AO RETAIL LIMITED
Company number 03914998 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
AO RETAIL LIMITED exhibits strong administrative and structural health, evidenced by perfect regulatory compliance, a 24-year trading history, and stable directorial leadership. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ao Limited, its financial resilience is deeply intertwined with the parent company's group-wide circulatory system. While no immediate symptoms of distress are present, ongoing monitoring of intercompany balances and retail working capital is recommended to ensure long-term vitality.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2000-01-28
- Registered office
- Unit 5a The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4SD
- Postcode
- BL6 4SD
- Capital
- 213,859 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-28
- Next due by
- 2027-02-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47910 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Officers 4 current · 24 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by AO LTD — since 2016-06-02
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 5
£2,316,000 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-03-31) as part of the AO WORLD PLC group statement — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8993539 (Tier 3), registered since 2005.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
23%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- ao.com
AO.com - the UK’s most trusted electrical retailer. Incredible deals & price match on 1000s of electricals - Washing Machines, Fridge Freezers, TVs, Laptops & more
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DRL LIMITED | 2014-04-30 |
| APPLIANCES ONLINE LIMITED | 2000-05-02 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ASPINALL HOUSE, ASPINALL CLOSE, MIDDLEBROOK BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6QQ | 2013-12-31 |
| STEAM PACKET HOUSE, 76 CROSS STREET, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE M2 4JU | 2004-09-21 |
| STANMORE HOUSE, 64-68 BLACKBURN STREET, RADCLIFFE MANCHESTER, M26 2JS | 2004-06-16 |
| BRIDGE HOUSE, HEAD BRIDGE, BURY, LANCASHIRE BL9 7HT | 2003-03-12 |
| STANMORE HOUSE, 64-68 BLACKBURN STREET, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER M26 2JS | 2001-09-20 |
| BRIDGE HOUSE, HEAD BRIDGE, BURY, LANCASHIRE BL9 7HT | 2001-09-20 |
| UNIT 11/11A BRUNSWICK MILL, BRASSEY STREET, HALIFAX, WEST YORKSHIRE HX1 2EA | 2001-03-14 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 1,484 similar companies in BL, trading since 2000
The class of 2000
42%
of the 269 companies in this sector incorporated in 2000 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2016-06-02
- Where
- Wrekin (1), Greater Manchester (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL240029 | Wrekin | Leasehold | 2016-06-02 | — |
| MAN216310 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2013-10-22 | — |
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