Exemption for trading income
4(1)Where—
(a)a club is a registered club throughout an accounting period,
(b)its trading income for that period (before deduction of any expenses) does not exceed £15,000,
(c)the whole of that income is applied for qualifying purposes, and
(d)the club makes a claim under this paragraph to the Inland Revenue,
it shall be exempt from corporation tax on that income.
(2)In relation to an accounting period that is shorter than 12 months, sub-paragraph (1)(b) has effect as if the amount specified there were proportionately reduced.
(3)Where a club is a registered club for only part of an accounting period, sub-paragraph (1) has effect as if—
(a)that part were a separate accounting period;
(b)the club’s trading income for that part were the proportionately reduced amount of its trading income for the actual accounting period.
(4)In this paragraph “trading income” means income that (apart from this paragraph) is chargeable under Case I of Schedule D.