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A dividend is an optional payment a company makes to shareholders from its profits (“distributable reserves”), usually in cash, and often declared as a final dividend after year-end and approved by shareholders....
Whether you or other need to make such an election are very specific to your circumstances - you should take independent advice on this matter....
A financial forecast is a forward-looking summary of your company’s expected revenues, costs, and cash flow - usually over the next 3 to 5 years. It helps show how your business plans to grow and what impact investment will have.
When you apply for SEIS or EIS Advance Assurance, HMRC uses your forecast to check that your company:...
At FounderCatalyst, we’re committed to building great products and partnerships, and that means listening when things don’t go as expected. We genuinely value feedback and see complaints as an opportunity to learn, improve, and do better....
We produce a set of ten document types that will be required by both you and any potential investors as follows:...
Heartbeat helps you keep your investors updated on the health of your company by automatically sharing key performance indicators (KPIs)....
When reviewing your compliance certificate (S/EIS1) submission, please ensure you sign in using the email address associated with your HMRC account, rather than your Government Gateway ID....
As a shortcut to reviewing changes between documents:...
This guide outlines the steps needed to correct mistakes in different filings, including incorporation certificates, SH01 and SH02 forms, and confirmation statements. Additionally, we will explain how to use the RP04 form to make corrections where applicable. Jump to the needed section here:...
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