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Full cost breakdown & optional extras
Estimated cost by funeral type
Attended cremation Service with mourners + cremation
£3,642–£3,649
Unattended (direct) cremation No service · fee included
£1,545
Attended burial Service with mourners + burial
£3,823–£4,365
Unattended burial No service · burial
£2,673–£3,215
Burial estimates: May exclude grave plot costs; May exclude memorial removal or replacement fees; May exclude other cemetery fees.
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration
£725
Collection of the deceased
£265
Care of the deceased
£1,025
Coffin (wood effect veneer)
£250
Viewing / chapel of rest
£5
Hearse / transport
£425
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)
£2
Transfer / removal
£225
Return of ashes
£225
Embalming
£225
Officiant / minister
POA
Out-of-hours collection
POA
Figures from their CMA Standardised Price List.
What people say
5 written reviews · 5.0★ average · 100% rated 5★
★★★★★ James Scott were very friendly and patient. They provided many suggestions and were quick to fill in knowledge gaps of procedures. They were contactable at anytime and accomodated changing of mind.
5 star rating
★★★★★ Provided a quality and friendly service following the death of my father.
★★★★★ As family we would like to send a grateful thankyou to James Scott and sons , especially the team working from Portobello and in particular Lee-Anne , at the most difficult time of our lives arranging a funeral for our mum she was kind and generous with her time , nothing was too much to ask and she always responded to emails and phone calls
Thankyou so much to you all for assisting us and delivering the funeral we wanted for our mum
The Restorick Family
★★★★★ Absolutely great my Mothers funeral was handled with the utmost dignity. James Scott Funeral directors are very Professional with wonderful staff
Polite courteous and very friendly I felt at ease during the funeral knowing that they had looked after my mother . I would highly recommend James Scott funeral directors.
★★★★★ James Scott Funeral Directors handled my mum's funeral so very well. They were sensitive and caring in all our dealings and there were no surprises with costs. I highly recommend them.
About James Scott Funeral Directors
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