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EIS for companies


Under EIS, you can raise up to £5 million each year, and a maximum of £12 million in your company’s lifetime.


This also includes amounts received from other venture capital schemes. Your company must receive investment under a venture capital scheme within 7 years of the first commercial sale.

You may be able to raise more if your company carries out research and development and innovation and meets certain conditions.


Higher limits for Knowledge Intensive Companies (KICs)

From 6 April 2018, a company classed as 'knowledge intensive' can raise up to £10m in a single year and £20m in total State aid investment.

Further information is available here: Use the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to raise money for research, development or innovation



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PLEASE NOTE:

To qualify for EIS relief, investors must be UK resident for tax purposes (or have UK tax liabilities) and subscribe cash for new shares in qualifying companies. Tax treatment is dependent on individual circumstances and may be subject to change. This content is written in general terms and you are strongly recommended to seek specific advice before taking any action based on the information it contains. No responsibility can be taken for any loss arising from action taken or refrained from on the basis of this content. It is also important to realise that investing in small companies always carries risks, including the loss of capital, illiquidity (the inability to sell assets quickly or without substantial loss in value), lack of dividends and share dilution. Investments should still be made as part of a diversified portfolio.