About Us

Gooding Funeral Services; Who We Are & Why We Care

About Gooding Funeral Services

Name: Gooding Funeral Services
Address: 2a Newton Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS74HE, UK
Telephone: 0113 210 7998
Price range: $

Gooding Funeral Services is an independent, family-friendly, funeral home and is recommended by the Good Funeral Guide and by the Natural Death Centre. Located less than two and a half miles from Leeds City Centre; our central location allows families across the region, to receive a caring service that is easily accessible and convenient.

We are experts in DIY funeral support, direct cremation, simple, eco-friendly and traditional funerals and we're specialists in the facilitation of international funeral repatriation too.

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"Peter and his team were so kind, thoughtful and helpful in helping me to arrange my father's funeral. I cannot thank them enough.

A well run family firm with the personal touch."

Sandria Cruise

Services

Testimonials

Our families place great store by the service they receive; we know, because they tell us so.

We value our clients; their opinion of us and of the service they receive, is of utmost importance. Our aim is to provide an exemplary service that is caring, inclusive, respectful and always exceeds our clients' expectations.

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Our Mission

We commit to providing families with meaningful and dignified end-of-life services by personalised, respectful and professional care that reflects our warmth and compassion.

We will offer appropriate and respectful guidance and support before, during and after bereavement as we strive to exceed the expectations of those we serve.

Areas We Cover

As funeral directors in Leeds, we continue to support bereaved families with loved ones in St James' Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary - as well as those of St. Gemma's and Wheatfields Hospices.

Our family-friendly service is often contacted to help private individuals and residential care homes around the city including; Adel, Armley, Chapel Allerton, Chapeltown, Gledhow, Harehills, Headingley, Horsforth, Hyde Park, Kirkstall, Little London, Meanwood, Moor Allerton, Moortown, Morley, Oakwood, Potternewton, Pudsey, Roundhay, Scott Hall, Seacroft, Shadwell and Wortley.

In addition to helping families across Leeds, Gooding Funeral Services helps families throughout the entire Yorkshire and the North.

Our Core Values

Respect & Dignity – We treat all people with empathy and compassion as we appreciate the trust families place in us. We will honour families as we honour our own.

Professionalism - We will provide expert advice, present options without obligation, and follow through with impeccable attention to detail. We will continuously improve our level of professionalism by implementing the best practices of the profession.

Trust - We are committed to being honest, dependable and reliable, by seeking feedback, listening attentively, and being open and supportive to others.

Integrity – We will hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, showing honesty and fairness in all we do.

Community – We believe we are part of a wider community and it is our obligation to contribute to the fabric of that society by providing support, education and information.

Professional Pride

If you are thinking of purchasing a pre-paid funeral plan, arranging a funeral, or buying a cremation urn, ashes casket, memorial keepsake or memorial masonry or even if you need help with domestic or international repatriation; you will be given guidance, choice, quality and value with every service, every step of the way.

We are not bound by the constraints of a remote head office or large corporation, so you can be assured that you'll always receive greater choice and affordability across all of our funeral products and services.

By choosing us, you will receive a qualified and professional service that is backed up by two recognised trade organisations. You will also benefit from greater product variety, genuine market choice and real value for money.

Our Team

Funeral Directors:

Joshua Sharry-Broderick
Sonia Hunjin

Funeral Arrangers:

Joshua Sharry-Broderick
Sonia Hunjin

Memorials and Funeral Plans:

Joshua Sharry-Broderick

Community Relations Managers:

Maggie Assenso

Funeral Operatives:

Johnny
Colin
Joshua
Malachi

Services

Our Founder

Hugh Gooding

Having lost his father at home in Harehills some 5 years earlier, it was the death of his mother Beryl at St Gemma's Hospice in 1998, which truly inspired Hugh Gooding to become a funeral director.

Hugh was a real local lad who had lived in Leeds for almost 60 years. He had moved with his mother as a very small child, to join his father here in in the early 1950's. He loved everything about his city and his knowledge of Leeds and the surrounding area was unrivalled.

Hugh spent almost 10 years training with both independent and corporate funeral firms including Co-operative Group and Dignity across the region before he went on to qualify as a funeral director. He launched Hugh Gooding Funeral Services in May 2007 and immediately became the first black funeral director, of independent status in the North of England and only one of two black funeral directors in the UK at the time.

Hugh’s ethos was to provide personalised, compassionate care and an excellent standard of service to everyone. A naturally likeable chap, Hugh fostered warmth with the professional relationships he developed and his genuine caring and friendly demeanour was always received favourably those fortunate enough to have met him.

Sadly, following a short illness in 2012, Hugh passed away. His memory and his work lives on.

Trade Associations

Trade Associations & Partnerships

Gooding Funeral Services has a proud industry association with the following businesses, trade associations and charities.

Our relationship with reputable organisations such as Digital Autopsy, Dying Matters Leeds, Federation of Small Business, Funeral Finance Limited, Funeral Guide, Golden Charter Funeral Plans, Good Funeral Guide, Leeds Bereavement Forum, National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and the Natural Death Centre to bring you the very best in professional help, support and service possible.