CHESS DYNAMICS LIMITED
Company number 03891212 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Chess Dynamics Limited is a well-established, mid-tier UK defence and security specialist operating in the surveillance and fire control systems market, serving both land and maritime domains. Backed by institutional investor Beringea LLP and operating within a group structure under Chess Technologies Ltd, the company appears positioned in the £10–30 million revenue bracket typical of successful UK defence SMEs. The current UK defence spending uplift, combined with strong demand for ISR capabilities and maritime modernisation programmes, creates a favourable market environment, though the company faces inherent scale limitations and procurement cycle risks common to independent defence specialists below the Tier 1 prime contractor level.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-12-09
- Registered office
- Quadrant House North Heath Business Park, North Heath Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH12 5QE
- Postcode
- RH12 5QE
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-04-30
- Next due by
- 2028-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-09
- Next due by
- 2026-12-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by CHESS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 2
£50,000 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2026-04-30) as part of the COHORT PLC group statement — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
10.04%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- chessdynamics.com
- Phone
- +44 1189797904, +44 1752279040, +44 1403249888
Chess Dynamics is a surveillance and fire control specialist providing bespoke solutions for Land and Maritime domains. We work alongside you to deliver proven surveillance and fire control solutions for the most demanding environments.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| CHESS ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS LIMITED | 2003-02-13 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1 WATERSIDE DRIVE, THEALE, READING, RG7 4SW, ENGLAND | 2019-06-04 |
| QUADRANT HOUSE NORTH HEATH LANE BUSINESS PARK, NORTH HEATH LANE, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX, RH12 5QE | 2018-12-12 |
| C/O CHESS DYNAMICS LTD, UNIT 9 NORTH HEATH LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX, RH12 5QE, UNITED KINGDOM | 2011-01-27 |
| CHANCERY HOUSE 3 HATCHLANDS ROAD, REDHILL, SURREY, RH1 6AA | 2009-10-27 |
| GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 19/06/2008 FROM, ONEGA HOUSE, 112 MAIN ROAD, SIDCUP, KENT, DA14 6NG | 2008-06-19 |
| ONEGA HOUSE, 112 MAIN ROAD, SIDCUP, KENT, DA14 6NG | 2008-06-19 |
The class of 1999
46%
of the 485 companies in this sector incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 51% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 13 titles
- Leasehold
- 13
- Most recent registration
- 2024-06-10
- Price paid, where recorded
- £81,690
- Where
- West Sussex (11), Wokingham (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSX402680 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2024-06-10 | — |
| BK481408 | Wokingham | Leasehold | 2024-01-02 | — |
| BK481413 | Wokingham | Leasehold | 2024-01-02 | — |
| WSX414312 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2019-12-04 | — |
| WSX410964 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2019-07-29 | — |
| WSX397974 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2018-03-09 | £81,690 |
| WSX394674 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2017-10-27 | — |
| WSX394675 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2017-10-27 | — |
| WSX394676 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2017-10-27 | — |
| WSX394677 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2017-10-27 | — |
| WSX394678 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2017-10-27 | — |
| WSX394679 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2017-10-27 | — |
| WSX385317 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2016-10-24 | — |
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