Who owns Roberts Radio?
Roberts Radio 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
- Founded
- 1932 by Harry Roberts, Leslie Bidmead
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Consumer electronics › TVs & audio
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Roberts Radio
Roberts Radio is a British maker of portable radios and speakers. Its site says Harry Roberts and Leslie Bidmead founded it in 1932, handcrafting at first three radios a week, and that it holds Royal Warrants for radio receivers, since 1955 and 1985. It describes itself as the UK market leader in portable radios, and Glen Dimplex lists it among its consumer appliance brands.
Ownership timeline of Roberts Radio
- Current owner Glen Dimplex [1] reported
Where Roberts Radio sits in Glen Dimplex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Glen Dimplex ownership tree →
See the full Glen Dimplex brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Glen Dimplex
Glen Dimplex controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Founded in the 1930s
- Morphy Richards (1936)
Other brands in tvs & audio, and who owns them
The 35 brands in tvs & audio on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is HARMAN, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| AKG | HARMAN | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sonos | Sonos | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BlueParrott | GN Group | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| JVC | JVCKENWOOD | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| ASTRO Gaming | Logitech | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| PDP | Turtle Beach | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fusion | Garmin | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Klipsch | Gentex | 🇺🇸 United States |
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 →
🇬🇧 Roberts Radio 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, Roberts Radio among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Roberts Radio?
The parent company of Roberts Radio is Glen Dimplex, a privately held company headquartered in Ireland.
Is Roberts Radio British or Irish?
Roberts Radio originated in the United Kingdom in 1932, but it is owned today by Glen Dimplex, which is headquartered in Ireland. So Roberts Radio is a British-origin brand under Irish ownership.
Is Roberts Radio still owned by Glen Dimplex?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Roberts Radio 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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