FD01-ABS - Freehold Independent Family Managed Funeral Directors Business for Sale

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Confidentially offered for Sale

Ref Number: FD01-ABS
Asking Price: £425,000
Location: North Norfolk

The Asking Price includes the Freehold Premises (circa £200,000) together with all equipment and vehicles. 

Turnover for year 2023:  circa £210,000.

The business has some £372,000 of funeral plans on its books. (March 2024)

Key Selling Points.

• Excellent reputation with suppliers, crematoriums, and cemeteries.
• Independent family run funeral service within North Norfolk.
• Known locally for their kindness, compassion, and flexibility.
• All vehicles and equipment are owned outright.
• Traditional values with a modern approach.
• Long established and well-known name.
• Experienced, qualified staff.
• Quality freehold premises.
• Excellent quiet location.
• Established since 1966. 
• Minimal competition.
• Loyal customer base.

Business Description.

This is a unique opportunity to acquire an independent, long established, family managed and owned, funeral directors with freehold premises, which has been in the same family and location for 58 years.

This is a turn-key purchase with everything in place to continue to be profitable. During the last 58 years the business has served many returning families, some many times over, and is well known for the excellent customer service based on care, compassion, and commitment.

The successful purchaser will acquire an independent family run funeral service with an established name and reputation, with traditional values and a modern approach with experienced, qualified staff. 

The business is well known locally for its kindness, compassion, and flexibility. The business enjoys an excellent reputation with suppliers, crematoriums, and cemeteries. 

There is scope to increase the number of funerals with planned housing developments and major expansion of the town, commencing next year. 

The sale includes the vehicles, and the freehold premises which are suitably equipped with refrigeration and has all the necessary embalming equipment etc to properly store and prepare the deceased. 

The business has an excellent reputation with most of its business coming from its reputation and recommendations. With £372,000 of funeral plans on its books (as of March 2024), the business is well positioned for continued profitability and growth and would be well suited to either an owner-operator, or a trade buyer looking to expand their current business operations.

The Property: The business property features brick and flint construction, consisting of offices, chapels of rest, mortuary, storage areas and open fronted car port. Freehold circa £200,000

Marketing: The business has an excellent well-designed website, company brochures and advertises in parish magazines.

Employees: All employees have employment terms and conditions

Staffing: The Business has two full time staff a Funeral Director and a Funeral Director / Embalmer there are 3 part-time Funeral operatives and cleaner.

Membership of trade body. The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors, the business also holds SAIF QA Certificate, adhering to the SAIF Code of Practice

The key strengths of this business:  Honest, trustworthy, transparency in their dealings and services.

Key Points:

Consistently profitable with over £372,000 of funeral plans on its books (as of March 2024) place for the new owner to inherit.

Trained and experienced employees who can continue to assist the business after the current owners’ step back.

This Funeral Directors has all fixtures, fittings and equipment required to conduct business on premises. In the sale price are all assets of the business.

The business operates from a well-positioned freehold premises. 

Care for the deceased and the bereaved, conduct funerals and provide associated service.

Key opportunities for a new owner: Scope to increase funerals with promised housing developments in the area.

Support and training: The vendors would be happy to provide support and training during the handover period.

Reason for sale: Relocation and change of lifestyle.

Next Step: To Register Interest, you will need to fully complete our Confidentiality Agreement (NDA).

To Register Interest or to seek additional Information, please contact Abercorn Business Sales e-mail: expert@abercornbusinesssales.com or telephone: 0800-246-1313

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