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UK government tax relief scheme that helps trading companies raise equity from individual investors

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About Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is a UK government tax relief scheme for startup investment. HM Revenue & Customs runs it. The scheme helps UK trading companies raise equity from individual investors, who can claim income tax relief on the shares they buy. Companies and investors must follow its rules for at least three years after an investment.

What Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) offers

  • Investor tax relief: income tax relief at 30% for individuals who buy new shares in qualifying companies.
  • Raising equity: a route for trading companies to raise money, with caps on how much they can raise in total, both per period and over their lifetime.
  • Knowledge-intensive companies: separate rules and higher limits for companies doing significant research, development or innovation.
  • Specified companies: different rules for companies registered in Northern Ireland that trade in goods or the wholesale electricity market.

Customers and markets

UK trading companies with a permanent establishment in the UK.

Key facts

  • Administered by: HM Revenue & Customs
  • Investor relief: 30% Income Tax relief
  • Rule period: At least three years after an investment

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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