What Screen Yorkshire does

Screen Yorkshire is a UK regional screen agency established in 2002 (registered as Screen Yorkshire Limited, company number 04490352) and headquartered at Studio 30, 46 The Calls, Leeds. It is the sole designated regional screen agency for Yorkshire & Humber, providing three integrated service lines: (1) production investment through the Yorkshire Content Fund, a public-private co-investment vehicle that has deployed over £225M in production spend across 60+ film and TV productions including Peaky Blinders, All Creatures Great and Small, Ackley Bridge, The Witcher, and Gentleman Jack; (2) Film Office services, including a curated Locations Database of 1,200+ filming locations, Crew and Supplier Directories, and production liaison support available free at point of delivery; and (3) Skills and Training programmes such as FLEX, LOOP, ScriptEd, Beyond Brontës, the Screen Diversity Programme, and Virtual Production training. The organisation leads Screen Alliance North, a BFI Skills Cluster partnership with Liverpool Film Office, North East Screen, and Screen Manchester that secured £2.3M of National Lottery funding and has reached 30,000+ people across the North of England over three years.

The organisation operates as a non-commercial public-sector-funded entity, with services delivered free at point of use via BFI National Lottery, local authority, Combined Authority, and Research England grants. Its revenue model is hybrid: professional services-style Film Office support is grant-funded, while the Yorkshire Content Fund charges arrangement fees plus backend premium/profit participation on recoupable production investments (capped at £500K per project, normally 10–15% of budget, requiring equal private match on identical terms). Skills and training programmes are mostly free to participants, with specific programmes like LOOP paying £5,000 per selected writer. The core operations are run by a small team of approximately 15 staff covering Film Office, Skills, Finance, Marketing, and Executive functions, overseen by a Board of Directors chaired by Andrew Sheldon (co-founder of True North) and led by CEO Caroline Cooper Charles.

Screen Yorkshire's customer base spans film and TV production companies (The Forge, Lookout Point, Playground, Drama Republic, STUDIOCANAL, Netflix, Warp Films, Film4), incoming UK and international productions seeking Yorkshire locations, freelance crew and supply-chain companies, emerging and underrepresented talent, and writers/directors/producers seeking professional development. The organisation is governed as an independent private limited company with public-sector funding dependencies. Its economic impact is regionally significant: Yorkshire & Humber's screen industries support an estimated 12,000 jobs directly and indirectly, generate over £1B in annual turnover, and have grown faster than any other UK region including London and the South East.

Name

Screen Yorkshire

Legal name

Screen Yorkshire Limited

Website

https://screenyorkshire.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Screen Yorkshire is the designated regional screen agency for Yorkshire & Humber, providing production investment via the Yorkshire Content Fund, Film Office services including locations and crew matching, and industry skills and training programmes across the UK North.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Screen Agency Services

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Production Office Space & Support Facilities (MPADAIAD)

Keywords

• Regional screen agency
• Film production investment
• Film office services
• Screen industry training
• Production support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Yorkshire Content Fund (YCF) — Production Investment Returns: Screen Yorkshire manages a public-private co-investment fund that provides production finance for TV, film, video games, and digital projects in Yorkshire & Humber. The fund charges an arrangement fee and a backend premium and/or share of profits. Investments must be matched with equal private investment on identical recoupment terms. The fund aims to recoup to sustain future investments.
2. Film Office Services: Screen Yorkshire's Film Office provides locations, studios, crewing, and production support services to incoming and regional productions. Services include location scouting and permitting, introductions to local crew and facilities, and studio access. Services are provided free at point of delivery, funded through public sector grants and BFI National Lottery funding.
3. Skills & Training Programme Delivery: Screen Yorkshire designs and delivers industry training and development programmes funded by public sector partners (BFI, local authorities, Combined Authorities,Screen Alliance North). The organisation does not charge programme participants in most cases; funding comes from BFI National Lottery and regional public funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Screen Yorkshire is the designated regional screen agency for Yorkshire & Humber, providing three integrated lines of service: (1) production investment through the Yorkshire Content Fund, which co-invests up to £500,000 per project in film, TV, video games, and digital content; (2) Film Office services including location scouting, crew matching, studio introductions, and production liaison for UK and international productions; and (3) skills and training programmes that develop the regional workforce. Operations are funded primarily through BFI National Lottery grants and public sector partners, with services delivered free at point of use.

Product overview

Screen Yorkshire is a regional screen agency serving as the engine for film and TV sector growth in Yorkshire and Humber. Its core offerings include the Yorkshire Content Fund (production finance), Film Office Services (locations, studios, crewing), and a comprehensive Skills & Training portfolio. The Yorkshire Content Fund provides investment to film, TV, video games and digital projects, having generated over £225 million production spend across 60+ productions. The Film Office team offers bespoke production support including access to a Locations Database (1200+ locations), Crew & Supplier Directories (securing 10,000+ days of work since 2020), and connections to studios and virtual production facilities. Skills programmes include FLEX (creative development), LOOP (audio drama), Beyond Brontës, ScriptEd, and the Screen Diversity Programme. The organisation also leads Screen Alliance North, a BFI Skills Cluster partnership with three other northern screen agencies. Virtual production and post-production/VFX services are supported through regional partners including Production Park and Tungsten Media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Screen Alliance North: A BFI Skills Cluster partnership between Liverpool Film Office, North East Screen, Screen Manchester, and Screen Yorkshire, focused on making the screen sector more accessible and representative and building a skilled workforce across the North of England.
• Yorkshire Content Fund

Products and services

• Yorkshire Content Fund
• Film Office Services
• Locations Database
• Crew & Supplier Directories
• Studios & Build Spaces
• Virtual Production Services
• Post Production & VFX
• FLEX Creative Development Programme
• LOOP Audio Drama Programme
• Yorkshire's Screen Diversity Programme
• Local Landscapes, Global Horizons
• Into the Lead Leadership Programme
• Screen Crafts & Digital Skills Bootcamp
• ScriptEd
• Beyond Brontës
• Access Coordinator Programme
• Sustainability Managers Training Programme
• South Yorkshire Internship Scheme

Quantifiable outcome

• £225M+ production spend generated by the Yorkshire Content Fund across 60+ productions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Edinburgh International Film FestivalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2026Screen Yorkshire provided production support to The State of Us, a British indie film directed by Ollie Gardner and Jake Harvey, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film explores male friendship and vulnerability in Bradford.
• CBBC (The Dumping Ground), BBC (Smoggie Queens, Waterloo Road, This City is Ours)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Screen Alliance North has established industry partnerships with major broadcasters CBBC and BBC to create shadowing and trainee placement opportunities on high-profile productions including The Dumping Ground, Smoggie Queens, Waterloo Road, and This City is Ours. Trainees have also been placed on House of Guinness, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Finding Emily.
• Warp FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Warp Films is the production company leading the South Yorkshire internship scheme in partnership with Screen Yorkshire and backed by Netflix. Warp Films is a significant independent production company with deep roots in the Northern film and TV sector.
• North East Universities Screen Network (NEUSN)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025North East Screen partnered with NEUSN (Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland, Teesside universities) to launch Connected Campus@NEUSN, bridging academic study and real-world screen industry experience. While this partnership is primarily between North East Screen and NEUSN, Screen Yorkshire participates in similar Connected Campus activities through Screen Alliance North.
• Women in Film and Television UKminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Screen Yorkshire supports the Women in Film and Television UK Four Nations Mentoring Scheme targeting female crew members in the North of England. The scheme offers one-to-one mentoring, peer-to-peer training, and workshops. Regional partners include Liverpool Film Office, North East Screen, and Screen Manchester.
• Screen Alliance North (Liverpool Film Office, North East Screen, Screen Manchester, Screen Yorkshire)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023Screen Alliance North is a BFI Skills Cluster formed in April 2023 by four northern screen agencies (Liverpool Film Office, North East Screen, Screen Manchester, Screen Yorkshire) to address skills gaps and broaden access to opportunities across the North of England. Screen Yorkshire is the lead partner. The alliance secured £2.3m BFI National Lottery funding for 3 years and has delivered programmes supporting 4,056 participants and 6,112 students in its latest year, reaching 30,000+ people over three years. Activities include Connected Campus, Connected Skills, Into the Lead (leadership programme), and Sustainability Managers Training.
• Production Park (Studio 004 — LED/XR Virtual Production Stage)coreTechnology or IntegrationProduction Park near Wakefield houses Studio 004, Yorkshire's first LED virtual production stage and cutting-edge XR facility, which Screen Yorkshire's Film Office promotes as a key regional asset for productions seeking virtual production capabilities.
• SIGN (University of York)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIGN (Structured Initiative for the North) at the University of York co-delivers Virtual Production training and the FLEX creative development programme with Screen Yorkshire, funded via Research England Development Fund. Programme venues include The Forge in Doncaster.
• Prox and ReveriecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProx and Reverie delivers Screen Yorkshire's Virtual Production training programme at The Forge facility in Doncaster, providing workshops in VR/VP techniques for established TV and Film companies. Martin Taylor leads content delivery; Emma Whittaker manages day-to-day programme operations.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Screen Manchester: Greater Manchester's regional screen agency, providing Film Office services, production support, and skills & talent development. A co-founding partner of Screen Alliance North with overlapping regional film office model and competition for incoming productions in Northern England.
• Liverpool Film Office: The official regional screen agency for the Liverpool City Region, providing location scouting, crew sourcing, and production support to incoming productions. It is a co-founding partner of Screen Alliance North alongside Screen Yorkshire, sharing the same regional film office operating model in adjacent UK geography.
• North East Screen: Regional screen agency for the North East of England, delivering Film Office services, skills development, and production support. Co-founding partner of Screen Alliance North, with directly comparable remit, funding structures, and customer base to Screen Yorkshire.

Regional players

• Northern Ireland Screen: National screen agency for Northern Ireland, providing funding, production services, and skills & talent development. Same UK regional screen agency archetype as Screen Yorkshire, including tax-relief adjacent funding programmes and a single-territory geographic remit.
• Film London: London's regional screen agency, providing Film Office services, training (Talent Film Lab), and production support to the UK's largest production hub. Comparable agency model but serves a different (much larger) geography and competes with Screen Yorkshire for incoming productions choosing where to base.
• Screen Scotland: Scotland's national screen agency, providing funding, production support, and skills programmes across feature film, TV, and games. Functionally analogous to Screen Yorkshire but operating at a national scale for Scotland, offering the same integrated production-finance + Film Office + skills model.
• Ffilm Cymru Wales: Wales's national screen agency, funding production, supporting skills development, and providing production liaison services. Closely comparable integrated offering to Screen Yorkshire, including recoupsable investment funds and BFI-aligned skills delivery.

Emerging players

• Production Park: Wakefield-based production facility campus housing Studio 004 (UK's first LED virtual production stage) and other studios. A core technology partner prominently promoted by Screen Yorkshire, with directly overlapping customer base in incoming productions seeking Yorkshire-based studio and virtual production capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• British Film Institute (BFI): The UK's lead body for film, providing Lottery funding, policy, and national skills strategy. The BFI is Screen Yorkshire's primary upstream funder and policy counterpart, distributing the £2.3M Skills Cluster funding and broader National Lottery grants that Screen Yorkshire administers.
• North East Screen (additional reference) — screen agencies of the West Midlands (e.g., Creative England): Creative England is a broader creative industries development agency operating across English regions outside London, providing production funding and skills programmes. Less directly comparable to Screen Yorkshire's regional Film Office model, but operates in the same public-policy ecosystem for UK screen sector growth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/screenyorkshire
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIkrCC0Z_NF3CPD3kJtct9A
• Facebookfacebook.com/247323972829
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/screen-yorkshire
• Instagraminstagram.com/screen_yorkshire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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