Complete Control

Children’s animation studio – winners of two BAFTAS

Digital agency

£1m+ T/O

14 Bath employees

Founded 1999

Unlimited ambition

Our vision is to create the most imaginative, innovative and playful digital experiences for the younger generation.

Unlimited innovation

Complete Control is a leading children’s interactive production company specialising in creating digital content for the best in children’s media. We develop digital content for apps, games, websites, short-form animations, AR experiences and linear TV across children’s entertainment and education.

For more than 20 years we’ve been producing children’s digital content with boundless energy, enthusiasm, expertise, passion and positivity.

We involve children at every stage of development so we can test, tweak and improve, in line with what they tell us. They are our consumers, so we put them at the forefront of everything we do.

Awarded two BAFTAs for our interactive work across entertainment and education, plus a whole host of other industry awards, we are a specialist studio that is in tune with young audiences’ needs and trends and we advise our client’s on how to achieve their goals when creating digital content for children.

Unlimited potential

Aside of developing digital content for the most well known children’s brands, Complete Control also develops its own IP brands across games and TV and commercially license these across different media platforms. Our latest IP development is the charming Nick Cope’s Popcast TV series for CBeebies which is now growing into other areas of media.

We also assist to validate and launch early stage start-ups who come to us with ideas for children’s content by creating commercially attractive IP, imaginative, innovative and playful concepts, to ensure their new brand reaches its full potential.

Unlimited talent

We are a small but highly experienced team of digital creatives, artists, developers, game developers, strategists and project managers, all experts in our industry.

Awarded two BAFTAs for our interactive work across entertainment and education, plus a whole host of other industry awards…

Did you know…

 

Bath Community

  • Being involved with the Bath creative sector, and working with the abundance of talented people and companies we have here in Bath, creates exciting opportunities and collaborations. 

    Some highlights…

  • We were part of the Creative Bath judging panel in 2020.  Learning about such amazing creative businesses, and seeing them get recognised for their work within the city, was great to see. 

  • In 2018 we created our own interactive Owl sculpture for the Owl Art Trail, a great community initiative for Bath’s creative sector.  We received a fantastic response to our owl from both the people of Bath and tourists, as well as raising money for charity.

Founded

Complete Control was founded in 1999 by Glynn Hayward.  His love of children’s animation, and the then gap in the market for good interactive games, has given the company its direction.  The company was named after a song by The Clash.

How does Bath influence your work? 

  • We are very proud to have established Complete Control in Bath. Bringing our ‘out of town’ client base to the studio, and to the City, has always been something we and they really enjoy.  It’s great to see fun projects come to life in a lovely part of the world. 

    We work closely with local universities, colleges and schools to help develop our products. We run work experience schemes, assist in setting University projects, organise children’s game testing sessions, as well as play testing with children who have accessibility needs. Employing young and hungry talent into the digital sector within the South West is something we champion.

    Working in Bath allows for the perfect work life balance.  Our studio location and facilities are geared towards wellbeing. We enjoy lots of open rural spaces surrounding the studio and even a beautiful cycle ride to work for those who cycle. 

Where are you based? 

We are very lucky to have a stunning studio on the rural outskirts of Bath. You’ll find us working on something fun in our converted barn at Studio 8, Church Farm, Corston, Bath, BA2 9AP.


Global 

The content we create for children is enjoyed globally. We work with international clients, as well as overseas talent, to bring a diverse and cultural perspective to our projects both creatively and technically. We don’t had a need for a global studio - Bath suits us just fine for now!


Contact details 

Glynn Hayward, Founder & Creative Director
glynn@completecontrol.co.uk

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