Shareholder Agreement
Voting rights, drag and tag, leaver provisions, and decision-making rules that stop arguments before they start.
Founder control, protected
5 days
From brief to signature-ready documents
SEIS/EIS
Support for early-stage funding packs
Fixed fee
Transparent pricing for growing teams
Shareholder agreements UK for ambitious startups
Investment-ready legal documents that keep founders in control.
A handshake deal can turn into a painful equity dispute. Why risk it? We draft clear, founder-friendly shareholder and investment agreements that align incentives, satisfy due diligence, and protect the business you’re building.
Clear equity structures
Who owns what, when dilution happens, and how control shifts. No fog. Just documents your investors can actually read.
Fast turnaround
Need documents before the round slips? We move quickly, keep feedback tight, and help you close with confidence.
Startup legal toolkit
Everything you need for the round, in one clean package.
Why stitch together a term sheet from half-finished templates? Our drafting covers the documents investors expect and the clauses founders usually wish they had earlier.
Term Sheet
The commercial spine of your deal. We shape the key terms early so everyone knows what’s actually on the table.
Articles of Association
Model articles are rarely enough. We amend them to reflect investor rights, founder protections, and real governance.
SEIS/EIS Support
Need help aligning the legal pack with advance assurance work? We can support the documentation trail from the start.
Experience with SEIS/EIS advance assurance documentation.
Standard term sheets and bespoke articles included where needed.
Fixed-fee pricing for early-stage rounds with fast, practical drafting.
Clauses that keep you in control
What stops a bad exit, a deadlock, or a quiet takeover?
The answer is rarely one clause. It’s the way the agreement works as a whole. We build sensible protections around founder equity, decision-making, and transfer rights so the business can grow without drifting away from the people who started it.
Reverse vesting
If a co-founder leaves early, the equity treatment is already defined. Clean. Fair. No improvisation under pressure.
Good leaver / bad leaver
We define transfer events clearly, so the cap table isn’t held hostage by a departure nobody saw coming.
Drag-along and tag-along rights
When an exit appears, everyone knows the rules. That means fewer surprises and a smoother deal process.
Deadlock resolution
Need a route out when founders disagree? We include practical mechanisms before a stalemate starts draining momentum.
From pitch deck to seed round
A clean legal pack can change the room.
We helped a London AI startup close a £350k pre-seed round with a shareholder agreement, term sheet, and amended articles that kept the cap table readable. Why did they come back? Because the legal pack felt calm, not combative.
“Our investors said the legal pack was the cleanest they’d seen in an early-stage deal.”
Investment round packages
Choose the right level of support for the round.
Need a quick launch pack, or something built for a heavier cap table? The package should match the funding stage, not the other way around.
Pre-Seed Friendly
For founders who need sensible documents, fast.
From £1,250
- SHA, term sheet, and founders’ agreement
- Clear voting and transfer provisions
- One round of incorporated revisions
Seed Round
For a round that needs bespoke structure.
From £2,150
- Full SHA and bespoke or amended articles
- IP assignment and founder protection clauses
- Investor negotiation support
Series A Ready
For multi-investor rounds and heavier diligence.
Tailored quote
- Multi-investor SHA and drag-along provisions
- EIS and round documentation support
- Priority turnaround for closing dates
Five-day process
From kick-off to closing, without the drag.
Why let legal drafting slow a funding round? We keep the process tight, practical, and easy to track, so you know exactly what happens next.
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Day 1
Discovery call to map the cap table, funding route, and any awkward points before drafting begins.
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Days 2-3
First draft of the SHA and term sheet, structured around the deal terms that actually matter.
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Day 4
We fold in feedback, clarify investor comments, and tidy the drafting so it reads cleanly.
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Day 5
Final documents ready for signature, with next-step guidance if the round needs a few last checks.
Startup legal FAQs
The questions founders ask before signing.
Should you use model articles, or bespoke ones? Do you need a lawyer before the term sheet is settled? These are the right questions to ask, and we answer them plainly.
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Book your free startup legal checkWhat is the difference between a shareholder agreement and articles?
The articles govern the company’s constitutional rules, while the shareholder agreement sets out the commercial arrangement between shareholders. Both matter. Together, they reduce friction when investment lands.
Can we use Model Articles?
Sometimes, yes. But if investors want veto rights, transfer rules, or tighter governance, model articles are usually too thin. Bespoke amendments are often the safer path.
When should a lawyer get involved?
Ideally before headline terms are fixed. Once the room has agreed a direction, drafting becomes easier and negotiation stays calm. Leave it too late, and you’ll spend time unpicking avoidable assumptions.
Do you support investor pitch legal docs as well?
We do. If your investor pack needs a term sheet, founder paperwork, or a clearer route through compliance, we can shape the legal side so the finance side can move faster.
Ready to secure the round?
We’ll help you set the terms properly, protect the cap table, and get signature-ready documents out the door. Why leave the biggest decisions to chance?