Formevo

What Formevo does

FormEvo (trading as Cockerel Software Limited) is a UK-based, cloud-delivered legal forms SaaS provider serving UK law firms from sole practitioners through Top 100 international practices, plus in-house legal teams and local authority legal departments. The platform maintains a library of approximately 2,000 prescribed and non-prescribed legal forms across 30+ categories (Conveyancing, Probate, Family Law, Court Forms, Company, Adoption, etc.) with auto-population, bundled workflow automation, and direct digital submission to government agencies including HMRC (SDLT), Welsh Revenue Authority (LTT), HM Land Registry (eAP1), and Companies House. Core technology comprises a cloud-native SaaS platform with an API-first architecture, a proprietary Common Field Naming convention that simplifies case-management-system mapping, native integrations with iManage and NetDocuments document management systems, and a proprietary 6S Methodology (Select, Sync, Submit, Sign, Share, Shred) that governs the end-to-end form lifecycle.

The company monetizes via per-user monthly subscriptions covering the base forms library, premium workflow bundles (IHT400, LPA, Court of Protection) priced per user per workflow per month, and a pay-as-you-go transaction layer for digital submissions, electronic signatures (Evo-Sign), and secure sharing. Law Society form groups are sold under separate per-office royalty licenses. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales and inbound inside-sales (phone and demo booking) with a tiered channel partner program (Gold/Silver/Bronze) of 20+ UK legal software integrators who embed FormEvo within their case management platforms.

The company is privately held and bootstrapped, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, with a team of approximately 20 named members bringing roughly 152 years of combined legal-forms-software experience (largely recruited from prior incumbents Oyez Forms and Laserforms/Lexis Nexis, now Advanced). Strategic growth is centered on geographic expansion into Australia, module product expansion (Evo-Sign, EvoVault, Verify 365 identity verification), and continued channel ecosystem buildout.

Name

Formevo

Legal name

Cockerel Software Limited

Website

https://formevo.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FormEvo (Cockerel Software Limited) is a UK-based cloud SaaS provider delivering an approximately 2,000-form electronic legal forms library, workflow automation, e-signatures, and digital government submissions to UK law firms, in-house legal teams, and local authority legal departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Practice Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Document Preparation Services (561410), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

eSignature, Forms & Digital Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK)

Keywords

• Legal forms software
• Document automation
• Electronic signatures
• Digital submissions
• Case management integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle Upon Tyne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. User-based Subscription: Base license charged per user, per month with flexible scaling. Administrators can add or remove users in real time. Each standard license includes access to the full electronic forms library of approximately 2,000 prescribed and non-prescribed forms.
2. Digital Submissions (Pay-as-you-go): Certain digital forms and services charged on a pay-as-you-go basis including SDLT, LTT, eAP1, and selected Companies House submissions, as well as secure sharing and electronic signing. Many firms treat these as disbursements.
3. Premium Workflow Bundles: Connected form sets for more complex matters charged per user, per workflow, per month. Available for selected users enabling enhanced functionality only where it adds value.
4. Law Society Form Groups: Law Society and other form groups available subject to royalty licenses per office.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FormEvo provides a cloud-based SaaS legal forms management platform delivering approximately 2,000 prescribed and non-prescribed UK legal forms to law firms and legal departments. The platform automates form population via the proprietary 6S methodology, integrates natively with iManage and NetDocuments, includes built-in Evo-Sign electronic signatures, and enables direct digital submissions to government bodies including HMRC SDLT, LTT, eAP1, and Companies House.

Product overview

FormEvo is a cloud-based legal forms platform providing approximately 2,000 standard prescribed legal forms for UK legal practitioners. The core FormEvo platform integrates with iManage and NetDocuments document management systems. Additional modules include Evo-Sign for electronic signatures, EvoVault for document storage, SDLT.co.uk for tax submissions, and specialized workflow bundles (COP Workflow, IHT400 Workflow, LPA Workflow) that automate form population and calculations across related form sets. Pricing follows a per-user monthly model with pay-as-you-go digital submissions and optional workflow bundle add-ons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FormEvo Racing: Motorsport initiative combining elite competition with professionally delivered race-day hospitality and guest engagement, targeting the British Endurance Championship title
• Evo-Sign

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% reduction in form completion time (from 45 minutes to 10 minutes)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered gold, silver, bronze, core and strategic.

• ShareDogoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner with Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation integrating with both FormEvo and SDLT.co.uk. ShareDo is legal case management software that creates efficiency through process management for complex and simple legal matters.
• Zylpha Visualfiles SpecialistsgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner experts in SolCase and Visualfiles automating administrative tasks. Manages projects from one day to complex multi-month implementations.
• Fusion ITgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner providing IT support, MatterSphere maximization, and legal system development advice. Brings extensive legal sector experience for medium and large law firms.
• Insight Legal SoftwaregoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner providing Legal Accounts, Practice Management and Case Management system specifically designed for UK and Irish Law Firms.
• SOS LegalgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner now incorporating Linetime legal software. Leading provider of legal software solutions for enterprise law firms (150+ users) across UK with over 35 years at forefront of legal technology innovation.
• Quill Legal SoftwaresilverTechnology or IntegrationSilver partner helping law firms run practice smarter and more effectively. Connects front-office and back-office functions with time recording, billing, document automation, and legal accounts.
• GlobalXgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner providing accurate, trusted business, property and consumer information for legal, conveyancing, and financial communities. Integrates SDLT/LTT/AP1 submissions.
• X-Press Legal ServicesgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner providing property search services through 26 offices nationwide. Family-run business with expert knowledge of local areas.
• Pali Property and Land InformationgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner, multi-award winning national conveyancing search company since 1999. Provides complete online solution including CMS Integration, compliance searches, indemnity policies, and SDLT/LTT/AP1 Submission.
• LinetimegoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner with over 40 years as innovator in legal case management and accounting solutions. Supports effective management for regional, national, and multi-site law firms.
• ActionstepgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner providing complete software platform for law firms. Midsize law firm focused with CRM, Matter Management, Document Assembly, Time & Billing, Client & Office Accounting.
• PeppermintgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner providing modular choice of easy-to-use, innovative, modern applications on Microsoft Cloud platform (CX365). Firms can implement at their own pace.
• PracticeEvolvegoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner for medium law firms providing progressive, evolving Legal Accounts, Case and Matter Management, Document Management and Legal Accounts Management.
• Tessaract.iogoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner disruptor for small and medium-sized UK law firms. Mission to help firms maximize capacity with all-in-one platform including time recording, case management, DMS, billing, reporting, and accounting.
• MatterspheregoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner with over 20 years in Legal ICT field. Competent with practice management systems and legal forms software, understanding security requirements for local or cloud-based legal practices.
• Legal WorkflowgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner helping law firms streamline business processes, integrate workflows between different software systems, and amplify productivity and profitability.
• CliobronzeTechnology or IntegrationBronze partner, cloud-based practice management software. Manages matters, clients, documents, e-signatures, bills, calendars, time recording, reporting, and accounting. Approved supplier of Law Society of Scotland.
• CloudifybronzeTechnology or IntegrationBronze partner helping firms transition to Actionstep through business, change management, technology, and compliance expertise combined with law firm knowledge.
• LawWaregoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner dedicated to UK legal industry helping solicitors grow practices efficiently. Founded 1995, provides practice management technology to hundreds of legal practices from Edinburgh and Manchester offices.
• Matters.CloudgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold partner enabling legal professionals to track time and expenses, manage clients and matters, raise invoices, develop opportunities, and keep up with tasks in single cloud platform.
• iManagecoreTechnology or IntegrationOutbound integration partner. iManage connects documents and emails in single unified folder organized by client, project, or legal matter. Standard integration included within license.
• NetDocumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationOutbound integration partner. Leading cloud document management system providing secure way to store, find, share, automate, and collaborate on documents from anywhere. Standard integration included within license.
• Verify 365strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership announced for identity verification and compliance services integrated into the FormEvo platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PracticeEvolve: Cloud legal practice management provider focused on UK and Australian mid-size law firms; FormEvo Gold partner and direct competitor in the same niche of forms-enabled case management.
• Actionstep: Cloud legal practice management platform with built-in document automation and forms; FormEvo is a Gold integration partner, making Actionstep both a collaborator and a competitor for the mid-market firm budget.
• Oyez Forms (now part of Advanced): Long-standing UK legal forms brand, now owned by Advanced but historically FormEvo's closest head-to-head competitor for the high-street and mid-market law firm segment; multiple FormEvo staff are ex-Oyez.
• LEAP Legal Software: Cloud practice management and legal forms provider with strong UK and Australia presence; directly comparable to FormEvo's geographic expansion thesis and bundled forms+CMS+sign offering.
• Clio: Cloud legal practice management platform that includes forms, e-signature and document automation; competes for the same UK/AU law firm budgets as FormEvo and is already a FormEvo Bronze integration partner.
• Advanced Business Software (Laserforms / OneAdvanced): Parent of Laserforms — historically the dominant UK legal forms vendor and the direct competitor FormEvo targets. Several FormEvo senior hires (Paul, Gary, Dominic, Christian, Kim, Shasna, Oliver, Ting) came from Oyez Forms and Laserforms/Advanced, making it the most directly comparable UK legal-forms peer.

Others

• NetDocuments: Cloud document management platform FormEvo integrates with out-of-the-box; comparable to iManage as a DMS infrastructure peer enabling FormEvo's enterprise go-to-market.
• iManage: Document management system vendor that FormEvo integrates with natively; adjacent infrastructure provider rather than a direct forms competitor, but central to FormEvo's enterprise value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• DocuSign: Category-defining e-signature platform and broader agreement cloud; competitive to FormEvo's Evo-Sign module for firms seeking a stand-alone signature solution, though DocuSign is not a forms-first vendor.
• LexisNexis (legal forms / Lexis PSL): Broader legal content and forms provider serving UK law firms as part of a much wider legal-information portfolio; offers overlapping legal-forms capability but not as a focused niche offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/formevolegalforms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/formevolegalforms
• Instagraminstagram.com/formevolegalforms
• Xx.com/FormEvo

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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