Moneyhelpline
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| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Price comparison service |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Kent, United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Paul Green (CEO) Jay Manek (CCO) Mark Todd (CMO) |
| Website | Moneyhelpline.com |
Moneyhelpline.com was an independent price comparison service which provided consumers with free, impartial advice on a variety of financial products including credit cards, mortgages, loans and a range of insurance types.[1]
It stopped trading in 2018 after its parent company Fundraising Innovations was taken over by private equity company, Inflexion Capital Partners LLB.
Business model
[edit]moneyhelpline's comparison services were powered by Beatthatquote at first and then later by Lovemoney.com, Seopa and The Broker Team, other comparison providers.[2] moneyhelpline made money by earning commission from each customer who took out a financial product through them, making the service free to the consumer.[3]
Company history
[edit]The company was founded in 2002 as Fundraising Innovations Ltd[4] trading as switchandgive.com and stopped providing services in 2018.
moneyhelpline was one of a group of web properties owned by Fundraising Innovations Ltd, which also includes energyhelpline - comparing gas and electricity tariffs and heating insurance, greenhelpline - comparing green energy solutions[buzzword], and firsthelpline - comparing broadband and home phone services.[5]
Of these, as of 2022, only energyhelpline continues to trade.
Over £100,000 has been donated to charities through switchandgive.com.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Energy Comparison - Switch & Save up to £328 | Energy Helpline".
- ^ "Compare 100s of suppliers, switch and save money with moneyhelpline.com". Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Energy Comparison - Switch & Save up to £328 | Energy Helpline".
- ^ Companies House Web Check service [1], Company number 04426857, access date 17 December 2010
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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