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Spark Venture Management Limited

Activities of venture and development capital companies

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 20

  1. Dr Penelope Rosemary Attridge 2008-2011 Director View profile
  2. Anthony David Duffy 2008-2024 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Bruce Carruthers 2007-2015 Director View profile
  4. Jayesh Ramesh Patel 2007-2025 Director View profile
  5. Sergio Levi 2006-2010 Director View profile
  6. Henry William Baines Sallitt 2005-2007 Director View profile
  7. James Dominic Brooke 2004-2007 Director View profile
  8. Dr Charles Jonathan Gee 2004-2021 Director View profile
  9. Martin Gwynne Williams 2001-2013 Director View profile
  10. Jeremy Bruce Milne 2000-2007 Director View profile
  11. Iain Charles Stephen Wilcock 2000-2007 Director View profile
  12. John Randolph Hustler 1994-2000 Director View profile
  13. Simon Hugh Verdon Acland 2007 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Peter Geoffrey Holmes 2008 Director View profile
  15. John Arthur Spooner 2008 Director View profile
  16. Nghi Thuy Tran 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  17. Richard John Drover 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  18. Helen Lipscomb 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  19. Patricia Cox 1994-1999 Secretary View profile
  20. Christopher John Mawhood 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Incorporated
20/12/1989
Registered office
London
Previous names
Quester Capital Management Limited (until 24/10/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Spark Venture Management Limited is controlled by Querist Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Querist Limited.

5 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Total assets
£67,657
Cash
£67,221
Employees
0.04
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reportedNot reported
2026-03-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

19.1y median 19.1y
average tenure
19.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 7Business services 2Professional services 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02454345
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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