Funeral Directors > West Yorkshire > Batley
As funeral directors, we really understand how difficult it is to lose someone close, and we also realise the importance of looking after each and every family as individuals. We will provide you and your family with the guidance and support to ensure that all the funeral arrangements are carried out as efficiently as possible. We are committed to upholding the highest professional standards and providing a unique level of service. Our website will assist and guide you through the many questions you will have.
Our history Gateway Funeral Services are a local, independent family run Funeral Directors. We have four branches in the local area and our head office located in Birkenshaw. The business was set up 2008 by Richard Arnold and is now overseen by both him and his wife, Emma Arnold. Ever since he was a child, Richard, wanted to be a funeral director. At the age of 15, his grandfather passed away, which inspired him to get into Funeral Director industry. His careers advisor at school was a Funeral Director’s daughter but she was unable to get him into the industry at the time, however, she did point him into the direction of carpentry which often went hand in hand with the funeral industry. Eventually, Richard was successful in joining a Funeral Director and worked there for several years, however, he didn’t quite agree with some of their “practice” methods which motivated him to finally start his own business which was his childhood dream. Richard and Emma are both Cleckheaton born and bred and when a premises became available in Birkenshaw, Richard jumped at the chance to open Gateway Funeral Services. The business went from strength to strength, serving the local community and shortly after, opened Cleckheaton, Wibsey and Denby Dale branches. In 2012, after the birth of their fourth child, Emma joined the company and is now a well-loved Funeral Director within the community and the family business.
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| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £550.00 |
| Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care | £260.00 |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £550.00 |
| Providing a suitable coffin | £200.00 |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £200.00 |
| At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle | £350.00 |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £1,199.00 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £999.00 |
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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.1 In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees. |
£1,113.00 |
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For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: |
£897.00 |
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| Additional mileage (price per mile) | £2.00 |
| Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £100.00 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | POA |
| Embalming | £100.00 |
| Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) | £180.00 |
| Services supplied outside of normal office hours | POA |
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
1. This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
Prices correct as from 02/01/2025and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
498 Bradford Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5JY
