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Top 25 Digital animation studios based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 1,058 digital animation studios headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 24,931 professional contacts across them, including 9,208 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers digital animation 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.

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The 25 largest digital animation studios based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,058 digital animation 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 digital animation 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceFitzrovia, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0007,573 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are DNEG - delivering award-winning visual effects, animation, and creative technologies for film, TV, and immersive content.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,243 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Framestore combines talent and technology to reframe the possible in film, content, advertising and immersive experiences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000719 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Superheroes, fantastic beasts, dinosaurs of the 21st century, and galaxies undiscovered.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000674 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PXO creates industry-leading Virtual Production and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a654 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Mill is TransPerfect's creative studio built on decades of award-winning excellence and designed for a world where craft must scale.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000629 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Outpost VFX create stunning visual effects for film and episodic productions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000468 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a creative studio with expertise in VFX, music, originals, motion design and advertising.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceBristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500415 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
9Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500356 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Celebrating over 25 years of Blue Zoo!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200329 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PASSION PICTURES is an independent production company founded in 1987.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000300 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Snipple we produce, create and deliver high quality animation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceLondon · New York · Los Angeles, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200137 contacts →

Strong evidence

“An artist-led creative studio specialising in motion design, animation, VFX and colour.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200135 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BlueBolt is an award-winning, independent visual effects studio based in London.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200130 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Union VFX is an independent, BAFTA-winning, visual effects facility founded in 2008 by Adam Gascoyne and Tim Caplan, providing a creative service for feature film and television…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200120 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
16Partial evidenceBristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50119 contacts →

Partial evidence

Animation with character.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200119 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For more than 25 years, we have developed visual content for all platforms through creative services such as concept development, live-action production, visual effects, CGI…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceStirling, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a114 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
19Partial evidenceClerkenwell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200113 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Milk is an Oscar, BAFTA, and Emmy Award-winning visual effects studio built by creatives and powered by innovation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Absolute is a proudly independent, award-winning creative studio, based in the heart of London's West End.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20099 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are constantly pushing boundaries, from cutting edge VFX to Academy Award-winning sound design.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceGlasgow / Bristol / London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50093 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Hello, we are the Axis Studios, a multi-award-winning animation and VFX studio.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceShoreditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20092 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Black Kite is an independent creative studio offering world class visual effects and design.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5089 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
25Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20088 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

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Digital animation studios based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
36.9%Verified-email coverage
23.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
43.6%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
811
11-50
192
51-200
31
201-500
11
501-1,000
8
1,001-5,000
1
5,001-10,000
2

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 1,058 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 digital animation 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 “digital animation 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 digital animation 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 digital animation 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, 9,208 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
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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 digital animation 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 digital animation studios are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 1,058 digital animation 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?

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

Which city has the most digital animation studios?

London leads with 461 headquartered companies, followed by Bristol (45) and Manchester (28).

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 9,208 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,058 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.