CHESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£849K
-15.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£11M
-25.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-04-30
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CHESS LIMITED 2009-07-21 → present
- CHESS PLC 2003-01-10 → 2009-07-21
- CHESS INDUSTRIES PLC 1993-03-10 → 2003-01-10
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £199,000 | £1,016,000 | — | -£845,000 | -£859,000 | — | -£1,771,000 | -£1,205,000 | |
| Cash | — | £2,000 | £315,000 | — | £972,000 | £973,000 | — | £1,000,000 | £849,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,275,000 | -£744,000 | — | £10,445,000 | £9,236,000 | — | £6,457,000 | -£11,321,000 | |
| Net assets | — | -£15,707,000 | -£16,726,000 | — | -£5,055,000 | -£6,514,000 | — | -£9,035,000 | -£11,321,000 | |
| Equity | -£14,567,000 | -£15,707,000 | -£16,726,000 | -£16,726,000 | -£5,055,000 | -£6,514,000 | -£6,514,000 | -£9,035,000 | -£11,321,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLLOCK, Tina | Secretary | 2010-09-03 | — | — |
| BTESH, John Richard Mark | Director | 2005-05-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
| DRACUP, Stephen David Michael | Director | 2008-07-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| HEMMING, Roger John William | Director | 2019-01-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
| HUGHES, Jessica | Director | 2016-06-01 | Apr 1988 | British |
| POLLOCK, Charles David | Director | — | Jan 1960 | British |
| POLLOCK, Charlie | Director | 2016-06-01 | Feb 1991 | British |
| PRYER, Warren Andrew | Director | 2005-05-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTFOOT, Mark Roy | Secretary | 2010-01-01 | 2010-09-03 |
| POLLOCK, Susan | Secretary | 1995-08-25 | 2003-01-01 |
| ROBERTS, David Brian | Secretary | — | 1995-08-25 |
| WRIGHT, Julie | Secretary | 2003-01-02 | 2010-01-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-10 |
| COX, Steven | Director | 2016-11-29 | 2017-10-05 |
| HARPER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2009-05-27 |
| HARPER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2007-01-29 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Mark Roy | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2025-08-26 |
| MASON, David Andrew | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2019-04-30 |
| MORRISEY, Christopher James | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| POLLOCK, Edward Ardley | Director | 1993-05-11 | 1994-03-10 |
| POLLOCK, Edward Ardley | Director | — | 2006-09-26 |
| WRIGHT, Julie | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2013-02-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-03-10 | 1994-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Pollock | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-05-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-15.1%
£1,000,000 £849,000
-
Net assets
-25.3%
-£9,035,000 -£11,321,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers