Utility Saving Expert

Modern Slavery Statement

Financial year 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026  |  Published August 2026

This statement is made by Simply Quote Comparison Ltd, trading as Utility Saving Expert, pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It sets out the steps we have taken during the financial year 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 to understand and address the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking within our business and our supply chains.

We have zero tolerance for slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking in any part of our operations or supply chains. Whilst our annual turnover may fall below the £36 million threshold at which publishing a statement is a statutory requirement, we consider transparency important and publish this statement voluntarily, adopting the principles of the Act.

1. About this statement

Utility Saving Expert is a trading style of Simply Quote Comparison Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 15008284), whose registered office is Sentinel House, Ancells Business Park, Harvest Crescent, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 2UZ. We are part of a group that includes our sister brand SimplyQuote. This statement applies to all activities carried out under the Utility Saving Expert brand and by Simply Quote Comparison Ltd, and covers the financial year 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026.

2. Our organisation and business

Utility Saving Expert is a price comparison and switching service that helps UK businesses compare and switch their energy and other utility contracts. We arrange the comparison and switching service for our customers, and the comparison itself is carried out using technology provided by our partner, Love Business Group Ltd, on our behalf. Our aim is to help businesses make informed, unbiased choices based on accurate comparisons.

Our operations are based in the United Kingdom and our workforce is employed in the UK. As an office-based digital business, we consider the risk of modern slavery within our own operations to be low, but we remain alert to risks that can arise through our people, our suppliers and our wider supply chains.

3. Our supply chains

Our supply chains are relatively short and are predominantly UK-based. Our main suppliers include:

• data, software and technology providers, including our comparison technology partner, Love Business Group Ltd;
• marketing, advertising and research partners;
• IT, hosting and professional service providers; and
• occasionally, outsourced customer service or contact-centre providers.

We recognise that modern slavery risks, although low in our sector, may exist within some of these areas — particularly where labour is outsourced or where suppliers operate beyond the UK. We take these risks seriously and address them through the policies and due diligence set out below.

4. Our policies

Our People & Culture team maintains policies that uphold the ethical standards and core values of Utility Saving Expert. These policies are endorsed by our Managing Director and describe our approach to identifying modern slavery risks and preventing slavery and human trafficking in our operations and supply chains:

• Anti-slavery and human trafficking — our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity, and to zero tolerance of modern slavery in any form;
• Whistleblowing policy — we encourage our people, customers and business partners to report any concerns about our business or supply chains, including any circumstances that may give rise to a risk of slavery or human trafficking. Concerns can be raised with a line manager or our People & Culture team without fear of reprisal;
• Employee handbook and induction — our handbook sets out the standards of conduct we expect. New employees receive it on joining and are made aware of the signs of modern slavery and the steps to take if they suspect it;
• Recruitment and agency workers policy — we use only reputable employment agencies to source labour and verify an agency’s practices before accepting workers from it; and
• Supplier due diligence and standards — we expect our suppliers to share our commitment to ethical practices and to comply with all applicable laws, including anti-slavery and human trafficking legislation.

5. Due diligence

We carry out due diligence when taking on new suppliers and review our existing suppliers periodically to satisfy ourselves that their practices align with our ethical standards. Our due diligence includes assessing the nature of the goods or services provided, the sectors and locations involved, and, where appropriate, seeking assurances or contractual commitments on modern slavery. Where we identify a concern, we will investigate it and, if necessary, require corrective action or end the relationship.

6. Assessing and managing risk

We assess modern slavery risk by considering the parts of our business and supply chains where it is most likely to arise, such as outsourced labour and suppliers operating in higher-risk sectors or locations. We recognise that not identifying risks does not mean none exist, and that a low apparent risk requires continued vigilance rather than complacency. We keep our risk assessment under review and focus our efforts where the potential impact is greatest.

7. Training and awareness

We raise awareness of modern slavery among our people so that they can recognise the signs and know how to raise a concern. Modern slavery awareness forms part of our induction for new employees, and we provide further guidance to those whose roles involve engaging suppliers or managing outsourced services. Where feasible, we also encourage our key suppliers to maintain their own awareness and controls.

8. Measuring our effectiveness

To measure how effectively we are preventing modern slavery in our business and supply chains, we monitor a number of indicators, including:

• the proportion of new suppliers subject to due diligence checks before engagement;
• completion of modern slavery awareness within employee induction;
• the number of concerns raised through our whistleblowing channels and how they were resolved; and
• the number of confirmed incidents of modern slavery identified in our business or supply chains, for which our target is zero.

We review these measures each year and use them to identify where we can strengthen our approach.

9. Approval and sign-off

This statement was approved by the board of directors of Simply Quote Comparison Ltd and will be reviewed and updated annually. It is published on our website and, in line with best practice, added to the UK government’s Modern Slavery Statement Registry.