SAIF Golden Charter

SAIF Acquisitions: keeping Independents independent

A professional brokerage service has been launched to help independent funeral directors sell their business to other independent funeral directors.

SAIF members who are interested in purchasing will be able to register with SAIF Acquisitions and become an ‘approved buyer’, protected by non-disclosure agreements with prospective sellers. Members intending to sell their business are invited to contact SAIF Acquisitions, who will discreetly connect you with buyers in your area. As a seller, you will also be provided with a list of preferred agents able to act on your behalf, if you so wish.

SAIF will provide the above information, but it will be the seller who determines the buyer firm and, if applicable, the agent/consultant.

This is an ‘opt in scheme’, with SAIF claiming 0.5% of the selling fee to cover costs of advertising and facilitation services.

In an age when one independent funeral business is being snapped up by a corporate every other week, SAIF Acquisitions will help to protect the business you have nurtured and grown, ensuring bereaved families can continue to rely of the unique service only an independent funeral director can provide.

SAIF is contacting all members with further information about how to register for the ‘approved buyer listing’ or, as an independent looking to sell, make contact with approved buyers/agents.

For further information, contact Claire Day or Terry Tennens in the strictest confidence and with no obligation be emailing Claire Day or Terry Tennens, or calling 01279 726777.