EnServe
| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Support services |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
Key people | Mark Perkins 2015 to exit (CEO) |
| Revenue | £312.2 million (2008) |
| £24.6 million (2008) | |
| £13.7 million (2008) | |
| Parent | Rubicon |
| Subsidiaries | Subsidiaries
|
| Website | www |
EnServe Group Limited (formerly Spice Limited) is a support services company headquartered in Macclesfield, United Kingdom which provides infrastructure services to the utility sector.
Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, it was wholly owned by the private equity company Cinven between 2010 and 2016, when it was bought by Rubicon and Grovepoint.[1]
History
The Company was founded by Simon Rigby in 1996 as a management buy out from Yorkshire Electricity initially trading as Freedom Maintenance.[2] It was first listed on the Alternative Investment Market in 2004.[2] In 2006 it bought Inenco[3] and ParGas[4] and Apollo Heating,[5] in 2007 it purchased Gas Heating UK[6] and in 2008 it acquired Saturn Energy,[3] Energy 2000,[3] British Power International[7] and the National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service.[8]
The Company transferred to the main list of the London Stock Exchange in 2008.[2] Spice plc was unlisted in December 2010 after a buyout by European investment group Cinven and renamed as Spice ltd. In September 2011 Spice Limited was renamed EnServe Group Limited.[9]
Rubicon and Grovepoint purchased Enserve Group from Cinven in January 2016.[10]
Operations
The Company has the following divisions:
- Electricity
- Water
- Analytics
References
- ^ Louch, William (15 January 2016). "Cinven Exits EnServe Group". PE News. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Spice plc: Background". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ a b c "Energy firm aims to be world leader".
- ^ "Has Spice paid a high price?". Plimsoll UK.
- ^ "Putting the spice into Spice plc?". Plimsoll UK.
- ^ "Spice plc buys Gas Heating UK".
- ^ "Price is right as Leeds utility firm snaps up BPI".
- ^ "Spice buys energy efficiency consultant".
- ^ "Spice Ltd Rebrands". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Rubicon and Grovepoint acquire EnServe Group from Cinven". Private Equity Wire. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2025.