Le Gros Solicitors

What Le Gros Solicitors does

Le Gros Solicitors was a Cardiff-based private law firm providing legal services to individual clients and small businesses, with a functional focus on will preparation and custody, property deeds management, and general legal advisory. The firm was founded in 2011 and operated with a headcount of 11-50 employees, delivering services through direct client engagement at office locations in Wales.

The business model was a standard professional services revenue model: fee-earning legal work billed against wills, property conveyancing, and advisory matters, with no publicly disclosed pricing or fee schedule. Distribution was direct-to-client with no third-party intermediation, no marketing channels identified in source materials, and a horizontal segmentation approach targeting the general public (will holders and property owners). Technology stack is described as 'Standard legal practice technology' with no proprietary platforms, no APIs, no AI capabilities, and no app presence.

On 15 August 2025, Le Gros Solicitors Limited was acquired by Knights Professional Services Limited (trading as 'Knights'), an AIM-listed UK legal services consolidator. The acquisition was part of Knights' expansion into Wales and contributed to the parent's reported 30% revenue growth to £103.2 million for H1 FY2025. Following the transaction, Le Gros clients continue to receive services unchanged, with wills and property deeds previously held by Le Gros now held in safe custody by Knights. The firm no longer operates as an independent entity; it functions as an absorbed sub-brand within Knights' Cardiff office footprint.

Name

Le Gros Solicitors

Legal name

Le Gros Solicitors Limited

Website

https://legrossolicitors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Gros Solicitors was a Cardiff-based private UK law firm serving individual clients and small businesses with wills, property deeds, and general legal advisory services. Founded in 2011, it was acquired by Knights Professional Services Limited in August 2025 as part of Knights' expansion into Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Will storage
• Property deeds
• Real estate litigation
• Legal advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: Professional legal services revenue generated through solicitor services including wills, property deeds, and general legal advisory.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Le Gros Solicitors is a Cardiff-based law firm that provides legal services to individual clients, including will preparation and storage, property deed management, and general legal advisory. The firm also offers specialized services in property development, investment management, and real estate litigation.

Product overview

Le Gros Solicitors was a law firm offering legal services including will preparation, property deed management, and general legal advisory. The firm operated as a single, unified legal practice providing services to individual and business clients. Following its acquisition by Knights Professional Services Limited on 15 August 2025, the firm continues to operate under Knights' umbrella, maintaining service continuity for existing clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Will Preparation and Storage
• Property Deeds Management
• General Legal Advisory

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Knights Professional Services Limited (Knights)coreOthers · 15 August 2025Le Gros Solicitors Limited was acquired by Knights Professional Services Limited on 15 August 2025. The acquisition forms part of Knights' expansion strategy into Wales. Existing Le Gros clients will continue to receive the same services, with their important documents (wills, property deeds) now held in safe custody by Knights.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Knights Professional Services: Knights is the acquiring parent of Le Gros Solicitors and a UK national full-service law firm with a strong real estate and private client practice. It is directly comparable as the platform that now houses Le Gros's Welsh book and as a benchmark for the broader UK regional legal services model Le Gros operates within.
• Irwin Mitchell: Irwin Mitchell is a UK national full-service law firm with significant real estate, property litigation, and private client capabilities. It competes with Le Gros and the broader Knights network for mid-market property and wills/probate work across the UK, including Wales.
• Eversheds Sutherland: Eversheds Sutherland is a global law firm with a substantial UK real estate and disputes practice, including a strong Cardiff office. It competes with Le Gros for property development, real estate litigation, and private client mandates in the Welsh market.
• DWF Group: DWF is a UK-listed national law firm with real estate, property litigation, and private client capabilities across its UK office network. It is comparable to Le Gros as a broad incumbent operating in property and wills/probate, including within the Welsh market.
• Weightmans: Weightmans is a UK national law firm with a real estate and private client offering serving regional UK markets. It overlaps with Le Gros on property-related legal services and represents comparable regional-acquirer dynamics that mirror Knights's roll-up model.

Regional players

• Hugh James: Hugh James is a major Wales and South West England-based law firm with deep property, real estate litigation, and private client practices. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Le Gros in the Welsh legal market and competes for similar property and wills/probate mandates.
• Burges Salmon: Burges Salmon is a leading UK law firm headquartered in Bristol with a strong real estate, development, and private wealth practice serving Wales and the South West. It overlaps with Le Gros on property development legal work and real estate disputes in the same regional catchment.
• Michelmores: Michelmores is a South West England-based law firm with established real estate, development, and private client practices serving clients across the West of England and Wales. It is comparable to Le Gros on the property development and wills/probate side of the practice.
• JCP Solicitors: JCP Solicitors is a Welsh regional law firm with offices across South Wales providing property, wills and probate, and private client services. It is a direct regional peer competing for the same Welsh property and private client work that Le Gros historically served.
• Geldards: Geldards is a Cardiff and East Midlands-based law firm with strong real estate, development, and private client practices. It competes directly with Le Gros in the Cardiff/Welsh property and wills/probate market and represents the most like-for-like Welsh regional legal services peer.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/legrossols

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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