Ao World

Activities of head offices · Bolton

AO World

Ao World PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated21 years on the register

Public limited company registered in Bolton, classed under “Activities of head offices” and 1 other activity.

Headline figures

FY to Mar 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£35.9m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420252026
Profit after tax£35.9m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Filing
    Resolutions (and 4 more like it since 13 October 2022)
  2. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 36 more like it since 12 November 2025)
  3. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Christopher John Hopkinson as a director on 24 September 2026
  4. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2026
  5. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 14 September 2026 · GBP 1,415,344.24 (and 32 more like it since 13 October 2025)
  6. Filing
    Clarification hmrc confirmation received that appropriate stamp duty has been paid on this transaction. (and 1 more like it since 26 November 2025)
  7. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2025
  8. Accounts
    Interim accounts made up to 15 August 2025
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Sophie Alice Tomkins as a director on 1 September 2025
  10. Accounts
    Interim accounts made up to 23 June 2025
  11. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 055257510006 in full
  12. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2024
  13. 9 earlier
    1. Accounts
      Interim accounts made up to 22 July 2024
    2. Shares
      Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 8 July 2024 · GBP 1,450,758.69 (and 2 more like it since 27 July 2023)
    3. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2023
    4. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Maria Luisa Cassoni as a director on 27 September 2023
    5. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 055257510004 in full
    6. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 055257510005 in full
    7. Charges
      Registration of charge 055257510006, created on 5 April 2023
    8. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 055257510003 in full
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Sarah Louise Venning as a director on 1 November 2022

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does AO World do?

Public limited company registered in Bolton, classed under “Activities of head offices” and 1 other activity. In its own words: “AO World is a retail group specialising in electrical goods. The latest share price, company reports, annual results and presentations for AO World investors”

›How much turnover does AO World make?

Answered in the full report

›Is AO World profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £35.9m in the year to 31 March 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns AO World?

Answered in the full report

›Where is AO World based?

Its registered office is Unit 5a The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4SD, in Bolton.

›When was AO World founded?

Ao World PLC was incorporated on 2 August 2005.

›Is AO World still trading?

The register lists Ao World PLC as active.