John Roberts

Founder at AO WORLD PLC

Net worth: 105 M $ as of 31/05/2026

52 year

14 connections

Retail Trade

Distribution Services

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

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
AO WORLD PLC 14.59%	17/04/2026	83,226,832 ( 14.59% )	105 M $	31/05/2026

John Roberts active positions

Companies	Position	Start
AO WORLD PLC	Founder	19/04/2000
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	18/07/2013
AO Deutschland Ltd. AO Deutschland Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Distributes and retails electronic products	Chief Executive Officer	01/01/2001
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	15/04/2019

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