uSwitch
Founded 2000 · 110 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Uswitch is a UK price-comparison service that helps consumers find and switch energy, broadband, mobile, and credit card deals. It also offers a mobile app for tracking home energy usage and finding ways to reduce bills.
Also known as Uswitch · Uswitch.com
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Uswitch operates a UK consumer comparison website that lets users compare and switch providers across a range of household and financial products. Its core categories are energy (including dual fuel, boiler cover and EV charging), broadband and TV (fibre broadband, broadband and home phone, broadband and TV bundles), SIM-only plans (unlimited data, 30-day and travel eSIM deals) and mobile phone contracts, including handset deals for iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices.
Beyond utilities and telecoms, the site covers car insurance (including temporary, multi-car and young driver cover), home insurance (buildings, contents and pet), current accounts (high-interest and cashback accounts), credit cards (0% balance transfer, 0% purchase and credit-builder cards), mortgages and new boilers. Uswitch also publishes consumer guidance content on topics such as switching broadband or mobile providers, retaining a mobile number when changing networks, identifying a gas or electricity supplier, the energy price cap and average UK gas and electricity bills. A free mobile app allows users to track home energy usage and identify ways to reduce consumption and costs.
Business model
Uswitch runs a comparison platform through which consumers search and switch providers across energy, telecoms, insurance and financial products; it lists deals from partner brands including large incumbents and smaller providers.
Traction
The site displays a TrustScore of 4.7 based on 40,309 reviews.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
The company states that more people use it to find energy, broadband and mobile deals than any other comparison site, and lists partner brands including BT, Sky, Plusnet, Vodafone, TalkTalk, Virgin Media, O2, Three, Lebara, Axa, Churchill and Admiral.
Positions itself around securing exclusive deals, campaigning on consumer pricing issues with energy and telecoms regulators, and offering additional services such as SIM deals with free roaming, explanatory bill guides and an energy-tracking app.
Technology
A comparison website covering multiple product verticals, supported by a free consumer mobile app for tracking home energy usage and identifying savings opportunities. Credit card comparison is offered without affecting the user's credit score.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer via its website and mobile app, supported by editorial guides and comparison tools across product categories.
UK household consumers comparing and switching energy, broadband, mobile, insurance, banking and credit card products.
Geography
United Kingdom.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- USWITCH LIMITED
- Company number
- 03612689
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 10 Aug 1998
- Registered office
- The Cooperage, 5 Copper Row, London, SE1 2LH
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
- Previous names
- RUMI LIMITED (1998–2000)
- Accounts
- last made up to 31 Dec 2024 · next due 30 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 29 Sept 2025 · next due 13 Oct 2026
Current officers · 2
- Deborah Helen Chandler — director, appointed 11 Mar 2019
- Angus Mccarey — director, appointed 14 Sept 2022
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 30 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- uSwitchuswitch.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does uSwitch do?
- UK price-comparison site for energy, broadband, mobile, insurance, banking and credit card deals.
- Who are uSwitch's investors?
- uSwitch's investors include LDC.
