Winnersh Film Studios

Winnersh Film Studios was a part of a new wave of film studios being developed in the UK in the early 2020s to meet the growing demand for production space. The studio was a project by Stage Fifty, a company that provides "rapid-build" and high-spec sound stages.^[1] The long-term ambition for the site, located at the Winnersh Triangle Business Park, was to create a new "creative-quarter" with up to six sound stages.^[2]

In March 2022, Wokingham Borough Council granted temporary planning permission for two sound stages and eight workshops for a period of five years. This was to meet immediate demand for studio space. Permanent permission was later granted in January 2024 for these stages, along with a third, larger stage. The studio's location was considered advantageous due to its proximity to the M4 motorway, a railway station, and other film studios in the area such as Shinfield and Arborfield Studios.^[1]

In April 2024, Winnersh Film Studios and its parent company, Stage Fifty, entered into administration. The companies cited a "detrimental impact" on cash flow from the 2023 Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes.^[3] Following the administration, the studio ceased operations.^[4]

In April 2025, an application was made to Wokingham Borough Council to demolish the studio's buildings. The council approved the demolition plans,^[5] with the aim of redeveloping the site for other business purposes. The company "Winnersh Film Studios Ltd" was officially dissolved in July 2025.^[6]

In September 2025, it was reported that a European investment firm, SCIO Capital, had secured a 30-year lease for the site and planned to relaunch the studios on a smaller footprint under the new name Parkside Studios Winnersh.^[7][8]

• The Boys in the Boat (2023)^[9]
• Ghostbusters Frozen Empire (2024)^[10]
• Cleaner (2025)^[11]
• A Working Man (2025)^[12]