What PEARSON CAULFIELD LIMITED does

Pearson Caulfield Limited is a private, owner-operated law firm established in 1984 and headquartered at Newgate Chambers, 1 Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The firm employs approximately 16 staff across four core practice areas: criminal law (including police station advice, magistrates and Crown Court representation, road traffic offences, and white-collar crime), family and children law, residential and commercial conveyancing, and private client services (wills, probate, lasting power of attorney, and Court of Protection work). All cases are handled by qualified solicitors with at least 20 years of experience in their respective legal areas, and the firm holds Law Society LEXCEL and Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditations.

The business is a traditional professional services firm with no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is built on senior practitioner expertise and direct client engagement rather than software or automation. Revenue is generated through professional fees, structured as fixed fees for defined matters (e.g., £650 conveyancing legal fee, £300–£1,200 road traffic offences) and hourly rates (£250/hour) for more complex or contested work, with VAT applied at 20%. The firm serves a mix of individual private clients, small and mid-sized commercial clients, and legal-aid-eligible criminal defendants across the North East and nationally, reaching customers via a single city-centre office, a public website with transparent pricing guidelines, and organic social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

Commercial mechanics centre on per-matter fee cards and direct engagement through phone, email, and in-person contact, with no subscription, platform, or intermediated channel model. The firm has remained in the Newcastle city centre since founding despite growth, operates with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external funding, and has no recorded mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring events across its 40-year operating history.

Name

PEARSON CAULFIELD LIMITED

Legal name

Pearson Caulfield Limited

Website

https://pearson-caulfield.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pearson Caulfield Limited is a Newcastle upon Tyne law firm, founded 1984, providing criminal, family, conveyancing, and private client legal services to individuals and small businesses across the North East and nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE), Guardianship & Conservatorship Services (FSAAANAG), Estate & Probate Administration Services (FSAEAKAD)

Keywords

• Criminal law services
• Conveyancing services
• Family law services
• Wills and probate
• Commercial property law

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle Upon Tyne

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional fees charged for legal services including criminal law, family law, property/conveyancing, wills and probate, and private client matters. Services are offered on fixed-fee and hourly rate basis depending on the matter type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pearson Caulfield is a Newcastle upon Tyne-based law firm providing legal services across criminal law, family and children law, residential and commercial conveyancing, commercial property and business advice, wills and probate, lasting power of attorney, and Court of Protection/deputyship work. Cases are handled end-to-end by specialist qualified solicitors with at least 20 years of experience. Services are delivered on fixed-fee and hourly rate bases, with legal aid available for eligible criminal and family clients.

Product overview

Pearson Caulfield Solicitors is a traditional law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services rather than a software product. The firm provides Criminal Law Services, Family and Children Law, Conveyancing Services (residential and commercial property), Commercial Property and Business Advice, Wills and Probate, Lasting Power of Attorney, and Court of Protection/Deputyship services. All cases are handled by qualified solicitors with at least 20 years of experience. The firm operates under Law SocietyLEXCEL and Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Law Services Criminal law representation and advocacy covering police station advice, road traffic offences, Magistrates Court cases, Crown Court proceedings and white-collar crime matters. Includes fixed-fee options and legal aid services for eligible clients.
• Family and Children Law Family law services including divorce, separation, civil partnership breakdown, child arrangements, social services proceedings and mediation. Legal Aid is often available for qualifying clients.
• Conveyancing Services Residential and commercial property transaction services including freehold and leasehold purchases and sales, remortgages, transfers of equity, shared ownership, and buy-to-let matters.
• Commercial Property and Business Advice Commercial property services covering buying and selling commercial premises, real estate transactions, business acquisitions and sales, land development, company and partnership setup, and commercial contracts and licensing.
• Wills and Probate Will preparation, probate administration and estate management services including grant-only probate applications and full estate collection and distribution.
• Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) Preparation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney for property and financial affairs and for health and welfare decisions.
• Court of Protection / Deputyship Court of Protection applications and Deputyship Order proceedings for individuals who lack mental capacity to manage their own affairs.
• Police Station Advice Specialist legal advice and representation at the police station, available to clients in custody or attending voluntarily as a suspect.

Named customers7 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

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Muckle LLP: North East law firm offering private client, family, residential conveyancing, and wills/probate services alongside its commercial practice. Comparable in regional positioning and full-service consumer offering.
• Sintons LLP: Newcastle law firm providing private client, family, residential property, and criminal defence services alongside a broader commercial practice. Comparable in serving the North East consumer market with similar practice area breadth.
• Waldrons Solicitors: UK full-service law firm with strong private client, family, conveyancing, and wills/probate offerings. Comparable in consumer-focused multi-disciplinary service delivery, though operating across multiple regional offices.
• Hay & Kilner: Newcastle-headquartered multi-service law firm serving private and commercial clients across the North East with similar practice-area coverage including conveyancing, family, wills/probate, and commercial work.
• Mincoffs Solicitors: Newcastle-based full-service law firm offering residential and commercial property, family, private client, and commercial legal services to individuals and businesses in the North East. Closely comparable firm size and service mix.
• David Gray & Company: Long-established Newcastle upon Tyne full-service law firm offering criminal, family, property, and private client services to individuals and SMEs in the North East. Directly comparable in scope, regional footprint, and long-standing local reputation.
• Samuel Phillips & Co Solicitors: Established Newcastle law firm providing criminal defence, family law, conveyancing, and wills/probate services. Direct peer in North East consumer legal services with overlapping practice mix.

Broad incumbents

• Co-op Legal Services: National consumer-facing legal services provider offering wills, probate, family law, and conveyancing at scale. Represents the digital/brand-incumbent pressure on regional firms' consumer private client and property practices.
• Ward Hadaway: Larger North East-headquartered full-service law firm with broader commercial and private client capabilities. Overlaps with Pearson Caulfield across family, conveyancing, and private client but operates at greater scale with deeper corporate practice.
• Slater and Gordon: National UK law firm with established consumer-facing family law, conveyancing, wills/probate, and criminal defence practices. Represents scale-driven competitive pressure on Pearson Caulfield's primary service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/pclawnewcastle?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/pearsoncaulfieldlimited
• Instagraminstagram.com/pearsoncaulfield
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pearson-caulfield-limited

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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