Quiet TransferChange of ownership or control
Funeral home change of ownership in Florida surfaces here first, as an application on the board agenda.
Acquirers, M&A brokers, lenders
Florida funeral, cemetery & preneed board filings
Florida funeral home acquisitions and ownership changes, before the board meets
Quiet Transfer reads every public agenda from the Florida Board of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services and sends you the filings that matter: changes of ownership or control, cemetery acquisitions, preneed transfers and new establishments. Parsed, source-linked, and typically in your inbox a week before the meeting.
Public records only. Monthly billing, cancel anytime.
What we track
Filing types you can act on, not industry news
Each alert is a specific application on a specific agenda, with the entity, d/b/a, city, license number where listed, filing type and staff recommendation.
Cemetery acquisitions
Florida cemetery acquisition filings, including changes in ownership or control of a licensed cemetery company.
Consolidators, trust and lending teams
Preneed transfers
Preneed main license transfers and new preneed main and branch applications across Florida.
Preneed and insurance carriers, trustees
New establishments
New funeral establishment, direct disposal and cinerator facility applications, by city.
Suppliers, service providers, competitors
Why timing matters
See pending filings weeks before the licensee search shows them
Florida's official FCCS licensee search lists valid licenses. It states that pending applications are not shown and that there is usually a lag of several weeks before a license transaction appears (source). The earliest public signal is the board agenda.
- Agenda postedGenerally at least 7 days before the meeting. Pro alerts go out within hours.
- Weekly digestStarter subscribers receive the week's filings in one summary.
- Board meetingThe Board considers each application, with or without conditions.
- License search updatesIssued licenses appear in the official search, often weeks later.
How it compares
Built for the gap between the raw PDF and the announcement
Good free resources exist. They answer different questions.
| Source | What you see | When | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw board agenda PDF | Every item, including pending applications | When posted | Download and read a long PDF each month, plus addenda |
| Announced-deal newsletters | Transactions after they are made public | After announcement | Low, but after the fact |
| License lists and directories | Licenses already issued | After issuance, often with a lag | Low, but pending items are excluded |
| Quiet Transfer | Pending ownership, acquisition, preneed and new-establishment filings, parsed | Hours after posting (Pro) or weekly (Starter) | Read one email, with a link to the source |
Sample alert
A real excerpt from the November 5, 2026 agenda
This is what a digest looks like: one entry per legal entity, coversheet and contract items merged, with the staff recommendation and a direct link to the public agenda.
Entries are applications listed on a public agenda with the staff recommendation. They are not final Board actions.
Subject: FL Board, Nov 5, 2026 agenda: 6 high-signal filings
From: Quiet Transfer
1. NOR Funeral Services LLC d/b/a Earth Funeral (Orlando)
- Funeral Establishment + Preneed Main (collective coversheet); Preneed Sales Agreement
- Staff: approve with conditions
2. Evans Funeral Services LLC d/b/a Rick Gooding Funeral Homes (Cross City)
- Preneed Main
- Staff: approve without conditions
3. Chorus Partners Inc d/b/a Meadow Memorials (Doral)
- Funeral Establishment
- Staff: approve with conditions
Admin snapshot (as of Oct 28, 2026): New cemetery applications: 0. Cemetery acquisition applications: 0. Preneed license applications: 4. New establishment applications: 8.
Source: Board agenda, Nov 5, 2026 (PDF)
How it works
Funeral board agenda alerts, without reading the PDFs
We monitor the board
Agendas, amended agendas, addenda and administrative reports from the Florida Board of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services, checked hourly on business days.
We extract the filings
Ownership, control, acquisition, preneed and new-establishment items are pulled out, merged by entity and labeled by filing type.
You get a clean alert
Entity, d/b/a, city, license number where listed, filing type, staff recommendation and source link, by email.
Pricing
Simple monthly plans, Florida first
Billed monthly through Stripe. No contract, cancel anytime.
Starter
$49 / month
- Florida weekly digest
- All tracked filing types
- Source link on every entry
Pro
$99 / month
- Florida alerts within hours
- Board sources checked hourly on business days
- Each new state as it ships, at no extra cost
- Source link on every entry
Radar
Custom
- Everything in Pro
- CSV or CRM export
- Custom territories and historical archive
- Annual invoice or purchase order
Coverage: Florida today. Texas and Alabama are planned next.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data come from?
Only from public records: agendas, addenda and administrative reports posted by the Florida Board of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services on myfloridacfo.com. Every alert links to the source document.
How early do I see a filing?
Board agendas are generally posted at least seven days before each meeting. Pro checks board sources hourly on business days and sends alerts within hours of a new posting. Starter summarizes the week in one digest.
Why not just use the Florida licensee search?
The official FCCS licensee search lists valid licenses. It states that pending applications are not shown and that there is usually a lag of several weeks before license transactions appear. Quiet Transfer covers the pending stage, when items first appear on a board agenda.
Is an agenda item the same as an approved transaction?
No. Alerts report applications as listed on a public agenda, with the staff recommendation. They are not final Board actions, and the Board may approve, approve with conditions, table or deny an item.
Which filing types are included?
Changes of ownership or control, cemetery acquisition applications, preneed main license transfers and applications, and new funeral, direct disposal and cinerator establishment applications, plus lower-signal items such as removal services in context.
Which states are covered?
Florida today. Texas and Alabama are planned next. Pro subscribers receive each new state as it ships at no extra cost.
Can I cancel?
Yes. Plans bill monthly with no contract, and you can cancel at any time.
Cancellation and refunds
Plans bill monthly and you can cancel anytime; cancellation stops the next renewal and you keep access through the end of the period you paid for. If Quiet Transfer didn't deliver what your plan describes in your first month, email us within 14 days of your first charge for a full refund. Partial months aren't otherwise refunded.