Paul Sillet, Partner
Silletts Funeral Service, Manchester
Open by name and Open by nature! How many other pre paid funeral plan companies can say the same? As a small family funeral directors in the North West of the country we have had growing concerns about the actions of a number of plan providers and their methods in...
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Gary Neill, Managing Director
Daniel Robinson & Sons
Having been concerned for some time about Funeral Plans and the deductions Funeral Plan providers were taking from Plan holder’s money, we undertook a review of the whole market, after which we chose ‘Open’. We chose Open because… - 100% of the client’s Plan value goes...
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Pete O’Neill, Managing Director
John McLellan & Co Ltd, Fort William
We are delighted to recommend Open Funeral plans to Funeral Directors and families across the UK. Having held a senior position in the funeral planning profession myself, I have always felt that there needs to be a better way to deliver a funeral plan that performs for BOTH the funeral...
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Simon Helliar-Moore, Director
Crescent Funeral Services
“We have chosen to start offering Open Prepaid Funeral Plans having heard from many respected Funeral Directors on the ease of use and fantastic options Open give to plan Holders and Funeral Directors alike. The personal attention received from Open Prepaid Plans has been outstanding and the personalisation available...
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Jo Williamson, Owner
Albany Funerals, Maidstone
As funeral directors, Open funeral plans are the only plans that we trust. We have had so many problems with other funeral plan providers over the years charging exorbitant admin fees, overselling the prices of funerals, not paying out the expected amount, providing unclear policies and generally making the whole...
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Mark Hancock, Proprietor
Special Send-Offs, Scarborough
I first used Open Prepaid Funerals simply because they were recommended by the Good Funeral Guide. I also used a couple of other plan providers at the same time. Over an 18 month period issues with the other providers gradually steered me towards using Open as my first choice and...
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Christopher Gascoigne, Managing Director
S. Gascoigne & Sons Ltd, Birmingham
As a company we have always found 'Open Prepaid Funeral Plans' so easy to work with. The brochure and the application form are so easy to understand and are an absolute gem to work with! The Funeral Directors portal is our hidden tool, regularly updated and so user friendly...
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David Bastock, Managing Director
C. Bastock Ltd Funeral Directors, Solihull
In 2003 when the finance Act changed and funeral directors had to use a pre-paid planning company for funeral plans (a good thing by the way) we were not happy with any of the companies that were available. Together with a good friend of mine I decided that it could...
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James Showers, Owner
Family Tree Funeral Company, Stroud
I don’t know why it took so long for a simple, transparent, fair minded Funeral Planning company to appear in the UK. We fully support Open Prepaid and the Good Funeral Guide funeral planning ethos and model. Paperwork is easy, fees are fair, families see this and trust it...
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Toby Mynott, Director
Simple Kent Funerals Ltd
I’m a small independent funeral director offering a very personal service. I use Open because they are straightforward to deal with, their paperwork is easy to understand and complete, the money is held in a trust, the fees are transparent and I can access details of all plans set...
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