A funeral plan is an easy way to arrange the funeral you want in advance. A plan allows you to specify your wishes and pay for the funeral director’s services included in your plan.  A plan from Golden Charter also includes an allowance towards third party costs. These are essential, non-funeral director services such as the cremation or burial fees, plus the minister or officiant’s fee to perform the service. The value of the allowance included in your plan may grow over time. There will only be more to pay at the time of the funeral if the third party costs exceed the allowance when you buy your plan, or if the costs increase by more than the growth of your plan.


We work in partnership with Golden Charter to provide you with a simple way to plan ahead. As one of the UK’s largest funeral plan providers*, Golden Charter has helped 900,000 people make funeral provisions**


Everyone has different needs when it comes to funeral planning, so we make sure the plans we offer are as flexible as possible. When you get in touch, we’ll be happy to discuss your funeral requirements and tailor a plan to suit you. Rest assured a plan from Golden Charter is available to all UK residents, regardless of age or state of health.


If you would like more information about how a Golden Charter funeral plan could work for you, then please get in touch.  We can then offer advice and guide you as to the best way forward.


*Based on a Golden Charter analysis and independent research of the funeral plan market size as at January 2023.

**Correct at March 2023

Mark Skinner Funeral Service is an appointed representative of Golden Charter Limited trading as Golden Charter Funeral Plans which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN:965279).



A Pre Arranged Funeral Plan is where we record the funeral wishes of our clients, so that everything they want to happen when the time comes is recorded for family and next of kin.  We print copies of the arrangements for our clients to keep, along with copies for their family/executor/solicitor so that their funeral wishes are known. There is no cost for this type of plan and funeral expenses are paid at the time of the funeral.



If you would like more information or to know the difference between a pre-paid and pre-arranged funeral plan, please call us on


Brandon:

01842 810534

email: brandon@mark-skinner.org.uk


Thetford:

01842 752197

email: thetford@mark-skinner.org.uk


Lakenheath:

01842 862777

email: lakenheath@mark-skinner.org.uk