- SRA number
- 813825
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 19 March 2021
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 3 (2 branches)
- Head office
- Christchurch BH23 1AS
- Branch towns
- Newport, Christchurch
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 7: Non-litigation, Corporate (non-listed), Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Residential property, Probate, Commercial property
- Website (SRA record)
- ghwc.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01202 798917
- Companies House status
- Active (12989407, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 2 November 2020
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Hookings Crofts Solicitors; G H W Crofts & CO Limited
- SRA firms in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 56 (33 residential property)
Hookings Crofts Solicitors Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since March 2021 and recorded under SRA number 813825. The SRA record lists 3 practising offices: the head office at 71C High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS, plus 2 further offices in Newport and Christchurch. It also trades as Hookings Crofts Solicitors and G H W Crofts & CO 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 7 areas of law: Non-litigation, Corporate (non-listed), Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Residential property, Probate 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, ghwc.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode BH23 1AS falls within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (South West), where the SRA register lists 56 authorised firms with a practising office, 33 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are McCarthy Solicitors Ltd (100 m, Christchurch), Frettens LLP (200 m, Christchurch), Luke English Media Law Limited (2.3 km, Christchurch), Hurleys Solicitors Limited (2.8 km, Bournemouth) and Matthew & Matthew Limited (3.0 km, Bournemouth). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as HOOKINGS CROFTS SOLICITORS LIMITED (company number 12989407), a private limited company incorporated on 2 November 2020, 5 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 G H W CROFTS & CO LIMITED. The registered office town is NEWPORT, which differs from the practising head office town.
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 | 71C High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 01202 798917 |
| Branch | Merston Manor, Merston, Newport, PO30 3BZ | Isle of Wight | 01202 798917 |
| Branch | 71C High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 01202 798917 |
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 Hookings Crofts Solicitors 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 ghwc.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
HOOKINGS CROFTS SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 12989407, private limited company, incorporated 2 November 2020. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 November 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: NEWPORT. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- McCarthy Solicitors Ltd · Christchurch100 m
- Frettens LLP · Christchurch · residential property200 m
- Luke English Media Law Limited · Christchurch2.3 km
- Hurleys Solicitors Limited · Bournemouth2.8 km
- Matthew & Matthew Limited · Bournemouth · residential property3.0 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.