- SRA number
- 408111
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2011
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 3 (2 branches)
- Head office
- Carnforth LA5 9JX
- Branch towns
- Morecambe, Lancaster
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 8: Litigation, Family, Wills and trusts, Residential property, Children, Probate, Personal Injury, Commercial property
- Website (SRA record)
- ratcliffe-bibby.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01524 734884
- Companies House status
- Active (05126369, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 12 May 2004
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Ratcliffe & Bibby; Ratcliffe & Bibby Solicitors
- SRA firms in Lancaster
- 20 (13 residential property)
R & B Legal Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2011 and recorded under SRA number 408111. The SRA record lists 3 practising offices: the head office at The Bank, Carnforth, LA5 9JX, plus 2 further offices in Morecambe and Lancaster. It also trades as Ratcliffe & Bibby and Ratcliffe & Bibby Solicitors. Its constitution is recorded as incorporated company (limited by shares).
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 8 areas of law: Litigation, Family, Wills and trusts, Residential property, Children, Probate, Personal Injury and Commercial property. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website, ratcliffe-bibby.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode LA5 9JX falls within Lancaster (North West), where the SRA register lists 20 authorised firms with a practising office, 13 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Forrest Solicitors (7.3 km, Morecambe), Clarkson Hirst Solicitors Limited (9.1 km, Lancaster), LHD Solicitors LTD (9.1 km, Lancaster), Holdens Law Ltd (9.1 km, Lancaster) and Wright & Lord Solicitors Ltd (9.1 km, Morecambe). 3 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as R & B LEGAL LIMITED (company number 05126369), a private limited company incorporated on 12 May 2004, 22 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is CARNFORTH, the same as the head office.
Across England and Wales this site's verified conveyancing legal fee for a purchase averages £1,575 (range £1,200 to £2,500) plus VAT, before disbursements. Read the firm's published prices against that band rather than the headline figure alone.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | The Bank, 44 Market Street, Carnforth, LA5 9JX | Lancaster | 01524 734884 |
| Branch | 20 Victoria Street, Morecambe, LA4 4AH | Lancaster | 01524 834222 |
| Branch | 1 Middle Street, Lancaster, LA1 1JZ | Lancaster | 01524 32437 |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Because R & B Legal Limited reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. Look for a fees page at ratcliffe-bibby.co.uk or ask the firm for the figures in writing. Compare against the national average of £1,575 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
Companies House record
R & B LEGAL LIMITED, company number 05126369, private limited company, incorporated 12 May 2004. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2024 (total exemption full). Registered office town: CARNFORTH. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Forrest Solicitors · Morecambe7.3 km
- Clarkson Hirst Solicitors Limited · Lancaster · residential property9.1 km
- LHD Solicitors LTD · Lancaster9.1 km
- Holdens Law Ltd · Lancaster · residential property9.1 km
- Wright & Lord Solicitors Ltd · Morecambe · residential property9.1 km
solicitorcost.com includes data supplied by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 28 August 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.