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By joining SAIF you will become part of a trade association with approximately 1000 members known for their high standard of service and a caring, traditional approach to their local communities.

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SAIF offers Funeral Director Membership and Associate Membership. 

SELECT A MEMBERSHIP OPTION BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BENEFITS, FEES AND HOW TO JOIN:

Funeral Directors

We are committed to championing the interests of independent funeral directors across the UK and will ensure your voice is heard at the highest level.

Joining SAIF allows members to:

ASSOCIATES

Associate membership offers companies a unique opportunity to promote their products and services to approximately 1000 independent funeral directors.

SAIF’s current Associates offer a huge range of products and services including carriage masters, insurance, IT and website experts, memorial keepsake jewellery and much more.

Download a list of Associate Member Benefits

Our membership criteria and ongoing quality monitoring ensure members adhere to the highest of standards.  Applicants pay a non-refundable one-off administration fee of £200 followed by a pro-rata subscription invoice, dependent on month of approval.

Following approval, subscription payments will be on an annual basis. SAIF is committed to ensuring your membership fees are spent on important work, such as government representation, education and standards. So, to help prevent unnecessary overheads annual subscription payments are collected via Direct Debit. This is the most cost effective and efficient way to take your payment. However, we can look at other options if Direct Debit causes challenges.

All paperwork listed on the declaration of ownership needs to be submitted along with the signed application form and declaration form within 28 days or your application will not be processed.

Types of Funeral director membership

The type of membership depends on If either the company or the owners/operating principals have been practising funeral directors for less than 1 year and where you are based in the UK.

The company must:

If either the company or the owners/operating principals have been practising funeral directors for less than 1 year, then Probationary membership may be granted. Probation is for a year where a mentor will be assigned to liaise with you on a regular basis and reports provided as part of your probation. Towards the end of the year a re-assessment will be required and if fully compliant then the applicant will be put to our Executive Approval Committee for full member approval. The company must meet our minimum criteria for Membership for new Members and new Probationary Members – A company is able to hold the probationary membership grade for 12 months.
        • No admin fee but a payment of £579 for the year
        • The company will not be eligible to apply for SAIFCharter status whilst in probation.
        • The applicant will not automatically go straight into full membership and will need to apply to become a full member.
      Apply for Probationary Membership Follow the steps as if applying for Full Membership.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS APPLICATION
Start Full Funeral Directors Application
  • Please note if your company is based in Northern Ireland, then please contact the SAIF Business Centre on 01279 726777 or email info@saif.org.uk for an application pack.

    The application is online and you will need either electronic or scanned copies of documents detailed below. The points that are in bold, you are able to download the document.
  • Download and read the Guidance Notes
  • Click the button below to start the application
  • Complete the Online Application Form
  • The reference template needs to be completed by the referee (and not the applicant) if the applicant has been employed by the company for less than 5 years
  • Complete the Declaration of Ownership – Full Member
  • Collate the following information listed below which will be required to be uploaded as part of the application process.
  • Copies of estimates for two recently arranged funeral issues in accordance with SAIF’s Code of Practice
  • Copies of the funeral accounts, which relate to the submitted arrangements
  • Copies of confirmations to families, which relate to the submitted arrangements
  • Copies of confirmations to churches/officiants, which relate to the submitted arrangements
  • Please note for all of the above, ensure that any personal information relating to the next of kin (not the deceased) is blacked out and unreadable. Failure to do this could be a breach of the GDPR
  • Price list which conforms with SAIF’s Code of Practice and CMA Regulations
  • Copy of public & employer’s liability schedule, (recommend minimum £5 million)
  • Completed CPD form
  • Facilities Checklist
  • Copies of qualifications (if applicable)
  • Upload all of the documents to the relevant section of the application form

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  • SAIF will carry out due diligence as well as running background checks on your company.
  • Details will be published on our website for 28 days and printed in our magazine, SAIFInsight, as ‘membership pending’ – giving existing members the chance to raise any valid concerns.
  • SAIF will carry out a Quality Assurance assessment of your premises.
  • If no concerns are raised the application will be presented to the SAIF Membership Approval Committee for consideration and final approval.
  • We will contact you with the decision of the Committee.
  • If you have any questions on the membership process, please contact SAIF Business Centre.

Probationary Membership is open for funeral directors who have less than the requisite 12 months trading or funeral directing experience.  A company is able to hold the probationary membership grade for 12 months.

  • No admin fee but a payment of £608 for the year
  • The company will not be eligible to apply for SAIFCharter status whilst in probation.
  • The applicant will not automatically go straight into full membership and will need to apply to become a full member.

Apply for Probationary Membership

  • Follow the steps above as if applying for Full Membership.
  • Instead of the administration fee of £200, include payment of £608 which includes administration fee and Probationary Membership for 12 months.
Start Funeral Directors Probationary Application

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  • SAIF will carry out due diligence as well as running a background check on your company.
  • Details will be published on our website for 28 days and printed in our monthly magazine, SAIFInsight, as ‘membership pending’ – giving existing members the chance to raise any valid concerns.
  • If no concerns are raised the application will be presented to the SAIF Membership Approval Committee for consideration and final approval.
  • We will contact you with the decision of the Committee.
  • If you have any questions on the membership process, please contact SAIF Business Centre.
      • Funeral Director and Associate Membership is annual, running from January to December. A pro-rata rate is applied if joining throughout the year.
      • Probationary Membership runs from one year, commencing when the company is approved for Probationary Membership. On approval as a full Funeral Director, the member will then be charged at their grade level, on a pro-rata basis for the rest of the current membership year.
      • Subscriptions vary depending on the size of the company, measured by the approximate number of funerals arranged per year.
      • There is also a charge for a premise or premises in addition to the head office. Premises such as a garage or mortuary, where no member of the public visits, are not chargeable.
      • There is an administration fee of £200 on application for membership.

MEMBERSHIP TYPES

Funeral Director Membership – England, and Wales

Funeral Director Membership – Scotland

Probationary Membership

FOR APPLICATIONS RELATING TO NORTHERN IRELAND, PLEASE CONTACT THE SAIF BUSINESS CENTRE ON 01279 726777 OR BY EMAIL

Funeral Director Membership – England, Northern Ireland & Wales

Grade 1

1-50 funerals per year

£433

Grade 2

51-100 funerals per year

£625

Grade 3

101-200 funerals per year

£770

Grade 4

201-300 funerals per year

£919

Grade 5

301-400 funerals per year

£1062

Grade 6

401-500 funerals per year

£1210

Grade 7

501-600 funerals per year

£1325

Grade 8

601-700 funerals per year

£1439

Grade 9

701-800 funerals per year

£1553

Grade 10

801-900 funerals per year

£1667

Grade 11

901-1,000 funerals per year

£1948

Grade 12

Over 1,000 funerals per year

£2634

Overseas

£383

Probationer

£608 for one year, commencing when approved as a Probationer. Once approved as a Full Funeral Director Member, they will be charged at their grade level pro rata for the rest of the year January to December.

Branches

Each Branch excluding head office

£64

Funeral Director Membership - Scotland

Grade 1a

1-50 funerals per year

£309

Grade 1B

51-100 funerals per year

£474

Grade 2

101-250 funerals per year

£694

Grade 3

251-500 funerals per year

£904

Grade 4

501-750 funerals per year

£1164

Grade 5

Over 750 funerals per year

£1571

This membership is for companies which provide products and services to the funeral profession.

Following approval, you will be invoiced a pro-rata subscription fee for the remainder of the current year plus a full years’ subscription fee for the following year at the current year’s rate.

Thereafter, subscription payments will be on an annual basis.

SAIF is committed to ensuring your membership fees are spent on important work, such as government representation, education and standards. So, to help prevent unnecessary overheads annual subscription payments are collected via Direct Debit. This is the most cost effective and efficient way to take your payment. However, we can look at other options if Direct Debit causes challenges.

All paperwork listed on the declaration of ownership needs to be submitted along with the signed application form and declaration form within 28 days or your application will not be processed.

Please note if your company is based in Northern Ireland, then please contact the SAIF Business Centre on 01279 726777 or email info@saif.org.uk for an application pack

Associate Membership application
Start Associate Membership Application

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  • SAIF will carry out due diligence as well as running background checks on your company.
  • Details will be published on our website for 14 days and printed in our magazine, SAIFInsight, as ‘membership pending’ – giving existing members the chance to raise any valid concerns.
  • If no concerns are raised the application will be presented to the SAIF Membership Approval Committee for consideration and final approval.
  • We will contact you with the decision of the Committee.
  • If you have any questions on the membership process, please contact SAIF Business Centre.

Membership runs from January to December. A pro-rata rate is applied if joining throughout the year.

There is an administration fee of £200 on application for membership.

MEMBERSHIP TYPES

Associate Membership – England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Associate Membership – Scotland

Associate Membership – England, Northern Ireland & Wales

Associate

£574 Associate Members will also be charged for their second year of membership once approved.

Associate Membership – Scotland

Associate

£574