Making SEIS & EIS Work for Your Fundraising Strategy

Turn generous tax relief into investor confidence and a stronger raise

When you’re planning your next funding round, structuring your investment to qualify for SEIS or EIS can improve investor confidence and support a smoother raise. These schemes offer some of the UK’s most attractive tax incentives, and founders who position their round well can reduce friction during diligence and speed up commitments.

Our SEIS/EIS factsheet distils what founders need to know to build an investor-ready fundraising plan.

What founders often miss

From sequencing share issues to preparing an Advance Assurance application, the technical steps matter.

In the factsheet, we unpack the technical areas that most often slow rounds down or put investor relief at risk including Advance Assurance, share sequencing, and and the risk to capital condition.

SEIS vs EIS: what’s the difference?

Understand the practical differences between SEIS and EIS, not just eligibility but how each scheme fits into a wider fundraising timeline and investor narrative. This makes it easy to see which scheme fits your current stage and how to plan your round accordingly.

Autumn Budget 2025 update (effective 6 April 2026)

The Autumn Budget 2025 announced increases to the EIS (and VCT) company limits and the gross assets thresholds, which will allow larger qualifying companies to raise more under EIS from 6 April 2026 (via legislation planned in Finance Bill 2025–26).

Our factsheet is a practical, founder-friendly guide covering:

• SEIS & EIS rules and eligibility

• Checklist for structuring share issues

• Common compliance pitfalls

• Step-by-step sequencing of SEIS/EIS in a round

• Investor tax benefits explained clearly

• How these schemes strengthen your pitch and accelerate your raise

If you’re actively planning or preparing a raise, having clarity on these points early can save time, protect investor confidence, and prevent avoidable delays.

Work with our Tax Specialists

We support fast-growing startups with SEIS, EIS, R&D tax, international expansion and strategic finance support. If you’d like to explore how SEIS or EIS could fit into your next raise, we can assess eligibility and scheme fit.

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