Wilko

Summary

Wilko is a business^[1]. Wilko ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,734 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wilko is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Wilko is in the country of GB^[4].
• Wilko's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Wilko's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar^[6].
• Wilko's founder is recorded as James Kemsey Wilkinson^[7].
• Wilko's headquarters location is recorded as Worksop^[8].
• Wilko's Commons category is recorded as Wilko (retailer)^[9].
• Wilko's industry is recorded as retail^[10].
• 1930 marks the founding of Wilko^[11].
• 1941-02-13 marks the founding of Wilko^[12].
• Wilko's parent organization or unit is recorded as gleif:213800FYFNF66OFFCD25^[13].
• Wilko's official website is recorded as https://www.wilko.com/^[14].
• Wilko's legal form is recorded as H0PO^[15].
• Wilko's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15656266'}^[16].
• Wilko's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+144235'}^[17].
• Wilko's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+141424'}^[18].
• Wilko's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+146473'}^[19].
• Wilko's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+148158'}^[20].
• Wilko's location information URL is recorded as https://stores.wilko.com/^[21].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800M1K8F15RLFE987^[22]

• Registered legal name: Wilko Limited^[23]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[24]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[25]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[26]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[27]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[28]

• Entity created: 1941-02-13^[29]

• LEI first registered: 2014-01-29^[30]

• LEI last updated: 2025-09-01^[31]

• LEI next renewal: 2024-03-13^[32]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[33]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[34]

• Authority entity ID: 00365335^[35]

• Other names: Wilko, Wilko Retail Limited, Wilkinson Hardware Stores,Limited^[36]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[37]

Body

Founding

Wilko's founder is recorded as James Kemsey Wilkinson^[7]. Recorded inception include 1930^[11] and 1941-02-13^[12].

Operations

Wilko's headquarters location is recorded as Worksop^[8]. Wilko's parent organization or unit is recorded as gleif:213800FYFNF66OFFCD25^[13].

Industry

Wilko's industry is recorded as retail^[10].

Why It Matters

Wilko ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,734 views/month).^[2] Wilko is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]