Outpost VFX

Sources

Where every number comes from.

Primary filings first. Outpost's group accounts on Companies House are scanned images; I OCR'd each one and checked key lines against totals and the next year's comparatives. Aggregator figures are used only for the Indian subsidiary, and say so wherever they appear.

Outpost VFX filings

  1. Companies House, OUTPOST VFX LIMITED (08291535): filing history, officers, persons with significant control, charges. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08291535
  2. Group accounts, years to 31 March 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 (FY26 filed 11 August 2026; FY25 filed 15 March 2026). Same filing history.
  3. Confirmation statements, February 2025 and February 2026 (shareholders). Same filing history.
  4. Outpost Visual Effects Private Limited (CIN U92490MH2021FTC367089), summaries of MCA filings: thecompanycheck.com, tracxn.com, tofler.in, falconebiz.com. Aggregator data, not primary.
  5. British Smaller Companies VCT plc annual report to 31 March 2026, and VCT 2 reports (YFM Equity Partners). yfmep.com; investegate.co.uk; theaic.co.uk

Outpost VFX, own news and press

  1. Outpost VFX, About, Careers, Contact and News pages, including: FMX 2026 talks; Oscars 2026 longlist, shortlist and nominations; Emmys 2026; Televisual Facilities 50 #4; RTS Craft & Design 2025; Montréal EP Tara DeSimone; London producer hires; Mumbai careers spotlight; 1.5× overtime (2021); Mumbai HR award (2023); Tim Chauncey CTO (2022); London studio launch (2022); Mumbai launch (2022). https://www.outpost-vfx.com/en/news
  2. AWS for M&E blog: "AWS enables Outpost VFX to service new clients anywhere in the world in hours" (2023); AWS SMB blog on storage costs (2023); AWS Machine Learning blog: "How Outpost VFX uses AWS to accelerate AI model training for visual effects" (30 June 2026).
  3. Private Equity Wire, "YFM invests in Outpost VFX" (2021); Bdaily, "YFM makes significant follow-on investment in Outpost VFX" (August 2022); HMT LLP deal note.
  4. Broadcast, "Outpost VFX heads to Montréal"; newswire.ca Montréal launch (March 2019); Televisual, Singapore studio (July 2019); Deadline, LA studio (December 2020) and London studio (September 2022).
  5. Art of VFX, 1,000th interview: Duncan McWilliam (October 2022); VFX Voice, "Doing the bidding of visual effects" (2020); UK Screen Alliance, Spotlight on Outpost VFX; Vitrina, Outpost VFX profile.
  6. AnimationXpress: Rutvij Barot named Country Head, India (July 2026); Indian VFX industry in 2025 round-up (December 2025).
  7. Outpost VFX careers board (SmartRecruiters), open roles as of October 2026. https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/OutpostVFX
  8. Glassdoor, Outpost VFX reviews; Revelio Labs, Outpost VFX workforce profile (LinkedIn-derived).

Peers

  1. The Framestore Ltd (01972029), accounts to 31 December 2023, 2024 and 2025. Companies House.
  2. Infinity Topco Ltd (12923887), group accounts to 31 December 2024 and 2025. Companies House.
  3. Cinesite Media Holdings Ltd (11574775) and Cinesite VFX Ltd (08492749), accounts to 30 April 2024 and 2025. Companies House.
  4. BlueBolt Ltd (06944773), accounts to 31 December 2023 and 2024; Double Negative Ltd (03325701), accounts to 31 March 2025; Union Visual Effects Ltd (06722560). Companies House.
  5. Milk VFX and Lola Post administrators' proposals (Companies House 13248586 / 03955694).

Incentives

  1. UK Screen Alliance, "Applying UK film & HETV tax incentives to post & VFX". https://www.ukscreenalliance.co.uk/subpages/applying-uk-film-hetv-tax-incentives-to-post-vfx/
  2. BFI, enhanced VFX tax credit; British Film Commission, accessing UK tax reliefs; Screen Daily, Autumn Budget confirms VFX uplift (October 2024).
  3. SODEC, Québec production services tax credit fact sheet (March 2026); Global News and newswire.ca on the 65% cap; CAVCO, Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit.
  4. Ontario Creates (OCASE); Government of British Columbia, production services tax credit; California Governor's office (AB 132).
  5. India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, revised foreign film incentive guidelines (2024); Fox Mandal on the 40% incentive; AnimationXpress on Maharashtra's AVGC-XR policy 2025.

Industry

  1. BFI official statistics 2025 (production spend £6.8bn). https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/official-bfi-statistics-2025
  2. Screen Daily: UK VFX job losses after the strikes; MPC collapse reaction; Jellyfish suspends operations; ScreenSkills Sizing Up (capacity use).
  3. Newscast Studio, Technicolor UK administration (February 2025); Moneylife, Technicolor India salaries; Variety, ARC Creative; Broadcast, The Mill reopens and Glassworks closes.
  4. IBC: streamers reduce scripted commissions; Phantom Digital Effects acquires Milk and Lola.
  5. VFX and Animation World Atlas 2025 and 2026 (TVBEurope, AWN).
  6. FICCI-EY Media & Entertainment reports 2025 and 2026 (via EY and AnimationXpress); VFX Voice, "The Indian VFX industry: a major global force" (Spring 2026).
  7. fxguide, "A way forward for the VFX industry" (2014); Cartoon Brew, "De-mystifying VFX bidding and budgeting" (2018); Scott Squires, Effects Corner (2007, 2011); VES, "The State of the Global VFX Industry 2013".
  8. Hollywood Reporter and Screen Daily on VFX overtime (IATSE, BECTU); Kantata/SPI Professional Services Maturity Benchmark 2025 (utilisation).

Systems (for Finance Dailies)

  1. Autodesk Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid) API reference: TimeLog, Task, Shot, HumanUser entities and default status lists.
  2. ftrack API documentation: Timelog, Task, query language.
  3. Xero: Manual Journals and Invoices import formats; Accounting API (ManualJournals, TrackingCategories, Journals); UK default chart of accounts.
  4. HMRC 2025–26 employer NIC and auto-enrolment thresholds; Revenu Québec 2025 employer contribution rates (QPP, EI, QPIP, HSF); EPFO and the Code on Wages (India Labour Codes, in force 21 November 2025).
  5. Bectu Animation & VFX Union rate card 2025 (UK salary anchors).