Vestd
Vestd is a web-based equity management platform for UK companies.
What Vestd is
Vestd is a web-based equity management platform for UK companies. It supports share schemes, cap tables, fundraising and compliance, including EMI, CSOP, Growth Shares, Unapproved Options, phantom shares and ordinary shares. A live cap table and shareholder dashboards provide real-time updates and future value scenarios. Every plan includes two-way Companies House integration, with electronic filing for more than 18 forms. Users can submit annual HMRC notifications and request new or refreshed EMI or CSOP valuations. Vestd lists HR integrations on its Guided service plan and HRIS integration on Enterprise plans. Enterprise pricing is custom. Plans require a 12-month minimum term and exclude VAT. Vestd launched in 2014 and is based in London.
Good
- Supports several UK share scheme types
- Live cap table with future value scenarios
- Companies House filing integration
- HMRC notifications and valuation requests
- Web access with employee portal
Watch out
- 12-month minimum term on all plans
- Prices exclude VAT
- Starter limits options and growth shares to five recipients
- Enterprise pricing is custom
Who it suits
Vestd is suited to UK founders, finance and people teams, governance professionals and investors managing employee or shareholder equity. It also supports companies moving existing schemes from spreadsheets or another provider.
Verdict
Vestd covers equity administration, filings, valuations and fundraising in one web platform. Its plan limits, contract term and UK-focused compliance features should be checked against your company’s needs.
Plans and prices
From Vestd's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials plan | £25 a month | Cap table management; share movements; share class creation; Companies House filings · From £25/month; 12-month minimum term; prices exclude VAT |
| InVestd Raise | £150 a month | Funding consultation; S/EIS Advance Assurance; founders agreements; legal docs; data rooms; pitch deck template; share issuance · £150/month; 12-month minimum term; prices exclude VAT |
| Starter plan | £220 a month | zero-value companies; Unapproved Options & Growth Shares for up to five recipients; two setup calls · from £220 /month; 2 months free on annual billing; 12-month minimum term; prices exclude VAT |
| Guided service plan | £420 a month | EMI, Growth Shares, Unapproved Options, CSOP & phantom shares; unlimited HMRC valuations; HR integrations · from £420 /month; 2 months free on annual billing; 12-month minimum term; prices exclude VAT |
| Enterprise plans | Priced on request | For 200+ stakeholders; managed scheme administration; HRIS integration; dedicated equity account manager · Custom; 12-month minimum term; prices exclude VAT |
The facts
Each one read from Vestd's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Vestd describes its platform as purpose-built for UK companies and highlights founders, finance, people teams, governance professionals and investors.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Cap table
- Vestd provides a live cap table and shareholder dashboards with real-time updates and future value scenarios.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Companies House
- All plans include two-way Companies House integration, and the platform can electronically file more than 18 forms.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Contract
- The pricing page states that all plans have a 12-month minimum term and automatically renew.checked 4 Oct 2026
- HMRC
- Users can submit annual HMRC notifications through the platform and request new or refreshed EMI/CSOP valuations.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Migration
- Vestd offers a migration service for digitising or moving existing schemes from spreadsheets or another provider.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- The pricing page lists HR integrations on the Guided service plan and HRIS integration on Enterprise plans.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Vestd is an equity management platform for companies to manage share schemes, cap tables, fundraising and compliance.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Regulation
- Vestd Ltd states it is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under FRN 685992.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Vestd states it is ISO 27001 certified and that its information security is regularly audited.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Share schemes
- The platform supports EMI, CSOP, Growth Shares, Unapproved Options, phantom shares and ordinary shares.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Vestd offers a free consultation and says customers receive ongoing support from equity specialists, with named account contacts as they scale.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Vestd says it launched in 2014.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Plan limits
- The Starter plan includes Unapproved Options and Growth Shares for up to five recipients.checked 4 Oct 2026
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