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Aardman Employee Ownership Trustee Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. David Mark Roberts 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sean Michael Clarke 2019-2019 Director View profile
  3. Stephanie Claire Louise Owen 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Jeremy James Howard Gadd 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Mary Lowance 2018-2024 Director View profile
  6. Kerry Anthony Lock 2018-2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
04/10/2018
Registered office
Bristol

Ownership

Owned by (10) 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 Peter Pester
    significant influence · notified 2018-11-05
  • David Alan Sproxton
    significant influence · notified 2019-12-17
  • Carla Denise Shelley
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-11-16
  • Deepak Sehgal
    significant influence · notified 2024-08-15
  • Laurence Ivor Philip Green
    significant influence · notified 2024-08-15
  • Kerry Anthony Lock ceased 2023-11-16
    25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-04
  • Jeremy James Howard Gadd ceased 2024-11-07
    25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-05
  • Mary Lowance ceased 2024-11-07
    25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-05
  • Stephanie Claire Louise Owen ceased 2023-05-11
    significant influence · notified 2019-05-14
  • David Mark Roberts ceased 2025-09-01
    significant influence · notified 2023-05-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Aardman Employee Ownership Trustee Limited is controlled by David Peter Pester
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-11-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Peter Pester.

13 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.

7 directors on the board

3.3y median 1.9y
average tenure
7.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Arts and leisure 3Tech and media 3Dormant 2Finance 2Professional services 2Business services 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
11603927
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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