SPIRE GLOBAL UK LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† SPIRE GLOBAL UK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 61300Where the company stands among the 522 active companies whose first SIC code is 61300 (Satellite telecommunications activities).
- NSSLGLOBAL LIMITED£40.1m
- SCCI ALPHATRACK LTD£22.1m
- HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED£16.3m
- SPIRE GLOBAL UK LIMITED£15.8m
- APPLIED SATELLITE GROUP LTD£9.9m
- EMS SATCOM UK, LTD.£9.5m
- GLOBAL RADIODATA COMMUNICATIONS LTD.£6.5m
- GLOBAL RADIODATA COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED£5.7m
- DAWCOM LIMITED£4.3m
- GLOBAL INVACOM MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED£4m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 522. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: SPIRE GLOBAL UK LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
SPIRE GLOBAL UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC493745. It was incorporated on 19 Dec 2014. Its status is active. The registered office is in Glasgow (G3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is satellite telecommunications activities (61300).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £28,308,389. Profit for the year was £863,884. Net assets were £15,801,349, up 31.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £320,514. Total assets were £48,677,945 and total liabilities £31,601,718. The company had an average of 179 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 522 active companies whose first SIC code is 61300: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £12,777). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £60,509). By cash it ranks higher than 80% of them (median £32,981). By number of employees it ranks higher than 98% of them (median 1). It is older than 52% of them (median age 11.3 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £995.1k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, aircraft, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, aircraft, machinery.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Dec 2026.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | 28,308,389 |
| Profit for the year | — | 863,884 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 58,276 | 320,514 |
| Total assets | 40,105,486 | 48,677,945 |
| Total liabilities | 27,097,641 | 31,601,718 |
| Net assets / total equity | 12,039,623 | 15,801,349 |
| Average number of employees | 181 | 179 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Government grants
3 grantsSPIRE GLOBAL UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2021, together worth £995.1k.
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- 1 grant · £957.1k
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- 2 grants · £38k
- NSIP - Funding Call 1 - Major Projects - Spire Global UK LimitedDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £957,104 · National Space Innovation Programme Calls 1 - 3
- Development of Resilient Time and Frequency Distribution from Low Earth Orbit using NanosatellitesDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £15,325 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
- Development of Resilient Time and Frequency Distribution from Low Earth Orbit using NanosatellitesDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £22,708 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, aircraft, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery and aluminium.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, aircraft, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments and plastics.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £28.3m, net assets £15.8m, 179 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £12m, 181 employees
- Spire Global, Inc. registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.