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Chess Digital Limited

Information technology consultancy activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Alan Cassidy 2016-2019 Director View profile
  2. Mark Roy Lightfoot 2015-2025 Director View profile
  3. Richard Ian Gillies 2015-2015 Director View profile
  4. Alan Milligan 2013-2014 Director View profile
  5. Damian Mcauley 2010-2012 Director View profile
  6. John Ogilvie 2007-2015 Director View profile
  7. Charles Sweeney 2006-2010 Director View profile
  8. Ian Graham Warnock 2006-2016 Director View profile
  9. Guido Antonio Bicocchi 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Tina Velarde-Pollock 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  11. Patricia Weatherall 2011-2015 Secretary View profile
  12. Laura Ellen Christie 2008-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Information technology consultancy activities
Incorporated
08/02/2006
Registered office
Glasgow
Previous names
IRW Systems Limited (until 10/05/2016)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Chess Digital Limited is controlled by Chess ICT Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-02-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Chess ICT Limited is controlled by Charles David Pollock
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Charles David Pollock.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

10.9y median 10.9y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 21Professional services 6Other services 3Business services 2Dormant 2Construction 1Finance 1Manufacturing 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
SC296800
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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