We are Gateley
A professional services group
Our story is one which starts in Victorian Birmingham when the city was the workshop of the world. Solicitors Stephen Gateley & Sons was founded to help forward thinking Victorians prosper.
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Fast forward to the 1970s
Gateley joined forces with 12-strong Bernard Wareing to launch Gateley Wareing & Co. The business was very similar; we continue to work closely with small Midlands-based businesses to help them to do great business at home and abroad.
Through the eighties and its new tech, the 1990s and the launch of the world wide web and the introduction of Google, ‘surviving’ the millennium bug, the dot.com bubble and the financial crash.
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Since then, a lot has changed for our business:
The way we work, where we work and who we work with.
Our address list has grown and we have welcomed new offices and teams to the Gateley family.
Our clients have changed and we have moved with them. We work with clients from start-ups and SMEs through to large corporates and public sector organisations.
What has stayed the same has been our focus on helping our clients to thrive and prosper. That commercial, entrepreneurial spirit goes to the heart of our business and shapes our story.
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We went where no law firm had ever gone
And that story entered a new chapter in 2015 when we did something that no other law firm had done in the UK: we put aside our traditional equity partnership structure and went Plc.
Being a traditional partnership can encourage partners to pursue short term wins over all else without the scrutiny that being a listed businesses brings. That wasn’t right for our clients, so that wasn’t right for us.
Diversification, differentiation and incentivisation:
Our reputation as a stand out place to work, our forward thinking, modern business model and the ability to offer a rewarding career path that plays to people’s strengths and ambitions has driven our story forwards.
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We entered a new chapter with a UK law firm first, putting aside the traditional equity partnership model to go Plc
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Capitus Ltd: Tax incentive specialists Capitus Ltd are acquired.
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Hamer Associates: Property consultants Hamer Associates come on board.
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GCL Solicitors LLP: Specialists in legal advice on residential developments, GCL Solicitors join the Group.
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Kiddy & Partners: Business psychologists Kiddy & Partners join the Group.
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International Investment Services: International expansion experts IIS (now Gateley Global) were acquired.
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Gateley named UK Law Firm of the Year: We proudly accepted the coveted UK Law Firm of the Year award at the British Legal Awards.
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Persona Associations: Land referencing experts Persona Associations come on board.
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30 years of consecutive financial growth: In the last 30 years we have grown consistently with an unbroken record of increased profit delivery year on year.
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t-three: Leadership development specialists t-three joins our People Platform.
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Tweed Law: Brand and reputation management experts Tweed Law join us.
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The Vinden Partnership Limited: Corporate advisory, dispute resolution and consultants to the built environment, The Vinden Partnership, join the Group as Gateley Vinden.
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Tozer Gallagher LLP: Leading quantity surveyors and construction consultants, Tozer Gallagher, join the Group to sit within the Gateley Vinden business.
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Professional services firm of the year: Gateley named Professional Services Firm of the Year at the 2021 Birmingham Business Post Awards.
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Adamson Jones Holdings Limited: Experts in patent, design and trade mark protection advice in the UK, Europe and around the world, Adamson Jones, join the Group.
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Smithers Purslow Limited: A multi-disciplinary chartered surveying practice comprising building and quantity surveyors, civil and structural engineers and architects, Smithers Purslow, join the Group.
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Symbiosis IP: A chartered patent attorney firm specialising in IP services for the life sciences industry, Symbiosis IP join the Group.
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Gateley Legal in Northern Ireland: Gateley Tweed begins to trade as Gateley Legal in Northern Ireland, reflecting the growth and diversification of the Belfast office.
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RJA Consultants Limited: Construction consultants and surveyors, specialising in the affordable housing sector join the Group.
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Established our class actions practice, Austen Hays, and launched our first claim in February 2024.
And we have grown...
The way we work, where we work and who we work with. Our revenue has grown every year since 1986.
Our business model creates a platform for scalable and sustainable growth. Our strong market reputation and the culture and Gateley Team Spirit that sits at the heart of our business enables the delivery of integrated legal and complementary business services across our four market facing Platforms.
And we have grown...
The way we work, where we work and who we work with. Our revenue has grown every year since 1986.
Our business model creates a platform for scalable and sustainable growth. Our strong market reputation and the culture and Gateley Team Spirit that sits at the heart of our business enables the delivery of integrated legal and complementary business services across our four market facing Platforms.
And we have grown...
The way we work, where we work and who we work with. Our revenue has grown every year since 1986.
Our business model creates a platform for scalable and sustainable growth. Our strong market reputation and the culture and Gateley Team Spirit that sits at the heart of our business enables the delivery of integrated legal and complementary business services across our four market facing Platforms.
And we have grown...
The way we work, where we work and who we work with. Our revenue has grown every year since 1986.
Our business model creates a platform for scalable and sustainable growth. Our strong market reputation and the culture and Gateley Team Spirit that sits at the heart of our business enables the delivery of integrated legal and complementary business services across our four market facing Platforms.
And we have grown...
The way we work, where we work and who we work with. Our revenue has grown every year since 1986.
Our business model creates a platform for scalable and sustainable growth. Our strong market reputation and the culture and Gateley Team Spirit that sits at the heart of our business enables the delivery of integrated legal and complementary business services across our four market facing Platforms.
And we have grown...
The way we work, where we work and who we work with. Our revenue has grown every year since 1986.
Our business model creates a platform for scalable and sustainable growth. Our strong market reputation and the culture and Gateley Team Spirit that sits at the heart of our business enables the delivery of integrated legal and complementary business services across our four market facing Platforms.
And we have grown...
The way we work, where we work and who we work with. Our revenue has grown every year since 1986.
Our business model creates a platform for scalable and sustainable growth. Our strong market reputation and the culture and Gateley Team Spirit that sits at the heart of our business enables the delivery of integrated legal and complementary business services across our four market facing Platforms.
Our clients have shaped our story and will continue to shape our business as we move forward
At the heart of our story are our clients and delivering a great service to them. We achieved a world class Net Promoter Score: 68, outperforming companies such as Apple, Amazon, American Express, TripAdvisor and YouTube.
The score measures how many of our clients would recommend us, with scores over 50 seen as a reflection of world class organisations.
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Be part of the story
If you are interested in joining our business, take a look at our careers page. Or if you would like to know about the work that we do, our services pages are where you need to be. And if you are thinking about investing in our Group, our investors section has all the information you need.