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Filings indexed 205 across all filing types
Latest filing 2021-03-10 Major Shareholding Noti…
Country GB United Kingdom
Listing IL BFSP

About BLACKFINCH SPRING VCT PLC

https://blackfinch.ventures/

BLACKFINCH SPRING VCT PLC is a venture capital trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of unlisted, technology-enabled companies. The trust primarily targets businesses at the growth stage of development but also considers seed and early-stage opportunities. It focuses on supporting talented founders of high-growth small businesses that demonstrate significant potential for research, development, and innovation. The investment strategy is to back companies capable of disrupting their end markets across various technology sectors, including deeptech, fintech, and the energy transition. Managed by Blackfinch Ventures, the VCT provides capital and strategic support to help its portfolio companies scale and achieve long-term value.

Recent filings

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Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is a standardized form titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' issued under RNS Number 7899R. This form is used to report changes in significant share ownership, specifically detailing the acquisition or disposal of voting rights that cross a notification threshold. This directly corresponds to the definition of a Major Shareholding Notification. The filing type code for this is MRQ.
2021-03-10 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is explicitly labeled with an 'RNS Number' and contains the header 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings'. This form is used to report changes in significant share ownership, which directly corresponds to the definition of a Major Shareholding Notification. The filing is made to the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) and distributed via RNS, but the content itself is the notification of a change in holding (crossing a threshold from 3.18% to 2.98%), making 'MRQ' (Major Shareholding Notification) the most accurate classification, rather than the general 'RNS' fallback.
2021-03-10 English
Issue of Equity
Share Issue/Capital Change Classification · 98% confidence The document is identified by the header 'RNS Number : 9085Q' and concludes with boilerplate text stating, 'This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange.' This strongly indicates a regulatory announcement disseminated via the RNS system. The content specifically details the 'Issue of Ordinary Shares' and the resulting change in the total number of voting rights, which relates to capital structure changes. However, since it is a general regulatory announcement distributed through the RNS platform and concerns a specific corporate action (share issuance/voting rights update), it fits best under the general Regulatory Filings category (RNS) or potentially Share Issue/Capital Change (SHA). Given the explicit RNS identification and the nature of the distribution mechanism being the primary identifier in the text structure, RNS is a strong candidate. Since the core event is a share issuance, SHA is also relevant. Looking at the definitions, SHA covers 'Announcement regarding new share issues, stock splits, or other capital changes.' This document is precisely that. While it is distributed via RNS, the substance is a share issue. I will classify it as SHA as it is more specific than the general RNS fallback, but acknowledge the RNS distribution mechanism.
2021-03-02 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 98% confidence The document is explicitly labeled as an 'RNS Number' notification and uses the 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings'. This form is used to report changes in significant share ownership, which directly corresponds to the definition of Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is distributed via RNS, the core content is a specific regulatory filing about share ownership changes, making MRQ the most precise classification over the general RNS fallback.
2021-02-03 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 98% confidence The document is clearly identified as an 'RNS Number' filing from the London Stock Exchange, which is a general regulatory announcement mechanism. The content is a 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' concerning an acquisition or disposal of voting rights by an individual (Robert Lewis Carter) in Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc, resulting in a change in shareholding percentage (crossing a threshold). This specific type of filing, reporting changes in significant share ownership, directly matches the definition for Major Shareholding Notification (MRQ). Although it is an RNS filing, MRQ is the more specific and appropriate classification.
2021-02-03 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is explicitly labeled with 'RNS Number : 8767N' and contains the standard header 'NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)'. It details changes in voting rights percentages (crossing a threshold from 5.52% to 3.13%) for a specific shareholder, Christopher John Brown, in Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc. This structure perfectly matches the definition of a Major Shareholding Notification, which corresponds to the code MRQ. Although it is distributed via RNS, the specific content dictates the MRQ classification over the general RNS fallback.
2021-02-03 English

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