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The Framestore Limited
Television programme production activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- John Kingman 2004-2006 View profile
- John Litting Spearman 2001-2016 View profile
- Martha Greene 2000-2000 View profile
- Alastair Robert Christopher Barclay 2000-2000 View profile
- Steven Lewis 1998-2000 View profile
- Richard Ian Glynn 1998-2000 View profile
- Elivs Baptiste 1996-1996 View profile
- Anthony Michael Milne 1995-2016 View profile
- Christopher John Parker 1993-1998 View profile
- John Paul Docherty 1992 View profile
- Adam Roy Whittaker 2000 View profile
- Sally Elizabeth Easton 2005-2006 View profile
- Joanna Kemp 2000-2005 View profile
- City Group PLC 1998-2000 View profile
- Sharon Margaret Reed 2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Television programme production activities; Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
- Incorporated
- 17/12/1985
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Guidedraw Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Framestore Limited
is controlled by Guidedraw Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Guidedraw Limited
is controlled by Infinity Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2020-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register - Infinity Bidco Limited
is controlled by Infinity Topco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-10-04 · source: Companies House PSC register - Infinity Topco Limited
is controlled by Hugues Bernard Charles Lepic
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2020-10-02, ceased 2020-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hugues Bernard Charles Lepic.
20 other companies in this group
- The Computer Film Company Limited
- Framestore Features Nobodies Limited
- Framestore Features Limited
- Aleph Capital Partners Limited
- Aleph Capital Partners (Overseas Services) Limited
- Darag UK Limited
- Aleph Capital Partners (Services) LTD
- Framestore Animation Limited
- Infinity Newco Limited
- Aleph Limited
- Aleph Capital Limited
- Aleph Capital Partners FM Limited
- Guidedraw Limited
- Computer Film Holdings Limited
- C3 UK Holdings Limited
- OC382251
- Rushes Postproduction Limited
- Infinity Bidco Limited
- Infinity Topco Limited
- Company 3 Studios UK LTD
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
2 grants · £479,788 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £479,788 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
4 directors on the board
- William Desmond Sargent Director
- Michael John Mcgee Director
- Timothy John Webber Director · appointed 1993
- Melanie Sullivan Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- Timothy John Webber Director · appointed 1993
- Melanie Sullivan Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- William Desmond Sargent Director
- Michael John Mcgee Director
- Timothy John Webber Director · appointed 1993
- Melanie Sullivan Director · appointed 2006
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01972029
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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