- SRA number
- 635047
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 29 November 2016
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Lytham St. Annes FY8 4EX
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 4: Residential property, Probate, Wills and trusts, Commercial property
- Website (SRA record)
- whdarbyshire.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01253 736134
- Companies House status
- Active (10113417, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 8 April 2016
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- W H Darbyshire & Sons Solicitors; W H Darbyshire Solicitors
- Previous names (SRA)
- W H Derbyshire Limited
- SRA firms in Fylde
- 16 (15 residential property)
W H Darbyshire LTD is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2016 and recorded under SRA number 635047. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at 51 Commonside, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 4EX. It also trades as W H Darbyshire & Sons Solicitors and W H Darbyshire Solicitors. The register carries 1 previous name, most recently W H Derbyshire Limited. 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 4 areas of law: Residential property, 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, whdarbyshire.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode FY8 4EX falls within Fylde (North West), where the SRA register lists 16 authorised firms with a practising office, 15 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Gadsden Coupe Ltd (2.1 km, Lytham St. Annes), Glassbrooks Limited (2.5 km, Lytham St Annes), Dickinsons (2.7 km, St Annes on Sea), Leslie Harris Thornton Solicitors (2.8 km, St Annes on Sea) and TM Legal Services Limited (5.3 km, Blackpool). 4 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as W H DARBYSHIRE LTD (company number 10113417), a private limited company incorporated on 8 April 2016, 10 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is LYTHAM ST. ANNES, 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 | 51 Commonside, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 4EX | Fylde | 01253 736134 |
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 W H Darbyshire LTD 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 whdarbyshire.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
W H DARBYSHIRE LTD, company number 10113417, private limited company, incorporated 8 April 2016. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2024 (micro entity). Registered office town: LYTHAM ST. ANNES. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Gadsden Coupe Ltd · Lytham St. Annes · residential property2.1 km
- Glassbrooks Limited · Lytham St Annes · residential property2.5 km
- Dickinsons · St Annes on Sea · residential property2.7 km
- Leslie Harris Thornton Solicitors · St Annes on Sea · residential property2.8 km
- TM Legal Services Limited · Blackpool5.3 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.