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AO World plc

AO. · Specialty Retail · United Kingdom

Profile
TickerAO.
RICAO.L
ISINGB00BJTNFH41
IssuerAO World plc
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustrySpecialty Retail
Sub-industryComputer & Electronics Retailers
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Country of issuerUnited Kingdom
Founded2005-08-02
Employees3,133
Total share float294,836,362
Holders (C/S)
AuditorKPMG LLP
CEO / managementMr. Geoffrey I. (Geoff) Cooper
Business Description

AO World PLC is a United Kingdom-based online electrical retailer. The Company offers major and small domestic appliances and a range of mobile phones, AV, consumer electricals and laptops. It also provides ancillary services such as the installation of new and collection of old products and offers product protection plans and customer finance. It serves the business-to-business market in the United Kingdom, providing electricals and installation services at scale. It also has a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) processing facility, ensuring customers' electronic waste is dealt with responsibly. Its official AO Outlet eBay store gives its customers the chance to make savings. It sells over 9,000 different electrical products on ao.com. It has three mobile brands: mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, affordablemobiles.co.uk and buymobiles.net. Music Magpie serves as its sales platform in the United Kingdom, across both musicmagpie.co.uk and its respective mobile applications.

ESG · Risk Indicators
Controversies score100.0
Governance pillar53.9
Social pillar43.3
Insider trading score
Industry Substrate · Retailing (Multiline + Specialty)
Signals to watch
Geopolitical drivers
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Industry KPIs
Full Analysis Pending

Detailed financial analysis, valuation snapshot, multi-period history, and AI narrative are pending — generated when this company is included in the next analysis batch. Profile data above is point-in-time as of 2026-04-30.