Blackbird plc

DB:FBD Stock Report

Market Cap: €6.7m

Blackbird Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Ian McDonough

Chief executive officer

UK£212.3k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage95.61%
CEO tenure9yrs
CEO ownership7.2%
Management average tenure4.7yrs
Board average tenure2.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ian McDonough's remuneration changed compared to Blackbird's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025UK£212kUK£203k

-UK£3m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2024UK£212kUK£203k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2023UK£211kUK£203k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£3m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£3m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2022UK£258kUK£203k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2021UK£222kUK£215k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2020UK£225kUK£218k

-UK£2m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£2m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£2m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£2m

Dec 31 2019UK£194kn/a

-UK£2m

Compensation vs Market: Ian's total compensation ($USD284.38K) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD394.12K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ian's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Ian McDonough (54 yo)

9yrs
Tenure
UK£212,317
Compensation

Mr. Ian McDonough has been the Chief Executive Officer of Blackbird plc (formerly known as Forbidden Technologies plc) since September 1, 2017. Mr. McDonough served as Senior Vice President and Managing Di...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ian McDonough
CEO & Executive Chair9yrsUK£212.32k7.23%
€ 485.7k
Stephen Streater
Founderno dataUK£184.53k13.07%
€ 878.6k
Adrian Wilding
Interim Chief Financial Officerno datano datano data
Caroline Steiner
Director of Communications & Customer Success3.3yrsno datano data
Sumit Rai
Chief Product Officer4.7yrsno datano data
Martin Kay
Secretary28.5yrsno datano data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: FBD's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ian McDonough
CEO & Executive Chair9yrsUK£212.32k7.23%
€ 485.7k
Stephen Streater
Founder28.5yrsUK£184.53k13.07%
€ 878.6k
Nick Lisher
Director2yrsUK£30.00kno data
Youri Hazanov
Director2.1yrsUK£30.00kno data
Bill Roberts
Strategic Adviser to the Boardless than a yearno datano data
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
50.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: FBD's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/20 23:43
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/18 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

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