Who owns AO WORLD PLC?

No ownership or control links for AO WORLD PLC are resolved in the current sources yet — view the network graph to expand, or pull the cited JSON dossier.

What is AO WORLD PLC's risk level?

WhiteIntel flags AO WORLD PLC as low risk. Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership.

Where does AO WORLD PLC appear across sources?

AO WORLD PLC is resolved across GLEIF into one cited cluster in the WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph, with a source on every claim.

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Sources fused: 2
Resolved records: 2

An absent edge means not yet observed — never does not exist.

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AO WORLD PLC

Name: AO WORLD PLC — ownership dossier
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AO WORLD PLC — active UK company, incorporated 2005 (oo:GB-COH-05525751). 26 holdings, 20 officers. Cited to 2 registries.

OO GB-COH-05525751Inc. 02 Aug 2005plcGB

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Registry identity

Status: active
Incorporated: 2005-08-02
Legal form: plc
Activity: 70100, 74990
Registered office: Unit 5a The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4SD

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GLEIF

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources.

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Ownership & control

Links are shown as observed in a source registry — we do not currently hold ownership end dates, so a link here may since have ended. Each row carries its source; check it before relying on currency.

Owners / controllers

None in current sources.

Holdings / subsidiaries

AO WORLD PLC
- AO RENTAL LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE OUTLET LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO PREMIUM CLUB LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO RECYCLING LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO LTD· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO B2B LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- ELEKDIRECT LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO BUSINESS LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- MOBILE PHONES DIRECT LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO CARE LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- WORRY FREE LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO TRADE LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- AO CLUB LIMITED· beneficial owner87.5%· via CH PSC
- AO LOGISTICS LIMITED· beneficial owner87.5%· via CH PSC

Nothing further is withheld here. The ownership and control links above are everything we have resolved for AO WORLD PLC — there is no deeper chain behind a paywall. Absence means “not observed in our current sources” — it is not a finding of none.

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Register record, filings & financials

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Company no.: 05525751
Status: active
Type: plc
Incorporated: 2005-08-02
Registered office: Unit 5a The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4SD
SIC: 70100, 74990

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People & control

22 parties · 9 current

Every officer, person with significant control and cross-company role we hold, resolved into one entry per party. Roles are registry records, not a claim of control.

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COOPER, Geoffrey Ian
- director · British · appointed 2016-07-01 · Companies House
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FINNEMORE, Julie Angela Louise
- secretary · appointed 2014-07-18 · Companies House
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HIGGINS, Jonathan Mark Stephen
- director · British · appointed 2015-08-01 · Companies House
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HOPKINSON, Christopher John
- director · British · appointed 2005-12-12 · Companies House
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MCCABE, Shaun
- director · British · appointed 2018-07-24 · Companies House
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PRITCHARD, Peter Paul
- director · British · appointed 2022-10-01 · Companies House
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ROBERTS, John Charles
- director · British · appointed 2005-08-02 · Companies House
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TOMKINS, Sophie Alice
- director · British · appointed 2025-09-01 · Companies House
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VENNING, Sarah Louise
- director · British · appointed 2022-11-01 · Companies House
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AO LTD
Also holds roles at 6 other companies
- AO MOBILE LIMITEDbeneficial owner
- AO RETAIL LIMITEDbeneficial owner
- AFFORDABLE MOBILES LIMITEDbeneficial owner
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AO RECYCLING LIMITED
Also holds roles at 2 other companies
- WEEE COLLECT IT LIMITEDbeneficial owner
- WEEE RE-USE IT LIMITEDbeneficial owner
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CASSONI, Maria Luisa
- director · British · appointed 2014-02-05 · resigned · Companies House
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CAUNCE, Stephen James
- secretary · British · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned · Companies House
- director · British · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned · Companies House
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CORT, Philip Hinton
- director · British · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned · Companies House
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DE ROJAS, Jacqueline
- director · British · appointed 2017-11-23 · resigned · Companies House
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DEPLAZES DE ANDRADE DELGADO, Luisa
- director · Swiss · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned · Companies House
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DURSTON, Robert
- director · British · appointed 2005-08-02 · resigned · Companies House
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HOLROYD, William
- director · British · appointed 2005-08-02 · resigned · Companies House
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LAMPRECHT, Rudolf Josef
- director · German · appointed 2014-01-17 · resigned · Companies House
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MYERS, David
- secretary · appointed 2014-01-14 · resigned · Companies House
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED
- corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2005-08-02 · resigned · Companies House
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WORRY FREE LIMITED
Also holds roles at 2 other companies
- Ao World Plcbeneficial owner
- AO DEUTSCHLAND LIMITEDbeneficial owner

22 parties · 9 current. Ceased and resigned records are retained as history.

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Common questions

Who owns AO WORLD PLC?: No ownership or control links for AO WORLD PLC are resolved in the current sources yet — view the network graph to expand, or pull the cited JSON dossier.
What is AO WORLD PLC's risk level?: WhiteIntel flags AO WORLD PLC as low risk. Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership.
Where does AO WORLD PLC appear across sources?: AO WORLD PLC is resolved across GLEIF into one cited cluster in the WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph, with a source on every claim.

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