AO RETAIL LIMITED

Active Bolton

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

824 employees website.com
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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AO RETAIL LIMITED

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Founded 28 Jan 2000 Active Bolton, United Kingdom 824 employees website.com
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Previous Company Names

DRL LIMITED 2 May 2000 — 30 Apr 2014
APPLIANCES ONLINE LIMITED 28 Jan 2000 — 2 May 2000
Accounts Submitted 1 Oct 2025 Next due 31 Dec 2026 8 months remaining
Confirmation Submitted 28 Jan 2026 Next due 11 Feb 2027 9 months remaining
Net assets £44M £68M 2024 year on year
Total assets £365M £54M 2024 year on year
Total Liabilities £321M £14M 2024 year on year
Charges 12
12 satisfied

Contact & Details

Contact

Registered Address

Unit 5a The Parklands Lostock Bolton BL6 4SD

Telephone

0800 000 0000

Email

info@example.com

Website

www.example.com

Full company profile for AO RETAIL LIMITED (03914998), an active company based in Bolton, United Kingdom. Incorporated 28 Jan 2000. Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet. View financials, directors, shareholders, and filings.

Business Summary

This company specializes in providing innovative solutions and services across multiple sectors.

Products & Services

consulting software analytics integration

Reports

Credit Report

In-depth credit score, financial analysis, risk assessment and company intelligence.

Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024
Type Total Exemption Full
Next accounts 31 December 2025
Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Balance Sheet & P&L (2013–2024)

Cash in Bank

£22.18M

Decreased by £17.28M (-44%)

Net Assets

£43.94M

Decreased by £67.63M (-61%)

Total Liabilities

£321.25M

Increased by £13.68M (+4%)

Turnover

£1046.71M

Increased by £63.80M (+6%)

Employees

824

Decreased by 49 (-6%)

Debt Ratio

88%

Increased by 15 (+21%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2024
Dec Year End
2023
Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue
£142.3M
£128.7M
Gross Profit
£48.2M
£43.1M
Operating Profit
£22.4M
£19.8M
Net Profit
£18.1M
£15.9M
EBITDA
£31.5M
£28.2M
Assets
Cash
£24.7M
£21.3M
Total Assets
£89.4M
£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
£45.2M
£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees
1,247
1,156
Latest Revenue
£142.3M
Latest EBITDA
£31.5M
Cash Position
£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

Officers

0 active 3 resigned
Status

No officers found

No officers found

Shareholders

Shareholders (1)

Ao Ltd
100.0%

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

Ao Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 2 Jun 2016
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent

Group Structure

Group Structure

AO WORLD PLC united kingdom
AO LTD united kingdom
AO RETAIL LIMITED Current Company

Charges

Charges

12 satisfied

Properties

Properties

3 leasehold 3 total
AddressTenurePrice PaidDate Added
5b The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton (BL6 4SD) BOLTON
Leasehold-5 Sept 2018
Unit 5 & Unit 6, Halesfield 16, Telford (TF7 4QS) WREKIN
Leasehold-2 Jun 2016
Parklands Building 5a, Lostock, Bolton (BL6 4SD) BOLTON
Leasehold-22 Oct 2013
5b The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton (BL6 4SD)
Leasehold
Added 5 Sept 2018
District BOLTON
Unit 5 & Unit 6, Halesfield 16, Telford (TF7 4QS)
Leasehold
Added 2 Jun 2016
District WREKIN
Parklands Building 5a, Lostock, Bolton (BL6 4SD)
Leasehold
Added 22 Oct 2013
District BOLTON

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
28 Jan 2026Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2026-01-28 with no updates
1 Oct 2025AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2025-03-31
7 Feb 2025Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2025-01-28 with updates
25 Nov 2024AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2024-03-31
19 Nov 2024MortgageMortgage Satisfy Charge Full
28 Jan 2026 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-28 with no updates

1 Oct 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2025-03-31

7 Feb 2025 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-28 with updates

25 Nov 2024 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2024-03-31

19 Nov 2024 Mortgage

Mortgage Satisfy Charge Full

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-28 with no updates

2 months ago on 28 Jan 2026

Annual accounts made up to 2025-03-31

6 months ago on 1 Oct 2025

Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-28 with updates

1 years ago on 7 Feb 2025

Annual accounts made up to 2024-03-31

1 years ago on 25 Nov 2024

Mortgage Satisfy Charge Full

1 years ago on 19 Nov 2024