It is always spellbinding to learn about a few Founders, CEOs, business owners and other professionals, who strive to offer their target demographic the best through their brands and businesses. While being their best versions, ensuring to impact lives positively through all that they choose to action in their sector. Even more astonishing is to notice how most of these founders have ensured to draw a unique niche for them through their brands that today have been consistently creating a positive difference in people’s lives through their offerings. Much like how Steven W Barratt has achieved with his one-of-a-kind business “Save Funeral Costs (SFC).”
SFC is all about independent low-cost funeral and bereavement services, encouraging people to stop wasting thousands on funerals and saving incredibly as a specialist low-cost funerals consumer help site that helps people save 50% from several funeral charges. Steven Barratt talks about the emotional mistake that people often make on funeral costs, highlighting, “I have seen people spending lots of money on basic funeral costs, because there is a common misunderstanding that unless you spend so much on funeral costs, you are unable to give your loved one a decent funeral. This is not true, which is why my site aims to educate and inform people of quality end-of-life services that cost far less.”
How can people find low-cost funeral services, one wonders? Well, Steven Barratt explains that on SFC, one can find low-cost undertakers’ find different types of funeral services, cost-saving strategies, and planning a service that honours their loved one’s memory. Discover coffin prices and save money on the same, plan an affordable and meaningful funeral wake with budget-friendly ideas and organise a home or natural/woodland burial without an undertaker.
SFC is about informing people about cheaper funerals, mainly via low-cost undertakers, fighting funeral poverty and educating and empowering people with the right information and knowledge on the same. This has helped it to become an online one-stop funeral cost saving specialist consumer help centre, showing great signs of consistent growth as a one-of-a-kind platform, founded by Steven Barratt in 2020.
In more ways than one, SFC has been redefining funeral planning by offering affordable and accessible end-of-life services. Steven Barratt is an entrepreneur who took the road less travelled and ensured that families and loved ones get access to the cheapest and yet the most dignified end-of-life care. This has made SFC a revolutionary platform to plan funerals without breaking the bank.
Steven’s goal is clear with SFC – to help reduce funeral expenses, while also providing essential bereavement resources. Drawing from his personal experience of losing his half-brother, he realised how expensive funerals can get. This opened his eyes and mind to an opportunity to create a difference, with the creation of SFC.
SFC today is a one-of-a-kind platform designed to guide people and families through organising dignified yet affordable funerals, making it a trusted and noteworthy funeral cost saving specialist. It provides people with advice on everything from finding low-cost undertakers to discovering financial help from government schemes, charities, and benevolent funds. The website also offers a free eBook and downloadable PDF guide to help people understand the process of organising an affordable funeral.
The platform is unique as it doesn’t have sponsors, instead it generates revenue through affiliate products. Steven Barratt now aims to continue what he has been doing and also start giving back to the community through charitable donations. He wants to create a legacy of compassion and care and go beyond running a business.
To view Steven’s content or learn more about him, follow his Instagram account @save_funeral_costs and visit his website www.savefuneralcosts.co.uk
* Save around 50% based on SunLife Cost of Dying 2023 report, which states the average cost of a basic cremation was £3673 in 2022. Low-cost TDM Funeral Services Simple Service £1941. This is a 47% difference in funeral costs.