BLACKBIRD PLC
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Cash
£2.1M
-33.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.9M
-8.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
29
-19.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.6M
-7.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,937,481 | £1,607,673 | £1,384,542 | -13.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,927,399 | -£2,677,666 | -£2,730,574 | -2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,601,990 | -£2,417,738 | -£2,598,838 | -7.5% | |
| Net profit | -£2,493,286 | -£2,346,851 | -£2,609,609 | -11.2% | |
| Cash | £3,979,265 | £3,162,581 | £2,107,725 | -33.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,565,284 | £6,934,414 | -8.3% | |
| Net assets | £8,795,389 | £7,545,284 | £6,934,414 | -8.1% | |
| Equity | £8,795,389 | £7,545,284 | £6,934,414 | -8.1% | |
| Average employees | 41 | 36 | 29 | -19.4% | |
| Wages | £3,624,747 | £3,509,519 | £2,910,202 | -17.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £644,898 | £608,986 | £599,000 | -1.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -151.1% | -166.6% | -197.2% | |
| Net margin | -128.7% | -146.0% | -188.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -35.4% | -39.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 5.21x | 4.24x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BLACKBIRD PLC 2019-05-14 → present
- FORBIDDEN TECHNOLOGIES PLC 1998-05-01 → 2019-05-14
- DOUBLEPOWER LIMITED 1998-02-10 → 1998-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In June 2025, the Company raised £2.1 million (pre expenses), with a further £0.5 million (pre expenses) raised in December 2025 (receipt of funds occurred post the year end in January 2026).”
- “Since the end of the year, the Company has received c.£0.47m funds from a recent subscription which was announced in December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAY, Martin Colin | Secretary | 1998-03-16 | — | British |
| HAZANOV, Youri | Director | 2024-08-15 | Jan 1982 | Swiss |
| LISHER, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2024-09-16 | Dec 1977 | British |
| MCDONOUGH, Ian | Director | 2017-09-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| STREATER, Stephen Bernard | Director | 1998-03-16 | Dec 1965 | British |
| WHITE, Stephen James | Director | 2019-04-02 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-10 | 1998-03-16 |
| AIREY, Dawn Elizabeth | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2024-05-31 |
| BENTLEY, Andrew | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2024-08-31 |
| BLAIKIE, Douglas Davidson | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2005-06-30 |
| COWAN, Jason Hamilton | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2016-09-26 |
| DE KERCKHOVE, Anne Isabelle Pierre Noemie | Director | 2024-03-06 | 2025-06-18 |
| HIRST, Gregory Bernard | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2015-01-14 |
| HONEYCUTT, John Kenneth | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2024-03-06 |
| IRVING, James Scott | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2019-11-22 |
| LEES, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2019-04-02 |
| MADDEN, Philip James | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2015-06-12 |
| MAIN, David Peter | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2023-06-19 |
| MUSA, Abdelaziz | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2017-02-22 |
| STEEL, Victor John | Director | 1999-08-05 | 2015-10-31 |
| L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-02-10 | 1998-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Bernard Streater | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2018-06-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.