UK Funeral Support
Community Interest Company

UK Funeral Support CIC is a Community Interest Company, which in simple terms means that it is a particular type of limited company, which exists to benefit the community rather than private shareholders. To that end, our directors receive no salaries or expenses from the company.

As a CIC we work on a not-for-profit basis - the fees relating to the funerals we provide are set at the minimum we can, in order to be able to provide the best and most cost effective service possible. In the event that the company does make any profit, it is retained within the company and will be used to assist families arranging funerals at their time of need.

Our longer term goal is to purchase a plot of land that will be used as a memorial garden and natural burial ground. This will enable us to heavily subsidise the cost of a burial for those who, for whatever reason (perhaps religious or personal, for example) prefer to be buried as opposed to cremated. As part of this project we will also have an area dedicated to the burial of ashes.

We feel that this natural burial ground is particularly important for several reasons, not least being that we will not have the restrictions often placed upon burials in more 'traditional' cemeteries. To that end, all of our plots will be suitable for two individuals buried side by side, with a tree planted centrally and individual grave markers for each burial. In addition, there will be no 'lease' as per most cemeteries - once you purchase a plot, it is yours for ever. The burial ground will be maintained and, over time and as more burials are placed within it, what originally started as a meadow will become a forest for future generations to enjoy.