AARDMAN ANIMATIONS LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-08-29
- Registered office
- Gas Ferry Road, Bristol, BS1 6UN
- Postcode
- BS1 6UN
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 59111 Motion picture production activities
- 59113 Television programme production activities
- 62011 Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
- 90030 Artistic creation
Officers 9 current · 6 resigned
Group structure 8 subsidiaries
Controlled by AARDMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£650,000 total awarded value where published.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Creative Worker (Temporary Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7493062 (Tier 2), registered since 2004.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- aardman.com
- Phone
- 0139462644866
Aardman is the world famous, four times Academy Award® winning animation studio, creators of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Morph.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| AARDS CO. LIMITED(THE) | 1987-06-12 |
| OFFSHELM LIMITED | 1986-11-17 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 14 WETHERELL PLACE, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 1AR | 1992-02-04 |
| 14 WETHERELL PLACE, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 1AR | 1986-11-11 |
| 70/74 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1Y 2DQ | 1986-11-11 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 288 similar companies in BS, trading since 1986
The class of 1986
50%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-06-20
- Where
- City Of Bristol
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL149312 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2018-06-20 | — |
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