Blackbird plc

AIM:BIRD Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£7.7m

Blackbird Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Blackbird's CEO is Ian McDonough, appointed in Sep 2017, has a tenure of 8.83 years. total yearly compensation is £212.32K, comprised of 95.6% salary and 4.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 7.23% of the company’s shares, worth £555.40K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.3 years and 4.6 years respectively.

Key information

Ian McDonough

Chief executive officer

UK£212.3k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage95.61%
CEO tenure8.8yrs
CEO ownership7.2%
Management average tenure7.3yrs
Board average tenure4.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Dec 13

Is Blackbird (LON:BIRD) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

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Analysis Article Jan 20

Is Blackbird (LON:BIRD) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

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Analysis Article Jun 15

Companies Like Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, biotech and...
Analysis Article Dec 06

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn Situation

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Analysis Article Aug 06

We're Not Worried About Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining...
Analysis Article Nov 29

We're Interested To See How Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

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Analysis Article Apr 28

Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Is In A Strong Position To Grow Its Business

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Analysis Article Feb 28

Need To Know: Blackbird plc (LON:BIRD) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

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Analysis Article Feb 01

If You Had Bought Blackbird (LON:BIRD) Shares Three Years Ago You'd Have Earned 393% Returns

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Analysis Article Dec 28

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Blackbird's (LON:BIRD) Cash Burn Situation

There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, biotech and mining...
Analysis Article Nov 23

Blackbird plc (LON:BIRD) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. On...

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 ($USD283.52K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD412.86K).

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


CEO

Ian McDonough (54 yo)

8.8yrs
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 Chair8.8yrsUK£212.32k7.23%
£ 555.4k
Stephen Streater
Founderno dataUK£184.53k13.07%
£ 1.0m
Stephen White
Chief Operating & Financial Officer and Director7.3yrsUK£145.81k0.33%
£ 25.5k
Caroline Steiner
Director of Communications & Customer Success3.1yrsno datano data
Sumit Rai
Chief Product Officer4.5yrsno datano data
Martin Kay
Secretary28.3yrsno datano data
7.3yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: BIRD's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ian McDonough
CEO & Executive Chair8.8yrsUK£212.32k7.23%
£ 555.4k
Stephen Streater
Founder28.3yrsUK£184.53k13.07%
£ 1.0m
Stephen White
Chief Operating & Financial Officer and Director7.3yrsUK£145.81k0.33%
£ 25.5k
Nick Lisher
Director1.8yrsUK£30.00kno data
Youri Hazanov
Director1.9yrsUK£30.00kno data
Bill Roberts
Strategic Adviser to the Boardless than a yearno datano data
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: BIRD's board of directors are considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/13 05:18
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/13 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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