Thackray Williams Solicitors

What Thackray Williams Solicitors does

Thackray Williams Solicitors is a privately held, full-service UK law firm structured as Thackray Williams LLP (registered in England and Wales, OC333759), authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under registration 484869. The firm operates from four offices — Bromley (headquarters, 15–17 London Road), Sevenoaks, West Wickham, and London — and serves Southeast England with a regional concentration in Kent. Its client base is segmented between private individuals/families (covering family law, employment, residential real estate, private client/wills & probate, contentious probate, and dispute resolution) and businesses (covering corporate, commercial, construction, commercial property, employment, dispute resolution, and restructuring & insolvency). The firm also maintains sector specialisations in Education & Independent Schools, Financial & Professional Services, Private Wealth, Real Estate, Retail/Hospitality/Leisure, and Sport.

Revenue is generated predominantly through professional services fees billed on time-spent (hourly) rates in six-minute units, supplemented by fixed fees, capped fees, conditional fees, and transaction-value-based fees for estate and property matters, typically invoiced monthly. Distribution relies on direct office engagement, phone/email contact, and website enquiry capture, with marketing support from content publishing, LinkedIn/Facebook, email newsletters, webinars, and earned media. The firm is partner-led, with Emma Thompson as Managing Partner, Andrew Raby as Senior Partner, and an LLP ownership structure.

Core delivery is human legal advice augmented by accredited quality systems (LEXCEL Practice Management Standard, Cyber Essentials Plus 2025, Law Society Conveyancing Quality, Wills & Inheritance Quality, and Family Law accreditations). The technology stack is explicitly described as AI tools deployed for legal research, document summarisation, and drafting efficiency, rolled out in 2026 as part of a stated plan to grow 33% over three years and reach top-200 UK law firm status. The firm has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no external institutional investment, and no known M&A activity.

Name

Thackray Williams Solicitors

Legal name

Thackray Williams LLP

Website

https://thackraywilliams.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Thackray Williams Solicitors is a full-service UK law firm (LLP) headquartered in Bromley with offices in Sevenoaks, West Wickham, and London, serving individuals, families, and businesses across Kent and Southeast England across practice areas including family, employment, property, corporate, commercial, and dispute resolution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness (Valuation-Related) (BPAHANAG), Business Valuation & Litigation Support (BPAHABAK)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Family law
• Commercial conveyancing
• Corporate transactions
• Dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed on hourly rates, fixed fees, capped fees, conditional fees, and staged payment structures depending on matter type. Fees may also be calculated by reference to transaction value in estate and property matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Thackray Williams Solicitors is a full-service law firm providing legal advice and representation to individuals, families, and businesses across Kent and London from offices in Bromley, Sevenoaks, West Wickham, and London. Service lines cover family law, employment, residential and commercial property, corporate and commercial transactions, dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, private client matters (wills, probate, tax planning, trusts), and sector specializations including education, financial services, private wealth, real estate, retail/hospitality/leisure, and sport.

Product overview

Thackray Williams is an award-winning, full-service law firm offering holistic legal services to individuals, families and businesses. The firm operates from offices in Bromley, Sevenoaks, West Wickham and London. Their service portfolio includes practice areas for Individuals (Contentious Probate, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family, Residential Real Estate, Private Client) and Businesses (Corporate, Commercial, Construction, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency), serving multiple industry sectors including Education, Financial Services, Private Wealth, Real Estate, Retail/Hospitality/Leisure, and Sport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Law Family law services for individuals covering children matters, civil partnerships, divorce and separation, domestic abuse injunctions, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, unmarried couples, and pensions and divorce advice.
• Employment Law (Individuals) Employment legal services for individuals including contractual disputes and post-termination restrictions, contracts/incentive/remuneration, discrimination/bullying/harassment, neurodiversity discrimination, redundancy and settlement agreements, and whistleblowing.
• Employment Law (Businesses) Employment legal services for employers including HR health checks, defending tribunal claims, HR retainer services, employment contracts and staff handbooks, managing exits and settlement agreements, redundancy and business restructuring, and statutory rates guidance.
• Residential Real Estate Residential property legal services including equity release, joint ownership and loan agreements, leasehold and freehold advice, mortgages and remortgages, new build purchases, pre-auction advice, right to buy and shared ownership, and transfer of equity.
• Private Client Private client legal services including charities and philanthropy, powers of attorney and Court of Protection, probate and administration of estates, wills/tax planning/trusts, and agricultural property relief.
• Corporate Legal Services Corporate legal services for businesses covering charities and not-for-profit, joint ventures, mergers/acquisitions and disposals, and shareholder and partnership agreements.
• Commercial Legal Services Commercial legal services including business start-ups, charities and not-for-profit, commercial contracts, franchise agreements, intellectual property and data protection, and terms and conditions.
• Construction Legal services for the construction industry covering construction-related commercial and contractual matters.
• Commercial Property / Real Estate Commercial property services including commercial conveyancing, landlord and tenant matters, land development, secured lending, and agricultural land and estates.
• Restructuring & Insolvency Restructuring and insolvency legal services including director disqualification defense, winding up petitions, bankruptcy petitions, creditor advice, and directors duties.
• Contentious Probate, Wills & Estate Disputes Dispute resolution services for inheritance disputes, contested wills, and contentious probate matters for individuals.
• Dispute Resolution Comprehensive dispute resolution services for individuals and businesses covering consumer disputes, contract disputes, debt collection, landlord and tenant disputes, property disputes, professional negligence, boardroom/shareholder disputes, and commercial contractual disputes.
• Education & Independent Schools Sector Specialized legal services for the education sector and independent schools covering governance, compliance, and sector-specific matters.
• Financial & Professional Services Sector Specialized legal services for financial institutions and professional services firms including regulatory compliance and commercial matters.
• Private Wealth Sector Specialized legal services for high net worth private clients covering estate planning, wealth preservation, and tax-efficient succession.
• Real Estate Sector Specialized legal services for real estate businesses including developers, investors, and property companies.
• Retail, Hospitality & Leisure Sector Specialized legal services for retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses covering commercial matters and business rates.
• Sport Sector Specialized legal services for sports organisations and professionals covering commercial and personal matters.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sevenoaks Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Richard Ludlow, Partner and Head of Restructuring & Insolvency, joined the Board of Directors at the Sevenoaks Chamber of Commerce. This appointment strengthens Thackray Williams' relationship with the local business community, building on previous board involvement from other team members including Katrina Walker who served as Chair and Andrew Raby who served as Director.
• Crystal Palace Football ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial local partner of Crystal Palace Football Club, providing legal services support and brand association.
• TFC Partner NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlatinum partner status in the TFC Partner Network, indicating established referral and partnership relationships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Weightmans: UK-wide law firm with strong defendant litigation, insurance, and public sector practices, alongside corporate, real estate, and employment services. Significantly larger and more nationally distributed, competing for the same mid-market business and public sector clients.
• Gateley: PLC-listed UK national law and professional services group with corporate, commercial property, real estate, and dispute resolution practices. Larger and publicly listed, with a corporate structure that enables acquisitive growth unavailable to an LLP like Thackray Williams.
• Penningtons Manches Cooper: UK-wide full-service law firm with strong private client, family, and real estate practices. Larger and more geographically diverse than Thackray Williams, with overlapping service offerings particularly in the HNW private client segment.
• Trowers & Hamlins: Larger UK national law firm with significant presence across the Midlands, South West, and London, offering corporate, real estate, private wealth, and dispute resolution services. Operates at a larger scale with broader geographic reach than Thackray Williams but with overlapping practice areas.

Direct peers

• BDB Pitmans: London and South East full-service law firm with comparable practice areas spanning corporate, real estate, private wealth, family, and dispute resolution. Similar size and client base, with stronger City positioning.
• Furley Page: Kent-based full-service law firm with similar practice area coverage including residential and commercial property, private client, family, employment, and dispute resolution. Directly comparable in size, geography, and client mix.
• DMH Stallard: South East England-headquartered full-service law firm with offices across the region, offering corporate, commercial, real estate, employment, family, and private client services. Comparable in size and regional focus with overlapping target clients.
• Cripps: Kent-headquartered full-service law firm of comparable size serving South East England with overlapping practice areas in corporate, commercial property, private client, family, employment and dispute resolution. Closest geographic and offering-based competitor to Thackray Williams.
• Brachers: Maidstone-based full-service Kent law firm with comparable practice areas across corporate, commercial, real estate, private client, family, and employment. Direct regional competitor serving the same client base.
• Thomson Snell & Passmore: Tunbridge Wells-headquartered Kent and South East law firm offering full-service coverage including corporate, commercial property, private client, family, employment, and dispute resolution. Directly comparable in size, region, and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thackraywilliamssolicitors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thackray-williams-solicitors
• Xx.com/TWSolicitors

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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