trouble type public traded as lse saga industry insurance travel financial services healthcare founded 1959 headquarters folkestone kent uk key people andrew goodsell non executive chairman lance batchelor group chief executive revenue 900.5 million 2015 1 operating income 113.8 million 2015 1 net income 133.8 million 2015 1 website www.saga.co.uk saga is a british company focused on serving the needs of those aged 50 and over . it has 2.7 million customers . the company operates from several sites . all are in the uk four in folkestone kent at middelburg square enbrook park cheriton park and ross way ; the fifth at the eurokent business park in ramsgate kent and the newest at priory square in hastings sussex . 2 3 4 it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 magazine 4 references 5 external links history edit the business was founded by sidney de haan in 1959 and was passed to his son roger de haan who took over in 1984 after his father s retirement . 5 saga was acquired by staff 20 % backed by the private equity firm charterhouse in 2004 . 6 saga merged with the aa owned by cvc and permira to form acromas holdings . 7 in may 2014 it was announced that lance batchelor formerly head of domino s pizza would be taking the role of ceo of the saga group ahead of a possible initial public offering ipo . in may 2014 saga group was successfully listed on the london stock exchange as saga plc. 8 operations edit saga s operations include 9 saga holidays provides package holidays and tours across the globe . it owns and operates the cruise ships ms saga pearl and ms saga sapphire and also owns and operates the bel jou hotel in st lucia as well as titan travel . saga services provides a wide range of insurance products motor home travel caravan commercial van pet private medical life insurance motorhome and legal services . saga personal finance provides savings accounts credit cards travel money financial advice equity release share dealing annuities life assurance & long term care funding advice . in october 2014 allied healthcare was ordered to pay the legal costs of elaine fernandez a nurse who was awarded more than 80 000 by an employment tribunal in 2013 after it ruled she was unfairly dismissed and suffered detriment for making protected whistleblowing disclosures.the tribunal said the company had pursued a defensive position that was unreasonably hostile . she had raised concerns after hywel dda health board which commissioned the company to provide nursing care for a disabled patient decided to replace nurses with healthcare assistants . 10 magazine edit saga operates a subscription magazine saga magazine claiming a circulation figure of over 500 000 and a readership of some one million per month . founded by paul bach under his editorship it became britain s biggest selling monthly magazine . 11 references edit a b c preliminary results 2015 pdf . saga group . retrieved 10 april 2016 . saga group limited metromail . metromail.co.uk . retrieved 3 april 2015 . welcome to saga . over 50s insurance holidays magazine and more . www.saga.co.uk . retrieved 3 april 2015 . saga holidays founder dies . bbc . 18 february 2002 . retrieved 10 april 2016 . saga sale nets 1.2 bn for founder s son . the telegraph . 5 october 2004 . retrieved 10 april 2016 . goodman matthew 23 september 2007 . equity windfall for saga and aa staff . the sunday times . times newspapers ltd. retrieved 2009 11 14 . saga plc company summary . london stock exchange . retrieved 27 august 2014 . saga s holidays help lift revenues as car insurance decelerates . the telegraph . retrieved 11 april 2016 . whistleblowing nurse receives 80k payout . mddus . 24 september 2014 . retrieved 27 october 2014 . obituaries paul bach . telegraph media group limited . 16 october 2011 . retrieved 24 october 2011 . external links edit official website v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united 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