Please note – EISA is not a regulatory body and membership of EISA is not an endorsement of an organisation.

Edwards, Pearson & White LLP are established taxation and business advisors who work primarily in the SME market place supporting businesses taxation, accountancy and auditing requirements. We have offices in Warwickshire and the West Midlands with easy access to the motorway and rail networks enabling us to provide services across the UK. We have extensive practical knowledge of EIS statutory compliance from representing both investors seeking to make investments and entities receiving investment. Within our team we are fortunate to have extensive ‘big 4’ accountancy firm experience across our range of services. Our taxation service is based around a highly experienced team with an extensive working knowledge of UK legislation. Supported by state of the art software we are able to process clientsメ taxation and statutory obligations promptly. At Edwards Pearson & White LLP we have brought together a unique group of specialists dedicated to delivering the essential ムAdded Valueメ element within a current business environment that is fast moving, complex and highly competitive. To encourage progress, business owners and investors need the ability and backing of professionals, who provide on-time, cost effective advice and solutions, our aim is to provide such a service.

EMV Capital is an award-winning VC investor specialising in early stage high-growth deep tech companies in the life science, sustainability and industrials sectors in the UK and internationally.

EMV Capital develops unique investment strategies for each portfolio company, drawing on its EIS fund and extensive network of private investors, family offices, institutions, and corporate VCs. Delivery and successful execution of these investment strategies enables innovative portfolio companies to raise funding to drive transformational growth.

EMV Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of NetScientific plc (AIM:NSCI), a life sciences and technology commercialisation and investment group.

EMV Capital has a multi-disciplinary team of specialist investors, portfolio managers, capital raisers, legal, finance, marketing and support staff. The company is focused on primary and secondary investments, through debt and/or equity.

Eos is a hands-on, early-stage and growth investor in science and technology innovations that seek to address societal and environmental issues.  With deep roots in Scotland and a global mindset, our core values are trust, hard-work, discretion, and partnership.  Eos manages an Innovation Fund (EIS), which has an annual close in Q4.  They have sector specialism and understands the potential, and associated risks, of investing in knowledge-intensive companies.  The 4 impact areas Eos focuses on help address some of society’s largest challenges and positively impact our world.  These are:

  • Disease Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment
  • Food and Water security
  • Energy Security, Climate Change and Pollution
  • Improvement and Sustainability of Industrial Processes

Iris Anson

Rebecca is a Partner in the business tax services team at Evelyn Partners.

Evelyn Partners (previously known as Smith & Williamson LLP) have been looking after the financial affairs of individuals, families and businesses for more than a century.  The firm aims to deliver imaginative yet pragmatic advice and solutions tailored to individual circumstances, which is achieved by taking the time to get to know our clients and understand their objectives, needs and aspirations, as well as the longer-term challenges likely to be faced.  We act as a trusted adviser to help you grow, manage and preserve wealth.

The firm offers an unusually wide range of services to both individuals and corporate clients, including tax, audit, forensic accounting, transaction support, corporate finance, and restructuring and recovery. Its private client services include investment management, individual tax advice, trusts, pensions and financial planning.

Rebecca leads the team in relation to our Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme offering, and our involvement often includes advising on the SEIS/EIS status of companies, tax structuring of fund-raisings under the schemes, through to obtaining advance assurance from HMRC and assisting with SEIS/EIS/tax compliance going forward.  In addition, she can link in with our financial planning team to assist with identifying potential investors.

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Exact Financial Systems offers its market-leading software-as-a-service, Libris, to tax efficient investment managers, fund managers, custodians, authorised representatives and investment advisers. Libris is the most comprehensive portfolio management solution trusted by a large number of fund managers across tax-advantaged product spectrum. With over £14 billion of combined tax efficient AUM across our numerous clients, Libris is by far the industry leading solution.

With industry leading portals for investors and advisers as well as a parent company portal, Libris ensures that portfolio data reaches those that need it.

Libris core functionality includes full portfolio management, including multiple EIS allotment capabilities, EIS 3 generation, exit processes, fee management and comprehensive investor reporting.

Data integration capabilities extend to third party APIs, offering multiple opportunities for data sharing to wealth managers, adviser firms, and aggregator services.

Trusted by a large number of EIS, VCT and IHT managers and continues to be the industry leading software in the tax efficient marketplace.

At Farringford Legal, we offer affordable agile and commercial legal advice for small and medium-sized businesses. Our wealth of experience with SMEs and business owners, make us perfectly placed to guide and advise others through the legal landscape of business growth, employee law, HR, data protection, corporate governance and legal strategy.

Our team have a wealth of experience in guiding SMEs through successful S/EIS journeys and are delighted to be supporting the work of the EISA.

We’re here to guide SMEs through the legal complexities of their business journey, providing flexible and tailored legal counsel that’s precisely suited to their unique circumstances.

Our lawyers are all highly qualified, with experienced gained in Magic Circle law firms. Legal services are complemented by our hand-picked experts in HR, data protection, IP and tax.

Mathew Norbury

Female Founders Rise is an award-winning community of 6000 female and non-binary founders.

We provide resources and support focused on business fundamentals, growth and getting funding. We host regular office hours, masterclasses and challenges to bring our members together and support them in their business growth and in person events throughout the UK.

Jenny.Bailey

Fitabeo Therapeutics is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercialises innovative medicines focusing on indications where existing treatments are inadequate for the target population to provide better health outcomes. It deploys innovative technologies to develop medicines that are expected to enable decentralised patient care and provide significant healthcare savings.