BLM81065 - Sale of lessor companies and similar arrangements: partnerships: partnerships involving consortia: changes in the ownership of the partner company - meaning of 'associated company'
Section 430 CTA 2010
When the partner company is a consortium company and there is a change of ownership of the consortium company the meaning of associated company extends to cover companies associated with the relevant consortium member.
Example: associated companies - consortia - change in ownership of partner:
In this example the partner鈥檚 interests in the partnership business remain constant. Instead C Ltd, a member of the consortium, sells part of its interest in the partner company, A Ltd, to F Ltd. A Ltd is a partner in the leasing business and a consortium company. The change is in the ownership of the consortium company.
Paragraph 26 (4) deals with situations where there is a change in the ownership of the consortium company but no qualifying change in the consortium company鈥檚 interest in the partnership business.
Attention focuses on the 鈥榬elevant member of the consortium鈥�.
The 鈥榬elevant member of the consortium鈥� is a company that is:
- a member of the consortium at the start of the day; when
- there is a qualifying change in ownership during the day; and
- the company would be 鈥榗ompany E鈥� in relation to the consortium company. These terms are defined in paragraph 12 see BLM80320 above
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In this example C Ltd is the relevant member of the consortium because it is:
- a member of the consortium and
- it is 鈥榗ompany E鈥� in relation to the consortium company and
- there is a qualifying change in ownership at this tier.
The associated companies are therefore C Ltd and the companies associated with C Ltd. These companies are shaded grey in the diagram.