Company · London
Framestore Animation Limited
Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- David Lipman 2008-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
- Incorporated
- 05/10/2006
- 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
- Framestore Animation 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.
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- Darag UK Limited
- Aleph Capital Partners (Services) LTD
- 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £28,611
- Total assets
- £28,611
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
2 directors on the board
- William Desmond Sargent Director · appointed 2006
- Melanie Sullivan Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- William Desmond Sargent Director · appointed 2006
- Melanie Sullivan Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- William Desmond Sargent Director · appointed 2006
- 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
- 05957241
- 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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