Paul Shuttleworth set up Handle and Spout Limited as an independent production company in 2005. It produced Children's Television content based on Paul's original ideas.

In 2010 we were nominated by BAFTA for best Children's independent production company of the year, celebrated by the judges for being, "small but perfectly formed."

Later in the same year, Paul was asked to return to BBC Children's In-House Production to support the move to MediaCity in Salford and independent television production ceased, to avoid any conflict of interest.

The company continues to manage Paul's intellectual property and acts as a digital agency, producing websites and social media.