Funeral Notices Update | October 2022
On Monday 10th October 2022 the cost of a notice to appear in a newspaper and online will increase by £5 + VAT.
This change is one we make with a heavy heart. As you will appreciate the costs of running a business have been steadily rising this year. The costs involved in producing a newspaper have increased significantly and unfortunately we find ourselves unable to avoid making a slight increase to the cost of a notice. Thankfully we have been able to protect the cost of an online notice, offering great value at £30 + VAT. By making a flat increase of £5 to the cost of death notices in every newspaper we have been able to make it a fair rise across the country. Every notice published in a newspaper will still appear online at funeral-notices.co.uk.
The cost of an acknowledgement notice will increase by £2.50 + VAT - taking the cost to £52.50 + VAT.
We are currently working on documents for you to download and keep, listing the price of every newspaper in your area. We will email next week with those ready for you. In the meantime, any questions please get in touch.
We are pleased to be able to keep the price of an online notice at £30 + VAT. We understand the pressures on household budgets at the moment and believe online notices offer excellent value at this price.
Online funeral notices may be viewed by anyone, anywhere in the world, at any time. This means anyone unable to attend the funeral can add messages of condolence or make a donation, perfect for friends and family abroad as well as your local communities.
Online donations are available on all notices and may be raised for up to 5 charities/good causes. There is no cost to families or Funeral Directors for this service and we provide charities with the information needed to collect Gift Aid - adding an extra 25p to every £1 donated.
Donation profiles remain active on notices for five weeks, after which the funds are sent directly to the charity saving you time and money in processes. The charity(ies) add a tribute on the notice to thank people for the money they received and the donation amount remains visible on the notice forever.
These notices continue to be free of charge for our Online Partners.
Become an Online Partner of Funeral Notices to receive free online notices.
An Online Partner is a funeral business that has chosen to feature and promote funeral-notices.co.uk on their website. This allows Online Partners to display every funeral they arrange on their website, directing families to add donations and loving tributes.
As an Online Partner we encourage you to direct families to your own website to view their notices and donate online, thus increasing the number of visits to your site with the potential to see other services you offer such as funeral plans, floristry or memorials.
For more information on Online Partners including the Online Partner advertising package worth £2,000, please read and download our latest guide.
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