What CAPACITY VAULT LTD does

Capacity Vault Limited is a UK-based legal technology company founded in 2021 (registered in England and Wales, Company No. 13721399) that operates a digital platform for creating tamper-proof video and audio evidence of testamentary and mental capacity at the point of will execution and Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) creation. The company was founded by solicitor Oliver Asha following a personal experience arranging capacity assessment for a family member with vascular dementia, and is part of the Digilegal Group. The platform combines AI-driven voice detection during recording, SHA3 cryptographic hashing to assign each recording a unique tamper-proof digital seal, anti-deepfake features, and long-term secure storage; recordings can subsequently be released as legally certified copies with statutory declarations and Larke v Nugus letters for courts in the event of a will challenge.

The platform serves four customer segments: individual consumers (particularly elderly, seriously ill, or dementia-diagnosed will-makers), professional practitioners (solicitors, will writers, estate planners), channel partners (will-writing firms including Make a Will Online and Digilegal), and charities with legacy-giving programs. Pricing is £150 individual setup + £10/year subscription, with professionals subscribing at £75 per client through token generation and firmwide tiers for multi-instruction-taker practices. The product is built specifically around English and Welsh case law and is registered with the ICO, the Fundraising Regulator, and the Society of Will Writers; service is explicitly restricted to England and Wales.

Capacity Vault runs a hybrid GTM combining direct-to-consumer self-serve sign-up, professional B2B subscriptions, channel partnerships with will-writing platforms, and a charity partnership program. The company has no disclosed external funding, no disclosed revenue, and operates with 1–10 employees, but has accumulated nine industry awards across 2023–2024 (British Wills & Probate, Modern Law, LexisNexis, Private Client, Smee & Ford, Legal Growth) and had the founder speak at the Society of Will Writers' Conference 2024.

Name

CAPACITY VAULT LTD

Legal name

Capacity Vault Limited

Website

https://capacityvault.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Capacity Vault Limited is a UK legal technology company that provides a digital platform for creating tamper-proof video evidence of testamentary capacity for wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, serving individuals, solicitors, will writers, and charities in England and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Technology — Testamentary Capacity Verification

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Legal Hold (BPAEAPAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Decentralized Identity (DID) & Verifiable Credentials (BPAMAEAJ)

Keywords

• Testamentary capacity verification
• Digital will protection
• Mental capacity evidence
• Capacity assessment platform
• Legal technology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Consumer Subscriptions: Consumers pay an initial account setup fee of £150 followed by an annual subscription of £10. The subscription covers unlimited updates to recordings, access to download certificates, and free provision of legally certified copies for courts. If subscription is cancelled, an admin fee of £190 is charged for evidence release.
2. Professional Practitioner Subscriptions: Solicitors, will writers, and estate planners can subscribe for professional access. Professional subscriptions allow generating tokens for clients at reduced rates (£75 per client vs standard £150). Subscriptions are available as Sole Practitioner or Firmwide plans based on number of instruction takers.
3. Charity Partnership Model: Charities can offer Capacity Vault to their supporters directly or through certified partners. This helps protect supporters' wills and charitable gift intentions from challenges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Capacity Vault provides a digital platform that records, secures and verifies testamentary and mental capacity for wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. The service captures video and audio of users responding to scripted questions, applies AI voice detection during the call, and produces a tamper-proof digital seal with a unique SHA3 hash and anti-deepfake verification. The output is legally admissible evidence that can be delivered as certified copies, statutory declarations and Larke v Nugus letters to courts and parties if a will is challenged, with a Capacity Analysis delivered within two working days.

Product overview

Capacity Vault is a unified digital platform offering secure, verifiable evidence of testamentary and mental capacity for individuals making wills or Lasting Powers of Attorney. The platform consists of two core recording products: 'Protect your Will' and 'Protect your LPA', both accessed through record.capacityvault.co.uk. These are supplemented by Professional Subscription tiers for solicitors and will writers (Sole Practitioner at £75/client and Firmwide unlimited access), and a Charity Partnership Program for organizations serving supporters. The platform uses AI for voice verification during recordings, SHA3 cryptographic hashing for tamper-proof digital seals, and stores evidence securely until needed for court proceedings, providing certified copies, statutory declarations, and Larke v Nugus letters when wills are challenged.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Protect your Will
• Protect your LPA
• Professional Subscription (Sole Practitioner)
• Professional Subscription (Firmwide)
• Charity Partnership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Traditional capacity assessments cost £800-£2,000; Capacity Vault analysis available from £50
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Make a Will OnlinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMake a Will Online has been making online wills since 2008. They are the only online provider to have received consent under the Solicitor's Regulation Authority's 'Innovation' scheme to provide services of solicitors to the public. They offer Capacity Vault to their customers as part of their will writing services.
• DigilegalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigilegal wills launched in 2019 providing a hybrid of online and telephone wills to consumers. They implement Capacity Vault and on the back of this implementation, Digilegal Ltd was highly commended as will writing firm of the year at the British Wills & Probate Awards.
• Digilegal GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOther companies in the Digilegal Group act as joint controllers or processors, providing IT and system administration services and undertaking leadership reporting. The group includes internal third parties based within the EU.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Snug: US digital estate planning platform offering wills, healthcare directives, and trusts online. Direct peer providing self-serve digital will services to consumers with recurring subscription components.
• Farewill: UK-based online will-writing platform offering digital will execution, LPAs, and probate services. Directly comparable as a UK digital legaltech serving the will-writing market, with overlapping professional and consumer audiences that Capacity Vault also targets for capacity verification.
• FreeWill: US digital will-writing platform serving both consumers and nonprofits (charities) for legacy giving. Direct peer with overlapping consumer, professional, and charity partnership models.
• Make a Will Online: UK online will-writing service that has held SRA Innovation Scheme consent since 2008. Direct peer in the UK digital will market and an existing Capacity Vault channel partner, serving overlapping consumer and professional segments.
• Trust & Will: US-based digital estate planning platform offering online wills, trusts, and LPAs. Direct peer in the digital will/capacity space serving consumers and professionals through a similar self-serve subscription model.
• Cake: Digital end-of-life planning platform offering wills, advance directives, and estate planning. Direct peer in the digital will/capacity space with consumer self-serve and professional partnership channels.
• Wealth.com: US digital estate planning platform offering wills, trusts, and asset organization. Direct peer in the broader digital estate planning category with overlapping professional and consumer segments.
• Digilegal: UK hybrid online/telephone will-writing firm (launched 2019), member of the Digilegal Group alongside Capacity Vault. Direct peer in the UK will-writing space, also a Capacity Vault partner/reseller and recognized at British Wills & Probate Awards.

Broad incumbents

• Arken: UK provider of will-writing and estate planning software for professional will writers. Broad incumbent offering professional practice software to the same solicitor and will-writer audience that Capacity Vault serves through its professional subscriptions.
• LEAP: UK legal practice management software provider serving solicitors and law firms. Broad incumbent offering wider practice management infrastructure to the same solicitor segment that Capacity Vault targets with its Firmwide subscriptions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/capacity-vault

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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