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Top 25 Visual effects companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Visual effects companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 776 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 776 visual effects companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 22,228 professional contacts across them, including 8,859 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers visual effects companies 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 visual effects companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 776 visual effects companies 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 visual effects companies: 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	DNEG	Strong evidence	Fitzrovia, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,573 contacts →
	Strong 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
2	Framestore	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,243 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
3	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
4	Pixomondo	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	674 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PXO creates industry-leading Virtual Production and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	The Mill	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	654 contacts →
	Indirect 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
6	Outpost VFX	Strong evidence	Bournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	629 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Outpost VFX create stunning visual effects for film and episodic productions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Untold Studios	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	468 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a creative studio with expertise in VFX, music, originals, motion design and advertising.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Foundry	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	349 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Foundry has a 30-year heritage in developing creative software for the Media and Entertainment industry, and a portfolio of award-winning products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Molinare	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	203 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Molinare is an award-winning Film and Broadcast Post Production Facility in the heart of Soho, London and is one of the most respected and established names in the industry with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	The Boundary	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	164 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2014 by Peter Guthrie and Henry Goss, The Boundary has rapidly gained an international reputation for excellence in the visual representation of architecture and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Coffee & TV	Indirect evidence	London · New York · Los Angeles, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	137 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “An artist-led creative studio specialising in motion design, animation, VFX and colour.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Bluebolt	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	135 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BlueBolt is an award-winning, independent visual effects studio based in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Union Visual Effects	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Strong 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
14	Glassworks	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Strong 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
15	UNIT	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	118 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are UNIT.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Milk Visual Effects	Strong evidence	Clerkenwell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Strong 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
17	Absolute	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	104 contacts →
	Indirect 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
18	Automatik VFX	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	99 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
19	Atomic Arts	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	94 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We create high-end visual effects for the major Hollywood studios, global streaming platforms and independent film and television.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Axis Studios	Indirect evidence	Glasgow / Bristol / London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hello, we are the Axis Studios, a multi-award-winning animation and VFX studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Black Kite Studios	Strong evidence	Shoreditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	92 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Black Kite is an independent creative studio offering world class visual effects and design.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Painting Practice	Indirect evidence	Cardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Painting Practice is a boutique design studio with its foundation and experience firmly rooted in the Art Department.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	1920	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “1920 is a visual effects post production facility based in central London and Bristol.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Igene DI And VFX	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Overview: iGene is an eminent Visual Effects and Colour Grading Company with operations based in London, Singapore, and Chennai.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Time Based Arts	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	76 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Time Based Arts is a world-leading visual effects and colour grading studio located in Shoreditch, London.” 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: visual effects companies. 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 visual effects companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of visual effects companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name visual effects companies. 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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Visual effects companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

39.9%Verified-email coverage

28.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

52.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

565

11-50

157

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 776 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 visual effects companies, 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 “visual effects companies”. 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 visual effects companies), 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 visual effects companies, 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, 8,859 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.

Visual effects companies by metro

Visual effects companies in London404
Visual effects companies in Bristol26

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 visual effects companies, 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 visual effects companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 776 visual effects companies 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 visual effects companies?

London leads with 404 headquartered companies, followed by Bristol (26) and Manchester (20).

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 8,859 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 776 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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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.