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Telling Tales Productions
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Telling Tales Productions Limited
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tellingtalesproductions.com
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Private
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2020
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Telling Tales Productions Limited is an independent UK television production company founded in 2020 by Katy Raffin in London. It specializes in documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and public service broadcasters, producing emotionally driven human-interest content designed to drive donations during televised charity campaigns. Its core products are project-based short films, documentary content, and campaign assets delivered for clients including UNICEF UK (Soccer Aid for ITV), Stand Up to Cancer (Channel 4), Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, National Emergencies Trust, Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Plan International, with secondary online content for BBC (Red Nose Day, Sport Relief).

The company operates a "collective" production model, assembling bespoke project teams from a core of full-time staff (founder, producers, head of production, head of development and HR) and an extended network of freelance directors, editors, camera operators, and talent producers including BAFTA-nominated Dean Swift (SwiftDean). Production work is executed using standard broadcast-quality filming, editing, and post-production equipment, with shoot locations spanning the UK and international sites in Guatemala, Poland, Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine via remote crews. Distribution is through linear broadcast on ITV, Channel 4, and BBC during tentpole charity events, with additional online and social distribution via Vimeo, Instagram, and X.

Telling Tales generates revenue through professional-services production fees negotiated on a per-project basis with charity and broadcaster clients; no pricing is publicly disclosed. There is no external funding, no parent company, and ownership remains with founder Katy Raffin. The business is GDPR-compliant, incorporated in the UK, and operates as a small (1-10 employee) founder-led company with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities and no proprietary technology platform.

Short descriptiontext

Telling Tales Productions is a London-based independent TV production company founded in 2020 that produces documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, BBC, UNICEF, and Cancer Research UK.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
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London
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United Kingdom
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
documentary film production, fundraising campaign films, broadcast television production, charity sector media, human interest content
Industry2 codes
1Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO)
CodeMPADADAKPrimaryYes
2Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming)
CodeMPADADABPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries512
  • Broadcasting and Content Providers516
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production7812
Product category
Television Production Services
GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1TV Production Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Production fees for creating documentary and fundraising films for charity clients and UK broadcasters. Work includes Soccer Aid for UNICEF films, Stand Up to Cancer campaigns, Cancer Research UK content, and other charity-focused productions broadcast on ITV, Channel 4, and BBC.

tellingtalesproductions.com
Marketing channels6 records

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Distribution channels5 records

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Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
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Core offering1 text field

Telling Tales Productions is an independent London-based TV production company founded in 2020, producing documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and public broadcasters. The company offers end-to-end production services from story development and location filming (with remote global crews) through post-production to broadcast delivery for ITV, Channel 4, and BBC telethons including Soccer Aid for UNICEF, Red Nose Day, Sport Relief, and Stand Up to Cancer. It assembles bespoke 'collective' teams of freelance directors, producers, editors, and camera operators for each project.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 value
  • Millions of pounds raised for charitable causes through produced films
Product overview1 text field

Telling Tales Productions is an independent TV production company founded in 2020, specializing in documentary and fundraising films for charitable causes. The company operates as a project-based production studio rather than a product company with modules. Their core offerings consist of produced film content for major UK charity campaigns, including Soccer Aid for UNICEF films on ITV, Stand Up to Cancer content for Channel 4, Macmillan Cancer Support monologues, National Emergencies Trust documentaries, Cancer Research UK films, and Elton John Aids Foundation content. The company brings together flexible production teams for each project, combining in-house producers and directors with freelance talent. All productions focus on human interest storytelling with emotional impact to drive charitable donations and awareness.

Product and service2 records
1Charity Fundraising Film Production Services
CategoryTelevision Production Services
Description

End-to-end production of documentary and short fundraising films for UK charitable organizations, covering story development, location filming with remote global crews, post-production editing, and delivery for broadcast and online distribution. Clients include UNICEF UK, Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, Stand Up to Cancer, National Emergencies Trust, Elton John Aids Foundation, and Plan International.

2Broadcast Documentary Production Services
CategoryTelevision Production Services
Description

Production of broadcast-quality documentary and campaign films supplied to UK public broadcasters ITV, Channel 4, and BBC for integration into their annual charity telethon programming including Soccer Aid for UNICEF, Red Nose Day, Sport Relief, and Stand Up to Cancer.

Scale indicator3 records

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Partnership8 partners
1ITV
Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Primary broadcast partner for Soccer Aid for UNICEF. Telling Tales produces the emotional fundraising films shown during the live ITV1 broadcast of the annual football match. Also partners on other ITV charity campaign content.

2UNICEF UK
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Ongoing production partner for Soccer Aid for UNICEF since 2021. Produces films highlighting UNICEF's crucial work worldwide to encourage donations during the live broadcast. Works with UNICEF UK teams on stories and locations globally.

3Universities UK (UUK)
Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Collaborates with UUK on the Soccer Aid for UNICEF campaign, working together to get the message far and wide.

4Initial (ITV)
Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Works with Initial across the Soccer Aid for UNICEF campaign on ITV broadcast and show content.

5Channel 4
Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Broadcast partner for Stand Up to Cancer campaign films. Telling Tales has made films for the C4 TV campaign since 2024 and online content for many years.

6SwiftDean
Strategic tierCoreTypeGTM or Marketing Partner
Description

BAFTA-nominated talent producer Dean Swift and his consultancy. Works with Telling Tales on projects for NET, SU2C, and Macmillan Cancer Support. Long-standing collaborative relationship on charity campaigns.

tellingtalesproductions.com
7Gilead Sciences (RADIAN Partnership with EJAF)
Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Produced films for the RADIAN partnership between Elton John Aids Foundation and Gilead Sciences, including Kazakhstan project highlighting the impact of HIV/AIDS intervention programs.

8The Talent Manager
Strategic tierMinorTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Recruitment platform used by Telling Tales to manage CV database and list job vacancies. Freelancers can join the network to be considered for production roles.

Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight5 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key highlights7 records

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Named customers10 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Profiles12 records

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Investors

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Telling Tales Productions

Television Production Servicestellingtalesproductions.com

Telling Tales Productions is a London-based independent TV production company founded in 2020 that produces documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, BBC, UNICEF, and Cancer Research UK.

What Telling Tales Productions does

Telling Tales Productions Limited is an independent UK television production company founded in 2020 by Katy Raffin in London. It specializes in documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and public service broadcasters, producing emotionally driven human-interest content designed to drive donations during televised charity campaigns. Its core products are project-based short films, documentary content, and campaign assets delivered for clients including UNICEF UK (Soccer Aid for ITV), Stand Up to Cancer (Channel 4), Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, National Emergencies Trust, Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Plan International, with secondary online content for BBC (Red Nose Day, Sport Relief).

The company operates a "collective" production model, assembling bespoke project teams from a core of full-time staff (founder, producers, head of production, head of development and HR) and an extended network of freelance directors, editors, camera operators, and talent producers including BAFTA-nominated Dean Swift (SwiftDean). Production work is executed using standard broadcast-quality filming, editing, and post-production equipment, with shoot locations spanning the UK and international sites in Guatemala, Poland, Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine via remote crews. Distribution is through linear broadcast on ITV, Channel 4, and BBC during tentpole charity events, with additional online and social distribution via Vimeo, Instagram, and X.

Telling Tales generates revenue through professional-services production fees negotiated on a per-project basis with charity and broadcaster clients; no pricing is publicly disclosed. There is no external funding, no parent company, and ownership remains with founder Katy Raffin. The business is GDPR-compliant, incorporated in the UK, and operates as a small (1-10 employee) founder-led company with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities and no proprietary technology platform.

Telling Tales Productions firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Telling Tales Productions
Legal name
Telling Tales Productions Limited
Website
https://tellingtalesproductions.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2020
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Telling Tales Productions is a London-based independent TV production company founded in 2020 that produces documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, BBC, UNICEF, and Cancer Research UK.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Telling Tales Productions industry classification

Industry
Product category
Television Production Services
NAICS
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)
SIC
Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
akta.pro primary industry
Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO) (MPADADAK)
akta.pro secondary industry
Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB)

Keywords

  • Documentary film production
  • Fundraising campaign films
  • Broadcast television production
  • Charity sector media
  • Human interest content

Where Telling Tales Productions is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
London
HQ country
United Kingdom
HQ region
Europe

Markets served

Telling Tales Productions business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

  1. TV Production Services: Production fees for creating documentary and fundraising films for charity clients and UK broadcasters. Work includes Soccer Aid for UNICEF films, Stand Up to Cancer campaigns, Cancer Research UK content, and other charity-focused productions broadcast on ITV, Channel 4, and BBC.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Telling Tales Productions product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Telling Tales Productions is an independent London-based TV production company founded in 2020, producing documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and public broadcasters. The company offers end-to-end production services from story development and location filming (with remote global crews) through post-production to broadcast delivery for ITV, Channel 4, and BBC telethons including Soccer Aid for UNICEF, Red Nose Day, Sport Relief, and Stand Up to Cancer. It assembles bespoke 'collective' teams of freelance directors, producers, editors, and camera operators for each project.

Product overview

Telling Tales Productions is an independent TV production company founded in 2020, specializing in documentary and fundraising films for charitable causes. The company operates as a project-based production studio rather than a product company with modules. Their core offerings consist of produced film content for major UK charity campaigns, including Soccer Aid for UNICEF films on ITV, Stand Up to Cancer content for Channel 4, Macmillan Cancer Support monologues, National Emergencies Trust documentaries, Cancer Research UK films, and Elton John Aids Foundation content. The company brings together flexible production teams for each project, combining in-house producers and directors with freelance talent. All productions focus on human interest storytelling with emotional impact to drive charitable donations and awareness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Charity Fundraising Film Production Services End-to-end production of documentary and short fundraising films for UK charitable organizations, covering story development, location filming with remote global crews, post-production editing, and delivery for broadcast and online distribution. Clients include UNICEF UK, Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, Stand Up to Cancer, National Emergencies Trust, Elton John Aids Foundation, and Plan International.
  • Broadcast Documentary Production Services Production of broadcast-quality documentary and campaign films supplied to UK public broadcasters ITV, Channel 4, and BBC for integration into their annual charity telethon programming including Soccer Aid for UNICEF, Red Nose Day, Sport Relief, and Stand Up to Cancer.

Quantifiable outcome

  • Millions of pounds raised for charitable causes through produced films

Companies that use Telling Tales Productions

Customer profile

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Telling Tales Productions technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Telling Tales Productions partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • ITVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary broadcast partner for Soccer Aid for UNICEF. Telling Tales produces the emotional fundraising films shown during the live ITV1 broadcast of the annual football match. Also partners on other ITV charity campaign content.
  • UNICEF UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing production partner for Soccer Aid for UNICEF since 2021. Produces films highlighting UNICEF's crucial work worldwide to encourage donations during the live broadcast. Works with UNICEF UK teams on stories and locations globally.
  • Universities UK (UUK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with UUK on the Soccer Aid for UNICEF campaign, working together to get the message far and wide.
  • Initial (ITV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with Initial across the Soccer Aid for UNICEF campaign on ITV broadcast and show content.
  • Channel 4coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast partner for Stand Up to Cancer campaign films. Telling Tales has made films for the C4 TV campaign since 2024 and online content for many years.
  • SwiftDeancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBAFTA-nominated talent producer Dean Swift and his consultancy. Works with Telling Tales on projects for NET, SU2C, and Macmillan Cancer Support. Long-standing collaborative relationship on charity campaigns.
  • Gilead Sciences (RADIAN Partnership with EJAF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced films for the RADIAN partnership between Elton John Aids Foundation and Gilead Sciences, including Kazakhstan project highlighting the impact of HIV/AIDS intervention programs.
  • The Talent ManagerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment platform used by Telling Tales to manage CV database and list job vacancies. Freelancers can join the network to be considered for production roles.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Telling Tales Productions competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Telling Tales Productions social profiles

Digital presence

Telling Tales Productions compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

Telling Tales Productions financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Telling Tales Productions leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Telling Tales Productions funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Telling Tales Productions M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Telling Tales Productions

What does Telling Tales Productions do?

Telling Tales Productions is an independent London-based TV production company founded in 2020, producing documentary and fundraising films for UK charities and public broadcasters. The company offers end-to-end production services from story development and location filming (with remote global crews) through post-production to broadcast delivery for ITV, Channel 4, and BBC telethons including Soccer Aid for UNICEF, Red Nose Day, Sport Relief, and Stand Up to Cancer. It assembles bespoke 'collective' teams of freelance directors, producers, editors, and camera operators for each project.

Is Telling Tales Productions a public or private company?

Telling Tales Productions is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Telling Tales Productions founded?

Telling Tales Productions was founded in 2020. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Telling Tales Productions based?

Telling Tales Productions is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does Telling Tales Productions make money?

One revenue line is on record: TV Production Services.

Does Telling Tales Productions have an API?

No public API is recorded for Telling Tales Productions.

What industry is Telling Tales Productions in?

Telling Tales Productions's product category is Television Production Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPADADAK, Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO), with a secondary code of MPADADAB, Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming). Its NAICS code is 512 and its SIC code is 7812.

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