GOLDSTONES LIMITED

What GOLDSTONES LIMITED does

Goldstones Limited (trading as Goldstones Solicitors) is a private general-practice law firm founded in 1953 as Cyril Goldstones & Co, registered in England and Wales and headquartered at 9-10 Walter Road, Swansea, where it has continuously operated since inception. The firm delivers four core service lines: criminal law (including police station representation, magistrates and Crown Court advocacy, and VHCC defence), family law (divorce, children matters, domestic violence, and cohabitation disputes), conveyancing (residential and commercial), and wills, probate, and lasting powers of attorney. It serves both legally aided and privately funded clients across South and Mid Wales from four offices (Swansea HQ, Bridgend, Blackwood, and Merthyr Tydfil), with a stated team of 20+ staff including 2 directors (Mark Davies and Amy Stewart), associate and trainee solicitors, and support staff.

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model, charging via hourly rates, fixed fees for standardised matters (e.g., £750+VAT for non-taxable probate, £780–£3,000+VAT for conveyancing by property value, £250–£900+VAT for motoring offence guilty pleas), and Legal Aid Agency contracts for qualifying clients. Underlying technology is described as standard law firm practice management and document systems, with no proprietary technology or AI-augmented tooling. The firm holds multiple Law Society Quality Marks (Legal Practice, Conveyancing, Family Law, Family Law Advanced) and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (registration 421845), with three solicitors on the Law Society Child Care Panel and a Grade A VHCC-credentialed director.

Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: clients are acquired through direct office visits, phone/email enquiries, the goldstones.co.uk website, organic search, and repeat/referred business. There is no evidence of paid advertising, social media marketing, or external institutional ownership. The firm is privately held by its directors and has not raised external funding.

Name

GOLDSTONES LIMITED

Legal name

Goldstones Limited

Website

https://goldstones.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Goldstones Limited is a Swansea-headquartered, privately held general-practice law firm founded in 1953, serving individuals and small businesses across South and Mid Wales from four offices with criminal, family, conveyancing, and wills/probate services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Criminal defence law
• Family law services
• Property conveyancing
• Wills and probate
• Legal aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Swansea

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services charged through hourly rates, fixed fees for standard matters (probate applications, conveyancing transactions, motoring offences), and legal aid for qualifying clients

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Goldstones Solicitors is a general practice law firm providing legal services across four departments: Criminal Law (including motoring offences and VHCC defence), Family Law (divorce, children matters, domestic violence, cohabitation), Conveyancing (residential and commercial property transactions, re-mortgages), and Wills, Probate & Powers of Attorney. The firm serves both legally aided and privately funded clients across South and Mid Wales from offices in Swansea, Bridgend, Blackwood, and Merthyr Tydfil.

Product overview

Goldstones Solicitors is a general practice law firm offering four core legal service lines: Criminal Law, Family Law, Conveyancing, and Wills/Probate & Powers of Attorney. The firm operates as a unified practice where multiple solicitors work across departments, with specialists including Mark Davies (Criminal), Amy Stewart (Family), and Bridgitte Harvey/Helen Lowe/Julian Hoskins (Property and Private Client). The practice serves clients across South and Mid Wales from four offices, handling matters from police station representation through to Crown Court advocacy and complex probate administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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 highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lyons Davidson: UK-wide full-service law firm with overlapping practice areas in family law, residential conveyancing, wills/probate, and motoring/criminal defence. Comparable client base (consumers and SMEs) and similar fixed-fee pricing models, with direct competition for private client mandates outside London.
• Simpson Millar: UK consumer-focused law firm providing family law, residential property, wills/probate, and motoring offence defence services. Directly comparable practice structure to Goldstones with similar reliance on fixed-fee conveyancing and legal aid contracts, competing for the same individual client segment.
• Hugh James: Largest Wales-based law firm headquartered in Cardiff with similar full-service practice mix (personal injury, family, conveyancing, private client). Directly comparable as a Welsh-headquartered general practice; substantially larger scale makes it the primary regional competitor for both clients and senior legal talent.
• DAS Law: UK legal services provider backed by an insurance group offering motoring offence defence, wills, probate, employment, and consumer law services. Comparable as a fixed-fee, high-volume consumer law firm competing for similar transactional and motoring matters.

Broad incumbents

• Eversheds Sutherland: Global full-service law firm with substantial UK private wealth, family, and conveyancing practices. Operates as a broader incumbent; comparable on legal services taxonomy but not on firm scale or regional focus.
• Irwin Mitchell: Major UK full-service law firm with private client, family, conveyancing, and criminal defence capabilities. Functions as a broader incumbent offering overlapping service lines from outside Wales that may absorb higher-value work migrating out of Goldstones' region.
• Slater and Gordon: Large UK-listed consumer law firm with extensive family law, wills/probate, conveyancing, and criminal defence capabilities across multiple regions. Functions as a broader incumbent that competes for higher-value matters in Goldstones' core practice areas while operating at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Harding Evans: South Wales-based law firm with offices in Newport and Cardiff offering family law, conveyancing, wills/probate, and personal injury services. Geographically adjacent competitor for the same South Wales private client base; comparable firm size and accreditation profile.
• Robertsons Solicitors: Welsh-headquartered law firm with offices across South and West Wales providing family law, conveyancing, wills/probate, and criminal defence services. Direct regional competitor targeting the same client pool across overlapping Welsh geographies.

Others

• QualitySolicitors: National network/branded alliance of independent UK law firms sharing back-office, marketing, and accreditation support. Acts as a potential channel or competitor model for independent firms like Goldstones considering network affiliation or referral partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/goldstones-limited

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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