- SRA number
- 597769
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 August 2013
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Ventnor PO38 1SN
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 5: Wills and trusts, Residential property, Non-litigation, Commercial property, Probate
- Website (SRA record)
- ajcareless.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01983 852626
- Companies House status
- Active (08516982, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 7 May 2013
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- A J Careless Solicitors
- SRA firms in Isle of Wight
- 20 (11 residential property)
A J Careless Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since August 2013 and recorded under SRA number 597769. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at 19 Church Street, Ventnor, PO38 1SN. It also trades as A J Careless 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 5 areas of law: Wills and trusts, Residential property, Non-litigation, Commercial property and Probate. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website, ajcareless.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode PO38 1SN falls within Isle of Wight (South East), where the SRA register lists 20 authorised firms with a practising office, 11 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Jerome & Co Solicitors Limited (4.2 km, Shanklin), Real Employment Law Advice Limited (5.9 km, Sandown), Legal Services for Business (12.5 km, Newport), Michael Spoors Solicitors (12.9 km, Newport) and Eldridges Legal Services Limited (13.1 km, Newport). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as A J CARELESS LIMITED (company number 08516982), a private limited company incorporated on 7 May 2013, 13 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is VENTNOR, 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 | 19 Church Street, Ventnor, PO38 1SN | Isle of Wight | 01983 852626 |
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 A J Careless 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 ajcareless.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
A J CARELESS LIMITED, company number 08516982, private limited company, incorporated 7 May 2013. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 September 2025 (micro entity). Registered office town: VENTNOR. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Jerome & Co Solicitors Limited · Shanklin · residential property4.2 km
- Real Employment Law Advice Limited · Sandown5.9 km
- Legal Services for Business · Newport12.5 km
- Michael Spoors Solicitors · Newport12.9 km
- Eldridges Legal Services Limited · Newport · residential property13.1 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.