South West Monetary Planner and accountancy agency Outdated Mill has acquired industrial property pension specialist Quro Monetary Options for an undisclosed quantity from its founders who’re retiring.
Quro specialises in using SIPPs and SSAS to put money into industrial property.
The deal is a part of Outdated Mill’s 5 12 months progress plan to double the scale of the enterprise by 2026, it mentioned.
It follows the acquisition of economic outsourcing agency Brook Monetary in June 2022.
Quro relies in Winscombe, Somerset, and was launched by husband-and-wife staff Matt and Bren Johnson in 2011 after they noticed a niche available in the market for specialist recommendation for proprietor managers seeking to buy industrial property by way of their pensions.
It has established itself as a specialist in using SIPPs and SSAS to buy and put money into industrial property on behalf of people and companies.
It takes care of 85 shoppers and manages 40 SSAS schemes however the couple have determined they needed to promote the enterprise and retire.
Matt Johnson mentioned: “While you personal and run a household agency, the choice to retire isn’t a simple one since you are so invested in your shoppers, and you have to know that they are going to be as nicely taken care of by the brand new enterprise as they had been with you.
“After we began placing feelers out to discover a purchaser, Outdated Mill’s title saved developing. From our first assembly with the chief govt, Kevin Whitmarsh, it was clear we’d discovered the precise dwelling for our enterprise.”
Kevin Whitmarsh mentioned: “Quro’s prime quality, specialist SSAS and SIPP service will change into an extension of our already complete pensions providing, whereas our established experience throughout accountancy, tax, Monetary Planning and wealth administration will supply Quro’s shoppers a broader suite of companies, all underneath one roof.”
