How might we receive venture capital investment?

Our organisation is currently a Company Limited By Guarantee. The project we are running is called LocalEyes (www.localeyes.org) and provides a comprehensive internet based toolkit to assist communities engage with sustainable issues & regeneration. There is a huge revenue potential from business advertising and we would like to attract VC investment. Obvously our present company structure does not allow for dividends to be paid. Can someone advise on the best way forward that will allow us to be a non profit distributing company on one hand but also to have a business arm that will attract VC investment.

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Charlie Cattell is a specialist in legal and governance matters relating to social enterprises, charities and voluntary organisations, assisting a wide range of groups with legal structures, organisational management, and regulatory issues.