Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Legal services in the UK
23,201 active companies; 2,469 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
23,201
Active UK companies
2,469
Formed in the last twelve months
11% of the sector
5,375
With a website we could match
23%
Legal services: companies formed each year, still on the register
1,212
2019
1,289
2020
1,259
2021
1,250
2022
1,516
2023
1,745
2024
2,321
2025
2,028
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London5,899
Manchester628
Birmingham557
Glasgow354
Leeds303
Liverpool275
Cardiff255
Bristol253
Leicester239
Nottingham225
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Operations11
Sales11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above22
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 691. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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