Guides for every part of your members area

The Funeral and Wedding Celebrant Drives hold the shared templates, scripts and reading libraries.

1. 1 Sign in and open your Members Area.
2. 2 Choose the Funeral Celebrant Drive or the Wedding Celebrant Drive tab.
3. 3 Type a word or two into the search box to narrow the list by file name or note.
4. 4 Press Download on a file to save it to your device or open it in a new tab.

Both drives hold the latest version of every file, so check back regularly for new additions.

Store your own ceremonies and drafts where only you can see them.

1. 1 Open the My private folder tab in your Members Area.
2. 2 Press Upload ceremony.
3. 3 Choose the file from your device and add an optional note such as the date or venue.
4. 4 Press Save to my folder. The file appears at the top of your list.
5. 5 Use the search box to find a file later, or press Delete to remove one.

Accepted files include PDF, Word, images and audio, up to 8 MB each.

Keep your upcoming ceremonies in one place and let us remind you before each one.

1. 1 Scroll to the Ceremony calendar panel and press Add ceremony.
2. 2 Add the ceremony name, date and time, then the type, location and family contact.
3. 3 Choose your email reminder — 1 day, 3 days or 1 week before.
4. 4 Press Save ceremony. Your upcoming ceremonies then appear in the list.
5. 5 At any time, press Email reminder or Text reminder on a card to nudge yourself straight away.

Only upcoming ceremonies are shown — past dates drop off the list automatically.

Keep a running record of what your ceremonies earn and what your business costs, ready for your Self Assessment.

1. 1 Open the Ceremony log & expenses panel in your Members Area.
2. 2 Choose the tax year you want to look at — the UK tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April.
3. 3 Your ceremony calendar entries for that year appear under Ceremony income. Type the fee you charged and press Save fee.
4. 4 Use Add other income for training days and other work that is not in your calendar.
5. 5 On the Expenses tab press Add expense for travel, training, software and anything else you pay for, and attach a receipt photo if you have one.
6. 6 Log the miles you drive under Business mileage in the Self Assessment summary panel — we work out your HMRC mileage allowance automatically.
7. 7 The Self Assessment summary panel always shows your total income, total expenses, business mileage and net profit for the tax year you have chosen.
8. 8 Press Download statement (PDF) to save a full statement of your ceremonies and expenses for your records, or Download spreadsheet to open it in Excel or Google Sheets.

The Self Assessment summary and the log always reflect the tax year you have chosen in either place.

Find funeral directors, crematoriums and wedding venues across the UK with full contact details.

1. 1 Open the Service directory panel with the button in its heading.
2. 2 Choose your UK area from the drop-down to see the providers in that area.
3. 3 Narrow the list further with the Funeral directors, Crematoriums or Wedding venues buttons.
4. 4 Use Call, Email, Website or Directions on a card to reach a provider straight away.

The directory is rechecked every month, so newly opened providers appear automatically.