Top 5 Most Respected
South West Creative Companies

We asked everyone who completed the online Top 100 survey which other creative company and individual within the South West they most respect. Our partners Smith & Williamson then counted all the nominations and compiled our Top 5 most respected tables.

Rank Company Sector Turnover Staff Location Owner Founded
1. Aardman Animations Ltd £17.000.000 110 Bristol Independent 1972
2. E3 £3,782855 46 Bristol Independent 1997
3. 3Sixty Internet £800,000 14 Bristol Independent 1995
4=. Twofour £28,700,000 280 Plymouth Independent 1988
4=. Bray Leino £56,000,000 355 Bristol Independent 1978

Over 230 nominations were received and Aardman Animations stormed ahead taking the accolade of the region’s most respected creative company. Punching well above their weight in terms of size and turnover peers then voted digital agency E3 in second place with fellow agency 3Sixty in third. Plymouth giant Twofour came in fourth with the region’s most successful integrated agency, Bray Leino following a close fifth.

Top 5 Most Respected
South West Creative Individuals

Rank Name Title Company Location
1. Nick Park Director Aardman Bristol
2. Mike Bennett CEO Bristol Media Bristol
3. David Sproxton MD Aardman Bristol
4=. Dick Penny Director Watershed Bristol
4=. Mark Mason Former MD Mason Zimbler Bristol

A Staggering 263 nominations were received for the most respected individual. Aardman Animations again topped the table with Nick Park taking poll position and Bristol Media CEO and E3 founder Mike Bennett following in second place. Aardman co-founder Dave Sproxton came in third. Watershed and Bristol Old Vic’s Dick Penny and recently exiting MD of Mason Zimbler, Mark Mason shared joint fourth position.