Who owns Leisure?
Leisure is owned by Arçelik (Turkey, BIST: ARCLK), which has owned the brand since 2002.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Arçelik — brands, Arçelik A.Ş. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Arçelik A.Ş. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1919
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Kitchenware & small appliances
- Parent ticker
- BIST: ARCLK
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Leisure
Leisure is a traditional name in the British freestanding cooker market, selling range cookers, hobs and ovens in both classic and contemporary designs. It is one of several British appliance brands that ended up in foreign ownership as domestic manufacturing contracted, and it now sits alongside Hotpoint and Flavel under Arçelik.
Ownership timeline of Leisure
Where Leisure sits in Arçelik
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Arçelik
Arçelik controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in kitchenware & small appliances, and who owns them
Arçelik has more brands in kitchenware & small appliances on Brandtree than any other owner: 13 of 105.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| AQUA | Haier | 🇨🇳 China |
| COLMO | Midea | 🇨🇳 China |
| All-Clad | Groupe SEB | 🇫🇷 France |
| Balay | BSH | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Hamilton Beach | Hamilton Beach Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Amica | Amica | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baratza | Breville Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| AEG | Electrolux | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
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About the owner: Arçelik
Arçelik is a publicly listed company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1955. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIST: ARCLK.
Arçelik is a Turkish appliance manufacturer that owns most of the household names in European white goods without being one itself. It says it operates in 57 countries with 22 brands, among them the German Grundig, Blomberg and Bauknecht, the Romanian Arctic, the British Leisure, the South African Defy and the Pakistani Dawlance. In April 2024 it renamed its global operations under the Beko brand, though the listed company is still Arçelik A.Ş. on Borsa Istanbul, and took control of Whirlpool's European appliance business through a new company called Beko Europe.
🇬🇧 Leisure and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 571 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Leisure among them.
- Ariel — Procter & Gamble 🇺🇸
- Belling — Glen Dimplex 🇮🇪
- CDA — Amica 🇵🇱
- Cillit Bang — Reckitt 🇬🇧
- Comfort — Unilever 🇬🇧
- Daler-Rowney — F.I.L.A. 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Leisure?
The parent company of Leisure is Arçelik, a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey.
Is Leisure British or Turkish?
Leisure originated in the United Kingdom in 1919, but it is owned today by Arçelik, which is headquartered in Turkey. So Leisure is a British-origin brand under Turkish ownership.
Since when has Arçelik owned Leisure?
Arçelik has owned Leisure since 2002.
Is Leisure still owned by Arçelik?
Yes. As of 25 October 2026, Leisure is still owned by Arçelik. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Arçelik — brands — Arçelik A.Ş., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Arçelik: History — Arçelik A.Ş., Official document; retrieved 25 October 2026.
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