Aardman Animations Limited

Company 02050843 Active

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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.

directors on the board

8.6y median 7.7y

average tenure

32y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

0 vs 4 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

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.

Tech and media 22Dormant 20Finance 7Arts and leisure 3Other services 1Professional services 1

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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Aardman Holdings Limited 7 shared directors
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Aardman Chicken RUN Limited 3 shared directors
Anti Pesto Limited 3 shared directors
Morph Limited 2 shared directors
REX the Runt Limited 2 shared directors

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	02050843
Status	Active
Type	Private Limited Company
Incorporated	29/08/1986
Address	GAS FERRY ROAD, BRISTOL, BS1 6UN
Accounts next due	30/09/2026
Accounts last made up	31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

59111 - Motion picture production activities59113 - Television programme production activities62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development90030 - Artistic creation

Ownership - persons with significant control (4)

Aardman Holdings Limited
ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
Mr Nicholas Wulstan Park ceased 2018 British
significant influence or control
Mr Peter Duncan Fraser Lord ceased 2018 British
significant influence or control
Mr David Alan Sproxton ceased 2018 British
significant influence or control

Officers (14)

Helen Mary Beard Director · appointed 2026
Emma Natasha Hardie Director · appointed 2024
Joanna Louise Cave Director · appointed 2024
Sean Michael Clarke Director · appointed 2018
Sarah Cox Director · appointed 2018
Carla Denise Shelley Director · appointed 2018
Nicholas Wulstan Park Director · appointed 1994

Show 7 former officers

Daniel Efergan Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
Kerry Anthony Lock Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2024
Heather Anne Wright Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
Paula Gail Newport Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
David Alan Sproxton Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2019
David Peter Pester Secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 1999
Peter Duncan Fraser Lord Director · resigned 2024

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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