Formpak

What Formpak does

Formpak Limited is a privately held UK software company founded circa 1984 and headquartered in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, that has built and operated formulation and regulatory compliance software for the formulation and ingredients sector for over 40 years. The platform serves businesses in fragrance and cosmetics, flavour and food, essential oils and ingredients, and homecare and cleaning, addressing the regulated workflows of enterprise customers such as Kao, Robertet, IXOM, Cosmo and others.

The product is a modular formulation and regulatory compliance platform built around five core modules (Formulation Development, Regulatory Management, Document Management, Product Management, Project Management) and five optional add-on modules (Advanced Compliance Management, System Communication Suite, Certificate Management, Costing Methods, Poison Centre Notifications). All modules share a common database and data model, embedding regulatory logic for IFRA, GHS/CLP/OSHA/GB GHS, PCN/UFI, transport and cosmetic regulations directly into formulation and documentation workflows so that Safety Data Sheets, IFRA certificates, hazard labels and other compliance documents are generated from validated data only when conditions are met. The platform is sold in three subscription tiers (Essentials, Advanced, Enterprise) with annual billing and quote-based pricing, supplemented by implementation and training services.

Commercially, Formpak runs an enterprise field sales motion with demo-driven engagement, supported by a website, YouTube channel, LinkedIn presence, industry event participation and a Support Centre Portal. The company has 11-50 employees, is founder-led with CEO Penny Williams, and operates globally without disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or subsidiary structure.

Name

Formpak

Legal name

Formpak Limited

Website

https://formpak-software.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Formpak Limited is a UK-based private software company that provides modular formulation and regulatory compliance software to enterprise customers in fragrance, flavour, essential oils, cosmetics and homecare industries, with over 40 years of operating history.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Compliance Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Process & Case Management Low-Code Platforms (HDAEAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Process Automation (DPA) & Orchestration Suites (HDAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Formulation software
• Regulatory compliance software
• Safety data sheets
• Ingredient management
• Product lifecycle management

Headquarters

HQ city

Sharnbrook

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Formpak generates revenue through tiered software subscription packages (Essentials, Advanced, Enterprise) with modular capabilities. Organizations pay for platform access based on package level and additional modules required. The modular architecture allows expansion as requirements grow.
2. Implementation and Training Services: Structured onboarding and training during implementation included as part of the service. Additional training sessions available for new users, advanced workflows, regulatory updates and refresher training. This represents professional services revenue alongside software subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Formpak develops and sells a modular formulation and regulatory compliance software platform for businesses in fragrance, cosmetics, flavour, food, essential oils and homecare industries. The platform integrates formulation development, regulatory management, document authoring, product lifecycle management and project management into a unified system that automates IFRA, GHS/CLP, PCN/UFI and transport compliance, generating Safety Data Sheets, certificates and technical documents from validated formulation data.

Product overview

Formpak is a modular formulation and regulatory compliance software platform designed for businesses in fragrance, cosmetics, flavour, essential oils and homecare industries. The platform consists of three product packages (Essentials, Advanced, Enterprise) built around five core modules: Formulation Development, Regulatory Management, Document Management, Product Management, and Project Management. These core modules work together as a single integrated system, sharing formulation data, regulatory logic and controlled documentation workflows. Optional add-on modules including Advanced Compliance Management, System Communication Suite, Certificate Management, Costing Methods and Poison Centre Notifications extend the platform for specialist workflows and enterprise requirements. All modules operate on a shared database and data model, ensuring consistency across teams and products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formulation Development Foundation module providing a structured environment for creating, managing and evolving formulations with clear links to ingredient data, regulatory properties and downstream documentation. Supports complex compositions, version control, traceability and calculated properties for formulation teams in regulated industries.
• Regulatory Management Provides regulatory intelligence that applies rules, calculations and constraints directly to formulation and product data. Calculates hazard classifications (GHS, CLP, OSHA, GB GHS), transport hazards, IFRA standards and allergen declarations for formulation and regulatory teams.
• Document Management Enables teams to generate, manage and control regulatory and technical documents directly from centralised data. Produces Safety Data Sheets (SDS), certificates, specifications and hazard labels with controlled document workflows.
• Product Management Provides structured product lifecycle management connecting formulations, regulatory status and documentation into a single product view with versioning and change control capabilities for product portfolio management.
• Project Management Provides a structured framework for managing product development activities within Formpak, organising formulation, regulatory and documentation work into defined projects with tasks, workflows, status tracking and real-time collaboration.
• Advanced Compliance Management Add-on module providing suitability checking that supports advanced compliance constraints targeted to specific regions, customers or suppliers. Helps enforce rule-based compliance across formulations before products are released.
• System Communication Suite Add-on module enabling secure and flexible integration with external systems such as ERP platforms, supporting connection between Formpak and wider business environments.
• Certificate Management Add-on module supporting external validation and certification workflows for certifications such as Organic, Halal or Kosher. Manages multiple certificates across different suppliers with varied outcomes.
• Costing Methods Add-on module that allows special costing methods to be applied to raw materials, supporting additional cost inputs such as manufacturing methods, timing considerations and volatile market factors.
• Poison Centre Notifications (PCN) Add-on module that generates i6z dossiers with automation for efficient submission of Poison Centre Notifications to ECHA, supporting tracking of required updates and Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) management.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sphera: Software platform for product compliance, EHS, and regulatory content management, including chemical and material compliance workflows. Directly comparable to Formpak's regulatory, hazard classification, and SDS generation capabilities.
• Ideagen: Provider of regulatory and quality management software for highly regulated industries including chemicals and consumer products. Comparable because it targets the same compliance, audit, and document control challenges Formpak addresses.
• iPoint: Software for product compliance, chemical regulations, and supply chain sustainability data. Comparable because iPoint focuses on regulatory substance compliance (REACH, RoHS, SDS) similar to Formpak's regulatory engine.
• MasterControl: Quality, regulatory, and document management software purpose-built for regulated manufacturers in life sciences and consumer products. Directly comparable to Formpak's regulatory compliance and document management modules.

Emerging players

• Assent: Supply chain product compliance and regulatory management platform with chemical and sustainability focus. Adjacent to Formpak, with some overlap in regulated product data management, but primarily focused on manufacturer supply chain compliance.
• Benchmark Gensuite (EHS Insight): Cloud-based EHS, compliance, and sustainability management software used by manufacturers including those in chemicals and consumer goods. Adjacent overlap with Formpak's regulatory and compliance workflows, but broader EHS scope.

Broad incumbents

• Veeva Systems: Cloud-based regulated industry platform with Vault solutions for quality, regulatory, and document management. Comparable regulatory/compliance focus, though Veeva serves pharmaceutical and life sciences customers at much larger scale.
• Siemens Teamcenter: Industry-leading PLM platform that handles formulation, specification, and product data for consumer goods and chemicals. Overlaps with Formpak's product lifecycle and formulation management capabilities at enterprise scale.
• UL Solutions (formerly UL ChemADVISOR): Global safety science company offering regulatory content, SDS authoring, and chemical compliance software. Comparable regulatory intelligence and documentation workflows, though UL Solutions operates as part of a much broader testing and certification business.
• Dassault Systèmes BIOVIA: Broad PLM and scientific informatics platform that includes formulation, regulatory, and chemistry capabilities for life sciences, chemicals, and consumer goods. Comparable because BIOVIA serves many of the same regulated formulation use cases as Formpak, but as part of a much wider enterprise portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FormpakSoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/formpak-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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