Howcrofts’ Funeral Services celebrate 100 years in Skipton
Tom had three sons, two of which Jack and Geoffrey joined him in the business. The company grew and began to diversify into house building and undertaking as well as joinery.
After his death, the two brothers took over the running of the business. Unfortunately, in 1958 the building caught fire and was burned to the ground. A new building was erected with the addition of a consecrated Chapel of Rest making it the most up to date Funeral Service in the district.


(Right to left – Geoffrey Howcroft, Roger Howcroft and Vicki Howcroft)
In time Roger (Jack’s eldest son) was invited to join the family business and passed his exams making him a qualified Funeral Director and Embalmer, as did his daughter Vicki Howcroft who now manages the business.
Vicki is supported by her loyal staff Philip Dicken, Nigel Lambert, Steve Thornthwaite and Lucy Pickard, Lucy is Vicki’s niece and the fifth generation of the Howcrofts family.
The newest members of the team are Craig Metcalfe who is Vicki’s husband and Michael Lancaster, both of whom are currently in training to be funeral directors.

Meet The Team
Funeral Business within Skipton and surrounding areas.

Roger Howcroft
Roger is 3rd generation of the Howcroft family and has now retired.

Vicki Howcroft
Vicki is 4th generation of the Howcroft family. She joined the business in 1994 and passed her Diploma in Funeral Directing in 1995. Vicki is also a member of British Institute of Embalmers. Vicki took over management after Roger’s retirement and has run the family business ever since then.

Nigel Lambert
Nigel was the first non family member to join the business as a Funeral Director in 1999. Nigel passed his Diploma in Funeral Directing in 2000.

Philip Dicken
Philip initially joined the business in 1992 as a Funeral Operative but later went on to be a Funeral Director. He passed his Diploma in Funeral Directing in 2002.

Lucy Pickard
Lucy is the fifth generation of the Howcroft family, she joined as office administrator in 2013 then went on to become a funeral director, qualifying in 2023.

Craig Metcalfe
Vicki’s husband Craig joined the team in April 2024 as a funeral operative but is currently in training to be a funeral director.

Michael Lancaster
Michael joined the team in December 2024 and is currently in training to be a funeral director.