Ao World PLC group: properties owned
34 commercial buildings through 6 companies · total rateable value £46,000,802
The Ao World PLC group owns 34 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 6 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £46,000,802. The group is headed by Ao World PLC (Companies House number 05525751), which has 37 companies under its control in all. Between them the companies hold 28 registered titles: 2 freehold and 26 leasehold. By town: Coventry (6), Wrekin (3), Bolton (2), Crewe (2) and Camden (1).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessops Retail Limited | 08385059 | 8 | £35,177,002 |
| Expert Logistics Limited | 03442571 | 19 | £9,773,700 |
| DRL Limited | 03914998 | 3 | £782,600 |
| Entertainment Magpie Limited | 06277562 | 1 | £267,500 |
| Ao Recycling Limited | 05486613 | 2 | — |
| Ao World PLC | 05525751 | 1 | — |
Group membership is from the Companies House register of people with significant control: a company is in the group when the company above it holds more than half its shares or votes.
Buildings owned by the Ao World PLC group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Quay Shopping Centre | Southampton SO15 1QD | Leasehold | £19,118,952 |
| Town Mall Walk, The Oracle | Reading RG1 2AH | Leasehold | £12,184,500 |
| Cranborne Industrial Estate, Cranborne Road | Potters Bar EN6 3JN | Leasehold | £4,561,050 |
| Food Court, Royal Victoria Place | Tunbridge Wells TN1 2SR | Leasehold | £3,734,800 |
| Crewe Commercial Park, Jack Mills Way | Crewe CW2 5TZ | Leasehold | £1,580,000 |
| Virginia House, Weston Road | Crewe CW1 6GH | Leasehold | £1,260,000 |
| Axis One, Axis Park | Slough SL3 8AG | Leasehold | £940,000 |
| Commerce Park, Commerce Way | Croydon CR0 4ZS | Leasehold | £497,000 |
| 1a Parklands | Bolton BL6 4SD | Leasehold | £448,100 |
| 4b Parklands | Bolton BL6 4SD | Leasehold | £334,500 |
| Galleon House, Newby Road | Stockport SK7 5DA | Leasehold | £267,500 |
| 3 Cross Green | Leeds LS9 0DW | Leasehold | £250,000 |
| Cavans Way | Coventry CV3 2SF | Leasehold | £157,800 |
| Broadway Business Park, Broadway | Peterborough PE7 3EN | Leasehold | £132,000 |
| Ao World PLC Site R1, Cavans Way | Coventry CV3 2SF | Leasehold | £123,000 |
| Sac & Co, Cavans Way | Coventry CV3 2SF | Leasehold | £79,000 |
| 18-20 Thames Street | Kingston upon Thames KT1 1PE | Leasehold | £76,000 |
| Theocrest Ltd, Cavans Way | Coventry CV3 2SF | Leasehold | £73,500 |
| Park Avenue Industrial Estate, Sundon Park Road | Luton LU3 3BP | Leasehold | £47,000 |
| 22 Kings Walk | Gloucester GL1 1RW | Leasehold | £35,750 |
| 7 Marlowe Arcade | Canterbury CT1 2TJ | Leasehold | £27,000 |
| Kent Kraft Industrial Estate, Lower Road | Gravesend DA11 9SR | Leasehold | £23,350 |
| Greendale Business Park | Exeter EX5 1EW | Leasehold | £21,500 |
| 7 Cavans Way | Coventry CV3 2SF | Leasehold | £16,250 |
| 7a Cavans Way | Coventry CV3 2SF | Leasehold | £12,250 |
| Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden, London | Camden EC1N 8JS | Leasehold | — |
| Highcross, Shires Walk, High Street, Leicester | Leicester LE1 4FR | Leasehold | — |
| Expert Logistics, 1 Junction Cut Road, Alexandra Docks, Newport | Newport NP20 2RZ | Leasehold | — |
| Land and Buildings Adjoining Green Lane, Heywood | Rochdale OL10 1NG | Freehold | — |
| 82 Fishergate Walk, St Georges Shopping Centre, Preston | Preston PR1 2NR | Leasehold | — |
| Fleming Way, Crawley | Crawley RH10 9DF | Leasehold | — |
| Stafford Park 11, Telford | Wrekin TF3 3AY | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Halesfield 15, Telford | Wrekin TF7 4ER | Freehold | — |
| & Unit 6, Halesfield 16, Telford | Wrekin TF7 4QS | Leasehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does Ao World PLC own?
The Ao World PLC group owns 34 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 6 companies, in places including Coventry, Wrekin, Bolton. The largest by rateable value are West Quay Shopping Centre; Town Mall Walk, The Oracle; Cranborne Industrial Estate, Cranborne Road.
Which companies own property for Ao World PLC?
Its property-owning companies include Jessops Retail Limited, Expert Logistics Limited, DRL Limited, Entertainment Magpie Limited, Ao Recycling Limited.
Where does this information come from?
Ownership is from HM Land Registry's data on land owned by UK and overseas companies, matched to buildings by address. Group structures are from Companies House's register of people with significant control, and rateable values from the Valuation Office Agency. Matching is automatic and can be wrong.
See them on the map
Open every building in the Ao World PLC group in the register, with rateable values, ratepayers and planning history (free sign-in for full records).