As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for solicitors was 1968 when it made up 0.05% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 1900 when 0.75% of all active companies traded within solicitors.
Business that trade within the solicitors sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Law (2,274 companies), Legal (2,266 companies), Solicitors (2,050 companies), Services (1,031 companies), and Consulting (393 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 69102 - Solicitors.
Data based on analysis of 2,732 towns and cities that have companies operating within solicitors their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Bathgate | 12 | 1.41% |
| Castle | 23 | 1.38% |
| Salford | 141 | 1.21% |
| Riverside | 17 | 1.05% |
| Splott | 14 | 0.97% |
| Newry | 23 | 0.93% |
| Lytham St Anne's | 41 | 0.91% |
| Butetown | 14 | 0.83% |
| Nelson | 15 | 0.83% |
| Heswall | 14 | 0.81% |
| Esher | 46 | 0.81% |
| Thame | 12 | 0.81% |
| Kilmarnock | 15 | 0.71% |
| Blackburn | 58 | 0.69% |
| Ayr | 14 | 0.63% |
| Craigavon and Aghacommon | 13 | 0.62% |
| City of London | 345 | 0.62% |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 35 | 0.59% |
| Inverness | 14 | 0.59% |
| Castle | 12 | 0.58% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in solicitors include Lytham St Anne's, Castle, and Esher.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Lytham St Anne's | 95 | 1.44% |
| Castle | 12 | 0.79% |
| Esher | 40 | 0.78% |
| Riverside | 12 | 0.71% |
| Heswall | 10 | 0.67% |
| Dewsbury | 19 | 0.6% |
| Splott | 11 | 0.6% |
| Wandsworth | 239 | 0.59% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 134 | 0.54% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 164 | 0.54% |
| Sutton Coldfield | 42 | 0.53% |
| Rochdale | 33 | 0.51% |
| Merton | 142 | 0.51% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 19 | 0.5% |
| Craigavon and Aghacommon | 5 | 0.49% |
| Halifax | 25 | 0.45% |
| Chester | 32 | 0.45% |
| Walsall | 31 | 0.43% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 71 | 0.43% |
| Salford | 50 | 0.43% |
The oldest solicitors company is Manchester Law Society(The) at 152 years, 10 months, and 10 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00005254 |
Manchester Law Society(The) | 19 Jan 1871 | 152 years |
|
00005452 |
Plymouth Law Society | 31 May 1871 | 152 years |
|
00009844 |
The Sheffield And District Law Society Ltd | 11 Sep 1875 | 148 years |
|
00012851 |
Swansea & District Law Society | 22 Feb 1879 | 144 years |
|
00013295 |
Hull Incorporated Law Society | 15 Aug 1879 | 144 years |
|
00016094 |
The Huddersfield And Dewsbury Incorporated Law Society | 25 Nov 1881 | 142 years |
|
00016861 |
The Worcestershire Law Society | 26 May 1882 | 141 years |
|
00022357 |
Incorporated Law Society For Cardiff And District,(The) | 20 Mar 1886 | 137 years |
|
00027343 |
Herefordshire,Breconshire And Radnorshire Incorporated Law Society(The) | 29 Aug 1888 | 135 years |
|
00027587 |
Monmouthshire Incorporated Law Society(The) | 23 Oct 1888 | 135 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15313155 |
Reeves Lawson & Co Law Limited | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15313857 |
Sedlex Corporation Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15314815 |
Hm Legal Solutions Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
SC790784 |
Lexim Legal Ltd | 28 Nov 2023 | 1 days |
|
15309337 |
Agile Legal Limited | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15310151 |
Sail Support Limited | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15310211 |
Arax Law Limited | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15311164 |
Howells Solicitors Limited | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15311184 |
Sedlex Group Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15311207 |
Rastegar International Law Group & Associates Ltd | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15311564 |
Srdk Limited | 27 Nov 2023 | 2 days |
|
15307005 |
Ukau Tax Advisors Limited | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15307355 |
Hand Campa Consultancy Ltd | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15307370 |
Jeinya Legal Limited | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15308679 |
Onyx Advisors And Consultants Limited | 24 Nov 2023 | 5 days |
|
15305596 |
Latimer Legal Limited | 23 Nov 2023 | 6 days |
|
15302552 |
Jein Legal Ltd | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
|
15303398 |
Natalia Shvarts Ltd | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
|
SC790143 |
Speir Buchan Limited | 22 Nov 2023 | 7 days |
|
15300741 |
Law Point London Limited | 21 Nov 2023 | 8 days |
There are 12,142 active SOLICITORS companies in the UK as of Nov 2023. There have been 23,776 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 11,061 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are LAW, LEGAL, SOLICITORS, SERVICES, and CONSULTING.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Bathgate, Castle, Salford, Riverside, and Splott.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2023 22:10