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Community Investment Tax Relief: accreditation of community development finance institutions

Guidance for bodies seeking accreditation under the Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) scheme.

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Guidance and rules for bodies seeking Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) accreditation under the .

The scheme encourages investment in disadvantaged communities by giving tax relief to investors who back businesses and other enterprises in disadvantaged areas through investing in accredited CDFIs. See also the HM Revenue and Customs if you are interested in making an investment.

We also provide a list of CITR accredited Community Development Finance Institutions.

Updates to this page

Published 24 April 2013
Last updated 31 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Big Issue Investment Trust, Chamber Acorn Fund (Humber) Limited, Industrial Common Ownership Finance Community Capital Limited, Industrial Common Ownership Finance Limited, Seedar Finance Limited and SWIG 7 Limited added to the list of accredited CDFIs.

  2. Addition of 2022 to 2023 aggregate investment data for Accredited Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs).

  3. The attached list of CITR accredited community development finance institutions (CDFIs) has been updated with one new entry.

  4. The list of CITR accredited CDFIs for 2023 has been updated.

  5. Uploaded an updated list of accredited CDFIs.

  6. Updated statistical data for financial year 2021/2022 and updated list of accredited CDFIs.

  7. Updated list of accredited CDFIs and accumulative data for financial period 2020-2021

  8. Updated yearly CITR aggregate figures and list of CDFIs

  9. Updating attachments

  10. Amendment to guidance

  11. Updating guidance notes and adding Investment figures information

  12. Corrected update to CITR list

  13. Updated list of CDFIs

  14. We have updated the list of accredited CDFI's

  15. Updated list of accredited Community Development Financial Institutions

  16. Updated list of accredited CDFI's

  17. Accredited Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) 2017 list available

  18. CITR guidance publication updated to show new department's name.

  19. List of accredited CITR updated

  20. Added a list of current Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) accredited Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs).

  21. First published.

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