Funeral Director/s: Joseph Barsby is the managing director, and very much at the helm of this jewel of a family business in the heart of Hinckley. Joseph has had overall control of the business since 2014, taking over from his father David, the driving force behind the business for the Read more [...]
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Woodland Wishes
Owner / Funeral Director Tracy O’Leary is the funeral director and owner of this business. And she’s a ‘Green Funeral Director’, not just a ‘Funeral Director’. The whole story of Woodland Wishes is an organic one; Tracy didn’t have a grand plan or ambition to take on the world of Read more [...]
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A Natural Undertaking
Carrie Weekes (left) and Fran Glover. Possibly the most un-funereal undertakers that you could find, these two women have quietly set about bringing funerals into the 21st century since they created A Natural Undertaking in 2014. Now in its tenth year, the Birmingham company has gathered awards and accolades along the Read more [...]
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Saint and Forster Funeral Directors Ltd
Keith Munt and his wife Jenny. Keith, a funeral director with many years’ experience, left a large corporate funeral business on what he describes as ethical grounds, having found it impossible to continue focusing on targets and profit rather than on the needs of each bereaved family. Soon after walking Read more [...]
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Clarkson’s Independent Funeral Directors (Bath)
Carol Spalding owns and runs the business jointly with her daughter Sophie May, and they have attracted the very best staff to work alongside them looking after families in Bath, Frome and Saltford. When you meet them, it’s clear to see why Clarkson’s have such an excellent reputation – Carol’s Read more [...]
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Scotmid Funerals – Penicuik
The Scotmid website proudly states ‘We are a co-operative so we focus on the needs of the people we serve, not the demands of shareholders. We are proud to be at the heart of the communities we serve and are committed to being open, honest, ethical and professional at all Read more [...]
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Full Circle Funerals Ilkley
Sarah Jones and David Billington are the business partners who founded Full Circle Funerals. Although, as their website says, Sarah and Dave are personal, professional and compassionate people first and funeral directors second. Full Circle Funerals is quite unlike any other funeral director business in the area. This is immediately Read more [...]
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Neville Funerals Hemel Hempstead
Neville Funerals may have been serving the people of Luton and Bedfordshire for 150 years this year (2025), but they are not standing still, nor taking anything for granted. Still family run, Neville Trust, led by the fifth generation, has overall control of the both the funeral business and their Read more [...]
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A. J. Adkinson & Son
Just to the south of Leicester, there are three, well known funeral homes that have served their communities for decades. A. J. Adkinson & Son, A J Adkinson, Wigston and E. C. Gilbert Ltd. are all familiar local names, the names of practical, hard-working and compassionate men of the early Read more [...]
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Natural Endings Funeral Services
Rosie Grant. Rosie first became involved in funerals when her dying Mum told Rosie “she wanted and didn’t want certain things. We arranged a fantastic funeral for her. I laid her out, a friend made a coffin, we had her ceremony in a thatched barn followed by a woodland burial. Read more [...]
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WG Potter
This funeral company has been recommended by the GFG for a number of years now – we are updating the review and it will appear here soon.
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Neville Funerals Dunstable
Neville Funerals may have been serving the people of Luton and Bedfordshire for 150 years this year (2025), but they are not standing still, nor taking anything for granted. Still family run, Neville Trust, led by the fifth generation, has overall control of the both the funeral business and their Read more [...]
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Opals Funerals Ltd.
Funeral Director/s: Frances Alcock. Frances worked as a nurse in the NHS for over 30 years in various roles; in the community as a District Nursing Sister, as a Nurse Practitioner, a Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse and in Oncology. With a BSC in Health Studies, it is clear she explored Read more [...]
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AJB Funerals (Chippenham)
Previously known as Bewley and Merrett, the company changed names in 2018 to reflect the people who actually own and run the company, and in 2020 rebranded to become AJB Funerals. Aaron Bewley is the third generation funeral director who runs this company, having worked alongside his late father Jonathon Read more [...]
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A J Brooke Funeral Directors – North Ascot
Funeral Director/s: Gemma Pacitto. Gemma’s not just the funeral director at A J Brooke, she’s the founder and owner of the company and the person who does everything, from meeting families and helping them make arrangements for the funeral, washing and dressing the people in her care (every single one Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (Nottingham)
A.W. Lymn is a large family firm founded in 1907. This isn’t necessarily a good thing. Family businesses can run out of steam and get very complacent. Big businesses can be faceless and impersonal. This is not what you want from a funeral director. But Lymn’s has admirably and triumphantly Read more [...]
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Holmes & Family Ltd. (Farnborough)
Who\’s who Oliver Holmes Dip F A.A., Dip F.D. One of the sons of David Holmes (who founded the company and who attends 99% of funerals as a driver / bearer), Ollie is a former professional rugby player who has settled into the role of being in charge of the Read more [...]
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Rosedale Funeral Home Beccles
The Rosedale Funeral Homes – there are seven locally – are all owned by Anne Beckett-Allen and her husband Simon, making this a family business in the truest of senses. Anne and Simon are immersed in the day to day running of Rosedale and their touch is evident in every Read more [...]
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Scotmid Funerals – Forrester Park
The Scotmid website proudly states ‘We are a co-operative so we focus on the needs of the people we serve, not the demands of shareholders. We are proud to be at the heart of the communities we serve and are committed to being open, honest, ethical and professional at all Read more [...]
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Colin Fisher Funeral Directors
Now part of the Rowland Brothers Group, Colin Fisher Funeral Directors is an independent, family run business with all the attributes that brings. Funerals are supported by the Rowland Brothers fleet and staff, and back office administrative support frees Colin to devote himself to the families he serves. Colin’s route Read more [...]