Prearranged funerals

Planning your funeral

Pre-arranging your funeral can save your loved ones from making funeral arrangements at a time of great sorrow. Perhaps most importantly of all, your loved ones can be reassured that your funeral will be the one you wanted – not the one they hope you wanted.

Planning your funeral is a lot less daunting than you may think, and we hope you find browsing this website useful in your own pre-planning endeavours.

Of course, if you have any queries or anxieties, simply give us a call on 0121 476 9111 and we’ll be happy to assist you.

At Mortons we offer two ways of prearranging your funeral:

Golden Charter pre-paid funeral plan from Mortons Funeral Directors

Help remove some of the uncertainty about your final wishes, and protect your family from some of the worry and expense that such difficult times can create with a Golden Charter funeral plan from Mortons Funeral Directors.

Everyone has different needs when it comes to funeral planning and Golden Charter plans are flexible to suit your needs. Golden Charter offer a range of ways to pay for your plan. You can make a one-off payment for immediate cover or spread the cost over 12 months at no extra charge. For a lower monthly payment, you can choose to spread the cost of your plan between two and 15 years with the instalment payment option.¹ Simply choose the option that’s right for you.

Read the Golden Charter brochure to learn more about funeral plans from Golden Charter..

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…but how to start the conversation?

If you don’t feel you can come straight out with it, think of a natural way of introducing the subject. Try talking about someone else’s death and funeral; it doesn’t have to be someone you know, just someone you’ve heard about in the news. Then you can lead the conversation round to your wishes or those of the person you’re talking to. Start with the basics like: “I definitely want to be cremated myself” or “Have you thought about where you’d like your ashes scattered, or would you want them buried with George?”

Once you’ve begun to talk about it all, I think you’ll be surprised how open people are about their own wishes once someone gives them the opportunity to talk about them. People generally have quite strong views on their own wishes, from the type of ceremony they want, to whether there should be flowers or donations. Many of us even know exactly where the after-funeral get together should be. So go on, try it. After all, everyone deserves to have the send-off they really want.

¹For the instalment payment option you must be aged under 78 at the start date of your plan and pay the total cost by your 80th birthday. Please refer to the Key Features document for eligibility of each payment option.

V. Morton & Sons Limited trading as Mortons Funeral Directors is an appointed representative of Golden Charter Limited trading as Golden Charter Funeral Plans which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN:965279).