Funeral Director/s: Ray Barnes – this is his business, founded in 1999, although Ray’s family have been funeral directors in the area for the last century. Ray started working in the family business in 1991, and qualified as a funeral director in 1996, gaining honours in his Diploma. When the Read more [...]
Dandelion Farewells
Judith Dandy Dip FS, LMBIFD. Winner of the Most Promising New Funeral Director category in the 2016 Good Funeral Awards, Judith has become one of the most highly respected of the new breed of artisan funeral professionals in just three years since she first began researching the world of funerals. Dandelion Farewells Read more [...]
Abney Funeral Services
Funeral Director/s: Daniel Sesu and his wife Abi are the couple behind Abney Funeral Services, and it is their combined and unique passion, commitment and dedication that has been poured into this small company since they took responsibility for it in 2017. Their love for their work is tangible, and Read more [...]
AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service
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 [...]
Bright-Hill Funerals
Nikki Hill. Warm, friendly and completely un-funereal, Nikki is the creator and owner of Bright-Hill Funerals, and it is Nikki who will answer your phone call, meet with you and your family and help you to create an affordable, meaningful funeral for the person who has died. Nikki was born Read more [...]
Poppy’s Funerals
Poppy Mardall and her colleagues Isabel, Kate, Rosanna and Philippa. Poppy, a fine-arts graduate, started the company after leaving her previous role as deputy director at Sotheby’s to work out how to do something with her life that was ‘meaningful and frontline’. Personal experience had led her to do some Read more [...]
Richard Steel & Partners
Richard\’s son Iain owns the company these days. Richard finally retired after 55 years with the family firm, although he will still conduct funerals if specifically requested. Iain has been part of the business for years, not just as a partner, but fully hands on and involved with taking this Read more [...]
Aaron & Jonathon Bewley Funeral Directors
Previously known as Bewley and Merrett, the company changed names in 2018 to reflect the people who actually own and run the company. Aaron Bewley and his dad Jonathon are the third and second generation funeral directors who run this company, although Jonathon has mostly handed over the day to Read more [...]
Compassionate Funerals
Hasina Zaman and Allistair Anderson. A former teacher, lecturer and artist, Hasina founded the company back in 2012 when she perceived a need for a completely different type of funeral service for the diverse community of East London where she had lived and worked for over 20 years. “We saw Read more [...]
AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service
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 [...]
Scotmid Funerals
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 [...]
M W Carroll & Sons
Funeral Director/s: Wendy Harrington-Carroll and Mark Carroll. Many people in the area may know the couple from their previous funeral business in Edmonton, where they served the community for decades, until serious health issues with a close family member meant that they needed to focus on supporting their relative – Read more [...]
David Button Independent Funeral Directors
Funeral Director(s) David is the owner of this small family business, while Joanna joined the team in February 2019. A former bank manager in Felixstowe for a number of years Joanna took a career break to spend more time with her children. On returning to work she was a business Read more [...]
Coulbert Family Funerals
Winner of the 2016 Low Cost Funeral Provider of the Year in the 2016 Good Funeral Awards for Coulbert Family Funerals, and joint runner up in the Modern Funeral Director of the Year 2016 category with her main business, The Individual Funeral Company, Lucy is a one woman powerhouse on Read more [...]
Daniel Ross Funerals
Sarah Wolsey Dip FD and her brother Daniel. Sarah never expected to be called to funeral directing but, when her brother and his wife lost their daughter, Millie, she began attending their bereavement counselling group and, through talking to other bereaved families, found that she was able to connect with Read more [...]
Leverton & Sons Ltd
The Leverton family has been arranging funerals for people in this part of London since 1789. Yes, they’re now into their eighth generation; they’re steeped in heritage, drenched in history. This makes them an attractive-seeming proposition. After all, a good old family business is exactly what most of us hope Read more [...]
Co-op Funeral Directors – a part of Chelmsford Star Co-operative
Co-op Funeral Directors is owned by your local co-operative society, Chelmsford Star, which was founded in in 1867. They’ve been doing funerals since 1936. Chelmsford Star Co-op is affiliated to the wider co-operative movement but remains proudly independent and self-governing. It is not a part of The Co-operative Group nor Read more [...]
Scotmid Funerals
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 [...]
Leverton & Sons Ltd
The Leverton family has been arranging funerals for people in this part of London since 1789. Yes, they’re now into their eighth generation; they’re steeped in heritage, drenched in history. This makes them an attractive-seeming proposition. After all, a good old family business is exactly what most of us hope Read more [...]
Higher Ground Family Funerals
Even though she has just been named Green Funeral Director of the Year at this year’s Good Funeral Awards, we don’t think that being defined as a ‘funeral director’ works for this extraordinary woman. Jo Vassie is the person who you will speak to, who will come and collect the Read more [...]
