Cloth Cat
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- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Cloth Cat
Cloth Cat is an independent animation studio based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in 2012 and also known publicly as Cloth Cat Animation, it produces digital 2D and CG animation for television, streaming, film, advertising and educational content. Its work spans preschool, children’s and family productions, combining commissioned animation services with co-production and original intellectual property development.
The studio supports projects from early concepts through finished delivery. Development work includes pitch bibles, scripts, concept art, character design and visual development, followed by storyboarding, episodic animatics and production assets. Its animation capabilities encompass cut-out, digital hand-drawn and paperless approaches, alongside CG character animation, rigging and animation integrated with live action. Compositing, editing and delivery extend to 4K UHD broadcast specifications.
Broadcast and film work
Cloth Cat’s portfolio includes Luo Bao Bei, a preschool co-production with Magic Mall for Channel 5 Milkshake! and ABC Kids, and Shane the Chef, a CGI preschool series for Milkshake!. Other television credits include Olobob Top, Boj, Toot the Tiny Tugboat and animation production for The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. The studio also supplied feature animation services for Ethel & Ernest and animated material for productions combining animation with other formats, including Grandpa in my Pocket and Ha Ha Hairies.
Alongside longer productions, the company makes promotional animation, commercials, music videos, social campaigns and educational explainers. This range connects its character animation and storytelling work with shorter commissioned formats and content intended for different audiences and platforms.
Original production and development
In late 2025, Cloth Cat completed its first wholly owned original broadcast film, The Ghost of Midwinter. The half-hour UHD special aired on S4C at Christmas 2025 and was subsequently picked up for international distribution by Serious Kids.
The company became independent through a management-led buyout in December 2020, following its earlier operation within Boom Cymru. It has also expanded into vocational animation training through the Cloth Cat Academy, connecting studio production with professional skills development.
More about Cloth Cat
Leadership
- Founder Jon Rennie is identified as Managing Director in the research dated October 2026.
Production technology
- The studio uses CelAction and Moho for digital 2D production, alongside Blender and Unreal Engine for 3D work. An Epic MegaGrant received in 2021 helped accelerate its Blender and Unreal Engine pipeline.
Training partnerships
- Cloth Cat Academy provides government-backed production traineeships supported by Creative Wales and Media Cymru, adding a funded training pathway to the studio’s vocational education activity.
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Where Cloth Cat is based
- Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Cardiff offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Cardiff Production Studio & Headquarters** Status: active Headquarters Address: 2nd Floor, 4 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3DP Email: hello@clothcat.com Phone: +44 29 2294 9971 / +44 29 2002 8285 Overall headquarters housing animation production, production leadership, IP development and the Cloth Cat Academy. The registered address is 3/4 Park Place. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: GloWorks, Heol Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4GA Opened: 2015 Closed: 2020 Former production premises identified in the report as the studio's base from 2015 to 2020.
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