@Berwhale Have you heard of FS switches? They seem to be good value for money, and have a UK distributor too.
FS.com United Kingdom - HPC, Data Centre, Enterprise, Telecom
FS is a new brand in Data Centre, Enterprise, Telcom Solutions. We make it easy and cost-effective for IT professionals to enable their business solutions.www.fs.com
I have come across them, but they don't seem to offer anything with a mix of ports and price that would be useful to me at home.