SHOOSMITHS LLP
Company number OC374987 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Shoosmiths LLP operates from a position of institutional stability as a mid-tier UK law firm, leveraging a deep partnership bench, centralized governance through three PSCs with member appointment authority, and a group structure enabling strategic flexibility. The firm's primary growth vectors lie in sector specialization, geographic expansion, and technology-enabled service delivery, while its most acute risks involve talent retention under margin pressure, positioning ambiguity between premium and volume segments, and cyclical revenue exposure. Strategic clarity around target client segments and investment in differentiated capabilities will determine whether Shoosmiths captures share from disrupted competitors or becomes disruption fodder itself.
Overview
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Incorporated
- 2012-05-04
- Registered office
- 1 Bow Churchyard, London, United Kingdom, EC4M 9DQ
- Postcode
- EC4M 9DQ
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-09-27
- Next due by
- 2026-10-11
Officers 200 current
Group structure 11 subsidiaries
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SHOOSMITHS (NO 2) LLP Dissolved
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SHOOSMITHS (NO 3) LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 5
£392,000 total awarded value where published.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-03-31) — 6 years on the registry.
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Gender pay gap
27.9%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- shoosmiths.com
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SHOOSMITHS 500 LLP | 2012-05-15 |
The class of 2012
21%
of the 492,231 companies incorporated in 2012 are still active today; 76% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 14 titles
- Leasehold
- 14
- Most recent registration
- 2022-12-07
- Where
- West Midlands (3), Reading (2), West Yorkshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM179577 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2022-12-07 | — |
| MM179578 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2022-12-07 | — |
| MM179580 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2022-12-07 | — |
| AGL530454 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-04-12 | — |
| BK508995 | Reading | Leasehold | 2020-08-06 | — |
| BK509011 | Reading | Leasehold | 2020-08-06 | — |
| HP819797 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2018-06-08 | — |
| YY100934 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2018-04-16 | — |
| YY93681 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2017-11-16 | — |
| NT531243 | City Of Nottingham | Leasehold | 2017-07-13 | — |
| MAN287609 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2017-02-24 | — |
| MAN287613 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2017-02-24 | — |
| NN340079 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2016-05-09 | — |
| NN294502 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2016-04-28 | — |
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