John Roberts

Founder at AO WORLD PLC

Net worth: 109 M $ as of 2026-07-30

52 year

28 connections

Retail Trade

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John Charles Roberts is the founder of AO World Plc, founded in 2000, holding the title Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director since 2019.
Mr. Roberts was the founder of AO Retail Ltd., founded in 2000, holding the title Director.
Mr. Roberts is the founder of AO Deutschland Ltd., founded in 2001, holding the title Chief Executive Officer since 2001.
Mr. Roberts is the founder of Jolly Foundation, founded in 2024, holding the title Director since 2024.
Mr. Roberts currently holds the position of Director at Crystalcraft Ltd. Mr. Roberts currently holds the position of Director at Incentia Ltd. Mr. Roberts currently holds the position of Director at Onside Youth Zones.
Mr. Roberts currently holds the position of Director at AO Deutschland Ltd. (United Kingdom) since 2019.
Mr. Roberts currently holds the position of Director at AO Ltd. since 2013.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
AO WORLD PLC 14.63%	2026-08-11	83,226,832 ( 14.63% )	109 M $	2026-07-30

John Roberts active positions

Companies	Position	Start
AO WORLD PLC	Founder	2000-04-18
Crystalcraft Ltd.	Director/Board Member	-
Incentia Ltd.	Director/Board Member	-
AO Ltd. AO Ltd. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Retails electrical products through online	Director/Board Member	2013-07-17
AO Deutschland Ltd. AO Deutschland Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Distributes and retails electronic products	Chief Executive Officer	2000-12-31
Onside Youth Zones Onside Youth Zones Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as a charity which builds a network of youth zones	Director/Board Member	-
AO Deutschland Ltd. (United Kingdom) AO Deutschland Ltd. (United Kingdom) Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Provides online shopping services	Director/Board Member	2019-04-14

All active positions of John Roberts

Former positions of John Roberts

Companies	Position	End
AO Retail Ltd. AO Retail Ltd. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Provides online kitchen appliance retail services	Founder	-

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Private companies	8
AO World Plc AO World Plc Internet RetailRetail Trade Sells fridge freezers, cookers washing machines and other appliances through online	Retail Trade
AO Retail Ltd. AO Retail Ltd. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Provides online kitchen appliance retail services	Distribution Services
Crystalcraft Ltd.
Incentia Ltd.
Onside Youth Zones Onside Youth Zones Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as a charity which builds a network of youth zones	Miscellaneous
AO Deutschland Ltd. AO Deutschland Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Distributes and retails electronic products	Finance
AO Deutschland Ltd. (United Kingdom) AO Deutschland Ltd. (United Kingdom) Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Provides online shopping services	Retail Trade
AO Ltd. AO Ltd. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Retails electrical products through online	Retail Trade