Who owns Morphy Richards?
Morphy Richards is owned by Glen Dimplex (Ireland).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Consumer Appliances (Glen Dimplex), Glen Dimplex Group. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Glen Dimplex Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇪 Ireland, Dublin
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, St Mary Cray
- Founded
- 1936 by Donal Morphy, Charles Richards
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Kitchenware & small appliances
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Morphy Richards
Morphy Richards is a British small appliance brand. Its own about page traces the company to 1936, when Donal Morphy and Charles Richards formed it in St Mary Cray, and says it later merged with Astral and became part of BDA. It makes kitchen and household appliances, and Glen Dimplex lists it among the consumer appliance brands of the group.
Ownership timeline of Morphy Richards
- Current owner Glen Dimplex [1] reported
Where Morphy Richards sits in Glen Dimplex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Glen Dimplex
Glen Dimplex controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Founded in the 1930s
- Roberts Radio (1932)
Other brands in kitchenware & small appliances, and who owns them
The 104 brands in kitchenware & small appliances on Brandtree belong to 35 owners. The largest is Arçelik, with 13; Glen Dimplex has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arçelik | Arçelik | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| 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 |
Every brand in kitchenware & small appliances and its owner →
About the owner: Glen Dimplex
Glen Dimplex is a privately held company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1973. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Glen Dimplex is a privately owned international group whose story began with Glen Electric in Newry, Northern Ireland, in 1973, founded by Martin Naughton and four colleagues, which acquired Dimplex within four years. It operates in Heating and Ventilation, Precision Cooling, Flame and Consumer Appliances. Its Dimplex, Faber and Valor fire brands are not recorded here because no category in this dataset fits them.
Glen Dimplex: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Morphy Richards 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, Morphy Richards among them.
- Ariel — Procter & Gamble 🇺🇸
- CDA — Amica 🇵🇱
- Cillit Bang — Reckitt 🇬🇧
- Comfort — Unilever 🇬🇧
- Daler-Rowney — F.I.L.A. 🇮🇹
- Dyson — Dyson 🇸🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Morphy Richards?
The parent company of Morphy Richards is Glen Dimplex, a privately held company headquartered in Ireland.
Is Morphy Richards British or Irish?
Morphy Richards originated in the United Kingdom in 1936, but it is owned today by Glen Dimplex, which is headquartered in Ireland. So Morphy Richards is a British-origin brand under Irish ownership.
Is Morphy Richards still owned by Glen Dimplex?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Morphy Richards is still owned by Glen Dimplex. 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] Consumer Appliances (Glen Dimplex) — Glen Dimplex Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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