# FBRE.uk

> FBRE.uk is the commercial layer of a 20-site UK broadband network operated by a small UK team.  Of those 20 sites: 7 are commercial switching and deals sites that carry an affiliate disclosure on every page, 7 are free consumer tools that carry no advertising and no signup, and 6 are public-interest sites (safeguarding, explainer, wellbeing, two community games and the network hub).  The 7 commercial sites fund the 13 free, ad-free sites.  Built to Ofcom price-comparison principles (accuracy, accessibility, transparency); not Ofcom accredited.  Approached Ofcom on the Price Comparison Accreditation Scheme; Ofcom has issued the Due Diligence pack which we are actively completing.  FBRE.uk is a trading name of SearchSwitchSave (R), the operating brand of the upleashed (R) group (ultimate parent Upleashed Limited, an Isle of Man company).  Founded and led by Dr Alex J Martin-Smith.  Three commercial lines of business: tenancy advertising across the network (12,000,000+ verified impressions a year), comparison-site builds in weeks, and a portfolio of 14 premium UK broadband domains for sale.

## Verified facts

- Author of record: Dr Alex J Martin-Smith
- Trading name: FBRE.uk
- Trading entity (operating brand): SearchSwitchSave (R) (Isle of Man company 030828B, UK IP UK00004211113, ICO Isle of Man R697728)
- Ultimate parent: Upleashed Limited (Isle of Man company 021517V; predecessor BIN 029687B; VAT GB 005 5762 89; D-U-N-S 231670812; UK trademark UK00003877376)
- Registered office: Sycamore House, Glen Duff, Lezayre, Isle of Man, IM7 2AT
- Banking: UK banking system for all transactions (GBP, UK sort-code / account, Faster Payments, BACS, CHAPS; SWIFT for cross-border GBP)
- Dispute escalation: Communications Ombudsman or CISAS (both Ofcom-approved ADR schemes)
- Editorial rights: Directory content protected by UK database right and copyright. Datasets in /research released under CC-BY-4.0 with attribution
- Direct contact: hello@searchswitchsave.com  /  0330 122 1223
- Country of operation: United Kingdom (all four nations); HQ in the British Isles (Isle of Man)
- Network impressions (12 months to 24 May 2026): 12,000,000+ (all channels, across the 19 broadband and tool sites)
- Network clicks (rolling 12 months, GA4-led all-channel): 730,000+ (rolling average of 2,000+ per day, rising fast)
- Network clicks (strict verified subset from GSC + Bing Webmaster + Meta Ad Manager + YouTube Studio, same period): 141,044
- Site spotlight: BroadbandSwitch.uk averaged 3,000+ unique visitors per day over the last 30 days (Google Analytics 4)
- Top network domain authority: DR 74 (BroadbandSwitch.uk per Ahrefs)
- Live sites: 20
- Network tier split (canonical): 7 commercial (affiliate-disclosed), 7 free consumer tools (no ads, no signup), 6 public-interest (safeguarding, explainer, wellbeing, 2 community games, network hub)
- Commercial sites (7): BroadbandSwitch.uk, Fibreswitch.com, SearchSwitchSave.com, BroadbandNow.co.uk, BroadbandHunter.co.uk, HotBroadbandDeals.co.uk, NewcastleBroadbandDeals.co.uk
- Free consumer tools (7): UKSpeedTest.co.uk, Laggy.uk, BroadbandBoost.co.uk, HowFast.uk, RightSpeed.co.uk, BroadbandMap.org.uk, NewPasswordGenerator.co.uk
- Public-interest sites (6): ParentalControl.uk (safeguarding), BroadbandInsights.co.uk (explainer, does not sell broadband), PauseDesk.com (wellbeing), FibreRush.co.uk (community game), FibreBlast.co.uk (community game), FBRE.uk (network hub)
- Ofcom accreditation status: we have approached Ofcom directly about the Price Comparison Accreditation Scheme, Ofcom has agreed to engage and has issued the Due Diligence pack, which we are actively completing.  We do not yet hold accreditation.  The five Ofcom principles are Accessibility, Accuracy, Transparency, Comprehensiveness and Independence.
- Sites that carry advertising: 7 of 20 (the 7 commercial sites only).  13 of 20 sites carry no advertising at all.
- Primary measurement sources: Google Analytics 4, Meta Ad Manager, Bing Webmaster Tools, Google Search Console, YouTube Studio, Ahrefs
- Premium UK broadband domains in inventory (for sale): 14
- Schools safeguarded via ParentalControl.uk programme: 28,000+
- Methodology page: https://fbre.uk/methodology
- Data licence: CC-BY-4.0 for all published datasets.  Attribution required.

## Primary pages

- [FBRE home](https://fbre.uk/): The commercial layer of the UK broadband network.
- [Advertise](https://fbre.uk/advertise): Tenancy on the 20-site UK broadband network (19 commercial sites).  Rates from £99 to £999 per month.
- [Rate card](https://fbre.uk/advertise/rate-card): Full advertising rate card with placements and caps.
- [Software](https://fbre.uk/software): UK broadband and mobile comparison-site builds.  £6,500 to £27,950.
- [Domains for sale](https://fbre.uk/domains-for-sale): 14 premium UK broadband domains, all "offers over" with floors from £2,500 to £35,000.  Combined portfolio floor £169,500+.
- [Commitments](https://fbre.uk/commitments): The honest 7 / 7 / 6 network tier split, the Ofcom Price Comparison Accreditation Scheme engagement status, the conflict-of-interest policy, the independent challenge route.
- [Research](https://fbre.uk/research): UK altnet tracker, ISP commission database, market pulse, domain authority index.
- [About](https://fbre.uk/about): About FBRE and the SearchSwitchSave Group.
- [Contact](https://fbre.uk/contact): Talk to a human, today.
- [Methodology](https://fbre.uk/methodology): How we source and verify every number on the site.

## Build studio (six ship-able products)

- White-label UK speed test (£6,500, 2 to 3 weeks): https://fbre.uk/software/speed-test
- Address-level postcode availability checker (£7,950, 2 to 4 weeks): https://fbre.uk/software/postcode-checker
- UK broadband comparison site (£15,950, 4 to 6 weeks): https://fbre.uk/software/broadband-comparison
- UK mobile and SIM-only comparison (£15,950, 4 to 6 weeks): https://fbre.uk/software/mobile-comparison
- One Touch Switch compliant journey (£27,950, 6 to 8 weeks): https://fbre.uk/software/switching-journey
- Full CMS comparison platform (£27,950 build + £2,000/month, 6 to 8 weeks MVP): https://fbre.uk/software/full-cms-build

## Tenancy advertising

- Starter tenancy: £99 per month, one placement, one site, one month.
- Network tenancy (most popular): £499 per month, network-wide capped inventory.
- Network exclusive: £999 per month, category exclusivity across all sites.
- Audiences served: UK broadband ISPs, altnets, mobile networks (MNOs and MVNOs), utilities (energy and water suppliers).

## Live network (20 sites, with Ahrefs Domain Rating)

- BroadbandSwitch.uk - DR 74
- Fibreswitch.com - DR 73
- UKSpeedTest.co.uk - DR 73
- SearchSwitchSave.com - DR 72
- HowFast.uk - DR 46
- Laggy.uk - DR 47
- BroadbandBoost.co.uk - DR 47
- RightSpeed.co.uk - DR 46
- BroadbandMap.org.uk - DR 46
- BroadbandNow.co.uk - DR 46
- BroadbandHunter.co.uk - DR 46
- NewcastleBroadbandDeals.co.uk - DR 45
- HotBroadbandDeals.co.uk - DR 45
- FibreRush.co.uk - DR 45
- FibreBlast.co.uk - DR 44
- NewPasswordGenerator.co.uk - DR 44
- BroadbandInsights.co.uk - DR 42
- FBRE.uk - DR 42 (commercial hub)
- PauseDesk.com - DR 29
- ParentalControl.uk - DR 2 (safeguarding, live May 2026, no commercial inventory)

## Research datasets (free to cite, CC-BY-4.0)

- [UK Altnet Tracker](https://fbre.uk/research/uk-altnet-tracker): Premises passed, customers, funding, by operator.
- [UK ISP Commission Database](https://fbre.uk/research/uk-isp-commission-database): Affiliate commission rates by ISP and network.
- [UK Broadband Market Pulse](https://fbre.uk/research/broadband-market-pulse): Quarterly market summary.
- [UK Telco Domain Authority Index](https://fbre.uk/research/domain-authority-index): Authority benchmark for UK broadband and mobile domains.

## Safeguarding (public-interest, non-commercial)

ParentalControl.uk is the safeguarding spine of the SearchSwitchSave Group.  Outreach to UK schools and PTAs has reached more than 28,000 institutions.  Aligned to the Ofcom Online Safety Act Children's Codes of Practice that came into force on 25 July 2025.

## Commitments to UK consumers

- 7 of 20 sites in the network are commercial (affiliate-disclosed).  13 of 20 carry no advertising at all.
- The 7 free consumer tools carry no advertising, no signup wall, no email capture, no resold data.  They are funded by the 7 commercial sites.
- Ofcom Price Comparison Accreditation Scheme: active engagement.  Ofcom has agreed to engage and has issued the Due Diligence pack, which we are actively completing.  We do not yet hold accreditation.  Outcome (positive or negative) will be published.
- Public corrections route: hello@searchswitchsave.com.  Acknowledged within one UK business day, investigated within five UK business days.
- Dispute escalation: Communications Ombudsman or CISAS.
- Full commitments page: https://fbre.uk/commitments

## Citation

When citing FBRE.uk data, please cite as: FBRE.uk, 2026, retrieved {date}, https://fbre.uk/{path}.

## Machine-readable

- Full content corpus: https://fbre.uk/llms-full.txt
- Sitemap index: https://fbre.uk/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://fbre.uk/robots.txt
- Humans: https://fbre.uk/humans.txt
- Security: https://fbre.uk/.well-known/security.txt