Crematoria facilities for the last 4 years
Case reference FOI2024/01668
Received 4 October 2024
Published 11 October 2024
Request
Please could you provide the following information for all crematoria facilities under your authority. If your authority is responsible for more than one crematorium, please provide data for each crematorium separately. Questions are listed in order of priority.
1. Energy Consumption and Cost:
• How much energy, in kilowatt-hours (kWh), was consumed via cremations for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024)?
This is referring only to the energy consumption of the cremation itself, as opposed to ancillary energy use in the crematorium. If this information is not available, please provide total Scope 1 emissions from cremations over the same period as an alternative.
• Could you please provide data on the cost of this energy consumption for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024)?
2. Cremation Pricing and Frequency:
• Could you please provide data on the average revenue received for an attended and an unattended cremation for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024)? This is referring to cremation fees charged. Please provide separate answers for attended and unattended cremations, if possible.
• What is the total number of attended and unattended cremations that have taken place for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024) in your crematorium? Please provide separate answers for attended and unattended cremations, if possible.
• Please also provide data on ‘ancillary’ cremation revenue received for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024). By ‘ancillary’, we mean any additional revenues received related to cremations, but outside of the core cremation fee. For example: cremation memorials / cremation plots, provision of in-house celebrant, photo tributes, etc.. Please provide data on this revenue broken down by type of revenue as is possible. If the information could be provided in a structured format in an excel format that would be much appreciated.
Response
Please could you provide the following information for all crematoria facilities under your authority.
If your authority is responsible for more than one crematorium, please provide data for each crematorium separately. Questions are listed in order of priority.
1. Energy Consumption and Cost:
• How much energy, in kilowatt-hours (kWh), was consumed via cremations for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024)? This is referring only to the energy consumption of the cremation itself, as opposed to ancillary energy use in the crematorium. If this information is not available, please provide total Scope 1 emissions from cremations over the same period as an alternative.
• Could you please provide data on the cost of this energy consumption for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024)?
31st March 2024
A: 1,204,995 kWh
31st March 2023
A: 1,440,370 kWh
31st March 2022
A: 1,486,460 kWh
31st March 2021
A: 1,293,016 kWh
2. Cremation Pricing and Frequency:
• Could you please provide data on the average revenue received for an attended and an unattended cremation for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024)? This is referring to cremation fees charged. Please provide separate answers for attended and unattended cremations, if possible.
Unfortunately it is not possible to provide the answers separately so we have provided the total below.
31st March 2024
A: Attend / unattended cremations – £1,390,000
31st March 2023
A: Attend / unattended cremations – £1,376,000
31st March 2022
A: Attend / unattended cremations – £1,160,000
31st March 2021
A: Attend / unattended cremations – £1,196,000
• What is the total number of attended and unattended cremations that have taken place for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024) in your crematorium? Please provide separate answers for attended and unattended cremations, if possible.
31st March 2024
A: Attend Cremations - 1561
A:Unattended cremations – 202
31st March 2023
A: Attend Cremations - 1682
A:Unattended cremations – 158
31st March 2022
A: Attend Cremations - 1386
A: Unattended cremations – 156
31st March 2021
A: Attend Cremations - 1725
A: Unattended cremations – 134
• Please also provide data on ‘ancillary’ cremation revenue received for each of the past four years (year end 31st March, latest year being y/e 31st March 2024). By ‘ancillary’, we mean any additional revenues received related to cremations, but outside of the core cremation fee. For example: cremation memorials / cremation plots, provision of in-house celebrant, photo tributes, etc.. Please provide data on this revenue broken down by type of revenue as is possible.
31st March 2024
Answer:
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Webcast - £16,189
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Visual tributes - £36,960
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Cremation memorials - £49,805
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Attended appointments for Ashes - £5,350
31st March 2023
Answer:
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Webcast - £18,358
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Visual tributes – 30,122
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Cremation memorials - £56,182
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Attended appointments for Ashes - £4,096
31st March 2022
Answer:
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Webcast - £18,758
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Visual tributes - £30,016
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Cremation memorials - £59,488
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Attended appointments for Ashes - £4,775
31st March 2021
Answer:
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Webcast - £26,277
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Visual tributes – £14,094
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Cremation memorials - £42,233
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Attended appointments for Ashes - £2,426
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