Compare The Man And Van

What Compare The Man And Van does

Compare The Man And Van is a UK-wide online comparison marketplace that connects individual consumers and small businesses with vetted, insured local man and van drivers for home moves, flat moves, single-item pickups, furniture transport, and small commercial deliveries. The platform's core product is a real-time quote comparison engine that lets customers filter by van size (Small, Medium, Large, Luton), help level (driver only, driver + 1 helper, driver + 2 helpers), availability, and customer ratings, and complete an online booking in under 60 seconds. Supporting infrastructure includes a Driver Verification System that checks identity, right to work, and insurance coverage (Public Liability, Goods In Transit, Hire and Reward); a Shift Provider App for van drivers to manage availability and receive job offers; real-time SMS and tracking notifications for the customer journey; and a Van Size Calculator plus advice hub that reduce pre-booking decision friction. Headquartered in London with an operational office in Liverpool, the company operates across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, serving individual home movers, students, e-commerce furniture buyers, and small business customers.

The business monetises each booking through a Customer Platform Fee that is bundled into the total Price paid upfront at the time of booking via card or PayPal, plus ancillary Extra Fees for congestion/emission zones, parking, ferry crossings, overseas travel, storage, municipal waste, and debt collection. Pricing is published per city with hourly and full-day bands (e.g., London £40-£60/hour and £320-£480/day), and a two-hour minimum booking applies. Go-to-market is product-led growth through an SEO-led content hub and direct self-serve online booking via web and mobile apps, with no intermediary sales motion.

The legal structure comprises CMVGP LTD as the primary customer-facing entity (registered in England & Wales, VAT GB 464 7746 51), Shift Group Limited as the platform operator, and Compare The Man And Van Ltd as a wholly owned brand subsidiary. The company is private, founder- or bootstrapped-controlled per the absence of institutional funding in the materials, and reports no external VC backing. It holds an ICO data-protection registration (ZA534350) covering both CMVGP LTD and Shift Group Limited.

Name

Compare The Man And Van

Legal name

CMVGP LTD

Website

https://comparethemanandvan.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Compare The Man And Van operates a UK-wide online marketplace connecting individual consumers and small businesses with vetted, insured man and van drivers for home moves, furniture transport, and small commercial deliveries, charging a customer platform fee on each booking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Moving Services Marketplace

NAICS

Taxi and Ridesharing Services (48531), Taxi and Ridesharing Services (485310)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Price Comparison/Aggregator Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vehicle Pickup/Delivery & Concierge (Key Handling, Inspections, Condition Reports) (HSAKAFAL)

Keywords

• Man and van services
• Moving marketplace
• Van comparison
• Furniture transport
• Removal services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Commission (Customer Platform Fee): CMV collects a Customer Platform Fee as part of the total Price when customers book a driver through the platform. The Price includes: fees for platform use, driver fees for carrying out the job, and Extra Fees where applicable. Payment is collected upfront at time of booking via credit/debit card or PayPal.
2. Extra Fees: Additional fees may be charged for extras including congestion/ emission zone charges, parking fees, ferry crossings, overseas travel costs, storage fees, municipal waste fees, and debt collection costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Compare The Man And Van operates a UK-wide online comparison marketplace that connects customers with independent, vetted local man and van providers for home moves, small removals, furniture transport, and office/commercial relocations. Customers can search, compare instant quotes from multiple drivers by van size, help level, customer ratings, and pricing, and book online. The platform verifies driver identity, right to work, and insurance coverage (Public Liability, Goods In Transit, Hire and Reward).

Product overview

Compare The Man And Van operates as a unified online comparison marketplace that connects customers with independent local man and van providers. The core platform enables instant quote comparison and online booking across the UK. Supporting the marketplace are the Shift Provider App for driver management (allowing drivers to set availability, manage profiles, and receive job offers) and a Van Size Calculator tool to help customers determine appropriate van sizing. The service covers home moves, furniture transport, office/commercial moves, and small item collection/delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compare The Man And Van Platform UK-wide online comparison marketplace connecting customers with vetted independent local man and van providers for home moves, small removals, and furniture transport. Allows customers to compare drivers by van size, help level, customer ratings, and pricing, and book online.
• Shift Provider App (Driver App) Mobile application for van owner drivers to manage their profile, set availability, receive job offers, and get paid. Part of the Shift network, allowing drivers to access work across the UK. Available on iOS App Store and Google Play.
• Van Size Calculator Online tool that helps customers estimate the van size needed for their move based on items to be transported and distance involved.

Quantifiable outcome

• Get free quotes from vetted man with a van providers in under 60 seconds
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AnyVan: AnyVan is the UK's largest dedicated man-and-van and removals marketplace, connecting customers with vetted drivers and movers for house moves, single items, and deliveries. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor to Compare The Man And Van in product, customer base, and geography.
• Shiply: Shiply is a UK price-comparison marketplace that matches customers with transport providers for furniture, parcel, and vehicle moves. It overlaps closely with CMV on the small-move/light-freight segment and on the auction-style price comparison model.
• Compare My Move: Compare My Move is a UK comparison platform that connects home-move customers with vetted removal companies and man-and-van services. It is a direct competitor in the man-and-van price comparison and customer-acquisition model.
• Really Moving: Really Moving is a UK home-move comparison site that matches customers with removal firms, conveyancers, and surveyors. It overlaps with CMV on the moving-services comparison model and on the homeowner target customer.
• Removals Index: Removals Index is a UK aggregator that lets customers compare quotes from local removal and man-and-van firms. It competes directly with CMV on the price-comparison UX and on UK-only home-move demand.

Broad incumbents

• TaskRabbit: TaskRabbit is a large, established home-services marketplace (owned by IKEA) covering moving help, furniture assembly, and deliveries. It overlaps with CMV on the home-move and furniture-transport use cases, but operates as a broad horizontal services marketplace rather than a man-and-van specialist.
• Lalamove: Lalamove is a global on-demand delivery marketplace connecting customers with van and truck drivers for same-day and last-mile logistics. It overlaps with CMV on van-based goods transport and on-demand booking, though it is a much larger platform with active UK operations.
• Gumtree Services (UK): Gumtree is a major UK classifieds marketplace that hosts man-and-van and removal listings. It is not a dedicated moving-services marketplace but competes for the same SMB and consumer traffic looking for local van and man help.

Emerging players

• GetGo Logistics / Pogo (formerly known as GetGo): Pogo is a UK on-demand courier and same-day delivery platform connecting businesses with van drivers via an app. It is comparable to CMV on driver-supply marketplace mechanics and on UK same-day heavy-item delivery, though it skews more toward B2B and corporate clients.

Regional players

• GoShare: GoShare is a US-based on-demand marketplace connecting customers with truck and van drivers for moves, deliveries, and bulky-item transport. It is structurally analogous to CMV as a vetted-driver marketplace for light moves and furniture transport, but operates in North America rather than the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/comparevan
• Facebookfacebook.com/273564726143498
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/compare-the-man-&-van
• Pinterestpinterest.com/comparetheman

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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