Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall Solicitors

What Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall Solicitors does

Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall Solicitors (trading as WHN Solicitors) is a private regional law firm headquartered at Rawtenstall, Lancashire, with nine offices across Greater Manchester and Lancashire serving businesses, families, and individuals. The firm operates under four main service lines — Business, Family, Wealth Management, and Individuals — covering corporate and commercial law (M&A, MBOs, shareholder agreements), commercial property, employment law, debt recovery, divorce and child arrangements (including niche pension sharing advisory), residential conveyancing, wills/probate, and dispute resolution.

The business is a traditional professional services firm with no proprietary technology platform, API, or AI capabilities; its core operating model relies on partner-led client engagement delivered in person across the nine-office network or via virtual appointments. Revenue is generated through fee-based professional services, with no public pricing disclosed. The firm holds multiple Law Society accreditations (Lexcel, Children Law, Conveyancing Quality, Family Law) plus Chambers UK 2026 and Legal 500 2025 recognition, Cyber Essentials Plus, and dual regulatory authorisation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 646807) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No. 811803).

WHN Solicitors Limited is an independently owned private limited company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 11177391), with 51–100 employees and no disclosed parent, investor, or funding. Named client relationships span multiple decades (e.g., Keele Properties 20+ years, McKenzie Martin 24 years), and the firm has executed mandates up to £13.8 million, including a healthcare consultancy sale to Chase Templeton and multiple management buyouts.

Name

Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall Solicitors

Legal name

WHN Solicitors Limited

Website

https://www.whnsolicitors.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1791

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WHN Solicitors is a privately held, multi-office law firm in Greater Manchester and Lancashire offering business, family, wealth management, and individual legal services across nine regional offices to SMEs, families, and individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Client/High-Net-Worth Advisory (FSAEAAAN), Estate Planning, Trust Structuring & Governance (FSAAADAF)

Keywords

• Commercial legal services
• Family law practice
• Residential conveyancing
• Corporate transactions
• Employment law advice

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services fees. Services include corporate and commercial law, commercial property, family law, employment law, wealth management, wills and probate, residential conveyancing, and dispute resolution. Revenue is generated through both recurring client relationships and one-time project-based engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

WHN Solicitors is a regional law firm providing legal services across business, family, wealth management, and individual practice areas from nine offices in Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The firm offers corporate and commercial law, commercial property, employment law, debt recovery, family law (including divorce and pension sharing), wills and probate, residential conveyancing, and personal injury representation. Wealth management services include retirement, investment, tax, and mortgage advice delivered via its FCA-regulated arm.

Product overview

WHN Solicitors operates as a regional law firm offering a unified suite of legal services across four core areas: Business Legal Services, Family Law Services, Wealth Management Services, and Individual Legal Services. The firm is structured around specialist teams including Corporate and Commercial Law, Commercial Property, Employment Law, Business Disputes, Debt Recovery, Residential Conveyancing, and Wills, Probate and Trusts. The Corporate and Commercial Team, led by Paul Matthews, handles M&A, MBOs, and commercial transactions. The Family Law Team specialises in divorce, child arrangements, and notably pension sharing advisory services for complex divorce cases. The Wealth Management arm provides retirement, investment, and tax planning. Offices are maintained across nine locations in Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Legal Services Comprehensive legal services for businesses including corporate and commercial law, commercial property, business disputes, debt recovery, employment law, and employer protection schemes, targeting SMEs, family companies, and owner-managed businesses.
• Family Law Services Legal services covering divorce and finances, child arrangements, adoption law, care proceedings, civil partnership matters, domestic violence support, living together agreements, and prenuptial agreements for families.
• Wealth Management Services Financial planning and advisory services including retirement planning, investment planning, protection planning, tax planning, mortgage advice, and financial advice for business owners, regulated by the FCA.
• Individual Legal Services Personal legal services covering civil disputes, settlement agreements, employment problems, landlord and tenant disputes, motoring offences, personal injury claims, and residential conveyancing for individual clients.
• Corporate and Commercial Law Specialist corporate transactional services including company and business sales and acquisitions, management buyouts, company reorganisations, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, partnership agreements, and constitutional work for clubs and associations.
• Commercial Property Legal services for commercial property transactions, development work, and dedicated property investor services.
• Business Disputes Resolution of commercial disputes for businesses through litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Employment Law Legal advice for employers on HR matters, employment contracts, disciplinary issues, tribunal defence, and employer protection schemes.
• Debt Recovery Services to help businesses recover outstanding commercial debts through winding up petitions, High Court petitions, and county court proceedings.
• Residential Conveyancing Legal services for individuals buying, selling, or transferring residential property, delivered under the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation.
• Wills, Probate and Trusts Estate planning and administration services including will writing, probate assistance, and trust management for individuals and families.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully advised on £13.8m healthcare consultancy sale to Chase Templeton
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pierce Business Advisory and Accountancy GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking relationship with corporate finance advisers at Pierce Business Advisory and Accountancy Group for mutual client advisory work on corporate transactions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Linder Myers Solicitors: North West full-service firm offering business, family and individual legal services across multiple offices. Direct competitor in regional SME and HNW client segments.
• Slater Heelis Solicitors: Greater Manchester full-service firm covering corporate, commercial property, family and private client work. Highly comparable practice mix and similar North West regional positioning to WHN.
• Forbes Solicitors: Salford-headquartered North West firm with corporate, commercial property, employment and family practices. Comparable headcount range and similar mid-market regional client base to WHN.
• JMW Solicitors: Manchester-based full-service law firm with comparable practice spread across business, family and individual services. Closest direct peer in terms of regional focus, headcount band and multi-office North West footprint.
• Stephensons Solicitors LLP: North West full-service firm with offices across Greater Manchester and Lancashire, similar size band. Overlapping practice areas in family law, employment, commercial and personal injury make it a near-direct competitor.
• Farleys Solicitors: Lancashire / Greater Manchester firm with comparable service lines including corporate, commercial property, family and dispute resolution. Direct peer given geographic overlap and practice area alignment.
• Birchall Blackburn Law: Lancashire-based full-service law firm with strong regional presence. Highly comparable peer given overlapping geography (Blackburn, Lancashire), practice mix and SME / individual client focus.

Regional players

• Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors: Cumbria / North West full-service firm with comparable practice areas in corporate, commercial property and family law. Regional peer given overlapping geography (wider North West) and similar mid-market positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Weightmans LLP: Larger national insurance and commercial law firm with significant Liverpool / Manchester presence. Competes for commercial property, employment and dispute resolution work in WHN's core North West market, but at greater scale and breadth.
• DWF Group: Global full-service law firm with strong North West heritage and Manchester headquarters. Broad incumbent competing across commercial, insurance, real estate and employment matters that overlap with WHN's business services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/woodcocks-haworth-and-nuttall-solicitors
• Xx.com/whnsolicitors

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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