In the case of relevant shares issued by a single company, the value of the company's assets must not exceed F2£350,000 immediately before the relevant shares are issued.

In the case of relevant shares issued by a parent company, the value of the group assets must not exceed F3£350,000 immediately before the relevant shares are issued.

For the purposes of this section the value of the group assets is the sum of the values of the gross assets of each of the members of the group, ignoring any that consist in rights against, or shares in or securities of, another member of the group.