Glanvilles

What Glanvilles does

Glanvilles LLP is a UK-based limited liability partnership and full-service law firm established in 1890, providing legal services to individuals and businesses across the South Coast of England. The firm operates from four offices — Chichester (West Sussex), Fareham, Havant (Hampshire), and Petworth — with a fifth office scheduled to open in Bognor Regis in July 2026 following the merger with Hobbs Law. It serves two primary customer segments: individuals requiring personal legal services (residential conveyancing, family law, wills and probate, dispute resolution) and businesses requiring commercial services (commercial litigation, commercial property, corporate and employment law). A specialist Forces Law offering targets armed forces personnel, supported by the firm's signature of the Armed Forces Covenant.

The service portfolio spans ten core practice areas supplemented by specialised offerings including a fixed-fee divorce service, shared ownership conveyancing, elderly and vulnerable client services, and collaborative family law. Operational technology is standard for UK law firms: a public website with enquiry forms, a client portal for secure communications, Microsoft Remote Desktop access for staff, Google Analytics 4 for website analytics, and Ruler Analytics for marketing call tracking and attribution. The firm holds multiple Law Society accreditations (Lexcel, Conveyancing Quality Scheme, Family Law Advanced, Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme), Cyber Essentials certification, STEP and Solicitors for the Elderly memberships, and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA Number: 507970). No AI/ML, no proprietary technology platform, and no API offering are evident.

The business operates a traditional professional services revenue model combining hourly billing and fixed-fee arrangements, with transparent pricing published for residential conveyancing and the fixed-fee divorce service. Distribution is principally direct via physical offices with telephone, email, and online enquiry channels; home visits are offered for elderly and vulnerable clients. Marketing spans local SEO, social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, X), Law Society directory listings, professional referral networks, and local print advertising. The firm has executed two mergers as a deliberate consolidation strategy — Anderson Rowntree in April 2022 (adding 30 staff and two offices) and Hobbs Law in July 2026 — growing total headcount to 90+ staff. Glanvilles is privately held with no external investors, no parent company, and no funding rounds, operating entirely within West Sussex and Hampshire.

Name

Glanvilles

Legal name

Glanvilles LLP

Website

https://glanvilles.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Glanvilles LLP is a UK full-service law firm established in 1890, serving individuals and businesses across the South Coast of England. It operates four offices in Chichester, Fareham, Havant, and Petworth, expanding to five in 2026, providing conveyancing, family law, commercial, and dispute resolution services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chichester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Hourly billing and fixed fee arrangements for legal services including conveyancing, family law, wills and probate, commercial litigation, employment law, and corporate services. Pricing transparency offered for residential conveyancing with detailed quotes including fees and disbursements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Glanvilles is a South Coast England law firm delivering legal advice and representation to individuals and businesses. Personal services include residential conveyancing, family law, wills, trusts and probate, and dispute resolution. Commercial services include commercial property, commercial litigation, company/commercial law, and employment law. Niche offerings such as Forces Law (for armed forces personnel), fixed-fee divorce, and Resolution Together collaborative law round out the practice.

Product overview

Glanvilles is a full-service law firm providing legal services to both individuals and businesses across offices in Chichester, Fareham, Havant, and Petworth (with Bognor Regis joining July 2026). The firm operates as a unified practice with specialized departments rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include Residential Property/Conveyancing (accredited by Law Society CQS), Family Law (with Law Society Family Law Advanced accreditation), Wills/Trusts/Estate Planning (WIQS accredited), Probate & Estate Administration, Dispute Resolution and Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property, Company Commercial, Corporate Law, and Employment Law. The firm also offers specialized services including Fixed Fee Divorce, Shared Ownership Schemes, Elderly & Vulnerable People Services, and Forces Law for armed forces members. Following mergers with Anderson Rowntree (2022) and Hobbs Law (July 2026), the firm trades under Glanvilles Anderson Rowntree and will add Glanvilles Hobbs Law branding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Conveyancing

Quantifiable outcome

• Quick and efficient dispute resolution services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hobbs Law LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Well-established Bognor Regis firm Hobbs Law LLP joining Glanvilles family on 1st July 2026. Founded in 2011 by Mike and Louise Hobbs, adding their Bognor Regis office at Tennyson Road, Aldwick to Glanvilles' network.
• Anderson RowntreecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Anderson Rowntree merged with Glanvilles LLP on 1st April 2022, becoming Glanvilles Anderson Rowntree. This merger added 30 staff and two local offices (Petworth and central Chichester) to Glanvilles' existing three offices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blake Morgan: Large full-service South Coast law firm with offices across Hampshire, Sussex, and South Wales. Closest direct peer: same geographic footprint, overlapping practice areas (conveyancing, family, commercial, private client), and similar mid-market positioning.
• Mayo Wynne Baxter: Sussex-based full-service law firm now part of the QualitySolicitors network. Comparable on South East regional positioning, full-service private and commercial practice, and similar partnership/heritage background.
• Biscoes Solicitors: Hampshire/Portsmouth-based law firm offering conveyancing, family law, wills and probate, and commercial services. Closely comparable regional competitor with similar high-street law firm positioning in adjacent Hampshire territory.
• Paris Smith: Southampton-based full-service law firm serving Hampshire and the South Coast. Comparable on geography, full-service individual/business offering, and partnership-based private firm structure.
• Woolley & Co Solicitors: UK-focused conveyancing and private client law firm with strong online/digital marketing model. Comparable on residential conveyancing core offering and transparent fixed-fee pricing strategy, though national rather than regional.
• Coffin Mew: South East England full-service law firm with offices across Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey, and London. Comparable in scale (~150 staff), full-service private/business mix, and South Coast regional consolidation strategy.
• Lester Aldridge: South Coast full-service law firm headquartered in Bournemouth with offices across Dorset and Hampshire. Comparable on regional full-service model, private client and commercial practice mix, and similar South Coast acquisition-led growth trajectory.

Broad incumbents

• Slater and Gordon: National UK consumer-focused law firm with strong wills, probate, family, and conveyancing offerings. Competes in the same consumer-facing service lines as Glanvilles but via a centralized, scale-driven model.
• QualitySolicitors: UK network/branding model for independent law firms offering shared quality standards and referrals. Indirect peer through shared regulatory accreditation philosophy and consumer-facing legal services positioning.
• Irwin Mitchell: National UK full-service law firm with strong private client, family, and commercial practices. Larger incumbent that competes in overlapping service lines but at significantly greater scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/glanvilles
• Facebookfacebook.com/Glanvilles-216525831704678
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glanvilles

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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