Private company

12 Yard

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British television production company

12 Yard Productions Limited, trading as 12 Yard, was a British television production company that mainly focused on the production of game shows and light entertainment programmes. 12 Yard produced formats including the BBC's long-running quiz Eggheads, Saturday night BBC One lottery formats The National Lottery: In it to Win it and Who Dares Wins!, primetime feel-good format Holding out for a Hero, Take on the Twisters and Big Star's Little Star for ITV, and Coach Trip, Celebrity Coach Trip and Christmas Coach Trip for Channel 4.2 It was founded by David Young.1 It is part of ITV Studios.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

12 Yard Productions Limited, trading as 12 Yard, was a British television production company that mainly focused on the production of game shows and light entertainment programmes. 12 Yard produced formats including the BBC's long-running quiz Eggheads, Saturday night BBC One lottery formats The National Lottery: In it to Win it and Who Dares Wins!, primetime feel-good format Holding out for a Hero, Take on the Twisters and Big Star's Little Star for ITV, and Coach Trip, Celebrity Coach Trip and Christmas Coach Trip for Channel 4.2

Corporate structure

12 Yard is part of a group headed by ITV Studios. 6 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by David Young in 2001.1

Leadership

Who has led 12 Yard, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

Sources

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