What The Charactershop say about themselves
“CharacterShop animation studio: Let our award-winning creative team transform an idea into a polished production. Whether it’s for TV, online, or on stage.”
The Charactershop Limited
- Incorporated
- 18 September 2002 (24 years)
- Industry
- Television programme production activities (59113)
- Directors
- Richard SmartJoanne Danielle DunlopMark Benson Vale
- Owned by
- Mark Benson Vale
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- West Midlands
- Address
- 16 Sansome WalkWorcesterWR1 1LN
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 June 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 September 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 2 October 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 18 September 2026
Charges
- Total
- 2
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 0
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Smart, Richard
Director · Appointed 7 April 2022
British
Born July 1971 (55)
Dunlop, Joanne Danielle
Director · Appointed 6 April 2022
British
Born January 1972 (54)
Vale, Mark Benson
Director · Appointed 18 September 2002
British
Born August 1972 (54)
Vale, Mark Benson
Secretary · Appointed 18 September 2002
British
Officer history (3 former)
7 April 2022
Appointed Smart, Richard as Director
6 April 2022
Appointed Dunlop, Joanne Danielle as Director
23 October 2019
11 November 2013
Resigned Guest, Andy Michael as Director
4 October 2013
29 February 2008
Resigned Howell, Paul Richard as Director
28 January 2008
Appointed Guest, Andy Michael as Director
18 September 2002
Appointed Vale, Mark Benson as Director
18 September 2002
Appointed Vale, Mark Benson as Secretary
18 September 2002
Appointed Howell, Paul Richard as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Mark Benson Vale
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born August 1972 (54)
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · total exemption full accounts
- Net Assets
- £553,787
- Cash
- £262,865
- Debt Ratio
- 34%
- Current Ratio
- 2.9x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £373,128 | £360,225 | £2,998 | £2,461 | £478 | £1,979 | £3,669 |
| Current Assets | £463,607 | £363,393 | £543,541 | £573,162 | £471,534 | £392,114 | £317,363 |
| Debtors | £196,742 | £120,889 | £118,301 | £55,252 | £100,863 | £122,026 | £95,878 |
| Cash | £262,865 | £205,504 | £394,240 | £495,470 | £338,102 | £200,880 | |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £160,258 | £92,744 | £48,607 | £53,531 | £74,668 | £95,151 | £46,333 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £122,690 | £6,250 | £9,250 | ||||
| Net Current Assets | £303,349 | £270,649 | £494,934 | £519,631 | £396,866 | £296,963 | £271,030 |
| Net Assets | £553,787 | £505,374 | £491,682 | £512,842 | |||
| Shareholder Funds | £553,787 | £505,374 | £491,682 | £512,842 | £397,344 | £274,699 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 18 September 2026 | ||
| 29 June 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | 30 September 2025 | ||
| 30 October 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 18 September 2025 | ||
| 30 June 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | 30 September 2024 | ||
| 24 October 2024 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 18 September 2024 |
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