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Nottinghamshire Funeral Service

Nottinghamshire Funeral Service

5.0(35 reviews)See reviews ↓·Nottingham

About the company

Nottinghamshire Funeral Service Limited is a funeral directors based in Nottingham and a member of The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF). All staff have undergone Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) background checks. Tracy Jane Reynolds is Managing Director, Owner, and Celebrant; she has worked in the industry as a celebrant for over a decade, became a professionally trained and insured celebrant in 2022, and took over the company when the previous owner, Bernard Leaper, retired at the age of 80. She is working towards a Funeral Director qualification.

Tom Leaper is Director, Owner, and Conductor; he is the grandson of the original owner, making it a family business, and has worked at the company since 2016. Leonie Parkin is Director, Owner, and Arranger, based in the Arnold office; she became a fully qualified Funeral Director in October 2025. The company has a therapy dog named Bella. Alan Cripps is Driver, Bearer, and Senior Funeral Operative; he was a Casino Manager in Nottingham City for over a decade before joining the company. The company provides personalised funeral care, including traditional burial, modern cremation ceremony, or bespoke funeral services.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Funeral arrangement and cremation services are the focus of the work carried out by Nottinghamshire Funeral Service, and the feedback left by families centres on the personal care shown throughout. More than one customer describes being guided step by step through what was, for many, their first experience of organising a funeral, with staff explaining each stage clearly and keeping relatives informed as plans progressed.

A theme running through the feedback is the kindness and patience of named team members including Emma, Leonie, Tom, Esther and Bernard, who are repeatedly credited with treating families as if they were their own. Reviewers mention that nothing seemed too much trouble, whether that involved listening to particular wishes for the ceremony, collecting and returning an urn at convenient times, or ensuring the day itself ran without problems.

The funeral service is regularly described as respectful and well organised, with attendees commenting afterwards on how smoothly the proceedings were conducted. Families also note the reassurance they felt knowing their relative was being looked after with dignity from the moment the company took them into its care. The support offered after the funeral, including sensitivity to ongoing grief, is another theme running through the accounts.

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Pauline Wood13 February 2026

Thank you all at NFS for all your kindness and support during this difficult time. You were all so professional and we couldn't have asked for more. A special thank you to TJ she guided us all the way from beginning to end and gave us exactly what we wanted and conducted a beautiful service. She is such a wonderful lady. We would have no hesitation in highly recommending Nottinghamshire Funeral Services to anyone. Thank you all again. The Wood Family.

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Daniel Bösze21 December 2025

Absolutely wonderful service. Extremely kind, compassionate, generous and empathic. They went above and beyond in making sure that everything would be as perfect as possible and that every wish, that could be fulfilled, was. They were beautifully dressed for the occasion and helped the funeral ceremony to go flawlessly. Thank you very much again.

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Alexandra Eastwell2 July 2025

I can’t thank NFS enough the care and understanding from everyone they were kind and considerate to my feelings and listened to all of my grief what I was going through and still am . The service was amazing and all of family and friends praised how much thought with the help of NFS .They collected the urn and returned at dates suitable to me rather than me going to NFS nothing was too much trouble.

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Jane Burton19 June 2025

I honestly cannot praise NFS enough. I had never arranged a funeral before it seemed so daunting as I wanted the best send off for my beautiful Dad. I needn't have worried as Leonie explained everything from day one. I was treated like family and the kindness and understanding by all was above and beyond. They listened to what we wanted and made sure my Dad had the most respectful, loving organized funeral. Many people told me afterwards it was the nicest funeral they had ever been to, I know funerals arnt nice for anyone but they did my Dad proud. I want to thank Leonie, Tom and Bernard for all their love and support in helping us get through one of the worst things I have ever had to do. Couldn't have done it without you. Thankyou so much. Jane Burton and family. Xxxxxxxxx

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Linda Howard7 October 2024

Cremation of June Hook 4th October 2024 My family and myself would like to send a massive thank to Leonie and Tom and not forgetting little Bella. They all became members of our family from start to finish. They looked after my sadly departed mum throughout. Nothing was too much trouble. They are the most loving, kind, caring, thoughtful people we have ever had the pleasure to meet. NFS come very highly recommended. They are Simply the Best. Much Love Linda, Kaye and family x

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Catherine Hadfield19 July 2024

Emma and the team were absolutely amazing. It was the first time that I had organised a funeral and Emma explained everything so well and we felt supported the whole time, like we had known Emma for years. A very kind, warm person. NFS really looked after dad, we felt completely reassured, they went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly and that we were well looked after, during a very difficult time for us. The friendly, family values of the business really came across. It’s about the service to the bereaved family not the money.

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Jessica Xx14 August 2023

Every interaction our family had with all of the team was always empathetic and they would always go the extra mile for us. Although it was a sad time, they made our whole experience easier to cope with. We were always put at ease by their caring nature and felt comfortable to approach them at any time. Would 100% recommend . Would like to just say a big thank you to all the team from the Poole family :)

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1Nottinghamshire Funeral Service (this page)★ 5,035No
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Contact
+447940461682www.nottinghamshirefuneralservice.co.ukFoxhill Rd E, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Working hours
Monday09:00–17:00
Tuesday09:00–17:00
Wednesday09:00–17:00
Thursday09:00–17:00
Friday09:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed