Make It Cheaper Limited
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| MakeItCheaper.com | |
| Limited company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Price comparison |
| Founded 📆 | 2007 |
| Founder 👔 | Jonathan Elliott |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | United Kingdom |
Key people | Jonathan Elliott.[1] Chris Cole[2] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Make It Cheaper[3] is a UK and Australia-based company specialising in financial services for small to medium-sized businesses and charitable organisations. In the UK, the company compares prices on a range of products and sets up new deals for energy (electricity and gas), insurance and telecoms (phone and broadband) in a voice-based service. In Australia, the company specialises purely in energy.[4]
History[edit]
Make It Cheaper was founded by Jonathan Elliott.[1] in 2007, with seven employees based in a small office near London’s Borough Market. Initially focusing on energy, the service would compare rates from different gas and electricity suppliers with a view to switching the customer to a cheaper deal.
After its first year, the company moved to bigger premises in Waterloo, London during 2008, recruiting an additional 23 members of staff as its operations grew following the launch of a partnership with Moneysupermarket.com. By August 2009 the company had grown even further and expanded its operations overseas by opening an office in Sydney, Australia.
Chris Cole[2] joined the UK team as Chief Operating Officer in 2010, and in the same year Make It Cheaper extended its offering to include a business telecoms switching service.[5] For the next three years Make It Cheaper ranked in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100,[6] and in 2011 launched a FSA (now FCA)-accredited sister company specialising in insurance brokering, named Make It Cheaper Financial Services.[7] As the business continued to grow, Make It Cheaper acquired the domestic energy comparison website UK Power in 2012.
In August 2014, with more than 140 staff and working with partners such as uSwitch and Gocompare.com, Make It Cheaper moved into an office in Tower Hill in the City of London.
Services[edit]
Make It Cheaper is a price comparison and switching service for small to medium-sized businesses, specialising in:[8]
- Energy
- Insurance
- Phone & Broadband.
In The News[edit]
Make It Cheaper CEO and founder Jonathan Elliott appeared on Sky News to discuss the impact of rising energy prices - as well as the importance of ensuring businesses are aware of their options when it comes to switching. Nick Heath, the company's Head of PR, has appeared on BBC News to highlight the fact that many charities and non-profit organisations are paying more VAT than necessary on their energy bills. Scott Byrom, Head of Domestic Energy for the UK Power brand within the larger Make It Cheaper Group, has been interviewed on the BBC Breakfast Show[9] on numerous occasions to explain the value of switching. Make It Cheaper's research and work has also been referenced in several national newspapers - including the Sunday Times,[10] The Daily Mail,[11] The Guardian[12] and The Telegraph.
Awards[edit]
Make It Cheaper has won numerous awards.
These include:
- SME Consumer Champion for business energy at TELCA
- SME Consumer Champion for business energy at TELCA[13]
- Named as one of the London Stock Exchange’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain (2015)[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jonathan Elliott Entrepreneur Country Global.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Save SMEs £1bn, just Make it Cheaper Think Big Grow Fast
- ↑ Make It Cheaper can save businesses £100m a year London Loves Business.
- ↑ BetterBusiness.net Make It Cheaper Australia
- ↑ Switching within the telecoms market Ofcom
- ↑ The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 The Sunday Times Fast Track 100
- ↑ The Financial Services Register FCA - Financial Conduct Authority
- ↑ About Us, Make It Cheaper.
- ↑ Scott Byrom on BBC Breakfast, YouTube
- ↑ Get Ready For Energy Price Pain, The Sunday Times
- ↑ Anger as Ofgem delays action in displaying contract expiry date on energy bills, Mail Online.
- ↑ Exporting: Make It Cheaper, The Guardian.
- ↑ Energy Live News, Make It Cheaper wins ‘Best Customer Service’ at TELCA
- ↑ London Stock Exchange Group, Make It Cheaper listed in top 1000 companies to inspire Britain.
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