Pairing
Decipher Italian
Fragomen LLP
Two practices in the UK Italian-citizenship field, read alongside one another. Both profiles use the same public-record sources, held to a single editorial standard.
The pairings on this site are not rankings. They are two practices read together, sourced from the same public record, written in the same register.
Decipher Italian
A Manchester-based Italian-to-English translation practice operated by Simon Sobrero, who holds CIOL membership, ITI affiliation, and ISO 17100:2015 qualification. The practice has been trading since 2001: two decades of work spanning institutional, legal, technical, and certified translation. Manchester base provides geographic distance from the London-centric translator concentration; the practice carries no Companies House registration and trades as a sole-practitioner service.
ISO 17100:2015 qualified, the international standard for translation services.
CIOL membership and ITI affiliation, the two principal UK linguistic professional bodies.
Two decades of practice since 2001, with stated experience across more than 26 million words and 10,000+ projects.
Manchester-based, providing a translation option outside the London concentration.
Listed on the Italian Consulate London's translator register.
7 dimensions separate them on the public record. Everything else this directory tracks reads the same for both.
- Registration
Decipher Italian
No Companies House registration found. That is consistent with a sole trader or a partnership, neither of which files there, so it is a gap in the record rather than a finding against them.
Fragomen LLP
Fragomen LLP, company OC324170, currently active, on the register since November 2006.
- Regulation
Decipher Italian
No UK regulator found. Assistance with Italian citizenship is not, on our reading, reserved work under UK law, so most providers in this directory are in the same position.
Fragomen LLP
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 459836.
- Dispute resolution
Decipher Italian
Their own site names no alternative dispute resolution scheme, so if a complaint cannot be settled directly there is no ADR body named to escalate to.
Fragomen LLP
Member of the Legal Ombudsman. If a complaint cannot be settled directly, there is a body to escalate to.
- How to reach them
Decipher Italian
Publishes email as a way to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.
Fragomen LLP
Publishes phone and a contact form as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.
- Pricing
Decipher Italian
Quoted per case rather than published. You will not be able to compare cost against anyone else here without contacting them first.
Fragomen LLP
No pricing found on their site. Not unusual in this market, and not a criticism, but it does mean the cost is unknown until you ask.
- Independent reviews
Decipher Italian
We hold no rating for them, and no record of when anyone last looked, so read this as a gap in our data rather than a finding about theirs.
Fragomen LLP
2.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 7 reviews. A sample that small moves several points on a handful of reviews, so read the reviews rather than the number.
- Scope
Decipher Italian
One service, not a full-service practice. You will be arranging the other steps yourself or through someone else.
Fragomen LLP
2 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
Fragomen LLP
Describes itself as the world's largest immigration law firm. The London office sits at 95 Gresham Street, SRA-regulated, with the institutional infrastructure of a global practice built around corporate immigration. Italian citizenship by descent is one specialism within a portfolio that spans more than forty countries. Useful when an application is part of a wider international mobility picture.
SRA-regulated, with mandatory professional indemnity insurance.
Operating from a Companies House LLP since 2006, with nearly two decades of continuous UK trading.
Physical London office at 95 Gresham Street, with in-person meeting capability.
Backed by a global firm that states a presence in more than forty countries. Useful when a citizenship application sits alongside corporate or cross-border immigration matters.
Sources
Both profiles are built from provider websites, Companies House filings, the SRA Register, and other public records. Every link in the marginalia goes to the original record. If any data point is outdated, either firm can request a correction. Last reviewed 2026-05-05 / 2026-03-30.