What Wilkin Chapman Rollits does

Wilkin Chapman Rollits is the trading name of Wilkin Chapman LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 509655). The firm traces its combined roots back over 300 years, with the current structure employing 439 staff and operating from six regional offices across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire (Grimsby headquarters, Lincoln, Hull, Louth, York, and Beverley). It is positioned as the largest law firm in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire and holds a place in the Lawyer UK 200 ranking. The firm is led through a partnership governance model with no external parent or private equity ownership disclosed.

The firm delivers a full-service legal practice organised into three primary client tracks. Business Legal Services cover corporate and commercial work, employment law, commercial dispute resolution, real estate, debt recovery, and regulatory and public law. Personal Legal Services cover family law, personal injury, medical negligence, civil litigation, residential property, and wills, estates and tax planning. A vertical sector practice layer adds specialist expertise across agriculture, charities and not-for-profit, education, energy and renewables, food, health and social care, military, and tourism and leisure. Auxiliary offerings include legal aid services, notary services, a data protection advice line, and an educational pipeline comprising training contracts, paralegal apprenticeships, and undergraduate work experience placements. In April 2026 the firm acquired Legal Recoveries & Collections Ltd (LRC), integrating its debt recovery and collections teams under the Wilkin Chapman Rollits brand.

The commercial model is a traditional professional services fee structure: hourly rates, fixed fees on defined matters (such as will writing and residential property), and conditional fee arrangements where appropriate. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with client acquisition driven by direct engagement through the six office locations, supported by a digital presence across the firm website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, plus sector events and webinars. Revenue concentration is low owing to the diversified vertical and client mix. Non-delivery overhead is governed by Lexcel practice management accreditation, Cyber Essentials Plus certification, GDPR-compliant data protection overseen by a named Data Protection Officer, and alignment with the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities in the source data.

Name

Wilkin Chapman Rollits

Legal name

Wilkin Chapman LLP

Website

https://wilkinchapmanrollits.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Wilkin Chapman Rollits is the trading name of Wilkin Chapman LLP, a UK law firm operating across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire from six offices. It serves business and personal clients with full-service legal offerings across multiple specialised sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Corporate and commercial law
• Family law
• Personal injury claims
• Debt recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Grimsby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 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 - Professional Fees: Revenue generated through professional legal fees for both business and personal clients. Services include corporate/commercial, dispute resolution, employment law, real estate, family law, personal injury, medical negligence, wills/estates, and regulatory services. Fees charged on hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, or conditional fee arrangements where appropriate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wilkin Chapman Rollits delivers a full-service legal practice across two principal divisions: Business Legal Services (corporate and commercial law, employment law, commercial dispute resolution, real estate, debt recovery, insolvency, and regulatory and public law) and Personal Legal Services (family law, personal injury, medical negligence, civil litigation, residential property, and wills, estates and tax planning). The firm supplements these with sector-specialised expertise for agriculture, charities and not-for-profit, education, energy and renewables, food, health and social care, military, and tourism and leisure clients, in addition to providing Legal Aid services for eligible individuals.

Product overview

Wilkin Chapman Rollits is Lincolnshire's and Yorkshire's largest law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services. The firm operates a unified practice model delivering Business Legal Services (corporate, commercial, employment, dispute resolution, real estate, debt recovery, regulatory) and Personal Legal Services (family law, personal injury, medical negligence, civil litigation, residential property, wills and estates) alongside specialized sector expertise in Agriculture, Charities, Education, Energy, Food, Health & Social Care, Military, and Tourism sectors. The firm also operates educational programs including training contracts, work experience schemes, and paralegal apprenticeships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Legal Services Comprehensive legal services for businesses covering corporate and commercial law, employment law, commercial dispute resolution, real estate (including commercial and agricultural property), debt recovery, insolvency, regulatory and public law, charity legal services, HR advice and support, and notary services. Aimed at SMEs, charities, not-for-profit organisations, and other commercial entities across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
• Personal Legal Services Legal services for individuals covering family law (including divorce), civil litigation, personal injury claims (asbestos, work accidents, slips and falls, supermarket and airport injuries), medical negligence (brain injury, birth injury, cancer misdiagnosis, surgery negligence), residential property, wills and estates, lasting powers of attorney, probate, notary services, and employee legal advice. Aimed at individual consumers across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
• Sector-Specific Legal Expertise Specialised legal services tailored to specific industries including Agriculture (including drainage and water management), Charities and Not-for-Profit, Education, Energy and Renewables, Food, Health and Social Care, Military Lawyers, and Tourism and Leisure. Aimed at organisations operating in these regulated or specialised sectors requiring sector-specific legal advice.
• Legal Aid Services Provision of publicly funded legal assistance to individuals who are unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Aimed at eligible individuals requiring subsidised or free legal support in qualifying matters.
• Debt Recovery and Creditor Services Debt recovery services for businesses and public sector clients including creditor services support, credit union debt recovery, education recoveries, and local authority debt recovery, provided through the integrated Legal Recoveries & Collections Ltd (LRC) capability. Aimed at creditors, local authorities, education sector organisations, credit unions, and other organisations seeking to recover outstanding debts.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Legal Recoveries & Collections Ltd (LRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Legal Recoveries & Collections Ltd (LRC) became a part of Wilkin Chapman LLP from 1 April 2026, trading as Wilkin Chapman Rollits. This acquisition brought together teams and services under one organisation, enhancing resources and service capabilities in the recoveries sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Irwin Mitchell LLP: Large UK national full-service law firm with regional offices and comparable personal-services strength (medical negligence, personal injury, family) alongside a substantial commercial practice. Closely comparable in client-segment breadth.
• Knights plc: Listed UK law firm with a regional office model and full-service offering built largely through acquisition. Comparable strategy of combining regional dominance with national reach, and a potential listed-market alternative to WCR's LLP structure.
• Weightmans LLP: Large UK regional/national law firm with comparable headcount, similar insurance, public sector and commercial client base, and overlapping practice areas including real estate, employment, and dispute resolution.
• Mills & Reeve LLP: UK mid-market full-service law firm of comparable size and regional-to-national positioning, with strong real estate, employment, and private client practices that map closely to WCR's core offerings.
• RWK Goodman LLP: Mid-market UK law firm built through regional mergers with national capability, serving both business and personal clients with comparable practice-area breadth to WCR.
• Shoosmiths LLP: Large UK national law firm with a regional office network and full-service business and personal client offering. Comparable in scale and the way it positions full-service delivery through multiple regional hubs.
• Freeths LLP: UK national law firm of similar mid-market scale with multiple regional offices and a comparable full-service + sector specialism model (notably in food, retail, and agriculture). Closest peer by size, geography, and offering mix.
• Browne Jacobson LLP: Mid-market UK law firm with regional roots and national reach; comparable size, comparable sector focus (including health, education, and public sector), and similar full-service business and personal client offering.

Broad incumbents

• Gateley plc: Listed UK national law firm with broader sector coverage and a more developed corporate services platform. Operates in adjacent space with overlapping practice areas but at greater scale and with broader geographic reach than WCR.
• DWF Group plc: Large listed international law and business services group with a substantial UK regional network. Comparable in offering breadth but operates at significantly greater scale and with a more diversified services portfolio than WCR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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