Who owns B&Q?
B&Q is owned by Kingfisher (the United Kingdom, LSE: KGF).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kingfisher plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kingfisher plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Parent ticker
- LSE: KGF
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About B&Q
B&Q is the Kingfisher home improvement and garden retail banner in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Kingfisher's website describes it as having over 300 stores plus diy.com and diy.ie, and its 2025/26 Annual Report records that B&Q converted eight acquired Homebase stores during the year and launched an online marketplace in March 2022.
Ownership timeline of B&Q
- Current owner Kingfisher [1] reported
Where B&Q sits in Kingfisher
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kingfisher
Kingfisher controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15; Kingfisher has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Arenal | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Every brand in general merchandise own brands and its owner →
About the owner: Kingfisher
Kingfisher is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: KGF.
Kingfisher plc is a home improvement retailer registered in England with its registered office at 1 Paddington Square, London. Its 2025/26 Annual Report says it operates in seven European countries under the banners B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş, and that its own exclusive brands accounted for 43% of sales of £12.9bn. It sold its Romanian Brico Dépôt business on 2 May 2025. Castorama and Brico Dépôt are not listed here because the sources do not state their country of origin.
🇬🇧 B&Q and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; B&Q is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of B&Q?
The parent company of B&Q is Kingfisher, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is B&Q British?
Yes. B&Q originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, Kingfisher, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is B&Q still owned by Kingfisher?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, B&Q is still owned by Kingfisher. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Kingfisher plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26 — Kingfisher plc, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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