put into a trust fund which will pay for an unattended cremation when the time comes. This is my choice; my family and friends can hold a memorial activity later if they wish or simply raise a glass to my memory. There is no legal requirement to hold an expensive formal funeral; this seems to be a misconception held by many people. 

PeterE17

On a lighter note, Pure Cremation send out quarterly newsletters and in 2019 invited plan holders to visit their relatively new site in Charlton Down, Andover, which features rolling lawns surrounded by trees, so I went along for an hour or so, and I rather hope my ashes get scattered beneath the hop hornbeam on the south of the site. Then, in  April 2020, part of the crematorium caught fire, that must be the height of irony.  

mjm3346

just one of several that do it these days - a comparison table from one doesn't show a massive difference between them 
 
https://www.simplicity.co.uk/funeral-plans/compare-direct-cremation-funeral-plans

katieamphlett

Thank you all for your replies they were very useful. 

BooJewels

It's also worth noting that many funeral directors now offer direct cremations, so you might also find that a local one to your parents offer this service.  I've just done one with a local funeral director that are a Co-Op franchise.  It cost the same as the ones that advertise.

Gers

BooJewels said:

It's also worth noting that many funeral directors now offer direct cremations, so you might also find that a local one to your parents offer this service.  I've just done one with a local funeral director that are a Co-Op franchise.  It cost the same as the ones that advertise.

Me too. I found a lovely independent funeral company which undertook my late DM's unattended cremation for the same price, apart from the crematorium fees. I chose them over any of the larger franchised companies and wasn't disappointed with their services. 

katieamphlett

Thanks for letting me know about the funeral directors offering pure creations - I'll let my parents know and it gives me a bit of peace of mind if a local company does the cremation.

BooJewels

Pure Cremations is the name of one commercial company offering the service.  The service itself is called 'direct cremation' - if you're ringing anyone to ask about it.

Dr_Crypto

Pretty much any funeral director will do a direct cremation. About £1300-1500 give or take.