Private company

Spark Networks SE

Personal services company1

In its 2023 annual report the company says: “We are a leader in social dating platforms for meaningful relationships focusing on the 40+ demographic and faith-based affiliations. We currently operate a portfolio of brands accessible to customers across the globe.”57

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryServices-Personal Services1
  • Headquarters2M1
  • Incorporated inGermany2
  • Business addressKohlfurter Strasse 41/43, Berlin, 2M 109992
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer, Smaller reporting company2

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2022

-10.3%Operating margin3
-23.5%Net margin3
-13.4%Revenue growth, 20223

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2022

  • Cost of revenue60¢$117.9M
  • Selling, general and admin29¢$56.5M
  • Interest8¢$16.4M
  • Income tax4¢$7.0M

Out of $187.8M in revenue.3 The company lost money this year.

Financial statements

Revenue45673$187.8M in 2022+155% since 2016
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M2016: $73.5M$73.5M20162017: $83.5M$83.5M2017+14%2018: $103.4M$103.4M2018+24%2019: $170.9M$170.9M2019+65%2020: $233.0M$233.0M2020+36%2021: $216.9M$216.9M2021−7%2022: $187.8M$187.8M2022−13%
Gross profit45$45.8M in 2019+106% since 2016
0$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M2016: $22.3M$22.3M20162017: $24.8M$24.8M2017+11%2018: $33.9M$33.9M2018+37%2019: $45.8M$45.8M2019+35%
Operating income45673-$19.3M in 2022
-$40.0M-$30.0M-$20.0M-$10.0M0$10.0M2016: $2.7M$2.7M20162017: -$7.2M-$7.2M20172018: -$2.1M-$2.1M2018−71%2019: -$29.1M-$29.1M2019+1277%2020: -$33.2M-$33.2M2020+14%2021: -$34.0M-$34.0M2021+3%2022: -$19.3M-$19.3M2022−43%
Net income45673-$44.2M in 2022
-$80.0M-$60.0M-$40.0M-$20.0M0$20.0M2016: $691.0K$691.0K20162017: -$7.0M-$7.0M20172018: -$3.9M-$3.9M2018−45%2019: -$34.9M-$34.9M2019+800%2020: -$46.6M-$46.6M2020+33%2021: -$68.2M-$68.2M2021+46%2022: -$44.2M-$44.2M2022−35%
Fiscal year2016201720182019202020212022
Revenue73.5M EUR483.5M EUR5103.4M EUR5$170.9M6$233.0M7$216.9M3$187.8M3
Cost of revenue$115.3M6$142.5M7$132.0M3$117.9M3
Gross profit22.3M EUR424.8M EUR533.9M EUR545.8M EUR5
Selling, general and admin$63.1M7$59.4M3$56.5M3
Operating expenses$250.9M3$207.1M3
Operating income2.7M EUR4-7.2M EUR5-2.1M EUR5-$29.1M6-$33.2M7-$34.0M3-$19.3M3
Interest$7.6M6$13.4M7$13.5M3$16.4M3
Income before tax-$49.8M3-$37.2M3
Income tax-$3.6M6$5.0M7$18.4M3$7.0M3
Net income691.0K EUR4-7.0M EUR5-3.9M EUR5-$34.9M6-$46.6M7-$68.2M3-$44.2M3
Earnings per share28 EUR/shares4-31 EUR/shares5-3 EUR/shares5-$17.676-$17.897-$26.103-$16.873
Earnings per share (diluted)28 EUR/shares4-31 EUR/shares5-3 EUR/shares5-$17.676-$17.897-$26.103-$16.873
Shares (weighted, basic)2.6M shares32.6M shares3
Shares (weighted, diluted)2.6M shares32.6M shares3

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Corporate structure

Spark Networks SE sits at the top of its group. 1 entity on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Spark Networks SE

  • Osmium Partners, LLC Filed SC 13D/A on Spark Networks SE, latest Nov 13, 2023 (5 filings since Nov 30, 2021)
  • FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. Filed SC 13G on Spark Networks SE, latest Feb 14, 2023
  • Affinitas Phantom Share GmbH Filed SC 13D/A on Spark Networks SE, latest Feb 14, 2022
  • Canaan VIII LP Filed SC 13D/A on Spark Networks SE, latest Nov 22, 2021 (4 filings since Oct 26, 2021)
  • Spark Networks SE 2M

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Spark Networks SE reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$9.7M3 Dec 31, 2022$7.6M3 Dec 31, 2021+27.9%
Accumulated depreciation$4.8M3 Dec 31, 2022$4.0M3 Dec 31, 2021+19.6%
Property and equipment, net$5.0M3 Dec 31, 2022$3.6M3 Dec 31, 2021+37.2%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$3.6M3 Dec 31, 2022$5.9M3 Dec 31, 2021−38.9%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$11.4M3 Dec 31, 2022$16.1M3 Dec 31, 2021−29.1%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$119.3M3 Dec 31, 2022$134.7M3 Dec 31, 2021−11.5%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$13.3M3 Dec 31, 2022$29.4M3 Dec 31, 2021−54.7%
Accumulated amortization$16.8M3 Dec 31, 2022$15.5M3 Dec 31, 2021+8.2%

Leadership

Who has led Spark Networks SE, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Eric Eichmann2020–2021

Chief financial officer

  1. Bert Althaus2020–2021
  2. David D. Clark2021
  3. Kristie Goodgion2023
2025
Board members and other officers (17)

Former names

  • Blitz 17655 SEMay 3, 2017 to Aug 16, 20172

Timeline

  1. Nov 6, 20238-K Listing notice or transfer32
  2. Oct 25, 20238-K Entered a material agreement33
  3. Oct 12, 20238-K Listing notice or transfer34
  4. Oct 10, 20238-K Entered a material agreement35
  5. Oct 2, 20238-K Entered a material agreement36
  6. Oct 2, 20238-K Entered a material agreement37
  7. Sep 21, 20238-K Entered a material agreement38
  8. Sep 15, 20238-K Entered a material agreement39
  9. Sep 12, 20238-K Entered a material agreement40
  10. Sep 7, 20238-K Entered a material agreement; Shareholder vote41
  11. Sep 7, 20238-K Listing notice or transfer; Other events42
  12. Aug 23, 20238-K Results of operations43
  13. Dec 30, 2020New chief executive Eric Eichmann becomes CEO11

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Aug 23, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results43
  2. Aug 14, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results44
  3. May 16, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results45
  4. Mar 30, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results46
  5. Nov 8, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results47
  6. Aug 9, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results48
  7. May 9, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results49
  8. Mar 14, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results50

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

107 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 annual reports, 8 quarterly reports, 46 major events, 22 insider forms, 11 large holders, 17 other. The latest 20:

  1. Nov 13, 2023SC 13D/A EDGAR
  2. Nov 13, 20234 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES EDGAR
  3. Nov 9, 20234 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES EDGAR
  4. Nov 6, 202315-15D EDGAR
  5. Nov 6, 20238-K EDGAR
  6. Nov 1, 2023SC 13D/A EDGAR
  7. Oct 30, 20234 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES EDGAR
  8. Oct 25, 20238-K EDGAR
  9. Oct 12, 20238-K EDGAR
  10. Oct 10, 20238-K EDGAR
  11. Oct 5, 20233 EDGAR
  12. Oct 2, 20238-K EDGAR
  13. Oct 2, 20238-K EDGAR
  14. Sep 21, 20238-K EDGAR
  15. Sep 19, 20233 EDGAR
  16. Sep 15, 20238-K EDGAR
  17. Sep 15, 2023S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 EDGAR
  18. Sep 15, 2023S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 EDGAR
  19. Sep 15, 2023S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 EDGAR
  20. Sep 12, 20238-K EDGAR

The 107 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

28 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 15 buys and 13 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Nov 13, 2023Lewis John Hartnett10% ownerSale21,382$0.01$214Form 4
Nov 10, 2023Lewis John Hartnett10% ownerSale2,817,508$0.01$28.2KForm 4
Nov 9, 2023Osmium Capital II, LP10% ownerSale380,236$0.02$7.6KForm 4
Nov 8, 2023Osmium Capital II, LP10% ownerSale343,412$0.02$6.9KForm 4
Nov 7, 2023Osmium Capital II, LP10% ownerSale377,457$0.03$11.3KForm 4
Oct 27, 2023Osmium Partners, LLC10% ownerSale743,000$0.01$7.4KForm 4
Oct 26, 2023Osmium Partners, LLC10% ownerSale92,000$0.04$3.7KForm 4
Dec 30, 2022OSMIUM CAPITAL LP10% ownerSale210,501$0.62$130.5KForm 4
Dec 29, 2022OSMIUM CAPITAL LP10% ownerSale200,000$0.64$128.0KForm 4
Dec 27, 2022Osmium Capital II, LP10% ownerSale150,000$0.70$105.0KForm 4
Dec 23, 2022Osmium Capital II, LP10% ownerSale26,601$0.73$19.4KForm 4
Dec 22, 2022Osmium Capital II, LP10% ownerSale181,825$0.84$152.3KForm 4
Dec 21, 2022Osmium Capital II, LP10% ownerSale50,100$0.94$47.1KForm 4
Dec 13, 2021WHITTERS JOSEPH EDirectorBuy25,000$3.39$84.8KForm 4
Dec 13, 2021BROWN COLLEEN BDirectorBuy12,810$3.37$43.2KForm 4
Dec 13, 2021OSMIUM CAPITAL LP10% ownerBuy7,000$3.40$23.8KForm 4
Dec 10, 2021BROWN COLLEEN BDirectorBuy2,190$3.40$7.4KForm 4
Dec 10, 2021OSMIUM CAPITAL LP10% ownerBuy7,607$3.47$26.4KForm 4
Dec 9, 2021OSMIUM CAPITAL LP10% ownerBuy12,000$3.50$42.0KForm 4
Dec 3, 2021Osmium Partners, LLC10% ownerBuy22,000$3.10$68.2KForm 4

All 28 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Spark Networks SE is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARSpark Networks SE1
  • CIK0001705338
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company1
  • Incorporated inGermany1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)7200 Services-Personal Services1
  • Business addressKohlfurter Strasse 41/43, Berlin, 2M 109991
  • Phone0114916242654741
  • Shares outstanding2,625,475 as of Aug 8, 202355
  • Public float$65.6M as of Jun 30, 202256
  • On EDGAR sinceMay 3, 20171
  • Filings319 in all: 4 (84), 8-K (54), 6-K (41), SC 13D/A (27), 3 (21), 10-Q (8), SC 13D (7), SC 13G/A (6)1
    All 39 form types

    DEFA14A (5), 425 (4), CORRESP (4), F-4/A (4), SC 13G (4), 10-K (3), 20-F (3), 8-K/A (3), DEF 14A (3), EFFECT (3), NT 10-Q (3), PRE 14A (3), S-8 (3), S-8 POS (3), UPLOAD (3), 10-Q/A (2), 4/A (2), 424B3 (2), 8-A12B (2), 10-K/A (1), 15-15D (1), 20-F/A (1), 25 (1), 25-NSE (1), CERT (1), CERTNAS (1), F-1 (1), F-1/A (1), F-4 (1), NT 10-K (1), POS AM (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 31, 2023
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 14, 2023
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Jul 21, 2023
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Nov 6, 2023

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