Vampire Squid Productions Limited

Active07767492 Private limited company
Incorporated
8 September 2011 (15 years)
Previously known as
Octonauts Productions Limited (until 20 October 2011)
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Industry
Television programme production activities (59113)
Directors
Hongtao Chen
Tao Zhu
Controlled by
Yu Huang
Accounts type
Group
Region
North West
Address
2D 51C&D Derby Street
Manchester
M8 8HW

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
17 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
3 October 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Chen, Hongtao
Director · Appointed 19 June 2026
Chinese
Born July 1970 (56)
Zhu, Tao
Director · Appointed 19 June 2026
Chinese
Born May 1985 (41)
Officer history (13 former)
19 June 2026
Resigned Zhang, Chunyuan as Director
19 June 2026
Appointed Zhu, Tao as Director
19 June 2026
Appointed Chen, Hongtao as Director
19 June 2026
Resigned Liao, Hongbin as Director
23 December 2025
Resigned Lin, Zhang as Director
10 December 2025
Resigned D’ambrosia, Joseph Vincent as Director
10 December 2025
Resigned Anguelova, Maria as Director
22 November 2022
Appointed Zhang, Chunyuan as Director
22 November 2022
Resigned Liu, Thomas as Director
22 November 2022
Resigned Xiao, Li as Director
22 November 2022
Appointed Liao, Hongbin as Director
5 October 2022
Appointed Anguelova, Maria as Director
5 October 2022
26 September 2022
Appointed D’ambrosia, Joseph Vincent as Director
26 September 2022
Resigned Alli, Waheed, Lord as Director
16 October 2017
Appointed Lin, Zhang as Director
16 October 2017
Resigned Farnath, Jeffrey Dodd as Director
16 October 2017
Appointed Xiao, Li as Director
16 October 2017
Appointed Liu, Thomas as Director
9 November 2016
Appointed Farnath, Jeffrey Dodd as Director
9 November 2016
Resigned Guppy, David Roland as Director
26 March 2015
Resigned Durkan, Mary Margaret as Director
3 December 2013
Resigned Cole, David Douglas as Director
26 September 2013
Appointed Guppy, David Roland as Director
25 July 2012
Appointed Durkan, Mary Margaret as Director
25 July 2012
Appointed Astor, William Waldorf, Viscount as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Cole, David Douglas as Director
8 September 2011
Appointed Alli, Waheed, Lord as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Yu Huang
Individual · Notified 6 July 2026
Has significant influence or control
Chinese
Born April 1949 (77)

Holdings 1

Companies where Vampire Squid Productions Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (3)
6 July 2026
Ceased Wang Jianlin — Owns 50–75% of shares
10 December 2025
Ceased Sony Group Corporation — Owns 25–50% of shares
6 October 2025
Ceased Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited — Owns 25–50% of shares

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