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Company · Macclesfield

Chess Limited

Other telecommunications activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Steven Cox 2016-2017 Director View profile
  2. David Andrew Mason 2011-2019 Director View profile
  3. Mark Roy Lightfoot 2010-2025 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Jane Harper 2008-2009 Director View profile
  5. Christopher James Morrisey 2005-2007 Director View profile
  6. Julie Wright 2003-2013 Director View profile
  7. Edward Ardley Pollock 1993-1994 Director View profile
  8. Susan Pollock 1995-2003 Secretary View profile
  9. David Brian Roberts 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other telecommunications activities
Incorporated
10/03/1993
Registered office
Macclesfield

Ownership

Owned by iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Possible match - 14 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 14 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Chess Limited is controlled by David Pollock
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Pollock.

5 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
-£11,321,000
Total assets
-£11,321,000
Cash
£849,000
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£1,771,000

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

14.7y median 14.1y
average tenure
21.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Tech and media 32Professional services 10Dormant 5Other services 4Business services 3Finance 2Property 2Construction 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02797895
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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