SPIRE PARTNERS AIFM LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
11219020 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-18
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2025-03-18
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-12-31
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2024-12-20
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SPIRE PARTNERS AIFM LTD
  13. 2018-02-22
    BENNETT BRITTON, Philip appointed
    director
  14. 2018-02-22
    DRUMMOND SMITH, Oliver Joseph appointed
    director
  15. 2018-02-22
    RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-03-18

Group structure

Spire Partners Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Spire Partners Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
SPIRE PARTNERS AIFM LTD
This company · 11219020

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Spire Partners Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares22/02/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

24 Grosvenor Street 1st Floor
24 Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 4QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2024-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-02-21

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

BENNETT BRITTON, Philip
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-02-22
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Active
DRUMMOND SMITH, Oliver Joseph
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-02-22
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Active
RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-02-22
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-03-18
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-12-31
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-23