No. The qualifying investment is a threshold, not a budget. Payroll for ten positions, premises, equipment, insurance, and several quarters of operating runway may together exceed it, and immigration expenses sit outside the business entirely. Ask an accountant to build the enterprise budget independently, then compare it against the amount actually being invested.
Fund the gap before you commit
If the business budget exceeds the invested capital, identify where the difference comes from and whether that source raises its own questions — a loan against the enterprise, a partner's contribution, or continued earnings abroad all need review. Ask counsel how any additional funding interacts with the source-of-funds evidence. Decide in advance what happens if the business needs more money in year two, since an undercapitalised enterprise threatens the employment record the case depends on.
Ask an accountant to build the enterprise budget independently, then compare it against the amount actually being invested, because the qualifying investment is a threshold rather than a budget. Payroll for ten positions, premises, equipment, insurance, and several quarters of operating runway may together exceed it, and immigration expenses sit outside the business entirely. Where the business budget exceeds the invested capital, identify where the difference comes from and whether that source raises its own questions, since a loan against the enterprise, a partner's contribution, or continued earnings abroad each need review.
Decide in advance what happens if the business needs more money in year two, since an undercapitalised enterprise threatens the employment record.