A increase in shoppers procuring round for higher financial savings accounts has boosted gross sales for comparability website Moneysupermarket.

The platform profited from folks searching down higher offers all through final 12 months and noticed revenues throughout its cash division, which compares present and financial savings accounts, bank cards, and loans, leap by 37 per cent.

The corporate mentioned this was due to engaging promotional merchandise, particularly financial savings accounts, being out there all year long.

There was additionally robust demand for mortgage merchandise for many of the 12 months, however famous that it weakened within the remaining quarter following September’s mini-budget, which noticed lenders hike up rates of interest on mortgage merchandise.

It made mortgages much less engaging for shoppers at the moment and dragged on its revenues over the ultimate three months of the 12 months, the agency mentioned.

Moneysupermarket additionally noticed revenues leap by 8 per cent throughout insurance coverage over the 12 months, which is its largest division and consists of automotive, residence, journey and pet insurance coverage.

Insurers like Direct Line and Admiral hiked up costs of premiums, notably for automotive and residential insurance coverage, throughout 2022 after going through a surge in the price of claims.

However this drove shoppers to the comparability website because it prompted them to hunt for a greater deal, the agency mentioned.

It additionally helped offset declines following the introduction of recent insurance coverage pricing laws, which banned so-called loyalty penalties for purchasers who caught with their insurer and ended up paying considerably greater than new prospects.

Nevertheless, the platform suffered a 42 per cent drop in income from residence companies because of the closure of the power switching market, it mentioned.

Moneysupermarket defined: “All through 2022 wholesale power costs had been above Ofgem’s worth cap – due to this fact suppliers had been unable to supply switchable tariffs with significant buyer financial savings.

“The continued uncertainty within the power market means it’s unlikely that switching will return in 2023.”

Nonetheless, complete revenues jumped by 22 per cent in 2022 to £388 million.

Its adjusted earnings had been up by 15 per cent, from £101 million in 2021 to £116 million final 12 months.

The agency makes cash by taking a cost from firms once they checklist on the web site or when folks purchase a product via the platform.

Peter Duffy, the chief govt, mentioned: “I’m happy to report a robust return to income and revenue progress as we construct strategic momentum.

“The progress we’ve made offers us the muse for extra product innovation which, amid a tricky macroeconomic local weather, will assist households discover much more methods to avoid wasting with our portfolio of trusted manufacturers.”

Moneysupermarket mentioned it helped households save an estimated £1.8 billion in 2022.