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Top 25 Animation production studios based in the United Kingdom

Name: Animation production studios based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 660 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 660 animation production studios headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,793 professional contacts across them, including 1,999 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers animation production studios headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest animation production studios based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 660 animation production studios based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to animation production studios: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Cinesite	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	719 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Superheroes, fantastic beasts, dinosaurs of the 21st century, and galaxies undiscovered.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Aardman	Partial evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	415 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Aardman, based in Bristol (UK) co-founded and run by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, is a world leader in animation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Blue ZOO Animation Studio	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	356 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Celebrating over 25 years of Blue Zoo!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Passion Pictures	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	329 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PASSION PICTURES is an independent production company founded in 1987.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Snipple Animation Studios	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	300 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Snipple we produce, create and deliver high quality animation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Locksmith Animation	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Locksmith Animation is a global independent animation studio, developing and producing high-quality features, series, and shorts for audiences of all ages around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	SUN & Moon	Partial evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Animation with character.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Wild Child Animation	Strong evidence	Stirling, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	114 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The goal at Wild Child Animation is to build a cutting edge animation studio by creating an inclusive workplace that combines creative talent with innovative technology; all with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Axis Studios	Strong evidence	Glasgow / Bristol / London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	93 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hello, we are the Axis Studios, a multi-award-winning animation and VFX studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	The Line Studio	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We’re a globally renowned animation studio based in East LDN, working across advertising, interactive media, music videos, and original content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Blink Industries	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Blink Industries is an Emmy, BAFTA and Annie award winning production company and animation studio based in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Blinkink	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are world class animation specialists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Karrot	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a vibrant animation studio in London, specialising in character, design and storytelling using digital traditional animation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Acamar Films	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	69 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an independent creative studio headquartered in Camden, London and our mission is to “move and delight” audiences worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	A Productions	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We make iconic, award-winning animated content for children’s TV & film - and we've been telling stories authentically since 1985.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Studio AKA	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	59 contacts →
	Strong evidence “STUDIO AKA is a multi-BAFTA winning, EMMY awarded & OSCAR-nominated independent animation studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Cookie Studio	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	58 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cookie is the animation studio busily cooking up animation on behalf of brand, broadcast, and advertising patrons.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Mackinnon And Saunders LTD	Strong evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Mackinnon & Saunders is an award-winning UK-based production company with over 30 years of experience in puppet-making, stop-motion animation, 2D animation, and IP development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	3d Sparrow Booba Food Puzzle	Strong evidence	Roade, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are 3D Sparrow, an independent animation studio creating beautiful animated content for our smallest fans globally, aged 2-7.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Beano Studios	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Beano Studios is a rebellious entertainment business, driven by insight and data, which creates, curates and delivers entertainment for kids of all ages worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Not To Scale	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Not To Scale is an established film production company and animation studio representing an evolving international roster of multi-disciplined film makers who place film craft and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	RED Star 3d	Strong evidence	Sheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Red Star Studio is a creative services company producing 3D animation for TV commercials, corporates and multimedia; and CGI effects for TV and film productions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Lupus Films	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lupus Films is one of the UK’s foremost producers of high-quality films and television programmes for children and families, founded by Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding in 2002.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Cloth CAT	Strong evidence	Cardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cloth Cat is one of the leading animation and games companies in the UK and we’ve produced over 100 hours of content from our studio in the heart of Cardiff, the capital city of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Surfing Giant Europe	Partial evidence	Altrincham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We produce original content and engaging stories combined with stunning animation and original music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: animation production studios. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names animation production studios.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of animation production studios, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name animation production studios. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Animation production studios based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

29.4%Verified-email coverage

10.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

41.5%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

519

11-50

112

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 660 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among animation production studios, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “animation production studios”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names animation production studios), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among animation production studios, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,999 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Animation production studios by metro

Animation production studios in London274
Animation production studios in Bristol38

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names animation production studios, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many animation production studios are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 660 animation production studios headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Cinesite, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most animation production studios?

London leads with 274 headquartered companies, followed by Bristol (38) and Manchester (23).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,999 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 660 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.