- SRA number
- 542046
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2011
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Bristol BS1 6BX
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 16: Wills and trusts, Corporate (listed), Family, Planning, Commercial property, Litigation, Residential property, Employment, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Probate, Criminal, Financial services, Landlord and tenant, Non-litigation, Corporate (non-listed)
- Head office phone
- 0117 930 9500
- Companies House status
- Active (02705604, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 10 April 1992
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Bristol
- 151 (51 residential property)
Waf Secretaries Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2011 and recorded under SRA number 542046. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at The Paragon Counterslip, Bristol, BS1 6BX. 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 16 areas of law: Wills and trusts, Corporate (listed), Family, Planning, Commercial property, Litigation, Residential property, Employment, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Probate, Criminal, Financial services, Landlord and tenant, Non-litigation and Corporate (non-listed). Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website; as the register lists no website for this firm, the rules say the information must be available on request.
The head office postcode BS1 6BX falls within Bristol (South West), where the SRA register lists 151 authorised firms with a practising office, 51 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Renew Legal Limited (same postcode, Bristol), Open Trustees Limited (same postcode, Bristol), Osborne Clarke Trustees Limited (same postcode, Bristol), Lyons Davidson Trustee Company Limited (100 m, Bristol) and National Law Associates LLP (100 m, Bristol). 0 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as WAF SECRETARIES LIMITED (company number 02705604), a private limited company incorporated on 10 April 1992, 34 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is BRISTOL, the same as the head office.
For a home purchase in Bristol, this site's verified conveyancing legal fee range is £750 to £1,850 plus VAT, before disbursements such as searches and the Land Registry fee. 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 Paragon Counterslip, Bristol, BS1 6BX | Bristol, City of | 0117 930 9500 |
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 Waf Secretaries Limited reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. The SRA record lists no website, so ask the firm for the same information in writing; the rules require it on request. Compare against the verified Bristol band of £750 to £1,850 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
Companies House record
WAF SECRETARIES LIMITED, company number 02705604, private limited company, incorporated 10 April 1992. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (dormant). Registered office town: BRISTOL. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Renew Legal Limited · Bristolsame postcode
- Open Trustees Limited · Bristolsame postcode
- Osborne Clarke Trustees Limited · Bristolsame postcode
- Lyons Davidson Trustee Company Limited · Bristol100 m
- National Law Associates LLP · Bristol100 m
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.