Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 6: Family, Commercial property, Residential property, Litigation, Wills and trusts, Personal Injury
- Companies House status
- Active (08321040, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 6 December 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Bates Wells & Braithwaite Solicitors
- SRA firms in Babergh
- 16 (10 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 27 Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2ADDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Babergh | 01787 880440 |
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 Bates Wells & Braithwaite 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 bateswells-sudbury.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
BATES WELLS & BRAITHWAITE LIMITED, company number 08321040, private limited company, incorporated 6 December 2012. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: SUDBURY. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Bates Wells & Braithwaite Limited in gold at Sudbury CO10 2AD, 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.