Wallace & Gromit maker Aardman falls short of return to profit

Animation studio narrows annual loss to 1.1m amid challenging market' in children's content

Don't break out the celebratory Wensleydale just yet. Aardman, the British animation studio behind the cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his beloved dog Gromit, has fallen short of a target to get back in the black, its accounts show.

The employee-owned business was aiming to record a small profit in 2025 after two years of consecutive losses but was hit by production delays and a challenging market" in children's content.