- SRA number
- 568397
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 13 August 2012
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 15 (14 branches)
- Head office
- Blackburn BB1 6DN
- Branch towns
- Blackburn, Accrington, Darwen, Pontefract, Chorley, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick, Bristol and 4 more
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 7: Children, Residential property, Family, Litigation, Probate, Wills and trusts, Commercial property
- Website (SRA record)
- watsonramsbottom.com
- Published conveyancing prices
- watsonramsbottom.com found 28 August 2026
- Publishes conveyancing prices
- Yes, on its website (fee table), found 28 August 2026
- Head office phone
- 01254 672222
- Companies House status
- Active (07950137, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 15 February 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- New Riverside Legal part of Watson Ramsbottom; Baldwin Wyatt Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom; Carters Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom; Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors; Watson Ramsbottom incorporating Quinn & Co The Property Solicitors; Steeles Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom
- SRA firms in Blackburn with Darwen
- 57 (21 residential property)
Watson Ramsbottom Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since August 2012 and recorded under SRA number 568397. The SRA record lists 15 practising offices: the head office at 25-29 Victoria Street, Blackburn, BB1 6DN, plus 14 further offices in Blackburn, Accrington, Darwen, Pontefract, Chorley and Clitheroe and 6 other towns. It also trades as New Riverside Legal part of Watson Ramsbottom, Baldwin Wyatt Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom, Carters Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom and Watson Ramsbottom 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 7 areas of law: Children, Residential property, Family, Litigation, Probate, Wills and trusts 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; a conveyancing price page was found at watsonramsbottom.com on 28 August 2026 with a fee table.
The head office postcode BB1 6DN falls within Blackburn with Darwen (North West), where the SRA register lists 57 authorised firms with a practising office, 21 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Hpa Solicitors LTD (same postcode, Blackburn), Marsdens Solicitors Limited (100 m, Blackburn), Rockford Solicitors Limited (100 m, Blackburn), Baker & Coleman Solicitors Limited (100 m, Blackburn) and Taylors Legal Services Limited (100 m, Blackburn). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as WATSON RAMSBOTTOM LIMITED (company number 07950137), a private limited company incorporated on 15 February 2012, 14 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently WATSON RAMSBOTTTOM LIMITED. The registered office town is BLACKBURN, 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 | 25-29 Victoria Street, Blackburn, BB1 6DN | Blackburn with Darwen | 01254 672222 |
| Branch | 18a-20 Queen Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7QQ | Hyndburn | 01254 884422 |
| Branch | 25 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1HF | Hyndburn | 01254 301044 |
| Branch | 33-39 Railway Road, Darwen, BB3 2RL | Blackburn with Darwen | 01254 701111 |
| Branch | 33 Ropergate, Pontefract, WF8 1LE | Wakefield | 01977 703224 |
| Branch | 2 St. Marys Walk, Chorley, PR7 2RT | Chorley | 01257 241818 |
| Branch | 2-4 Castlegate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AZ | Ribble Valley | 01200 444321 |
| Branch | Station Chambers, 16 Fernlea Avenue, Barnoldswick, BB18 5DP | Pendle | 01282 813385 |
| Branch | Suite 207, Park House Business Centre, 10 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5HX | Bristol, City of | 01254 701111 |
| Branch | Jubilee House, East Beach, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5FT | Fylde | 01253 372200 |
| Branch | Unit 4A, Riverside Court, Huddersfield Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5FZ | Oldham | 01457 380057 |
| Branch | 11 Finsley Gate, Burnley, BB11 2HA | Burnley | 01282 429999 |
| Branch | The Portal, Bridgewater Close, Hapton, Burnley, BB11 5TT | Burnley | 01282 226820 |
| Branch | New Riverside Legal, Second Floor, 593-599 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5UA | Hammersmith and Fulham | |
| Branch | outside England and Wales | 020 3924 2290 |
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 Watson Ramsbottom Limited reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. Read them at watsonramsbottom.com (conveyancing price page located 28 August 2026, with a fee table). Compare against the national average of £1,575 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
Companies House record
WATSON RAMSBOTTOM LIMITED, company number 07950137, private limited company, incorporated 15 February 2012. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 July 2025 (full). Registered office town: BLACKBURN. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Hpa Solicitors LTD · Blackburnsame postcode
- Marsdens Solicitors Limited · Blackburn · residential property100 m
- Rockford Solicitors Limited · Blackburn100 m
- Baker & Coleman Solicitors Limited · Blackburn100 m
- Taylors Legal Services Limited · Blackburn · residential property100 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.