Compare Your Business Costs
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Business services; comparison services |
| Founded 📆 | 2013 |
| Founder 👔 | James Ward |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Watford, Hertfordshire , United Kingdom |
Area served 🗺️ | United Kingdom |
| Products 📟 | Business price comparison, telecoms procurement, utilities brokerage, payment processing comparisons |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | Point 1 Solutions Ltd |
| 🌐 Website | compareyourbusinesscosts |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Compare Your Business Costs (CYBC) is a United Kingdom-based business-to-business (B2B) comparison and procurement platform that enables organisations to compare prices for telecommunications, utilities, card payment processing and business broadband services.[1] It is operated by Point 1 Solutions Ltd, registered in England and Wales and headquartered in Watford, Hertfordshire.[2]
History
Point 1 Solutions Ltd was incorporated in July 2013.[2] The Compare Your Business Costs platform was subsequently established to provide centralised service procurement support for UK organisations.[1]
In 2015, Compare Your Business Costs received the "Best Website – Comparison" award in the Website of the Year UK awards.[3]
The platform initially focused on telecommunications and broadband before expanding into merchant services, commercial utilities, corporate mobile plans and EPOS systems.[4]
Services
The platform operates on a comparison-led procurement model in which businesses submit service requirements and receive quotations from suppliers.[1] Service categories include:
- Business broadband and leased lines
- Hosted VoIP and PBX business phone systems
- Merchant card processing and EPOS
- Commercial electricity, gas and water supply contracts
Media coverage
In October 2025, The Daily Express quoted CEO James Ward in coverage discussing the potential impact of Tesla's entry into the UK energy market on business and household bills.[5]
In May 2025, Ward was quoted in Management Today regarding cost pressures facing UK businesses linked to global supply dynamics.[6]
In October 2025, iNews referenced Compare Your Business Costs in reporting relating to unexpected penalties faced by small businesses following changes to HMRC processes.[7]
Industry commentary
The company publishes procurement guides and pricing analyses for small and medium-sized enterprises.[1] Independent reporting has highlighted rising operational overheads and cost pressures across UK businesses, including commercial energy pricing dynamics.[8][not in citation given] CYBC press releases have discussed similar trends relating to business broadband pricing, merchant services fees and commercial energy switching.[9]
External links
Category:British comparison shopping websites
Category:Companies based in Hertfordshire
Category:Business services companies established in 2013
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "About Compare Your Business Costs". CompareYourBusinessCosts.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "POINT 1 SOLUTIONS LTD - Overview". Companies House. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Website of the Year UK – Past Winners". WebsiteoftheYear.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Press Releases". CompareYourBusinessCosts.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Elon Musk's Tesla plans could impact energy bills in the UK, expert warns". Daily Express. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Are we bingeing on cheap imports at the expense of British business?". Management Today. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Small businesses face shock penalties after HMRC closes online service unexpectedly". iNews. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Small firms face steep energy bill rises as government support ends". The Guardian. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Compare Your Business Costs Announces Service Expansion". CompareYourBusinessCosts.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
