2026 Marketing Report

Broadbench · Apr 26

Executive Summary

Key marketing metrics for Apr 26 — all figures exclude ROCI Agency (reported separately)

Note: ROCI Agency LTD leads are excluded from all summary figures and charts. ROCI is reported separately in the Partner Performance section. April 2026: 21 ROCI leads · 9.5% conversion rate · 2 conversions.

Total Leads (excl. ROCI)

43

April 2026

-23.2% vs prev month

Conversion Rate

18.6%

Excl. ROCI

-8.2 pp vs prev month

New Accounts

29

April 2026

-19.4% vs Mar

Trustpilot Score

5 ★

486 reviews · 4 in April

LinkedIn Impressions

1,270

April 2026

-41.5% vs Mar

Newsletter Open Rate

27.8%

1,398 delivered

HubSpot Contacts

79

New contacts April 2026

Active Workflows

42

29 inactive

April 2026 in Context

April 2026 delivered 43 leads across all channels (excluding ROCI), a 23.2% decrease on March's 56. The breakdown: Broadbench Marketing (14), James Leckie Group (11), Contractor Calculator (6), Accrue Accounting (4), and Other Partners (8). Conversion rate was 18.6%, down from 26.8% in March, with 8 leads converting to clients. Trustpilot maintained its 5.0-star rating across 486 reviews, with 4 new reviews in April — all 5-star. LinkedIn impressions fell 41.5% vs March, signalling a need for content strategy review. The remortgage pipeline holds 590 products worth £484,896 ready for review.

Annual Lead Totals — 2024 vs 2025 vs 2026 YTD (excl. ROCI)

202320242025 (excl. ROCI)2026 YTD (excl. ROCI)02505007501000

Lead Pipeline

Lead volumes, status breakdown and conversion analysis — Apr 26 — excl. ROCI

Total Leads (excl. ROCI)

43

Apr 26

Broadbench Marketing

14

Own-brand digital

James Leckie Group

11

Combined sites

Contractor Calculator

6

Monthly Leads by Partner — Apr 26

Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26015304560
  • Broadbench Marketing
  • Contractor Calculator
  • James Leckie Group
  • Accrue Accounting
  • Other Partners

April 2026 Lead Status Breakdown

Welcome Booking Process
22
Converted
10
Welcome Booked
10
Automated Welcome Process
8
To Be Followed Up
7
Dropped Out
5
Recommendation Booked
4
Rejected
2
Welcome Missed
2
Discovery Booked
1

Conversion Rate by Partner — 2026 YTD (excl. ROCI)

0%15%30%45%60%BroadbenchMarketingAccrueAccountingContractorCalculatorJames LeckieGroupOther Partners

3-Year Lead Trend — Jan 2024 to Apr 2026 (excl. ROCI)

Jan 24Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 260255075100
  • Broadbench Marketing
  • Contractor Calculator
  • James Leckie Group
  • Accrue Accounting
  • Other Partners

Partner Performance

Individual partner lead trends, conversion rates and strategic recommendations — excl. ROCI

Contractor Calculator

Longest-running partner. Historically the highest volume source, now in significant decline.

↓ Declining

2024 Total

287

2025 Total

100

2026 YTD

36

29.7% conv.

Jan 24May 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26091836

Suggestions to Increase Lead Volume

  • Request a dedicated landing page or content placement on contractorcalculator.co.uk targeting contractor mortgage and protection needs
  • Propose a co-branded email to their subscriber list targeting contractor financial planning
  • Introduce a referral incentive or revenue-share review to re-energise the relationship
  • Explore whether a product focus shift or rate change is driving the volume decline

James Leckie Group

Amalgamated group: IT Contracting, Contract Eye, Limited Company Help, Relevant Life Insurance, Bytestart.

→ Stable

2024 Total

122

2025 Total

117

2026 YTD

53

24.6% conv.

Jan 24May 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26051020

Suggestions to Increase Lead Volume

  • Relevant Life Insurance site is the most aligned — propose a dedicated Broadbench product page or calculator tool
  • Bytestart and Limited Company Help attract founder and director audiences ideal for Key Person cover
  • Request analytics data on which James Leckie site generates the most leads to focus investment
  • Explore a joint webinar or content series targeting limited company directors

Accrue Accounting

Accountancy referral partner with the second-highest conversion rate in 2026 at 43.8%.

↑ Growing

2024 Total

12

2025 Total

95

2026 YTD

16

43.8% conv.

Jan 24May 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 2604816

Suggestions to Increase Lead Volume

  • Highest quality leads after Broadbench Marketing — prioritise relationship investment and dedicated adviser contact
  • Propose a formal referral SLA with faster response times and regular performance reviews
  • Create co-branded materials (PDF guides, email templates) Accrue can share with clients
  • Explore whether Accrue has capacity to refer more clients — volume is still low relative to quality

Broadbench Marketing

Own-brand digital marketing: HubSpot journeys, organic search, social media, email, and direct.

↑ Growing

2024 Total

110

2025 Total

137

2026 YTD

64

48.4% conv.

Jan 24May 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26061224

Suggestions to Increase Lead Volume

  • Highest conversion rate of all channels — increase budget allocation to own-brand digital activity
  • LinkedIn organic impressions declined 41% in April — review content strategy and posting frequency
  • Email newsletter open rate (27.8%) is above industry average — consider increasing send frequency
  • Organic search traffic is only 6% of contacts — SEO content investment would compound returns over time

James Leckie Group — Site Breakdown (Lifetime)

IT Contracting

914

leads

£434k

LCH

319

leads

£263k

Contract Eye

57

leads

£42k

Bytestart

22

leads

£10k

Rel. Life Ins.

0

leads

ROCI Agency LTD — Reported Separately

Excluded from all main metrics

April Leads

21

April Conversions

2

April Conv. Rate

9.5%

2026 YTD Conv. Rate

10.9%

vs 48.4% Broadbench Mktg

Jan 25Feb 25Mar 25Apr 25May 25Jun 25Jul 25Aug 25Sep 25Oct 25Nov 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26015304560

Lifetime Revenue

£4,537

Policies Written

6

Lead-to-Account Rate

1.2%

Accounts & CRM

New accounts, HubSpot contact data and adviser breakdown

New Accounts (Apr)

29

12-month total: 307

-19.4% vs Mar

Monthly New Accounts — Last 12 Months

Jun 25Aug 25Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 2609182736

Accounts by Adviser — 12 Months

04080120160Mike CookeTomHitchcockJordanTomlinsonOther

HubSpot — April 2026 Contacts

79

New Contacts

April 2026

Traffic Sources

Offline (CRM)87%
Organic Search6%
Direct5%
AI Referrals1%

Active HubSpot Workflows

42

Active

29

Inactive

Key Active Journeys

  • [Data Quality] Set Bounced contacts to non-marketing
  • [Data Quality] Set Unsubscribed contacts to non-marketing
  • Send welcome email to newly registered member
  • Platinum Prospects - Business Protection Workflow
  • Protection Welcome Journey No WhatsApp

Remortgage Pipeline

Rolling 12-month pipeline value by review month — helping the team prioritise outreach

Total Products

590

All products in pipeline

Total Pipeline Value

£485k

Total received value

Rolling 12M Value

£207k

May 26 – Apr 27 (202 products)

Pipeline Value by Month — Rolling 12 Months (May 2026 – Apr 2027)

Total received value of mortgage products with review dates falling each month. Highest-value months represent the greatest outreach priority.

May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26Nov 26Dec 26Jan 27Feb 27Mar 27Apr 27£0k£20k£40k£60k£80k

Products Due for Review by Month

Number of individual mortgage products requiring review each month. April 2027 is the peak month with 53 products.

8
May 26
14
Jun 26
27
Jul 26
11
Aug 26
14
Sep 26
23
Oct 26
5
Nov 26
29
Dec 26
3
Jan 27
5
Feb 27
10
Mar 27
53
Apr 27
≥20 products (high priority)10–19 products (medium)<10 products (lower)

Pipeline by Adviser

Jordan Tomlinson311£265k
Tom Hitchcock123£101k
Conrad Nolan93£118k
Ciara Wortley1£719

Pipeline by Product Type

Residential Product Transfer228
£177k
Residential Purchase148
£215k
Residential Remortgage87
£88k
Buy to Let Product Transfer62
£37k
Buy to Let Remortgage36
£28k
Further Advance18
£12k
Buy to Let Purchase11
£14k

Email Marketing

Campaign emails, newsletters and automated workflow emails — 2026 YTD

Newsletter Open Rate (Apr)

27.8%

1,398 delivered

Best Newsletter

38.7%

Feb 2026 · 1,733 delivered

Workflow Avg Open Rate

49.4%

Across 6 active workflows

Campaign & Newsletter Emails — Last 12 Months

Broadcast emails sent to the full list or segmented campaigns. Excludes automated workflow emails.

EmailTypeDeliveredOpen %Click %
Mortgage MayCampaign1,39226.7%0.1%
Newsletter Nov 25Newsletter1,84037.4%0.9%
Mortgages Jan 26Campaign3,34113.9%0.1%
BOE Base Rate Dec 25Campaign1,83325.4%0.5%
Newsletter AprilNewsletter3,00822.4%0.3%
Mortgage MarchCampaign1,70122.5%0.5%
BOE base rate change (Clone)Campaign86819.9%0.2%
Aug NewsletterNewsletter4,43215.6%0.1%
Newsletter AprilNewsletter1,39827.9%0%
SourcePay Webinar - 3Campaign1,42316.7%0.2%
Newsletter MarchNewsletter1,45421.5%0.1%
Newsletter Oct 25Newsletter1,50828.8%3.5%
SourcePay Webinar - 2Campaign1,55115.5%0.1%
November NewsletterNewsletter1,01019%0.5%
SourcePay Webinar - 1Campaign1,57520.3%0.5%
Financial Reset Feb 2026Campaign1,71123.5%0.1%
Newsletter Feb 26Newsletter1,73338.3%3%
Mortgages Feb 26Campaign1,77127.8%0.4%
Newsletter Jan 26Newsletter1,80725.2%0.4%
November Newsletter 2Newsletter88317.7%0.3%
Webinar Email 2Campaign1,59424.9%0.6%
Webinar Email 1Campaign2,85615.9%0.3%
Selectabase Campaign 2 03.25_Email 3Campaign1,16913%0%
SSAS email Nov 25Campaign1,86728.2%2.7%
Contractor Tips Sep 25Campaign1,58931.5%3.5%
Newsletter Sept 2025Newsletter1,53831%0.4%
Selectabase Campaign 2 03.25_Email 1Campaign1,23623.9%0.2%
Contractor TipsCampaign1,17324.9%10.1%
Newsletter Aug 2025Newsletter1,45233.7%0.4%
Mortgage August Change of Base RateCampaign1,88225.1%0.2%
Mortgage AugustCampaign2,42418.7%0.4%
Selectabase Campaign 02.25_Email 6 (Clone)Campaign6317.6%0%
Newsletter July 2025Newsletter2,55722.4%0.4%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 4 Email 3Campaign1,6136.9%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 4 Email 2Campaign1,5977%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 4 Email 1Campaign1,6267.4%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 3 Email 3Campaign50620.2%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 3 Email 2Campaign1,6378.6%0.1%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 3 Email 1Campaign1,6457.4%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 2 Email 3Campaign1,6526.5%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 2 Email 2Campaign1,6709.2%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 2 Email 1Campaign1,6749.7%0%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 1 Email 3Campaign1,69011.8%0.1%
Newsletter June 2025Newsletter2,66322.3%0.4%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 1 Email 2Campaign1,70611.5%0.1%
Selectabase Campaign 3 WK 1 Email 1Campaign1,72312.1%0.2%
RLP Campaign June 2025Campaign2,34914%0.5%
Selectabase Campaign 2 03.25_Email 5Campaign1,13413.5%0%

Automated Workflow Emails

Emails sent as part of HubSpot automated journeys. Includes meetings booked data where tracked.

WorkflowEnrolledCompletionAvg Open %Avg Click %Meetings BookedMeeting Rate
Protection Welcome (No WhatsApp)
31263.5%58.3%12.4%4715.1%
Mortgage Welcome (No WhatsApp)
28969.6%61.2%14.1%6221.5%
Key Person PPC Welcome
9471.3%52.1%9.3%1819.1%
Missed Appointment Reminder
17850%44.7%8.9%3117.4%
Data Quality — Missing Fields
20376.8%38.6%5.2%

158

Total Meetings Booked

51.0%

Avg Workflow Open Rate

18.3%

Avg Meeting Rate (workflows with tracking)

Social Media

LinkedIn and X (Twitter) — deep dive on content performance, engagement rates and campaign analysis

LinkedIn Impressions (Apr)

1,270

April 2026

-41.5% vs Mar

LinkedIn Interactions (Apr)

73

April 2026

-8.8% vs Mar

Posts Published (Apr)

28

14 LinkedIn · 14 X

-6.7% vs Mar

Total Audience

584

Combined followers

+0.34% growth

LinkedIn & X Impressions — Monthly Trend (May 2025–Apr 2026)

May 25Jun 25Jul 25Aug 25Sep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 260750150022503000
  • LinkedIn Impressions
  • X Impressions

LinkedIn Engagement Rate — Monthly Trend (%)

May 25Jun 25Jul 25Aug 25Sep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 260%3%6%9%12%
  • LinkedIn Eng. Rate %
  • X Eng. Rate %

Performance by Content Category — All Time

CampaignPostsImpressionsInteractionsAvg/PostEng. Rate
Business Protection537,2312171363.00%
Trustpilot755,365261724.86%
Mortgage354,0171441153.58%
Personal Insurance253,6501191463.26%
RemortgageReview1727729.72%

LinkedIn Impressions by Content Category — 2026 Monthly

Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26045090013501800
  • Business Protection
  • Mortgage
  • Personal Insurance
  • Trustpilot
  • RemortgageReview

Top Posts — April 2026 (by impressions)

299

imp.

LinkedIn·Mortgage·07 Apr5 interactions

Buying a property when your income isn't "standard" can feel like an uphill battle…

198

imp.

LinkedIn·Business Protection·02 Apr5 interactions

"Key person cover is only for big businesses." "It's too expensive." "We've already…

131

imp.

LinkedIn·Trustpilot·01 Apr7 interactions

We're proud to share that we've achieved a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5-star rating from our clients!

115

imp.

LinkedIn·Personal Insurance·09 Apr6 interactions

Inheritance Tax (IHT) is often overlooked, until it becomes a problem…

83

imp.

LinkedIn·Trustpilot·08 Apr9 interactions

Got a minute? If you've worked with us and liked what we do, we'd really appreciate…

72

imp.

LinkedIn·RemortgageReview·21 Apr7 interactions

Is your current mortgage deal coming to an end? Now is the time to review your rate…

66

imp.

LinkedIn·Mortgage·13 Apr5 interactions

The property market may feel uncertain right now, but for the right buyers, opportunity…

Trustpilot

Customer reputation, team performance and review allocation

Overall Score

5.0 ★

Excellent

Total Reviews

486

All time

April Reviews

4

All 5-star

Rating Distribution

5★
97%
4★
2%
3★
0%
2★
0%
1★
1%

Reviews by Team — 2026 Year to Date

Tom & Emily15
Jordan & Jo6
Mike & Jess4
Unallocated0

Reviews by Team — Monthly Trend (2024–2026)

Jan 24Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 260481216
  • Tom & Emily
  • Jordan & Jo
  • Mike & Jess
  • Unallocated

Recent Reviews — Team Allocation

Assign a team to each review

Use the dropdown on each review to assign or correct the team. Selections are saved immediately and persist across sessions.

Akshay27 Apr 2026★★★★★manually set

"Jordan Tomlinson has done a fantastic job of arranging a mortgage for our situation… she is competent, professional and reliable."

Customer16 Apr 2026★★★★★

"Really friendly, warm & Neuro friendly approach. Tom explained things clearly and didn't overwhelm me with information."

Panoba Ltd13 Apr 2026★★★★★

"Tom and team have always given us honest and clear advice. Always appreciate Tom's time and Emily is always a great support."

Customer04 Apr 2026★★★★★

"Excellent service from start to finish. The team made the whole process straightforward and stress-free."

Strategic Recommendations

Data-led actions to improve lead volume, quality and partnership ROI

ROCI Partnership Review — Urgent

ROCI generated 64 leads in 2026 YTD at a 10.9% conversion rate, versus 48.4% for Broadbench's own marketing. This is the single biggest drag on overall conversion performance. A formal quality review with ROCI is recommended: define minimum lead qualification criteria, introduce a 30-day trial period with enhanced monitoring, and set a conversion rate floor (suggest 25%) below which the arrangement is paused. Consider redirecting budget to Broadbench Marketing channels where ROI is demonstrably higher.

Reactivate Email Campaigns — Gap Identified in April

April 2026 saw only one email sent (the newsletter). In January, five campaigns delivered 7,887 emails with a 27.4% average open rate. The absence of campaign emails in April represents a missed opportunity. A monthly mortgage/protection campaign should be reinstated as standard practice, targeting remortgage pipeline contacts (590 products due for review) with timely, personalised content. The Mortgage Welcome workflow's 21.5% meeting rate demonstrates the value of targeted email outreach.

Remortgage Pipeline — Proactive Outreach Campaign

590 mortgage products worth £484,896 are in the pipeline, with July 2026 (27 products) and December 2026 (29 products) being the peak months. A segmented email campaign targeting clients with products expiring in the next 3–6 months, combined with a personalised call from their adviser, could materially increase retention. HubSpot workflows should be configured to trigger this outreach automatically based on product expiry date — the Missed Appointment Reminder workflow (17.4% meeting rate) is a proven model to adapt.

LinkedIn Impressions Decline — Content Strategy Review

LinkedIn impressions fell 41.5% in April (1,270 vs 2,173 in March). Analysis of content categories shows Trustpilot posts have the highest engagement rate (4.86%) but only 75 posts historically. Business Protection posts generate the most total impressions (7,231) but at a lower engagement rate (3.00%). Recommendation: increase Trustpilot and Remortgage Review content (9.72% engagement rate on 1 post) and reduce lower-performing content. Consider LinkedIn document posts or newsletters to boost organic reach.

Pipeline Velocity — Welcome Stage Bottleneck

22 of 71 April leads (31%) remain in 'Welcome Booking Process' — the highest single status. Combined with 10 in 'Welcome Booked' and 8 in 'Automated Welcome', over 56% of April leads are yet to progress beyond the initial welcome stage. The Protection Welcome workflow has a 63.5% completion rate and 15.1% meeting rate — review whether the Missed Appointment Reminder workflow is triggering correctly for all stalled leads. Consider A/B testing the welcome email subject line.

Accrue Accounting — Scale the Relationship

Accrue Accounting delivered a 43.8% conversion rate in 2026 YTD on 16 leads — the second-highest quality source after Broadbench Marketing. With only 16 leads in four months, there is significant headroom to grow this partnership. Consider a structured referral incentive, co-branded content (e.g., a joint guide on contractor financial planning), and a quarterly business review to identify more referral opportunities within their client base.

Leverage Trustpilot as a Lead Generation Asset

With 486 reviews at 5.0 stars, Broadbench has an exceptional reputation that is underutilised in lead generation. Recommendations: (1) Add Trustpilot widget to all landing pages and email footers; (2) Create a monthly 'Review Spotlight' social post — Trustpilot posts have the highest engagement rate at 4.86%; (3) Include the 5-star rating in all paid and organic search ad copy; (4) Brief ROCI and other partners to reference the Trustpilot score in their referral materials. The April 1st post celebrating the 5-star rating generated 131 impressions and 7 interactions — above average for the month.