Choosing a Direct Cremation funeral plan provider

If you’ve decided that a low-cost, fuss free direct cremation funeral is what you want, then taking control of the costs and arrangements with a prepaid funeral plan is a really smart thing to do.

Distinct Cremations is a direct cremation specialist and part of the Westerleigh Group who are one of the UK’s largest owner and operators of crematoriums. It was set up specifically to be the best provider of direct cremation funeral services in the UK.

6 things to consider when choosing a direct cremation funeral plan provider

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Do they specialise in direct cremation funerals and have plenty of experience with this type of send-off?

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Can they provide a service local to you, or do they only operate in a few locations?
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Do they provide the plan and deliver the funeral when the time comes?

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Do they offer a choice of plans for an unattended send-off or offer options for mourners to attend a service?

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Do they have their own trusted and experienced team to deliver the funeral. Some providers only use third parties to facilitate for them

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Do they have their own crematoriums and have state of the art mortuary facilities, so you will receive the highest quality of care?

Distinct Cremations do all of the above and more.

Distinct Cremations - the direct cremation specialist

Distinct Cremations is a direct cremation specialist provider that was established in 2021 to meet the growing needs of people wanting direct cremation funerals.

Distinct Cremations is able to respond to the changing needs of people’s funerals as it is owned by Westerleigh Group. They are one of the largest owner and operators of crematoriums in the UK and support over 74,000 bereaved families every year – so they really are the experts in cremations.

They own and run 42 crematoriums across the UK, and each one is a beautiful and tranquil location. They also have their own state of the art mortuary facility and pristine vehicles, to ensure the highest quality of care at all times.

The service is delivered at each stage by highly trained individuals – experts at what they do. So you can be assured that Distinct Cremations will always provide the highest level of care and respect.

Distinct Cremations offer a choice of low-cost, fuss-free funeral plans.

Unattended Direct Cremation Plan

From

£1,795 or £20.74 * per month

Choose this plan if you’d like a simple, no-fuss cremation without a ceremony.

Everything is included and guaranteed, with nothing more to pay at the time of the funeral.

The ashes are either scattered in the Gardens of Remembrance or personally returned back to the family.

*Price advertised is for a 50 year old paying over a 10 year period. Total cost is £2,488.80 and includes all administration fees.

Funeral Service Plan

From

£2,295 or £28.68 ** per month

Choose this plan if you want mourners to be able to attend a service to say their goodbyes.

A service with no restriction on the number of friends and family who can attend with a choice of a 30-minute or 60-minute service which can be led by either family or a professional celebrant

The cremation and service takes place at a Westerleigh Crematorium of your choice

The ashes are either scattered in the Gardens of Remembrance or personally returned back to the family.

**Price advertised is for a 50 year old paying over a 10 year period. Total cost is £3,441.60 and includes all administration fees.

How is your money protected when you choose a funeral plan with Distinct Cremations?

Every customer who takes out a funeral plan with Distinct Cremations is fully protected, whether you're paying with a single payment, over 12 months, 5 years or 10 years. Here's how we safeguard your money.

Pay for your plan in a one-off payment or over 12 monthly payments:

Pay for your plan over 5 or 10 years:

7 reasons to choose Distinct Cremations

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Distinct Cremations specialise in direct cremation funerals so they are experts in this type of send-off

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Rest Assured. All funeral plan providers must adhere to specific regulations, giving you comfort and protection

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They’re not just the plan provider. They also deliver the funeral through their own network of crematorium and funeral operations experts across the UK

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There are choices of plans to suit your preference – an unattended cremation plan or an attended cremation plan which includes a service at the crematorium with no restrictions on the number of attendees

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They have an amazing team to help you with taking out a plan, and to help your family with the funeral arrangements

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They have their own crematoriums and state of the art mortuary facility – so you get the highest quality of care.

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They’re rated highly by experts with 5 stars from Fairer Finance for their unattended Direct Cremation Plan and also by customers with 4.9/5.0 on Feefo

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Find out why Distinct Cremations is rated 5 stars by their customers

Customer satisfaction is the highest priority at Distinct Cremations and their 4.9/5 rating by their customers is testament to how they strive to create the best service for each and every one of the families they serve.

Excellent

Based on 51 reviews

18 Jun 2026

Excellent service from distinct cremation from the initial contact continuing until after the service. I mainly dealt with Kerry who was very professional,kind and considerate. Any questions or queries were fully explained or dealt with. The actual service was just what we wanted and in a lovely setting. A truly five star service, thank you

Keith Benson
15 Jun 2026

Tracy was excellent & friendly……her knowledge of detail was good…..easy to ask questions with the answers given straight away.

Trusted Customer
9 Jun 2026

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Tracy Rosanna Norris
5 Jun 2026

Great service I would thoroughly recommend Distinct Cremations Helpful and easy to contact and organise Informative and clear about process and cost Straightforward process when loved one passes Dignified collection of loved one from home Good communication of where loved one is held and what day they will be cremated Offering delivery of ashes within 14 days of cremation (but we opted to collect earlier) Comforting having loved one back Freedom to scatter ashes ourselves and celebrate their life at our chosen date and venue

Marion Rose
29 May 2026

Susan Chambers
18 May 2026

My family were extremely grateful for the care and sympathy we were afforded over my Sister cremation. Direct Cremations were the ultimate professionals and I would like to single out Kerri for her thoughtfulness and gentle approach. It helped us all over a very sad time.

Trusted Customer
15 May 2026

The service was excellent, nothing i can fault. I even asked for the address of my partners ashes to be returned to be changed and it was not a problem for them.

Paula Dunn
29 Apr 2026

Excellent follow up and very nice people

Trusted Customer
24 Apr 2026

The service we received for my Wife's passing was 100% We could not fault it, After one phone call it was taken out of our hand's and was dealt with by Distinct Cremation to a very high standard .

Trusted Customer
1 Apr 2026

No pressure, pleasant staff member and easy purchase and payment methods.

Keith Riley

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