Spark Networks plc

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

G8305M109

(CUSIP Number)

March 15, 2006

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

This statement relates to Ordinary Shares (the "Stock") of Spark Networks plc (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

The persons filing this statement and the persons enumerated in Instruction C of Schedule 13D and, where applicable, their respective places of organization, general partners, directors, executive officers and controlling persons, and the information regarding them, are as follows:

The source and amount of funds used in purchasing the Stock were as follows:

* Purchases were made by CCM on behalf of client accounts.

On December 1, 2005, three investment funds managed by CCM (the "Criterion Funds") entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") with Great Hill Investors, LLC, Great Hill Equity Partners II Limited Partnership and Great Hill Affiliate Partners II Limited Partnership (together, the "Great Hill Entities"). Pursuant to the SPA, the Criterion Funds sold to the Great Hill Entities an aggregate of 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares (represented by global depositary shares) of the Issuer. Under the SPA, the Criterion Funds agreed that for as long as the Great Hill Entities and their affiliates collectively own at least 5% of the Issuer's voting shares, if at any time the Great Hill Entities notify the Criterion Funds of their desire to designate a director of the Issuer, or to remove or replace a director that was previously designated by the Great Hill Entities, the Criterion Funds will vote their voting shares of the Issuer to elect such director or to cause the requested removal or replacement. In the SPA, the Criterion Funds appointed a person designated by the Great Hill Entities as their proxy and attorney-in-fact to vote their voting shares of the Issuer (solely with respect to such election of a single director) for the period that such voting agreement is in effect.

The Filers acquired the Stock for investment purposes, and such purchases were made in the Filers' ordinary course of business. In pursuing such investment purposes, the Filers may further purchase, hold, vote, trade, dispose or otherwise deal in the Stock at times, and in such manner, as they deem advisable to benefit from changes in market prices of such Stock, changes in the Issuer's operations, business strategy or prospects, or from sale or merger of the Issuer. To evaluate such alternatives, the Filers routinely will monitor the Issuer's operations, prospects, business development, management, competitive and strategic matters, capital structure, and prevailing market conditions, as well as alternative investment opportunities, liquidity requirements of the Filers and other investment considerations. Consistent with their investment research methods and evaluation criteria, the Filers may discuss such matters with management or directors of the Issuer, other shareholders, industry analysts, existing or potential strategic partners or competitors, investment and financing professionals, sources of credit and other investors. Such factors and discussions may materially affect, and result in, the Filers' modifying their ownership of the Stock, exchanging information with the Issuer pursuant to appropriate confidentiality or similar agreements, proposing changes in the Issuer's operations, governance or capitalization, or in proposing one or more of the other actions described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Filers reserve the right to formulate other plans and/or make other proposals, and take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer, including any or all of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, or acquire additional Stock or dispose of all the Stock beneficially owned by them, in public market or privately negotiated transactions. The Filers may at any time reconsider and change their plans or proposals relating to the foregoing.

The beneficial ownership of the Stock by each Filer at the date hereof is reflected on that Filer's cover page.

CCM and Lord are filing this Schedule 13D jointly and constitute a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act").

The Filers effected the following transactions in the Stock on the dates indicated, and such transactions are the only transactions in the Stock by the Filers since 60 days before March 15, 2006:

CCM is an investment adviser with discretionary authority over client accounts. Some of CCM's client accounts are limited partnerships for which CCM serves as the general partner pursuant to agreements providing to CCM the authority, among other things, to invest the funds of such partnership in the Stock, to vote and dispose of Stock. Other clients are investment accounts subject to investment advisory agreements providing CCM the authority to invest the assets of the account in the Stock, to vote and dispose of the Stock. Pursuant to such agreements, CCM is entitled to allocations or fees based on assets under management and realized and unrealized gains. None of CCM's client accounts is a member of the group filing this Schedule 13D.

Exhibit A. Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: April 10, 2006

EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING

OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G

The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Dated: February 11, 2005