Richard and Shannon Jenkins Funeral Directors

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Independent, family-run funeral directors in Liverpool, serving bereaved families with compassionate and personal funeral arrangements.

Funeral arrangements

  • Home visit
  • 24 hour telephone support
  • On-site parking
  • Chapel of rest
  • Hearse
  • Limousine
  • Horse-drawn hearse
  • Bespoke vehicle
  • Coffin
  • Personalised coffin
  • Casket
  • Headstone / Plaque
  • Urn
  • Memorial jewellery
  • Floral tributes
  • Charitable donations
  • Newspaper announcement
  • Online obituary
  • Memorial book
  • Order of service sheets
  • Music
  • Video tribute
  • Funeral webcasting
  • Catering
  • Dove release
  • Balloon release
  • Fireworks

Types of funeral

  • Traditional burial
  • Simple funeral
  • Traditional cremation
  • Green funeral
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Non-religious funeral
  • Anglican funeral
  • Roman Catholic funeral
  • Muslim funeral
  • Jewish funeral
  • Sikh funeral
  • Hindu funeral
  • Buddhist funeral
  • Children’s funeral

Financial arrangements

  • Financial advice
  • Wills & probate
  • Pre-paid funeral plan

Additional services

  • Repatriation
  • Bereavement counselling
  • List of mourners

Location

3 Allerton Road
Mossley Hill
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 1LG

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Professional Standards

  • SAIF Member

    Businesses are checked before they are admitted to SAIF and work to the Society’s Code of Practice.

    What they do

    • Inspects businesses before granting membership
    • Represents independent and family-owned funeral directors
    • Offers free, independent arbitration if something goes wrong

About Us

The Jenkins family have been helping bereaved families in the Merseyside area since 1880. Today, Richard and Shannon Jenkins, alongside their children Richard Jnr, Ryan and nephew Barry, are the fourth and fifth generations of Jenkins to devote themselves to the funeral profession. As a family and as a business they are ready to help anyone who comes through their doors.

If your loved one wanted a traditional religious funeral service or a contemporary celebration of life or humanist funeral service, Richard and Shannon Jenkins Funeral Directors is able to help. There is a range of modern funeral vehicles to choose from as well as personalised options including horse-drawn hearses and motorcycle hearses. Coffins, caskets and urns are available in materials such as wood veneer, hardwood and eco-friendly options including wicker, bamboo and cardboard.

Richard and Shannon Jenkins Funeral Directors are open weekdays from 9am to 5pm and they are available 24-hours-a-day via telephone. The Allerton Road funeral home has a chapel of rest where you can comfortably spend time with your loved one as well as private consultation spaces for arranging funerals. Home visits are available by appointment.

Call Richard and Shannon Jenkins Funeral Directors now and find out more about what they can offer and begin making the perfect funeral arrangements for your loved one.

Latest Obituaries

Gerard   McDonnell

Gerard McDonnell

Dec 2019 - Feb 1935

Philip   Downey

Philip Downey

Jul 1964 - Dec 2019

Danielle Maria   McIntyre

Danielle Maria McIntyre

Mar 1994 - Dec 2019

Ruby   Kowe

Ruby Kowe

Jan 1931 - Dec 2019

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What Families Say

AI Summary

Many families describe how Shannon and Richard, alongside their team, provided steady guidance through the funeral planning process. Several mention that nothing felt like too much trouble, and that they received clear explanations of what to expect and what things would cost, which helped ease the stress of making decisions at a difficult time.

On the day of the funeral itself, families repeatedly note that everything ran smoothly and professionally. They point to the care shown to their loved one, the respectful presentation in the chapel of rest, the smartness of the cars and drivers, and the way staff managed the service with calm attention to detail.

A number of reviews emphasise how available Shannon and Richard were to answer questions and provide advice, whether by phone, email or in person, and how they treated bereaved families with warmth alongside their professionalism, sometimes feeling more like caring friends than service providers.

This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.

Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Jane Berry 14th Oct 2022

    Richard and Shannon Jenkins made everything clear, easy and seamless.  They took away all the difficult bits leaving us to concentrate on celebrating Mum’s life. They are lovely people x

  • 5 Julie Pendleton 13th Oct 2022

    Richard and Shannon are the most caring people I have ever met along with their beautiful family, Nothing is too much for them. I would recommend RSJ to all my family and friends.

  • 5 Sharon Shaw 13th Oct 2022

    Richard and Shannon Jenkins provided an excellent service and I could not fault them in anyway. They were compassionate, very organised and as a result my Mum was given a special ceremony and burial which we were all proud of. 🙏

  • 5 Anne Marie Ryan 12th Oct 2022

    Every single person was so kind, respectful and helpful. From giving advice to looking after our dad, there's not enough ways to say how grateful we all are.

    I'm so happy we decided to go with them.

    Thank you all so much

  • 5 Julie Wilton 11th Oct 2022

    Shannon and the team were thoughtful, patient and respectful throughout our experience. They supported an unconventional burial for my husband and made sure all-in attendance were safe on the grass in the orchard when leaving the car and on return home.
    I would like to say thank you to the team for looking after my husband and me at a very sad time.

  • 5 Florence Smith 11th Oct 2022

    We can’t thank Shannon and everyone enough for the wonderful service they provided. They gave excellent advice and nothing was too much trouble. The respect they showed was perfect and helped us say goodbye to an amazing husband, father and grandfather/great grandfather thank you so so much 

  • 5 Samantha Strachan 6th Oct 2022

    From the first contact with Jenkins, I felt like I was in safe hands.  Throughout the whole process of arranging my mums funeral, they took the pressure off me & made everything feel easy, directing me on the things I needed to focus on & handling everything else.  The funeral went exactly how I wanted it to & I am so grateful for support & compassion shown to me.

  • 5 Jane Higham 5th Oct 2022

    Totally fantastic personal from service from enquiry right through to the day.
    Everything was managed with the most care. We also felt there were no unnecessary costs, they even made recommendations to save. You could tell it was a family run business with a real heart for helping people in their time of grief.

  • 5 Chris Hampson 3rd Oct 2022

    They were absolutely fantastic from start to finish. Took care of everything and with such compassion. Made a very difficult time a little easier. I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Thank you

  • 5 Sharon O'Reilly 3rd Oct 2022

     Brilliant service amazing from the time I arrived at offfice to my mums funeral really would recommend R&S Jenkins funeral service drivers were amazing an so helpful thank you 

  • 5 Brian Glover-Smith 3rd Oct 2022

    A caring, professional, first class service.  Thank you. 

  • 5 Lisa Lakey 27th Sep 2022

    Shannon and Richie have been nothing short of amazing. During one of the hardest times in my life, they have taken the pressure from me massively. Nothing is too much trouble and everything was handled so professionally. Thank-you ever so much x

  • 5 Gill Hilton 25th Sep 2022

    Looked after my dad in a proffesional way with so much compassionate. Highley recommended

  • 5 Danielle Anderson 22nd Sep 2022

    Very honest and thoughtful services provided.

  • 5 Stuart Cairns 21st Sep 2022

    Made a difficult day easier to handle. Very friendly and respectful, everything went very smoothly.

  • 5 Hellen Beresford 17th Sep 2022

    Professional and personal service from start to finish

  • 5 Julie Bell 17th Sep 2022

    From the moment I walked in to arrange my dad's funeral I felt a whole weight had lifted from my shoulders. Shannon sat with me and sorted everything, she was so kind and professional. Again the day of the funeral was taken over my professionalism. Thank. you to Richard and Shannon Jenkins for giving my dad the perfect send off. Xx

  • 5 Margaret Ryan 17th Sep 2022

    Everyone we dealt with was helpful and caring. The advice we were given was really helpful and we happily recommend them to others. 

  • 5 Brian Clark 16th Sep 2022

    Professional with bucket loads of empathy and compassion. Nothing was too much trouble and everything on the day worked like clockwork. Thank you.

  • 5 Gill Shakeshaft 15th Sep 2022

    All the team were exceptional in organising and looking after  all the arrangements as well as taking care of the family throughout. 

  • 5 Kate Davies 9th Sep 2022

    Very relaxed and personalised service with no pressure to buy an expensive package. We were gently guided through the steps, removing some of the stress at this difficult time. Richard and the team were organised and professional and they kept us informed every step of the way. This resulted in a warm celebration of my dad's life. Our thanks go to them.

  • 5 Edwina Glover 8th Sep 2022

    I can't thank them enough for helping me with everything when I was given the sad news of my mum's passing.

    The service was great and the final gathering of friends were greeted with sunshine, someone commented that it was my mum joining us on the day.

    I would give Shannon and Richard a hefty 10 stars for their support and professional care

  • 5 Michael Riley 6th Sep 2022

    richard and shannon were very supportive in making the funeral arrangements and ensuring we did not pay for something we did not actually require. They made it a more pleasant experience with their friendly manner.

  • 5 Debbie Reid 6th Sep 2022

    I cannot thankyou all enough for all the compassion an care you took of our dad Charles Higham,all very professional and caring.Made all of us feel at ease.

  • 5 Rebecca Barbakis 31st Aug 2022

    They was really good 

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View all our products and services

Address
3 Allerton Road
Mossley Hill
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 1LG

Open map

Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Professional Standards

  • SAIF Member

    Businesses are checked before they are admitted to SAIF and work to the Society’s Code of Practice.

    What they do

    • Inspects businesses before granting membership
    • Represents independent and family-owned funeral directors
    • Offers free, independent arbitration if something goes wrong

Latest Verified Reviews

Jane Berry 14th Oct 2022

Richard and Shannon Jenkins made everything clear, easy and seamless.  They took away all the difficult bits leaving us to concentrate on celebrating Mum’s life. They are lovely people x

Julie Pendleton 13th Oct 2022

Richard and Shannon are the most caring people I have ever met along with their beautiful family, Nothing is too much for them. I would recommend RSJ to all my family and friends.

Sharon Shaw 13th Oct 2022

Richard and Shannon Jenkins provided an excellent service and I could not fault them in anyway. They were compassionate, very organised and as a result my Mum was given a special ceremony and burial which we were all proud of. 🙏

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