---
title: "AARDMAN ANIMATIONS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4c66c829-ceb4-51ae-bf70-e18e123f1c43
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4c66c829-ceb4-51ae-bf70-e18e123f1c43
identifier: oo:GB-COH-02050843
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# AARDMAN ANIMATIONS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-02050843`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4c66c829-ceb4-51ae-bf70-e18e123f1c43  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4c66c829-ceb4-51ae-bf70-e18e123f1c43  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **AARDMAN ANIMATIONS LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:5493001GKLA77PHKKA56` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f4fc4dd9-959d-572d-9ff9-72a1b9adb188

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Nicholas Wulstan Park** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/edb7a3aa-becc-4504-8067-b87b01634e12
- **Mr David Alan Sproxton** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/fee64b4a-2437-4cd9-9f62-e796ffc6b84a
- **AARDMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/05e37aa9-21ae-5af9-84d8-d3ef7fa889b0
- **Mr Peter Duncan Fraser Lord** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d835245d-9061-40d0-8e8b-03789a9c82c4

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **AARDMAN MOSSY BOTTOM LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a2fd144f-b5a9-5af1-a0ab-e00543650029
- **AARDMAN FREE RANGE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1e72a4c0-0700-5168-b26a-097ae012a243
- **AARDMAN CREATURE COMFORTS USA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/453a3e56-a809-5cb5-9f3e-d4ad60dd3b1d
- **MORPH LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d6ac578c-b454-5e7c-8587-b52cc7c87f10
- **WORKING AT GNOME LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/523a3c11-ccec-558e-a474-a35ad53dae41
- **AARDMAN CREATURE COMFORTS USA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/453a3e56-a809-5cb5-9f3e-d4ad60dd3b1d
- **AARDMAN MOSSY BOTTOM LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a2fd144f-b5a9-5af1-a0ab-e00543650029
- **MORPH LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d6ac578c-b454-5e7c-8587-b52cc7c87f10
- **AARDMAN BEASTLY BITES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/940ae4d8-8f85-50cf-a13a-e18eec95831e
- **AARDMAN SUGARLOAF LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4c848a94-6ea6-5fc5-abe4-321579a5f0e4
- **AARDMAN FREE RANGE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1e72a4c0-0700-5168-b26a-097ae012a243
- **WORKING AT GNOME LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/523a3c11-ccec-558e-a474-a35ad53dae41

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **30-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `02050843`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1986-08-29
- **Registered office:** Gas Ferry Road, Bristol, BS1 6UN
- **SIC:** 59111, 59113, 62011, 90030

### Officers

- BEARD, Helen Mary — director · British · appointed 2026-01-12
- CAVE, Joanna Louise — director · British · appointed 2024-01-01
- CLARKE, Sean Michael — director · British · appointed 2018-11-05
- COX, Sarah — director · British · appointed 2018-11-05
- HARDIE, Emma Natasha — director · British · appointed 2024-04-15
- PARK, Nicholas Wulstan — director · British · appointed 1994-07-20
- SHELLEY, Carla Denise — director · British · appointed 2018-11-05
- PESTER, David Peter — secretary · British · appointed 1994-07-20 · resigned 1999-02-11
- SPROXTON, David Alan — secretary · British · appointed 1999-02-11 · resigned 2019-12-30
- SPROXTON, David Alan — secretary · British · resigned 1994-07-31
- EFERGAN, Daniel — director · British · appointed 2020-03-01 · resigned 2025-04-30
- LOCK, Kerry Anthony — director · British · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2024-02-15
- LORD, Peter Duncan Fraser — director · British · resigned 2024-01-01
- NEWPORT, Paula Gail — director · British · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2025-12-31
- SPROXTON, David Alan — director · British · resigned 2019-12-17
- WRIGHT, Heather Anne — director · British · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2020-04-06

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Aardman Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/05e37aa9-21ae-5af9-84d8-d3ef7fa889b0) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2016-04-06
- Mr Nicholas Wulstan Park — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2018-11-05
- Mr Peter Duncan Fraser Lord — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2018-11-05
- Mr David Alan Sproxton — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2018-11-05

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02050843
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02050843

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **AARDMAN ANIMATIONS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4c66c829-ceb4-51ae-bf70-e18e123f1c43 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4c66c829-ceb4-51ae-bf70-e18e123f1c43._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._