Clear peace of mind for you and your loved ones
A Prepaid funeral is the simplest, most caring and most practical way to remove the financial worry and responsibility that funeral arrangements can bring.
Fix your funeral costs with a simple, prepaid funeral plan from Open.
Prepaid Funeral Plans
Simple Plan
Price from: £2,275
Our Simple Plan includes:
- Local collection of the deceased
- A basic coffin suitable for burial or cremation
- Provision of the hearse to convey the deceased directly to the funeral location
- Provision of sufficient bearers as required
- Provision of Chapel of Rest facilities
- The Funeral Director's fees in arranging and conducting the funeral
- Memorial advice
Traditional Plan
Price from: £2,385
Our Traditional Plan includes everything in our Simple Plan, plus:
- A genuine wood veneered coffin
- Provision of one mourners’ limousine (typically seats 6)
- The cortege leaving from local address, travelling to funeral service and returning afterwards
Select Plan
Price from: £2,525
Our Select Plan includes everything in our Traditional Plan, plus:
- A superior genuine wood veneered coffin
- Provision of two mourners’ limousine
Unattended Cremation
Price from: £1,235
Our Unattended Cremation includes
- Local collection of the deceased
- A basic coffin suitable for cremation
- Provision of a vehicle to convey the deceased directly to the crematorium
- Provision of sufficient bearers as required
- Advice on registering the death
- Disposal or collection of cremated remains
Attended Cremation
Price from: £1,727
Our Attended Cremation includes
- Local collection of the deceased
- A basic coffin suitable for cremation
- Provision of a vehicle to convey the deceased directly to the crematorium
- Provision of sufficient bearers as required
- Small informal service at the crematorium or funeral directors premises
- Advice on registering the death
- Disposal or collection of cremated remains
Prices will vary depending on Funeral Director and location
What is a Prepaid Funeral?
A prepaid funeral can help ease the emotional worry and responsibility that unexpected funeral arrangements can bring by fixing some costs now (to avoid the risk of these increasing in the future), allowing you to record your personal wishes and giving you the peace of mind that the arrangements are taken care of.
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Why Prepay for your Funeral?
Although the cost of funerals dropped in 2021 according to the Sun Life cost of dying report* the trend over the last decade has been rising funeral costs. By taking out an Open funeral plan you can secure the funeral directors costs at today’s prices.
*SunLife (2025), Cost of Dying Report, sunlife.co.uk/funeral-costs
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Why choose an Open Prepaid Funeral Plan?
Open focus on offering a simple and comforting method of planning your funeral. We are committed to the provision of your funeral through your chosen Independent Funeral Director.
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It's natural to have questions before taking out a prepaid funeral plan. Here are some of the most common questions we get asked but you can visit our FAQs page for a more comprehensive list, or you can contact us if your question isn't answered here.
There are a number of ways:
- You can pay securely online through this website
- You can pay by card, cheque or bank transfer
- You can pay over a number of months, interest free over 12 months or 24, 36, 48 or 60 months by direct debit. Charges are added for instalment payments over 12 months which are equivalent to an APR of 5.9% and are added to the value of your plan. An additional monthly charge on the 24 to 60 month plans is included to provide full plan payment protection during the longer instalment periods.
Payments must be from a UK bank account. This includes card payments. We do not accept payment by American Express.
Feel free to contact us directly by email or phone to discuss payment if you wish to.
You can choose a funeral director when you take your plan out with us directly, we'll then speak to them on your behalf if they’re not already working with Open and check that they’re happy to accept the nomination to carry out your future funeral. We also have many Independent Funeral Director branches who are Introducer Appointed Representatives of Open and these are identified when you search for a funeral director here. Our business model ensures that all FCA regulatory requirements are met professionally but that you will also be able to maintain a relationship with your nominated funeral director should you wish to.
The Open Plan is designed to be as personal to you as you wish; choose one of the standard prepaid funeral plans and personalise that with your own preferences including readings, songs, hymns, flowers, donations to charity and more. We can also help you to create a completely unique plan to you either directly with us or through a local funeral director. Just get in touch with us for more details
Yes, you can cancel your Plan at any time by contacting us in writing. If you would like to discuss your options first, you are also welcome to get in touch with our team.
If you cancel your Plan within 30 days of it starting, or within 7 days of nominating a Funeral Director, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel after 30 days, we will refund the payments you have made minus the original administration fee.
If you are paying by instalments and cancel after 30 days, you will receive a refund of the instalments you have paid less the administration fee.
Once we receive your notice of cancellation, any refund due will be issued within 30 days.
Please note that once the Funeral Plan has been redeemed, it can no longer be cancelled. Cancelling your Plan will end the agreement and the Terms of the Plan will no longer apply.
For full details, please refer to our Terms & Conditions, which can be viewed by clicking the link in the website footer.