World Chess PLC

Active10589323 Public limited company
Incorporated
30 January 2017 (9 years)
Industry
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909)
Directors
Jamison Reed Firestone
Ilya Merenzon
Owned by
Ilya Merenzon
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
Eastcastle House
27/28 Eastcastle Street
London
W1W 8DH

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
30 June 2026

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 6 April 2023
British
Born October 1976 (50)
Corporate Secretary · Appointed 1 January 2022
Firestone, Jamison Reed
Director · Appointed 10 August 2020
British
Born August 1966 (60)
Merenzon, Ilya
Director · Appointed 30 January 2017
Israeli
Born September 1976 (50)
Shekhovtsov, Matvey
Director · Appointed 30 January 2017
Russian
Born September 1991 (35)
Officer history (5 former)
11 May 2026
Resigned Rafferty, Neil Martin as Director
14 February 2025
Resigned Woolfman, Graham Jeffrey as Director
6 April 2023
Appointed Rafferty, Neil Martin as Director
6 April 2023
Appointed Rafferty, Neil Martin as Director
6 April 2023
Resigned Rafferty, Neil Martin as Director
6 April 2023
Appointed Woolfman, Graham Jeffrey as Director
6 April 2023
Appointed Collett, Richard Henry as Director
13 April 2022
Resigned Chalykh, Ekaterina as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Msp Corporate Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
1 January 2022
Resigned Shekhovtsov, Matvey as Secretary
24 August 2020
Appointed Chalykh, Ekaterina as Director
10 August 2020
Appointed Firestone, Jamison Reed as Director
30 January 2017
Appointed Merenzon, Ilya as Director
30 January 2017
Appointed Shekhovtsov, Matvey as Director
30 January 2017
Appointed Shekhovtsov, Matvey as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Ilya Merenzon
Individual · Notified 30 January 2017
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Israeli
Born September 1976 (50)

Holdings 2

Companies where World Chess PLC is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (1)
30 January 2017
Ceased Matvey Shekhovtsov — Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
8 July 2026Confirmation statement with updates30 June 2026
7 July 2026Director's details changed
29 June 2026Resolutions
11 May 2026Termination of appointment of a director
4 May 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
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