Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers

What Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers does

Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd is a privately held, full-service UK law firm headquartered in Oldham with additional offices in Rochdale/Milnrow, Uppermill (Saddleworth), and Failsworth, serving private individuals and commercial clients across England and Wales. The firm traces its origins to the 1870s and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 660918) and the Financial Conduct Authority, holding 21 consecutive years of Lexcel accreditation alongside specialist Law Society accreditations in conveyancing, clinical negligence, and children law.

The firm's service portfolio spans private client work (conveyancing, family law, wills/probate, personal injury, medical negligence, child care, care home claims), commercial work (commercial litigation, commercial property, corporate commercial, commercial debt recovery, employment law for employers), and a regulated financial advisory division (investments and savings, pensions, retirement planning, income protection, tax planning). Revenue is generated through traditional professional services billing — hourly rates, fixed fees, and contingent arrangements for personal injury claims — supplemented by commission and fee income from the FCA-regulated financial advisory practice. The firm's technology stack is standard practice management tooling (WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, Trustpilot, online payment portal), with no proprietary technology platform or disclosed AI capabilities.

Recent strategic activity shows measured inorganic and organic expansion: the firm acquired Sarah Dixon & Co Solicitors in February 2024, hired the Linder Myers Employment Team in January 2023, opened its fourth office in Uppermill in 2025, and expanded its Child Care department to nine members. FY2023 turnover of over £4.8M (7.93% YoY growth) was a record, with the firm consistently recognized in The Legal 500 as a UK Leading Firm in employment law in 2025 and 2026.

Name

Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers

Legal name

Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd

Website

https://pearsonlegal.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers is a privately held, full-service UK law firm headquartered in Oldham, serving private individuals and commercial clients across England and Wales from four North Manchester offices with legal and FCA-regulated financial advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal and Financial Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Institutional Trust Services (FSAAANAB), Fee-Only Advisory (FSAEAAAL), Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory (Debt/Equity Placement, Refinancing) (BPAJANAE)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Financial advisory
• Conveyancing services
• Family law
• Employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Oldham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Traditional law firm billing for legal services including conveyancing, family law, employment law, litigation, commercial law, personal injury, medical negligence, wills and probate, and other legal matters. Revenue generated through hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, and contingency arrangements for personal injury claims.
2. Financial Services: Financial advisory services including personal financial reviews, investments and savings, pensions, retirement planning, tax planning, income protection, and residential care calculators. Commission and fee-based financial advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers is a North West England-based multi-service law firm that delivers legal representation and advisory services across family law, child care, conveyancing, personal injury, medical negligence, employment law, wills and probate, civil and commercial litigation, commercial property, corporate commercial, and debt recovery. Alongside legal services, the firm operates an FCA-authorised financial advisory division providing investments, pensions, retirement planning, income protection, and tax planning.

Product overview

Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers operates as a multi-service law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal and financial services from offices in North Manchester. The firm provides legal services across civil, family, commercial, and private client domains, including specialised areas such as child care proceedings, medical negligence claims, personal injury, residential and commercial conveyancing, employment law, and probate. Alongside its legal offerings, the firm delivers financial advisory services through its financial services division, covering investments, pensions, income protection, and tax planning. The product portfolio includes free online tools such as a Paying For Care Calculator and a Personal Finance Portal. The firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Care Solicitors Legal services for parents, children, and family members in child care proceedings including care proceedings, special guardianship orders, and private law matters. The firm holds Children Law Accreditation from the Law Society.
• Care Home Claims Solicitors
• Civil Litigation Solicitors
• Conveyancing Solicitors
• Divorce and Family Law
• Employee Law
• Inheritance and Will Disputes
• Medical Negligence
• Personal Injury Solicitors
• Wills, Trusts, Tax and Probate
• Court of Protection
• Commercial Debt Recovery
• Commercial Litigation Solicitors
• Commercial Property Solicitors
• Corporate Commercial Solicitors
• Employment Law (Business)
• Investments and Savings
• Pensions
• Retirement Planning
• Income Protection
• Tax Planning
• Personal Financial Review

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Linder Myers Solicitors Employment TeamminorOthers · 6 January 2023Acquisition of employment law team from Linder Myers Solicitors. Alan Lewis (Partner), Ben Williams (Employment Solicitor), and Robyn Saunders (Paralegal) joined Pearson from Linder Myers.
• Oldham Athletic Football ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPearson Solicitors secured a sponsorship deal with Oldham Athletic Football Club including matchday sponsors, corporate hospitality, LED perimeter advertising, programme and social media coverage. Demonstrates community engagement and local brand presence.
• Francis House Children's HospiceminorOthersCharity of the year partnership. Firm donated £6,400 plus selection boxes and gifts. Demonstrates corporate social responsibility.
• Mahdlo Youth ZoneminorOthersCharitable partnership with youth organization. Firm donated £1,000 and warm clothing items. Firm is also a Mahdlo Patron.
• Oldham FoodbankminorOthersCharitable partnership providing food and toiletry donations. Firm donated over 500 food and toiletry items.
• Oldham Sixth Form CollegeminorOthersEducational partnership supporting law students. Firm participates in providing educational talks to A-Level Law students and supports career development for young people.
• Foxglove Papers (formerly Garden Greetings)minorOthersPurchased wildflower seed cards from young enterprise company formed by Oldham Hulme Grammar School pupils. Cards sent to conveyancing clients on moving day as part of green initiative.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hodge Jones & Allen: UK regional law firm with strong personal injury, clinical negligence, and civil liberties practice. Comparable full-service consumer-facing model with similar specialist accreditation strategy.
• Fentons Solicitors: Manchester-based regional law firm offering personal injury, employment, conveyancing, and family law. Closely comparable as a North West regional multi-service practice competing in similar catchment and service categories.
• Express Solicitors: Manchester-headquartered regional law firm offering employment, PI, family law, and conveyancing. Closely comparable as a Greater Manchester full-service consumer-facing practice competing for similar clients.
• Roberts Jackson Solicitors: North West-based law firm specialising in personal injury, clinical negligence, and civil litigation. Direct competitor in the same regional geography and overlapping personal injury/clinical negligence service lines.
• Leigh Day: UK law firm known for personal injury, clinical negligence, and human rights work. Comparable in specialist PI/clinical negligence credentials and consumer-facing litigation model.

Broad incumbents

• Irwin Mitchell: National full-service UK law firm with regional offices including Manchester, offering similar legal services (family, conveyancing, employment, PI, clinical negligence) plus financial advisory. Comparable in service breadth but materially larger in scale.
• Quilter: UK wealth manager with financial planning, investment, and pension advisory services. Comparable to Pearson's FCA-regulated financial advisory offering, though at materially larger scale.
• St. James's Place: UK wealth management giant offering investment, pension, and financial planning advisory. Comparable as Pearson's financial advisory division's broad competitor for client wallet share in the North West.
• Slater and Gordon: UK-listed (now privately held) consumer-facing law firm with strong personal injury, employment, and family law offerings. Comparable service mix to Pearson's consumer practice, but operates nationally at far greater scale.

Others

• Linder Myers Solicitors: UK law firm from which Pearson hired its employment team. Direct precedent for the talent-acquisition strategy Pearson has executed, and a comparable North West legal services provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PearsonSFA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pearsonsolicitors12
• Facebookfacebook.com/PearsonSolicitors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pearsonsolicitors
• Instagraminstagram.com/pearsonsolicitors

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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