Wed, 06 May 2026 | ADMINISTRATION
The assets of BLB Solicitors Limited, a long-established law firm with offices across the South West of England, are set to be sold after it fell into administration. Despite a sale having been agreed for the company, the collapse of this deal meant that it was forced to cease trading.
BLB Solicitors had sites across Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Almondsbury, Bradford-on-Avon and Trowbridge, employing more than 40 lawyers across its six offices. According to reports, the company’s headcount stood at 89 as of March 2025, indicating that there had been a significant outflow of staff. Five directors were also reported to have departed the company within a three-day period between March 30 and April 1 2026.
Prior to their appointment, administrators had worked with BLB Solicitors’ leadership team to explore available options for preserving the business and its workforce. This process resulted in a buyer being found and an agreement in principle for the sale of the firm as a going concern.
However, the buyer withdrew from the transaction at a late stage, meaning there was insufficient time to explore viable alternatives. As the administrators are not solicitors, Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) rules prevented them from trading the firm while seeking a new buyer.
As a result, there was no alternative but for the business to cease trading, with all staff made redundant, upon the appointment of the joint administrators on April 30 2026. The joint administrators are now focusing on obtaining maximum value from the realisation of the company’s assets.
One of the joint administrators commented: "We worked hard to secure a sale of the business as a going concern, which would have preserved a significant number of jobs, and we had a deal in place. It is deeply disappointing that it fell through at a late stage.”
"Due to the timing and lack of available funding there was no alternative other than to cease trading and dismiss the workforce. Our immediate priority now is to ensure clients and creditors are kept informed and to support employees through the process of making claims to the Redundancy Payments Service."
In accounts for the year to March 31 2025, BLB Solicitors Limited’s fixed assets were valued at slightly over £558,000 and current assets at around £1.9 million, with net assets totalling approximately £836,000.
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