- SRA number
- 8007901
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 5 July 2024
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- York YO1 8SU
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 1: Family
- Website (SRA record)
- jamesthorntonfamilylaw.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01904 373111
- Companies House status
- Active (15610140, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 2 April 2024
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- James Thornton Family Law
- SRA firms in York
- 59 (27 residential property)
James Thornton Family Law Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since July 2024 and recorded under SRA number 8007901. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at Popeshead Court Offices, York, YO1 8SU. It also trades as James Thornton Family Law. 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 1 area of law: Family. Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.
The head office postcode YO1 8SU falls within York (Yorkshire and The Humber), where the SRA register lists 59 authorised firms with a practising office, 27 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are M & A Solicitors (100 m, York), Nicky Goodman & Co LTD (200 m, York), Guest Walker Limited (200 m, York), Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors LLP (200 m, York) and Harrowells Limited (200 m, York). 3 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as JAMES THORNTON FAMILY LAW LIMITED (company number 15610140), a private limited company incorporated on 2 April 2024, 2 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is YORK, the same as the head office.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Popeshead Court Offices, Peter Lane, York, YO1 8SUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | York | 01904 373111 |
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.
Companies House record
JAMES THORNTON FAMILY LAW LIMITED, company number 15610140, private limited company, incorporated 2 April 2024. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: YORK. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
James Thornton Family Law Limited in gold at York YO1 8SU, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: York district outline (ONS E06000014).
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Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- M & A Solicitors · York100 m
- Nicky Goodman & Co LTD · York200 m
- Guest Walker Limited · York · residential property200 m
- Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors LLP · York · residential property200 m
- Harrowells Limited · York · residential property200 m
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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 15 September 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.