Over 45,000 funeral arrangements are currently in doubt after a pre-pay provider collapsed into administration, adding more heart-break to mourning families.
Administrators have said that Safe Hands is "unstainable in its current form" after a period of "severe financial challenge". The funeral plan company will be unable to take on any new customers or take any direct debit or standing order payments after hiring FRP Advisory to oversee the insolvency process, the Mirror reports.
A notice on the Safe Hands website said it is "uncertain that the funeral plans will be able to be fulfilled", adding a short-term solution has been offered for a period of 14-days. It adds the financial difficulties are "understood to be linked to the pandemic".
