4.9 out of 5from 65 reviews left on Trustpilot
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“We definitely chose the right company. From start to finish, Sebastian and his team took all the stress away.”
“Sebastian has been super helpful and always responsive. Thank you so much for all your help during this period.”
“A very reliable company. I am happy to have used their service. Sebastian provides efficient, high quality service.”
“Mr Sebastian Kirila was very kind, very helpful and did all the paperwork for repatriation. They really helped me in the most difficult time.”
Rated excellent, 4.9 out of 5
One of the highest-rated direct cremation providers in the UK, and the other name on your list beside it.
Simplicity Cremations
2.8 out of 5from 3 reviews left on Trustpilot
Scores as shown on Trustpilot, on the 6th of October, 2026. These change as new reviews come in, so if a figure is out of place, tell us and we will correct it.
What families say in our Trustpilot reviews
- Quick replies and regular updates, by phone, email or WhatsApp, late at night and at weekends too.
- Calm, kind and respectful at the hardest time, from the first call to the last.
- The paperwork and every arrangement taken care of, step by step, so the family has less to carry.
What usually decides it
A brand within a large funeral group and a small firm serving three areas arrange the same unattended cremation. The differences are where your loved one is cared for, how far the crematorium is, and who you speak to.
A group brand and a small firm
A brand that belongs to a large funeral group brings the group’s resources: branches, vehicles, a central team. A small firm brings the opposite: one place, a few people, and the same person on the phone every time. Both arrange a direct cremation well, and the choice is about which of those you would rather have on the other end of the phone.
Where your loved one is cared for
Ask where your loved one will be, and how far the crematorium is. Ask whether your loved one stays in one place until the cremation, who chooses the crematorium, which one it is and how far. Ours are chapels of rest in London and Nottinghamshire, with the cremation at the City of London Crematorium or at Babworth, near Retford.
Seeing them first
Ask whether you can see them first, and where. A direct cremation is unattended on the day, but a viewing at a chapel of rest beforehand is a separate thing and some providers offer it while others do not. With us you can, at the chapel of rest, by appointment, for £150.
Who answers
Ask who answers when you ring, and whether it is the same person the next time. Ask whether the call is answered centrally and passed to a branch, and whether you will have one name throughout. Ours is one coordinator throughout, and the price is £1,295, fixed, with nothing added unless you ask for the viewing or an urgent collection from a home.
What is in the group price
Ask whether the headline price stands on its own or is the first tier of a menu of plans, what it includes, what would move you to the next tier, and whether the price is fixed or reviewed. Ours has one tier and one figure, agreed on the first call.
Before you decide, read what to check before you choose, the seven questions to put to any provider, and the two guides behind them: how much does a direct cremation cost in the UK and is a direct cremation right for us.
How we care for them
From the first call to the day the ashes are back with you. One coordinator stays with your family throughout, and you always know where your loved one is.
The first call
One phone call is enough. You tell us where your loved one is, and we agree the price and the next steps there and then.
Collection and care
We bring your loved one into our care, to rest in a private mortuary until the cremation. A viewing at our chapel of rest is £150.
The cremation
Unattended, at the City of London Crematorium or at Babworth, once every registration and permission is complete.
The ashes returned
We bring the ashes back to you, in an urn of your choosing. The whole process takes 7 to 10 days from your first call.
What a direct cremation costs, and what it covers
Everything listed here is inside the £1,295, so there is nothing to settle afterwards. It is paid before the cremation, and it does not change.
Paid once, before the cremation
The figure is £1,295 for every family, agreed on the first call. Nothing is added later unless you ask for the viewing, or your loved one needs collecting urgently.
Fixed price, all inclusive
£1,295
What it covers
- Collection from a home, hospice, hospital or care home
- Care before the cremation, in a private mortuary
- The coffin
- The cremation fee
- Every form and permission
- The ashes returned to you
What the price does not cover
There is no service, no hearse and no mourners, and the family is not present at the crematorium. That is what makes it a direct cremation. Two things can add to the price: a private viewing at our chapel of rest, £150, and urgent collection from a home, £250. If a fee set by someone else applies in your case, we tell you about it before anything is agreed.
Three families, in their own words
Questions families ask us
It tells you how the families who reviewed a provider felt afterwards, on the date shown. It does not tell you where the crematorium is, whether you can see your loved one first, or what is added to the price later. Ask those three of any provider.
The same seven checks, in writing: what the price includes, what is added later, when you pay, where your loved one is cared for, whether you can see them first, which crematorium, and when the ashes come back. They are on the comparison page, with our answer to each.
Ask for the name of the place and the distance from you. A large group may use a central mortuary; a small firm usually has a chapel of rest nearby. Ours are in London and Nottinghamshire, and you can visit by appointment.
Ask. In a large group the call may be answered centrally and the collection done by a branch. With us one coordinator takes the case from the first call to the day the ashes come home.
Other comparisons
The other direct cremation providers families ask us about, each beside our score.
Someone answers, any hour of the day
Tell us where your loved one is and we will tell you what happens next, and what it costs.
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