AO WORLD PLC

1. Company facts

Status

active

Lifecycle

🌳 Mature — Long-running with flat or slow growth. Steady cash, limited upside.

Jurisdiction

england-wales

Registered office

Unit 5a The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4SD

SIC codes

70100 — Activities of head offices; 74990 — Non-trading company

Accounts next due

2026-09-30

Confirmation statement next due

2026-08-14

2. Directors (8 active)

COOPER, Geoffrey Ian

director · appointed 2016-07-01 · born 3/1954 (age 72)

HIGGINS, Jonathan Mark Stephen

director · appointed 2015-08-01 · born 3/1978 (age 48)

HOPKINSON, Christopher John

director · appointed 2005-12-12 · born 3/1959 (age 67)

MCCABE, Shaun

director · appointed 2018-07-24 · born 10/1968 (age 58)

PRITCHARD, Peter Paul

director · appointed 2022-10-01 · born 7/1970 (age 56)

ROBERTS, John Charles

director · appointed 2005-08-02 · born 10/1973 (age 53)

TOMKINS, Sophie Alice

director · appointed 2025-09-01 · born 6/1969 (age 57)

VENNING, Sarah Louise

director · appointed 2022-11-01 · born 5/1973 (age 53)

4. Security

6 total charges (0 outstanding, 6 satisfied).

Headline verdict

Opportunity score

80/100 (Exceptional)

Owner dependency

high — 65/100

Red flags

0 high · 1 medium · 0 low