Kingfisher plc

Summary

Kingfisher plc is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kingfisher plc is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Kingfisher plc is in the country of FI^[4].
• Kingfisher plc's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Kingfisher plc's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Kingfisher plc's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].
• Kingfisher plc's chief executive officer is recorded as Thierry Garnier^[8].
• Kingfisher plc's child organization or unit is recorded as B&Q^[9].
• Kingfisher plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Brico Dépôt^[10].
• Kingfisher plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Castorama^[11].
• Kingfisher plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Screwfix^[12].
• Kingfisher plc is part of Natur-Aktien-Index^[13].
• Kingfisher plc is part of FTSE 100 Index^[14].
• Kingfisher plc's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[15].
• Kingfisher plc's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[16].
• Kingfisher plc's industry is recorded as retail^[17].
• Kingfisher plc's chairperson is recorded as Andy Cosslett^[18].
• September 16, 1982 marks the founding of Kingfisher plc^[19].
• 2019-12-22 marks the founding of Kingfisher plc^[20].
• Kingfisher plc's official website is recorded as https://www.kingfisher.com/^[21].
• Kingfisher plc's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingfisher plc^[22].
• Kingfisher plc's legal form is recorded as public limited company^[23].
• Kingfisher plc's legal form is recorded as DKUW^[24].
• Kingfisher plc's owner of is recorded as B&Q^[25].
• Kingfisher plc's owner of is recorded as Castorama^[26].
• Kingfisher plc's owner of is recorded as Music and Video Club^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 743700CG1GFSGSS1O382^[28]

• Registered legal name: Kingfisher Oy^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: FI^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): DKUW^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2019-12-22^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2026-03-06^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-03-06^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-03-06^[38]

• Managing LOU: 743700OO8O2N3TQKJC81^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000188^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 3107002-8^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include September 16, 1982^[19] and 2019-12-22^[20].

Identity

Part of include Natur-Aktien-Index^[13], a stock market index^[43] and FTSE 100 Index^[14], a stock market index^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1984^[46].

Leadership

Kingfisher plc's chief executive officer is recorded as Thierry Garnier^[8]. Its chairperson is recorded as Andy Cosslett^[18].

Operations

Kingfisher plc's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7]. Subsidiaries include B&Q^[9], a hardware store chain^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], founded in 1969^[49], headquartered in Eastleigh^[50]; Brico Dépôt^[10], a hardware store chain^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1993^[53], headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge^[54]; Castorama^[11], a hardware store^[55], in France^[56], founded in 1969^[57], headquartered in Templemars^[58]; and Screwfix^[12], a hardware store chain^[59], in United Kingdom^[60], founded in 1979^[61], headquartered in Yeovil^[62].

Industry

Kingfisher plc's industry is recorded as retail^[17].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange^[15] and OTC Markets Group^[16].

Why It Matters

Kingfisher plc ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63]