Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 7 (6 branches)
- Branch towns
- Halstead, Sudbury, Colchester, Tiptree, Braintree, Witham
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 13: Planning, Employment, Probate, Commercial property, ADR, Wills and trusts, Children, Litigation, Residential property, Family, Corporate (non-listed), Landlord and tenant, Personal Injury
- Companies House status
- Active (OC352397, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 17 February 2010
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Blackwater Law
- SRA firms in Colchester
- 35 (20 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | A12 Commercial Hub, 86 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1EDDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Colchester | 01206 593933 |
| Branch | Trinity Street, Halstead, CO9 1JEDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Braintree | 01787 475312 |
| Branch | 96 North Street, Sudbury, CO10 1RFDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Babergh | 01787 275275 |
| Branch | 1 Market End, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TPDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Braintree | 01376 557311 |
| Branch | Unit 2, Ketleys Place, 84a Church Road, Tiptree, CO5 0HBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Colchester | 01621 817522 |
| Branch | Dale Chambers, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9AJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Braintree | 01376 320456 |
| Branch | 8 The Grove Centre, Witham, CM8 2YTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Braintree | 01376 557333 |
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 Holmes & Hills LLP 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 holmes-hills.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
HOLMES & HILLS LLP, company number OC352397, limited liability partnership, incorporated 17 February 2010. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (full). Registered office town: COLCHESTER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Holmes & Hills LLP in gold at Colchester CO6 1ED, its 6 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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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 6 October 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.