- SRA number
- 8014651
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 14 May 2026
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Manchester M3 3EB
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- none recorded
- Website (SRA record)
- jrcriminaldefence.com
- Head office phone
- 0161 615 5557
- Companies House status
- Active (13142223, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 18 January 2021
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Manchester
- 406 (120 residential property)
JR Criminal Defence Ltd is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since May 2026 and recorded under SRA number 8014651. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at Cubo Manchester, Manchester, M3 3EB. Its constitution is recorded as incorporated company (limited by shares).
The SRA record carries no areas of law for this firm. The SRA collects these from firms' annual returns, so a blank entry usually means the firm was authorised too recently to have filed one (this firm's authorisation date is 14 May 2026), or that it reported none. It cannot be read as a statement that the firm offers no services.
The head office postcode M3 3EB falls within Manchester (North West), where the SRA register lists 406 authorised firms with a practising office, 120 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Alderman Solicitors (same postcode, Manchester), Osborn Knight Ltd (same postcode, Manchester), Intuitive Legal Limited (same postcode, Manchester), HD Law Limited (100 m, Manchester) and Prosperity Law LLP (100 m, Manchester). 1 of those 5 reports residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as JR CRIMINAL DEFENCE LTD (company number 13142223), a private limited company incorporated on 18 January 2021, 5 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is MANCHESTER, the same as the head office.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Cubo Manchester, No 1, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Manchester | 0161 615 5557 |
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
JR CRIMINAL DEFENCE LTD, company number 13142223, private limited company, incorporated 18 January 2021. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 January 2025 (micro entity). Registered office town: MANCHESTER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
JR Criminal Defence Ltd in gold at Manchester M3 3EB, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Manchester district outline (ONS E08000003).
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Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Alderman Solicitors · Manchestersame postcode
- Osborn Knight Ltd · Manchestersame postcode
- Intuitive Legal Limited · Manchestersame postcode
- HD Law Limited · Manchester100 m
- Prosperity Law LLP · Manchester · residential property100 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.