Startups charging information
Understanding the costs of services for startup businesses
Please find below our standard charges for various services required by startup businesses. These costs are indicative only and by individual arrangement we may be able to agree discounts, special rates and package deals. Where matters are particularly complicated or protracted then additional fees may apply.
Corporate Services
DELIVERABLES/DOCUMENT | PRICE (EXC. VAT) |
Company Formation Formation Agent Fee | £2,250 £200 |
Company Secretary/registered office service | £800 per annum |
Shareholders Agreement (co-founders) | £2,950 |
Shareholders Agreement (investment, seed stage) | £5,950 (estimated for standard SEIS investment) |
Articles of Association | £1,350 |
Administrative documents (board minutes, shareholder resolutions, Companies House filings) | £100 - £300 per document |
Employment and contractor agreements
DELIVERABLES/DOCUMENT | PRICE (EXC. VAT) |
Standard Contractor Agreement | £1,450 |
Advisor Agreement | £1,450 |
Employment Contract, junior employee | £1,250 |
Employment Contract, senior employee | £1,450 |
Intellectual Property Assignment for Contractor/Employee | £750 |
Reverse Vesting Agreement | £1,750 |
Commercial agreements/terms
DELIVERABLES/DOCUMENT | PRICE (EXC. VAT) |
Terms and Conditions for the sale of Goods or provision of Services | £2,750 |
Online Terms of Use for Services Business | £2,750 |
Standard Terms and Conditions for Website (no online services) | £1,400 |
App Terms of Use | £2,450 |
Package of Terms and Conditions Documents for online businesses in two-sided markets (e.g. market place) | £3,950 |
Distribution/ Agency/ Manufacturing Agreement | £2,750 |
SaaS/ Software Licence Terms | £2,950 |
End User Licence Agreement | £1,400 |
Reseller Agreement | £2,950 |
Ecommerce Package (for the sale of goods): general website terms, terms of sale, returns/cancellation policy, privacy notice, advice on consumer regulations/compliance | £3,950 |
Intellectual property
DELIVERABLES/DOCUMENT | PRICE (EXC. VAT) |
Intellectual Property Assignment | £750 |
Trade Mark Search | £950 |
UK Trade Mark Application | £950 (1 class, £50 per additional class) plus UK IPO application fee of £170 (1 class, £50 per additional class) |
International Trade Mark Application | £600 handling fee plus other applicable charges |
European/ UK Design Right Application | £750 (plus application fee) |
Intellectual Property Licence | £1,250 |
GDPR
DELIVERABLES/DOCUMENT | PRICE (EXC. VAT) |
Privacy Notice/ Policy | £1,450 |
Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) | £950 |
Privacy Notice for staff/ contractors | £950 |
Internal Data Protection Policy | £850 |
Data security policy | £850 |
Data Processing Agreement/ Terms | £950 |
GDPR Package (full) – Data Map analysis and report, external privacy notice, ROPA, staff privacy notice, internal data protection policy, data security policy and data processing agreement) | £4,950 |
GDPR Package (basic) – privacy notice, ROPA | £1,850 |
GDPR Package (ecommerce add-on) - staff privacy notice, internal data protection policy, data security policy | £1,250 |
General documents and services
DELIVERABLES/DOCUMENT | PRICE (EXC. VAT) |
Advisory Services | Charged at an hourly rate but advice in relation to other documents and other deliverables included in the costs above |
Non-Disclosure Agreement | £750 |
Non-Circumvention/ Introduction Agreement | £1,450 |
Get in touch
If you would like to speak with a member of the team you can contact our startups solicitors by telephone on +44 (0)20 3826 7550 or complete our enquiry form.
