Maples Solicitors

What Maples Solicitors does

Maples Solicitors LLP is a private Limited Liability Partnership and full-service law firm headquartered at 23 New Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, with a second office opened in Doncaster in November 2022. Founded in the late 1820s by Ashley Maples and operated under the Maples family for five generations before converting to an LLP on 1 January 2007 (Registered Partnership Number OC324126), the firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (No. 449176). The firm employs 11-50 staff and serves a primarily regional client base across Lincolnshire, South Holland, and South Yorkshire.

The firm offers 15 core practice areas spanning Agricultural Law, Company and Commercial Law, Commercial Property, Criminal Law, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution (for both businesses and individuals), Employment Law (for employers and employees), Family Law, Licensing Law, Motoring Law, Residential Property (conveyancing), Wills/Probate/Trusts, and Charity Law. It holds Lexcel practice-management accreditation, Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) membership, Legal Aid Agency criminal litigation accreditation, and Resolution membership. The firm uses Armalytix for AML-compliant digital source-of-funds verification in conveyancing and partners with Temple Legal Protection to underwrite its Employment Guard insurance scheme for employer clients.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional legal fees on a mix of fixed-fee and hourly engagements, with a modest recurring subscription line from Employment Guard insurance premiums starting at £159 per annum. The go-to-market is sales-led, driven by walk-in consultations, referrals from long-tenure clients, community sponsorship, and online reputation (4.9 stars across 978 ReviewSolicitors reviews). Customer segments are fragmented across individuals, SMEs, agricultural clients, and commercial property owners, with no disclosed anchor enterprise customers. Pricing is published for several services (e.g., single will from £175 plus VAT; single LPA from £350 plus VAT; four LPAs from £900 plus VAT).

Name

Maples Solicitors

Legal name

Maples Solicitors LLP

Website

https://maplessolicitors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1820

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maples Solicitors LLP is a Spalding-headquartered UK regional law firm, founded in the 1820s and now operating from Spalding and Doncaster, providing 15 practice areas including residential conveyancing, wills and probate, employment law, commercial property, criminal defence, and family law to individuals, SMEs, and agricultural clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Legal services
• Conveyancing services
• Wills and probate
• Employment law
• Commercial property

Headquarters

HQ city

Spalding

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Maples Solicitors generates revenue primarily through professional legal fees for services including conveyancing, wills and probate, employment law, commercial property, criminal law, family law, and dispute resolution. The firm offers fixed fee interviews, hourly rate services, and legal aid for qualifying criminal matters.
2. Employment Guard Insurance Scheme: The firm offers Employment Guard insurance policies underwritten through Temple Legal Protection Limited, providing employers with coverage against tribunal claims up to £250,000 per case or £1 million aggregate per annum. Premiums start from £159 per annum.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maples Solicitors is a traditional English law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services across 15 practice areas, including residential and commercial property conveyancing, wills, probate and trusts, employment law for employers and employees, family law, criminal defence, motoring law, debt recovery, agricultural law, and dispute resolution. The firm serves both individual consumers and small-to-medium businesses across Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire, operating from offices in Spalding and Doncaster with home-visit capability.

Product overview

Maples Solicitors LLP is a traditional law firm offering a comprehensive range of legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice rather than a modular software platform. Services span 15 core practice areas including Agricultural Law, Company and Commercial Law, Commercial Property, Criminal Law, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution (both business and individual), Employment Law (employer and employee), Family Law, Licensing Law, Motoring Law, Residential Property, and Wills, Probate and Trusts. The practice is headquartered in Spalding with a second office in Doncaster, and holds accreditations including Lexcel, Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), and Criminal Litigation certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Property (Conveyancing) CQS-accredited conveyancing services for residential property transactions including sales, purchases, re-mortgages and transfers of equity, for individual buyers, sellers and property owners.
• Commercial Property Specialist advice on commercial property transactions, development land, planning law, commercial leases and agricultural leases for business clients, developers and landowners.
• Wills, Probate and Trusts Wills, lasting powers of attorney, trusts, probate and estate administration, and Court of Protection services for individuals and families, with unit-based pricing (e.g. £175 plus VAT for a single Will).
• Employment Law for Employers Employment law advice for businesses covering recruitment, contracts, disciplinary matters, redundancies, dismissals and TUPE regulations, with access to the Employment Guard insurance scheme underwritten by Temple Legal Protection Limited.
• Employment Guard Insurance Scheme Annual insurance product for employers providing cover against employment tribunal claims up to £250,000 per case or £1 million aggregate per annum, underwritten by Temple Legal Protection Limited with premiums from £159 per annum.
• Employment Law for Employees Employment law representation for workers, including tribunal claims, against employers.
• Family Law Family law services including child arrangements, divorce and related matters, delivered under Resolution accreditation for non-confrontational family dispute resolution.
• Criminal Law Criminal defence services from police station attendance through Crown Court proceedings, including Legal Aid representation and regulatory matters under the firm's Criminal Litigation accreditation.
• Motoring Law Road traffic defence services including speeding, mobile phone offences, dangerous driving and exceptional hardship arguments to prevent disqualification.
• Company and Commercial Law Business legal services including business sales and purchases, mergers, company formation, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, commercial contracts and dispute resolution.
• Debt Recovery Debt collection and recovery services including European Order for Payment procedures, judgment enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings for businesses and individuals.
• Dispute Resolution (Litigation) for Businesses Commercial litigation and dispute resolution services for business clients, covering commercial disputes, contract claims and regulatory matters.
• Dispute Resolution (Litigation) for Individuals Civil litigation services for individual clients including neighbour disputes and consumer matters.
• Agricultural Law Legal services covering agricultural tenancies under the Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) and Farm Business Tenancy (FBT), succession rights and agricultural property relief for farmers and landowners.
• Licensing Law Licensing advice for premises licences, personal licences and designated premises supervisor matters.
• Charity Law Legal advice and services for charitable organisations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% client satisfaction with overall level of service
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Co-op Legal Services: Nationally recognized legal services provider offering wills, probate, conveyancing, and family law at scale through a digital-first model. Represents the type of broad incumbent that competes for the same volume-driven practice areas as Maples, particularly via price and convenience.
• Weightmans LLP: UK national law firm with strong employment, commercial property, and dispute resolution practices. Competes with Maples for employer clients and commercial work across the Midlands and Yorkshire regions.
• Irwin Mitchell Solicitors: Large UK national full-service law firm with private client, employment, family, property, and dispute resolution practices. Competes with Maples for higher-value private client and commercial work in overlapping geographies.

Direct peers

• Roythornes Solicitors: Lincolnshire-based regional law firm with strong agricultural and commercial property practices. Closely comparable in geography, target market, and core service lines to Maples Solicitors.
• Wilkin Chapman LLP: East Midlands-based full-service law firm with comparable practice areas including agricultural law, residential property, employment, and private client services. Directly competes with Maples for Lincolnshire clients.
• Taylor Rose Solicitors: National full-service law firm with a regional office network offering conveyancing, wills/probate, family, and employment services comparable to Maples' core offering, though operating at greater scale.
• Chattertons Solicitors: Lincolnshire-headquartered UK regional law firm offering a comparable full-service practice mix across conveyancing, wills/probate, family law, employment, and agricultural law for individuals and SMEs in the East Midlands. Direct competitor for the same regional client base.
• Andrew & Co Solicitors: Lincoln-headquartered regional firm serving individuals and businesses across Lincolnshire with conveyancing, wills/probate, family, and commercial services — a direct regional competitor to Maples.

Regional players

• Armstrong Watson: Northern England-based accountancy and business advisory firm with adjacent legal services offerings for SMEs and rural/agricultural clients. Comparable to Maples' agricultural and SME segments though operating primarily in different regions.

Emerging players

• QualitySolicitors: Network of regional UK law firms operating under a shared brand with standardized service quality. Represents an emerging alternative model that combines local presence with broader scale, potentially competing for Maples' regional client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MaplesSolicitor
• Facebookfacebook.com/MaplesSolicitors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maples-solicitors-llp

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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