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Studiocanal 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 22

  1. Anna Louise Marsh 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Douglas Hamilton 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Nathan David Goodman 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Shindler 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Elisabeth Anne Marie De Vigouroux D'Arvieu 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. Didier Lupfer 2015-2019 Director View profile
  7. Sylvie Arnould 2012-2025 Director View profile
  8. Stephen John Murphy 2012-2018 Director View profile
  9. James Forde 2012-2019 Director View profile
  10. Rodolphe Buet 2008-2012 Director View profile
  11. Romain Maurice Louis Bessi 2007-2016 Director View profile
  12. Olivier Courson 2006-2015 Director View profile
  13. Maxime Saada 2006-2008 Director View profile
  14. Frederic Sichler 2006-2007 Director View profile
  15. Guillaume De Verges 2006-2012 Director View profile
  16. Fabrice Faux 2006-2007 Director View profile
  17. Daniel Kenneth Perkins 2002-2018 Director View profile
  18. William James Clarke 1999-2012 Director View profile
  19. Paul James Higgins 1998-2012 Director View profile
  20. Sandrine Legrand 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Daniel Hayden Tubbs 2002-2012 Secretary View profile
  22. Gerald Charles Cochran 1998-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Motion picture production activities; Motion picture distribution activities
Incorporated
09/10/1998
Registered office
London
Previous names
Optimum Releasing Limited (until 01/09/2011)

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.

Group

  1. Studiocanal Limited is controlled by Studiocanal Holding UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Studiocanal Holding UK Limited.

5 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.

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.

3 directors on the board

5.4y median 7.7y
average tenure
7.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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 10Other services 4Arts and leisure 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
03647235
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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