Part 6Venture capital trusts
Chapter 3VCT approvals
Giving of approval
F1280BAThe minimum investment on further issue condition
(1)
A company breaches the minimum investment on further issue condition where—
(a)
there has been an issue of ordinary share capital of the company (“the first issue”),
(b)
a VCT approval of the company has taken effect on or before the day of the making of the first issue,
(c)
a further issue (“the further issue”) of ordinary share capital of the company has been made since the making of the first issue, and
(d)
the company does not, on or before the relevant deadline, invest at least 30% of the money raised by the further issue in shares or securities which when held by the company are comprised in the company's qualifying holdings.
(2)
The relevant deadline is the last day of the period of 12 months immediately following the end of the accounting period in which the further issue is made.