Enterprise Investment Scheme Association

What Enterprise Investment Scheme Association does

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), legally The EIS Association Limited, is the official UK trade body for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) ecosystems. Founded in 1994 alongside the UK government's introduction of the EIS, EISA represents 400+ member organisations spanning the full EIS/SEIS value chain: entrepreneurs and founders, investors, financial advisers and wealth managers, and professional advisers including lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, and corporate financiers. Its operating geography is the United Kingdom, with its registered office at 1 London Bridge, London. EISA reports that £35.5 billion has been raised for investment through S/EIS schemes, supporting 62,000+ companies and 386,000 jobs, with 46.5% of UK unicorns having had EIS investment.

EISA delivers its value through a membership-and-events platform rather than a technology product. Its offerings include four membership tiers (Corporate paid membership for fund managers and advisers; Entrepreneur membership for founders; Financial Planning membership for advisers; and free Green Shoots membership for under-35s), a CPD-accredited Accreditation Course hosted on Thinkific, a Knowledge Hub of guides and research, a Member Directory, regional Ready Steady Grow events across 16+ UK cities, Spring and Autumn Technical Seminars, and the annual EISA Awards held at the House of Lords. The core technology is a content-and-events platform built around a WordPress-based website (eisa.org.uk), email newsletters, LinkedIn, and event-management infrastructure; there is no proprietary AI, software product, or API.

EISA's business model is membership-fee-based event/sponsorship revenue. It operates as a not-for-profit private limited company with no disclosed revenue, headcount, or funding rounds. Monetisation spans paid corporate memberships, paid courses and seminars, and tiered event/awards sponsorship (from flagship partners like Sage to category sponsors). Its strategic differentiation rests on its status as the recognised interlocutor with HM Treasury and HMRC, its 30-year brand equity, and its cross-segment member ecosystem — not on technology differentiation.

Name

Enterprise Investment Scheme Association

Legal name

The EIS Association Limited

Website

https://eisa.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) is the UK trade body for the EIS and SEIS investment ecosystems, representing 400+ member organisations across founders, investors, financial advisers, and professional advisers through membership, events, accreditation, and policy advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association is a not-for-profit trade body that represents more than 400 member organisations involved in the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). It sells membership tiers (Corporate, Entrepreneur, Green Shoots, Financial Planning), runs an annual awards programme, hosts industry events and conferences, publishes an online Knowledge Hub, and delivers an EIS Accreditation course to advisers and other professionals working in the EIS/SEIS market.

Product overview

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) operates as a not-for-profit trade body rather than a product company. Its offerings consist primarily of membership programs (Corporate, Entrepreneur, Green Shoots, and Financial Planning memberships), an accreditation course via Thinkific, events (Ready Steady Grow regional events, Technical Seminars, and the annual EISA Awards), a Knowledge Hub with guides and research content, and a Member Directory. These services support the EIS/SEIS investment ecosystem by providing networking, education, policy advocacy, and industry recognition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Shoots: EISA's young professional network for those 35 and under working in the EIS/SEIS ecosystem

Products and services

• Corporate Membership A tiered corporate membership product aimed at UK firms (fund managers, wealth managers, advisers, law firms, accountants) that participate in the EIS/SEIS market. Members receive access to the Knowledge Hub, discounted events, awards entry eligibility, and representation through EISA's policy advocacy.
• Entrepreneur Membership A membership tier targeted at small UK companies that raise, or wish to raise, growth capital under the EIS and SEIS regimes. Provides access to investor networks, educational resources and industry events relevant to EIS/SEIS fundraisings.
• Green Shoots Membership An entry-level membership tier for early-stage companies and start-ups seeking to engage with the EIS/SEIS community, providing foundational access to EISA resources and networking.
• Financial Planning Membership A membership tier for individual financial advisers and planners who recommend EIS/SEIS investments to their clients, providing access to technical resources, networking and training relevant to advising on these tax-advantaged schemes.
• EISA Awards programme An annual awards programme that recognises outstanding performance and contributions by EIS/SEIS fund managers, advisers, investee companies and deal teams across the UK venture capital ecosystem.
• Industry events and conferences A programme of in-person industry events, conferences and networking sessions hosted by EISA for its members and the broader UK EIS/SEIS community, featuring speakers, panel discussions and deal-flow opportunities.
• EIS Accreditation course A formal training and accreditation course designed to certify advisers and other professionals on the technical, regulatory and compliance aspects of the EIS and SEIS, providing a recognised industry credential for advisers working with EIS-eligible investments.
• Knowledge Hub An online, content-driven Knowledge Hub that provides members and visitors with authoritative articles, guides, news and technical resources on the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

API docs

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• SageflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerHeadline Sponsor for the 2026 EISA Awards. Sage's sponsorship underscores the collective effort to champion early-stage investment and support UK businesses.
• Apex Group LtdcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best EIS Investment Manager in 2026 EISA Awards.
• Calculus CapitalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best Financial Planner in 2026 EISA Awards.
• Exact Financial SystemscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best SEIS Investment Manager in 2026 EISA Awards.
• FieldHouse AssociatescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best Legal or Regulatory Adviser in 2026 EISA Awards.
• Innovate UKcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for Ecosystem Champion category in 2026 EISA Awards.
• Jenson VenturescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Lord Flight Rising Star in 2026 EISA Awards.
• JP JenkinscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best Tax Adviser in 2026 EISA Awards.
• Kin GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Entrepreneur of the Year in 2026 EISA Awards.
• ParkwalkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best University for Entrepreneurship and Spinout Support in 2026 EISA Awards.
• Price ForbescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best New Fund in 2026 EISA Awards.
• RW BlearscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best EIS Investee Company in 2026 EISA Awards.
• SFC CapitalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Best SEIS Investee Company in 2026 EISA Awards.
• ShoosmithscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for EISA Impact Award in 2026 EISA Awards.
• TIME InvestmentscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCategory sponsor for Diversity Champion in 2026 EISA Awards.
• GrowthInvestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEISA partnered with GrowthInvest to create an EIS Fee Transparency chart designed to show what fees are charged by different fund managers.
• Pathways ForwardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organiser of Female Founders Growth Summit 2026, supporting female founders in the EIS/SEIS ecosystem.
• SuperScalersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organiser of Female Founders Growth Summit 2026.
• Buy Women BuiltminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organiser of Female Founders Growth Summit 2026.
• ScaleUp InstituteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organiser of Female Founders Growth Summit 2026.
• SyndicateRoomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organiser of Carbon13 Climatetech SEIS Fund X event.
• Carbon13minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organiser of Carbon13 Climatetech SEIS Fund X event.
• Kingsley NapleyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent co-organiser for Carbon13 Climatetech SEIS Fund X.
• JP JenkinsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of Q3 Moving Markets Conference with PwC, focused on UK's first PISCES transaction.
• PwCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of Q3 Moving Markets Conference with JP Jenkins.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• British Business Bank plc: British Business Bank is a UK government-backed development bank that operates programmes overlapping the EIS/SEIS ecosystem (e.g., the British Growth Partnership). Its MD of Investor Relations sits on EISA's Board, making it the closest strategic ecosystem participant rather than a trade body peer.

Direct peers

• UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA): UKCFA represents crowdfunding platforms and operates as a trade body in the same UK retail-investment space as EISA. Several EISA corporate members operate EIS-eligible crowdfunding platforms, making UKCFA a direct functional peer in policy advocacy and standards-setting.
• UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA): UKBAA is the trade body for the angel investment community in the UK, representing individual investors and angel syndicates who frequently co-invest alongside EIS funds. Like EISA, it engages with government on early-stage capital policy and serves as a convening body for investors and advisers in the same ecosystem.
• British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA): The BVCA is the UK trade body for private equity and venture capital, with a similar advocacy, policy engagement, and membership-driven operating model to EISA. Both serve as official industry voices to HM Treasury and represent institutional capital providers, making BVCA the closest functional peer though its scope is broader than EIS/SEIS specifically.
• Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA): PIMFA represents UK wealth managers and financial advisers, the same persona category that comprises EISA's Financial Planning Membership tier. Both organisations advocate with HMRC/HM Treasury, deliver technical CPD content, and host flagship events, though PIMFA's remit spans all investment products rather than just EIS/SEIS.

Regional players

• National Angel Capital Organization (NACO): NACO is Canada's national trade body for angel capital and early-stage investment, structurally analogous to EISA but serving a different geography. It provides a comparable reference point for how EISA's mandate could expand internationally.

Broad incumbents

• The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA): TISA is a UK financial services trade body with broad coverage across investment, savings, and pension products. It overlaps with EISA in financial adviser engagement and policy advocacy but operates at a wider industry level rather than focusing on EIS/SEIS specifically.
• TheCityUK: TheCityUK is the industry-led body representing the UK financial and professional services industry, with policy advocacy in HM Treasury and HMRC on matters including tax-advantaged investment schemes. It is a much larger umbrella organisation but addresses overlapping regulatory and policy themes to EISA.
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI): CISI is the leading professional body for the securities and investment profession in the UK, offering CPD, accreditation, and technical education similar to EISA's Accreditation Course. Many of EISA's financial adviser members hold CISI qualifications, creating natural adjacency.
• Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA): AIMA is the global trade body for the hedge fund and alternative investment industry, with UK policy engagement that overlaps with EISA's remit on fund structures and tax-advantaged vehicles. It is broader in scope and global in footprint, but several EISA fund manager members will also be AIMA participants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments8 records

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