Head Office

Nigel is a great grandson of the founder Arthur William Lymn and has worked within the family business in various capacities since 1967 when he was still in full time education.

He quickly qualified as a Funeral Director, Embalmer and Masonry Fixer whilst undertaking his further education and time in articles with the accounts Deloittes.

He joined the two office firm full time in November 1979 and lead its development and growth over the next four decades.  He is now semi-retired but remains available for conducting funerals for the families he has served over the years and keeps a watching brief on the development today.

Matthew is a great-great-grandson of the founder Arthur William Lymn and has worked for the company full time since January 2005.

Matthew studied for his Business Studies Degree at Sheffield University and has worked in all departments of the business and is a qualified Funeral Director, Embalmer and Memorial Mason.  Since being appointed Managing Director in 2015, Matthew oversees the daily operations of the business, but also remains hands on arranging and conducting many funerals for the bereaved families we serve.

Matthew has two young daughters, and in his spare time enjoys classic car rallies, and supporting Nottingham Forest Football Club.

Jackie  Lymn Rose is the great granddaughter of A.W. Lymn and a fourth generation funeral director.

She has  worked full time in the funeral industry since 1978 joining the family business in 1993. Jackie qualified as a Member of the British Institute of Embalmers in 1978, served as National President 1988-89 and was awarded Fellowship in 2013. She gained the Diploma in Funeral Directing in 1979.

She is still active in the family business in arranging and conducting funerals.

Pete has worked full time for the company since September 2016. He is a Chartered Accountant having spent nearly ten years in a large accountancy firm before joining the business. Pete oversees the non-funeral aspects of the business such as finance, property, human resources, marketing and IT as well as ad hoc projects. Pete is the first non-family Director of the company.

Pete lives with his wife and very energetic dog and in his spare time enjoys mountaineering and volunteering with the Scouts.

Penny joined the family firm in 1979 and was originally responsible for payroll. She was an active part of the Stonemasons team from 1987 until 2009

From October 2007 to October 2008 Penny was president of the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) and was privileged to show The Princess Royal around the NAMM memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.  She was also involved in refurbishment of the premises and maintaining and designing the gardens.

Penny is now substantially retired but still provides valuable inputs at board level.

Chloe is fifth generation in the Lymn family and the great-great granddaughter of A.W. Lymn.

Whilst at university in Leeds studying Genetic Chloe commenced her practical Embalming training, and obtained membership of the British Institute of Embalmers shortly after returning to the company full time in 2005.  Although not a funeral director, since that time Chloe has worked in various departments within the company, including the Stone Masons, becoming the first female licenced fixer in the country in 2010.

Chloe became a Director of the Company in 2022 and now oversees the Pre-paid funeral department as well as dealing with the implementation of changes to national legislation.

Sharon joined us in May 2016.

James joined A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service in January 2020. He is employed in the business to cover the dual roles of the Company Accountant and the Company Secretary.

James studied Economics at the University of Leicester graduating with a first class degree in 2014 and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2017. Outside of work James enjoys both playing and watching football as well as spending time with his family.

Lorraine joined us in August 2007.

Anne joined us in June 2015.

After leaving school in May 1993, Matt joined Ilkeston Co-op Funeral Care which was under the of management his father, David. In October 2003, Ilkeston Co-op was purchased by A.W. Lymn and Matt became part of our team. A qualified Funeral Director, Matt has spent all his working life in funerals and has been the company’s Operations Manager for the last 18 years. Outside of work, Matt enjoys supporting his beloved Liverpool Football Club and spending time with his family.

David joined us in November 2019.

Keira joined us in March 2012.

Ben joined us in January 2001.

Mike joined A.W.Lymn The Family Funeral Service in June 2023 after completing 38 years of distinguished military service in the British Army. He is employed as the HR and Assurance Lead within the business.

Mike has embarked upon upholding and improving standards across all aspects of our operations, which is vital work if the company is to maintain our position at the forefront of the funeral profession.  Born in Derby and educated at Littleover Comprehensive School, the Stratford Business School, and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he is married with two children and in his spare time enjoys supporting Derby County Football Club and walks in the north Nottingham countryside.

Emma has been involved with the company since 2011 and joined on a permanent basis in 2016.  Emma oversees the marketing, PR, social media, website, printing and graphic design for the company as well as anything else that comes her way!

Outside of work Emma has two boys who are in secondary school and can be often found on the side line of various sporting fixtures. She is a Nottingham Forest season ticket holder and loves a good book.

Isabel joined us in February 2019.

John joined us in March 2023.

Pete joined us in March 2009.

Chris joined us in September 2022.

Brian joined us in February 2001.

Craig joined us in April 2022.

Luke joined us in Nevember 2022.

Elle joined us in September 2024.