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Aardman Animations Limited

Motion picture production activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Daniel Efergan 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kerry Anthony Lock 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Heather Anne Wright 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Paula Gail Newport 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Peter Duncan Fraser Lord 2024 Director View profile
  6. David Alan Sproxton 1999-2019 Secretary View profile
  7. David Peter Pester 1994-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £999 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Aardman Animations model making families and school cultural engagement - AWARD Buyer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council £999 2025-03-28 CPV 92511000 Source: Contracts Finder

    FS-Case-681999372 Aardman Animations model making families and school cultural engagement . To provide one day x 3 workshops for February Half Term, and one day x 3 workshops to work with schools. Quote to include cost of 2 days of…

About

What it does
Motion picture production activities; Television programme production activities; Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development; Artistic creation
Incorporated
29/08/1986

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

Group

  1. Aardman Animations Limited is controlled by Nicholas Wulstan Park
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-11-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Wulstan Park.

7 other companies in this group

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

5 grants · £1,764,798 total

360Giving 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,363,640
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £291,651 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £109,507 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £239,0312022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £52,6192021-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £99,0582020-05-14
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £10,4492020-05-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £1,363,6402019-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

8.6y median 7.7y
average tenure
32y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

0
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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02050843
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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