Company · Bolton
AO Retail Limited
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 19
- Adam John Warne 2016-2018 View profile
- Daniel Anthony Emmett 2015-2022 View profile
- David William Lawson 2015-2022 View profile
- John Howard Coulter 2015-2018 View profile
- Kevin Charles Monk 2014-2017 View profile
- Andrew Niall Kirkcaldy 2014-2017 View profile
- John Crowther 2014-2014 View profile
- Richard Sidney Rose 2008-2014 View profile
- Christopher John Hopkinson 2005-2014 View profile
- Philip Hinton Cort 2005-2008 View profile
- David Wilkinson 2003-2018 View profile
- Kevin Philbin 2003-2014 View profile
- Norman Kelvin Stoller 2003-2015 View profile
- William Holroyd 2003-2014 View profile
- Robert Durston 2002-2007 View profile
- John Philip Dutton 2000-2002 View profile
- Stephen James Caunce 2005-2017 View profile
- Marion Dutton 2000-2002 View profile
- Alan Robert Latchford 2000-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- Incorporated
- 28/01/2000
- Registered office
- Bolton
- Previous names
- DRL Limited (until 30/04/2014)
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- AO LTD
75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-02
Group
- AO Retail Limited
is controlled by AO LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-02 · source: Companies House PSC register - AO LTD
is controlled by AO World PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-06-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by AO World PLC.
20 other companies in this group
- AO Recycling Limited
- AO Logistics Limited
- Electrical Appliance Outlet Limited
- AO Premium Club Limited
- Mobile Phones Direct Limited
- AO LTD
- Affordable Mobiles Limited
- Elekdirect Limited
- AO Rental Limited
- Weee RE-USE IT Limited
- Appliances Online LTD
- AO Deutschland Limited
- AO Club Limited
- Weee Collect IT Limited
- AO Care Limited
- Worry Free Limited
- AO Distribution Limited
- Expert Logistics LTD.
- AO Trade Limited
- AO World PLC
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
3 directors on the board
- John Charles Roberts Director · appointed 2019
- Jonathan Mark Stephen Higgins Director · appointed 2014
- Stuart Mark Haynes Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- John Charles Roberts Director · appointed 2019
- Jonathan Mark Stephen Higgins Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Stuart Mark Haynes Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (2)
- John Charles Roberts Director · appointed 2019
- Jonathan Mark Stephen Higgins Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03914998
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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