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#VENTURE FORTHE JOB APPLICATION SERIES#

you’re seeking is at least 50% of your company’s average annual turnover for the last 5 years.

is required to enter a completely new product market or a new geographic market.

If you did not receive investment within the first 7 years, or now want to raise money for a different activity from a previous investment, you’ll have to show that the money: If you received investment in this period (under EIS, SEIS, SITR, VCT or state aid approved under the risk finance guidelines), you can use EIS to raise money for the same activity as long as you showed you were planning to do so in your original business plan. If you have any subsidiaries (including former subsidiaries) or businesses you’ve acquired, the date of your first commercial sale is the earliest of the group. You can receive investment under EIS as long as it’s within 7 years of your company’s first commercial sale. This includes any money received by any subsidiaries, former subsidiaries or businesses you’ve acquired. Your company cannot raise more than £12 million from these sources in your company’s lifetime.

state aid approved under the risk finance guidelines - check with the person who gave you the aid for advice.

the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme ( SEIS).

Your company cannot raise more than £5 million in total in any 12-month period from: If you’re part of a group, the majority of the group’s activities must be qualifying trades.

Your company must carry out a qualifying trade.

have less than 250 full-time equivalent employees at the time the shares are issued.

not have gross assets worth more than £15 million before any shares are issued, and not more than £16 million immediately afterwards.

Your company and any qualifying subsidiaries must:

#VENTURE FORTHE JOB APPLICATION SERIES#

does not expect to close after completing a project or series of projects.is not controlled by another company, or does not have more than 50% of its shares owned by another company.does not control another company other than qualifying subsidiaries.is not trading on a recognised stock exchange at the time of the share issue and does not plan to do so.has a permanent establishment in the UK.be used to grow or develop your business.pose a risk of loss to capital for the investor.not be used to buy all or part of another business.be spent within 2 years of the investment, or if later, the date you started trading.The money raised by the new share issue must: research and development that’s expected to lead to a qualifying trade.preparing to carry out a qualifying trade (which must start within 2 years of the investment).The money raised by the new share issue must be used for a qualifying business activity, which is either: Read the draft guidelines to find out more about the amendment to the requirements for an EIS approved fund. increased flexibility available to fund managers in the timing of investments.changes that will focus approved funds on knowledge-intensive investments.The rules for EIS approved funds will be changing on 6 April 2020 to take account of the: did not receive investment under a venture capital scheme within 7 years of their first commercial sale.want to raise more than £12 million in the company’s lifetime.There are different rules for knowledge-intensive companies that carry out a significant amount of research, development or innovation, and either: Tax reliefs will be withheld or withdrawn from your investors if you do not follow the rules for at least 3 years after the investment is made. You must follow the scheme rules so that your investors can claim and keep EIS tax reliefs relating to their shares. Your company must receive investment under a venture capital scheme within 7 years of its first commercial sale. This also includes amounts received from other venture capital schemes. Under EIS, you can raise up to £5 million each year, and a maximum of £12 million in your company’s lifetime. It does this by offering tax reliefs to individual investors who buy new shares in your company. How the scheme worksĮIS is designed so that your company can raise money to help grow your business. The Enterprise Investment Scheme ( EIS) is one of 4 venture capital schemes - check which is appropriate for you.