Widely regarded as the most prestigious business awards in the country, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the Queen’s Awards scheme.
Launched in 2009, ActiveQuote was the first ever online comparison service for health insurance, created to help consumers quickly and easily compare the policy features and prices of complicated insurance policies. Seven years on, they now help power the comparison engines of some of the most well-known UK aggregator sites, including Confused.com, Gocompare, Money.co.uk and uSwitch.com.
In early 2014, RAW Capital Partners led an investor consortium that purchased a 26% interest in ActiveQuote to help the company realise its growth ambitions.
In the same year the company was named Fastest Growing Firm in Cardiff and the 6th fastest growing firm in Wales by the Fast Growth 50 Awards and Most Promising Growth Business by the South Wales Chamber of Commerce. In 2015, the company achieved the rare feat of featuring in the Fast Growth 50 in consecutive years. The ActiveQuote business has grown by over 1000% in 4 years since 2011, from £495,000 turnover and 20 employees, to over 120 staff and £5.6 million turnover in 2015.
Richard will be in the Channel Islands next week to promote his latest venture, Wealthify, alongside fellow co-founders Michelle Pearce and RAW Capital Partners.
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