SEIS & EIS fundraising
Sterling Gold Securities
Raising capital for SEIS and EIS qualifying companies, and doing the groundwork that makes a project investable in the first place.
Most opportunities reach investors before they are ready. We assess first, prepare the feasibility research and the investment memorandum, and only then present the opportunity — to investors who have completed certification.
Investor access
Register for investor access
Enter your email and we will send you the investor qualification and certification form. Opportunity information is released only once certification is complete.
Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 restricts who may be sent an invitation to invest. We use your email only to send the qualification form and to respond to your request. Marketing consent is asked for separately.
Why SEIS and EIS
Relief is certain. Return is not.
For qualifying UK companies, the schemes materially change the arithmetic for an investor — and impose conditions the company must meet and continue to meet.
50%
SEIS income tax relief
On up to £200,000 per investor per tax year.
30%
EIS income tax relief
On up to £1,000,000 per investor per tax year, or £2,000,000 for knowledge-intensive companies.
3 yrs
Minimum holding period
Relief is withdrawn if shares are disposed of earlier. These investments are illiquid.
Tax reliefs depend on your circumstances and on the investee company obtaining and maintaining its qualifying status, and may change. Capital is at risk and you may lose all of the money you invest.
See worked examplesWhat makes an opportunity investable
We do the groundwork.
We do not simply list projects. Before a raise is arranged, the work that investors will scrutinise has already been done — and documented.
We will not put a figure on a project until we understand what the project involves. That is not caution for its own sake — an opportunity priced before it is understood is the one that fails.
The investor journey
Six stages, in order.
Nothing is transmitted before the qualification and certification form is complete. That is a legal requirement, and we treat it as one.
01
QC-RI Form
Investor qualification and certification. Access to restricted investment information is subject to completion of the applicable qualification and review process.
02
Pitch
A concise introduction to an opportunity, communicated only where the applicable financial-promotion and investor-access requirements have been satisfied.
03
Mini Offer
Headline information such as structure, proposed raise, minimum subscription and applicable tax treatment, where relevant.
04
Business Fundamentals
Information concerning the underlying business, including its model, market, management and financial position.
05
Full Information Memorandum
The full information memorandum together with relevant assessment findings, risk information and supporting documentation.
06
Closing
Subscription documentation and completion handled with the relevant investee company and professional advisers as applicable.
Core areas of research and opportunity sourcing
Where we look.
The sectors in which we research, source and assess opportunities. Each is chosen because its economics can be understood and tested before capital is committed.
Due diligence
Assessed before it is presented.
Every opportunity passes through a twelve-stage assessment before it is shown to anyone: company verification, management review, corporate documentation, financial review, business plan, feasibility, market, legal and compliance, risk, documentation and a recorded promotion decision.
The outcome of each stage is recorded, and any stage can stop the process. Where we could not verify something, we say so on the opportunity rather than leaving a silence.
Investor access
Register for investor access
Enter your email and we will send you the investor qualification and certification form. Opportunity information is released only once certification is complete.
Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 restricts who may be sent an invitation to invest. We use your email only to send the qualification form and to respond to your request. Marketing consent is asked for separately.