Company
Aardman Holdings Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Daniel Efergan 2020-2025 View profile
- Kerry Anthony Lock 2018-2024 View profile
- Heather Anne Wright 2018-2020 View profile
- Paula Gail Newport 2018-2025 View profile
- Peter Duncan Fraser Lord 1991-2024 View profile
- David John Griffiths 1991-1991 View profile
- Mary Lowance 1997-1999 View profile
- David Alan Sproxton 1991-2019 View profile
- Adrian John Scott Smith 1991-1991 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 18/12/1991
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- David Alan Sproxton ceased 2018-11-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Peter Duncan Fraser Lord ceased 2018-11-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Aardman Employee Ownership Trustee Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-11-05
Group
- Aardman Holdings Limited
is controlled by David Alan Sproxton
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-11-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Alan Sproxton.
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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.
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
- Nicholas Wulstan Park Director · appointed 2018
- Sean Michael Clarke Director · appointed 2018
- Sarah Cox Director · appointed 2018
- Carla Denise Shelley Director · appointed 2018
- Joanna Louise Cave Director · appointed 2024
- Helen Mary Beard Director · appointed 2026
- Emma Natasha Hardie Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas Wulstan Park Director · appointed 2018
- Sean Michael Clarke Director · appointed 2018
- Sarah Cox Director · appointed 2018
- Carla Denise Shelley Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (7)
- Nicholas Wulstan Park Director · appointed 2018
- Sean Michael Clarke Director · appointed 2018
- Sarah Cox Director · appointed 2018
- Carla Denise Shelley Director · appointed 2018
- Joanna Louise Cave Director · appointed 2024
- Helen Mary Beard Director · appointed 2026
- Emma Natasha Hardie Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Paula Gail Newport Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
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
- 02672880
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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