Pothecary Witham Weld

What Pothecary Witham Weld does

Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors (trading as PWW Solicitors, and now also styled Pothecary Witham Weld inc. Haslam & Payne Solicitors) is a Central London law firm established in 1820 and operating from 84 Eccleston Square in Pimlico, near Victoria Station. The practice provides specialist legal advice across six core areas: Individual Estate Planning (Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, probate, trusts, and tax planning); Church & Charities (governance, registration, Charity Commission compliance, property, and fundraising for religious and not-for-profit organisations); Residential Property (conveyancing for sales, purchases, and remortgages under the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme); Commercial and Charity Property (commercial transactions and a niche charity/religious property specialism); Employment (employee-side advice on settlement agreements and disputes); and Dispute Resolution (contract, property, contentious probate, professional negligence, and mediation). In addition, the firm administers five grant-making charitable trusts — Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK, The Field Family Charitable Trust, The D.V. Davis Trust, The Veneziana Fund, and The Holy Rood Trust — through a dedicated Charity Grants Administration service line.

The firm runs a conventional professional-services model with no proprietary technology platforms. Revenue is generated through a mix of hourly billing (rate cards of £150-£490 per hour plus 20% VAT, scaled to fee earner seniority from trainee solicitors through partners) and fixed fees for defined-scope matters, including Simple Wills from £550, Lasting Powers of Attorney from £400, and tiered residential conveyancing fees from £1,680 to £3,240 inc. VAT depending on transaction value. Go-to-market is sales-led and driven by client referrals, word-of-mouth across multi-generational family relationships, partnership referrals from organisations such as Royal Trinity Hospice, Local reputation in Pimlico and Central London, and a steadily maintained professional website with educational content.

The practice is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales (Registration No. 00446834), is ICO registered, and holds the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme. It is recognised as a Tier 4 Legal 500 firm for charities and not-for-profit and is ranked by Chambers and Partners. The firm differentiates through STEP and SFE-qualified practitioners, City-trained property specialists, and rare expertise in ecclesiastical and charity property work. Customer segments are concentrated in private-client/family work and charity/NFP work, with a smaller residential and commercial property practice.

Name

Pothecary Witham Weld

Legal name

Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors Inc. Haslam & Payne Solicitors

Website

https://pwwsolicitors.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1820

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors is a Central London law firm founded in 1820 providing specialist legal advice to individuals, families, charities, and not-for-profit organisations across estate planning, charity law, property, employment, and dispute resolution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (525920)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE), Estate Planning & Trust Structuring Advisory (FSAEAKAC), Trust & Estate Tax Planning & Compliance (FSAEAKAE), Estate Planning, Trust Structuring & Governance (FSAAADAF), Trust & Estate Dispute Resolution & Fiduciary Litigation Support (FSAEAKAJ), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Private client law
• Charity law services
• Estate planning solicitors
• Residential conveyancing
• Commercial property law

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for legal services across all practice areas including private client, property, employment, and dispute resolution. Hourly rates vary by fee earner seniority (Partners £300-£490, Senior Associates £290-£390, Assistant Solicitors £175-£250, Legal Executives/Paralegals £150-£225, Trainee Solicitors £150-£210) plus 20% VAT.
2. Fixed Fee Legal Services: Fixed fee arrangements offered for Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, residential property transactions, and certain other matters. Provides cost certainty for clients while allowing firm to manage margins on straightforward matters.
3. Charity Administration Services: Bespoke charity administration and grant management services for charitable trusts and foundations. Services include managing grant application processes, hosting trustee meetings, administering grant payments, maintaining charity accounts, and preparing financial accounts and regulatory filings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pothecary Witham Weld is a Central London solicitors' practice providing specialist legal advice across six core areas: individual estate planning (Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate, trusts, tax planning), Church & Charities law (governance, property, regulatory compliance), residential and commercial property conveyancing, employment law advice, and dispute resolution. The firm also offers bespoke charity administration and grant management services for charitable trusts and foundations.

Product overview

Pothecary Witham Weld is a Central London law firm offering legal services as a unified practice rather than a modular software platform. The core service portfolio comprises six main practice areas: Individual Estate Planning (Wills, LPAs, Probate, trusts, and tax planning), Church & Charities (governance, property, compliance for charities and religious organisations), Residential Property (conveyancing recognised by the Law Society CQS), Commercial and Charity Property (commercial transactions and specialist charity property work), Employment (employee legal advice), and Dispute Resolution (litigation and mediation). Supporting services include Oaths/Declarations/Certified Documents and Charity Grants Administration for grant-making trusts. The firm also administers five named charitable trusts: the Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK, The Field Family Charitable Trust, The D.V. Davis Trust, The Veneziana Fund, and The Holy Rood Trust.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK: A grant-making charity providing grants to charities and not-for-profit organisations for capital projects in areas of organic farming, animal welfare, arts, medical research, disability relief, building preservation, and accommodation.
• The Field Family Charitable Trust
• The D.V. Davis Trust
• The Veneziana Fund
• The Holy Rood Trust

Products and services

• Individual Estate Planning
• Church & Charities Legal Services
• Residential Property Conveyancing
• Commercial and Charity Property
• Employment Law Services
• Dispute Resolution
• Oaths, Declarations, and Certified Documents
• Charity Grants Administration

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Farrer & Co: Long-established London private client and charity law firm with royal warrants; offers directly comparable services in trusts, estates, and charity/religious organisation work that compete for the same HNW and charity clients as PWW.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pwwsolicitors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pothecary-witham-weld

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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