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Price sources and corrections

This is the audit trail behind every current provider comparison. A “checked” date records when we manually read the linked official source. It does not freeze the provider’s price, so always obtain a written total before paying.

Official-source ledger

Express Cremations

Published price: £995 (conditional) — £995 applies to a local-hospital collection with professional ashes scattering; postcode and total must be confirmed.

Checked 30 August 2026

Known official-source conflicts

  • Older titles and comparison copy still mention £450/£495 plus disbursements while the current offer says £995.
  • Coffin-upgrade and temporary-accommodation prices conflict between the provider's own pages.

Go Direct Cremations

Published price: £1,145 (conditional) — £1,145 hospital-collection headline on the homepage and linked price list. Other official pages differ; confirm the current written total, collection and ashes-return charges.

Checked 13 September 2026

Additional provider-supplied clarification received 10 September 2026 is labelled separately on the provider comparison page; it is not independent service verification.

Known official-source conflicts

  • The homepage and linked price list show £1,145, but other live pages show £985 or £1,275. We use the £1,145 headline and require confirmation rather than choosing a lower conflicting price.
  • Ashes hand return is from £95 extra on the homepage and price list; other pages and the provider-supplied description imply it is included. It remains quote-required here.
  • Medical-device removal is £75 on the homepage and price list but included on the service page. The FAQ advertises 24/7 collection while the price list marks outside-office-hours services as not offered.
  • The currently linked price list contains a £82 doctors-fee footnote alongside a July 2023 update footer; its current applicability is unclear. It is not added to our calculator; ask the provider for its current applicable paperwork and fees.

Memoria Direct Cremation

Published price: from £1,195 — From £1,195 for hospital or mortuary collection in mainland England, Wales and Scotland; non-hospital collection and ashes delivery cost extra.

Checked 13 September 2026

Known official-source conflicts

  • The arrangement page says £100 hand delivery while both standardised price lists say from £100; the comparison keeps the minimum-price qualification.
  • The product page includes larger coffins and pacemaker removal, but the funeral terms reserve possible charges for oversized cases and device removal. Confirm these requirements in the written quote.
  • Ashes-return timing differs between the price list, ashes page and funeral terms; no delivery deadline is guaranteed here.

Distinct Cremations

Published price: from £1,350 — Hospital or coroner-mortuary collection on weekdays, 8am–6pm, in mainland Great Britain.

Checked 30 August 2026

Known official-source conflict

  • Official at-need and full price lists give different minimum urn prices (£80 and £55).

Simplicity Cremations

Published price: £1,399 — Hospital or mortuary collection in mainland Great Britain.

Checked 30 August 2026

Known official-source conflict

  • The price list charges £275 outside normal hours while other current provider copy says hospital/mortuary collection can occur at any time without extra charge.

Co-op Funeralcare

Published price: £1,495 — All-inclusive at-need price in England, Wales and Scotland.

Checked 30 August 2026

Known official-source conflict

  • An older Co-op cremation-cost article still displays £1,445; the live arrangement journey and current product page say £1,495.

Best Direct Cremation

Published price: £1,499 (conditional) — Published £1,499 package with hospital or coroner-mortuary collection; £250 extra for other collection locations. Postcode, local-network availability and any regional price must be confirmed directly. Ashes return or scattering is included; confirm the return method.

Checked 7 September 2026

Additional provider-supplied clarification received 7 September 2026 is labelled separately on the provider comparison page; it is not independent service verification.

Known official-source conflicts

  • The service page includes ashes return, while the price list marks collection/delivery of ashes as not offered in its optional-additional-products section. That does not establish that bundled return is excluded; confirm the actual return method.
  • The price list marks outside-normal-hours services as not offered in its optional-additional-products section. The provider separately confirms the £250 Priority Care collection fee covers any time; confirm the actual collection arrangements.

Pure Cremation

Published price: £1,595 — Hospital or mortuary collection in mainland England, Wales and Scotland, including Skye.

Checked 30 August 2026

Known official-source conflict

  • The current price list says £140 extra for AB/IV and the Isle of Wight while Pure's Scotland page describes a £400 urgent-collection charge for IV/KW.

Corrections log

We log new provider records and material changes to a displayed price, inclusion or qualification. A routine re-check with no material change does not create a correction.

CorrectedProvider / fieldBeforeAfterWhy
13 September 2026Go Direct Cremations
New qualified at-need provider listing		Not listed£1,145 conditional hospital-collection headline, with written confirmation required for scenarios and conflicting inclusionsChecked the official homepage, service pages, linked Standardised Price List, FAQ and terms. The provider-supplied description is attributed separately. Conflicting ashes-return, collection, device-removal and older price wording remain visible; no all-inclusive £1,145 returned-ashes claim is made. Official source.
13 September 2026Memoria Direct Cremation
Brand, at-need sources and price qualifications		Memoria Direct; older website destination; £1,195 without the product-page from qualifier; £2/mile note; unrestricted larger-coffin and pacemaker inclusionsMemoria Direct Cremation at the same listing URL; from £1,195, £250 non-hospital collection and ashes delivery from £100; current mileage wording and explicit terms conflictsRechecked the official arrangement page, current public price list, provider-supplied September 2026 list, funeral terms and ashes page. Updated the legal entity and source dates for this provider only. Kept prepaid plans, ratings and quality endorsements outside the at-need listing. Official source.
8 September 2026Memoria Direct Cremation
Calculator interpretation of standard ashes delivery		A selected standard ashes-delivery minimum could produce a Published total labelThe existing £100 delivery minimum produces a From price label; the calculated amount is unchangedCalculator interpretation correction: preserve the existing “from” qualification. A targeted tariff check confirmed this wording, but this is not a full provider-source revalidation; the original source-check date is unchanged. Official source.
8 September 2026Co-op Funeralcare
Calculator interpretation of optional urn pricing		A selected optional urn starting at £80 could produce a Published total labelThe existing £80 optional-urn minimum produces a From price label; the calculated amount is unchangedCalculator interpretation correction: the selected urn can cost more than the recorded minimum. This is not a full provider-source revalidation; existing prices and the original source-check date are unchanged. Official source.
8 September 2026Farewill
Calculator interpretation of Scottish ashes delivery		Scottish ashes-delivery scenarios could show a Published total without the previously recorded coverage qualificationScottish ashes-delivery scenarios require confirmation and show a known subtotal; existing arithmetic is unchangedCalculator interpretation correction: carry the existing Scottish-delivery caution into the selected scenario. Current product wording describes mainland-UK delivery; this correction does not assert that Scotland is excluded or establish a new surcharge. It is not a full provider-source revalidation, and the original source-check date is unchanged. Official source.
7 September 2026Best Direct Cremation
New qualified at-need provider listing		Not listed£1,499 conditional hospital-collection package; £250 non-hospital collection; postcode and ashes-return method require confirmationAdded from official pricing, terms and Standardised Price List. Provider-supplied clarifications are labelled separately. No nationwide availability, fixed local distance, quality endorsement or Scottish tariff is assumed. Official source.
30 August 2026White Rose Modern Funerals
At-need price and outside-hours collection		£1,595; outside-hours collection £250£1,695; outside-hours collection £275The current product page and 27 April 2026 Standardised Price List agree on £1,695; the current price list publishes £275 outside normal office hours and £50 for ashes collection/delivery. Official source.
30 August 2026Pure Cremation
At-need direct-cremation price and home collection		£1,495; home collection shown as included£1,595; home collection £260 extraThe current arrangement page publishes £1,595 and separately states the £260 home-collection charge. Official source.
30 August 2026Memoria Direct Cremation
At-need direct-cremation price		£1,145£1,195The current Memoria product page publishes £1,195. Official source.
30 August 2026Co-op Funeralcare
At-need direct-cremation price		£1,445£1,495The current product page and live arrangement journey now show £1,495; an older Co-op cost article still shows £1,445. Official source.
30 August 2026Express Cremations
Ashes-return scenario		£150 shown as a standalone ashes-delivery add-on£1,145 combined regional-hospital collection and ashes-return bundle; standalone delivery requires a quoteThe provider publishes a combined package total, not a separate £150 delivery tariff. Official source.
30 August 2026Express Cremations
Price condition		£995 shown as a general starting price£995 is conditional on local-hospital collection and ashes scattering; postcode/quote confirmation requiredThe provider distinguishes this from a £1,145 regional-hospital and ashes-return bundle and has conflicting older prices on its own pages. Official source.
20 August 2026Direct Cremation UK
Ashes return and urn		Shown as includedScattering included; hand delivery in an engraved wooden urn is £91 extraCorrected against the provider's official inclusion page and Standardised Price List. Official source.
30 August 2026Aura Funerals
At-need price and home collection		£1,195; home collection shown as includedCurrent live offer used: from £1,295; urgent collection £250 extraThe live product page and current July 2026 Standardised Price List publish £1,295; the product page separately publishes the £250 urgent-collection charge. Official source.

How corrections are handled

  1. Prefer the provider’s current live at-need product page, then its current Standardised Price List and terms.
  2. Keep conflicts visible instead of silently choosing the cheaper interpretation.
  3. Mark an amount “quote required” when postcode, timing or another selected need cannot be priced exactly.
  4. Correct the central provider record so tables, page text, calculator results and structured data change together.