Award-winning, independent Yorkshire funeral directors founded by Doctor Sarah Jones
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Who Are We?
Our story so far
We started Full Circle Funerals in 2016 because we believe that planning a funeral is not just something that you “get through” and that, with the right support it can be a powerful and positive experience. We wanted to enable friends and family to take control by offering genuine choices, in a safe and welcoming environment.
People started travelling from further afield to use our services, so we opened more Full Circle services across Yorkshire so that we were located closer to the people who wanted our help. We now have services in Leeds, Guiseley, Harrogate and Ilkley. Full Circle Funerals won “Funeral Director of the year” and “Green funeral director of the year” in the 2021 National Green Funeral awards and were a certified B Corp from November 2021 to November 2025 (when we decided to affiliate more closely with The Carbon Literacy Project). In February 2026 we became the first in funeral care to achieve Gold Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation due to our commitment to Carbon Literacy and net zero.
The people behind the service
We are compassionate people first and funeral directors second. Full Circle is a female-led organisation and our backgrounds in health, social and pastoral care mean we have the experience to help people to work out what might be helpful for them while making funeral arrangements, and on the day itself.
Our priority is to ensure that we give the best possible, personalised support to every individual we meet. However, we also work hard to contribute to improving the well-being of every bereaved person. We do this by running educational programs, leading funeral research (in partnership with academics from various universities), producing a funeral arranging guidebook and raising awareness about funeral choices, continuing bonds and bereavement support.
We are proudly independent and female-led. Founded by Doctor Sarah Jones in 2016, we are now owned and led by three longstanding members of the Full Circle team. Together we remain committed to the compassionate, flexible and person-centred approach on which Full Circle was founded.
I didn’t expect such understanding and care as I was given throughout the process
-D S Pickering
