Reconcile the inconsistency and obtain clarification of the actual obligations before treating either figure as final. Keep project charges separate from qualifying capital and official immigration fees.
Identify the amount and the condition that triggers it
A cancellation charge, additional subscription amount and administrative fee serve different purposes. Review the actual terms rather than assuming that every payment increases qualifying capital or that an informal estimate limits the contractual obligation. Put every payment in one table with four columns: the amount, who receives it, what triggers it, and whether it counts toward qualifying capital.
Administrative fees, escrow charges, cancellation amounts and additional subscription instalments each belong on a different row, and a summary sheet that merges them into a single number is where budgets go wrong. Where a figure in a marketing summary differs from the executed agreement, ask the enterprise to confirm which governs and record the answer in writing beside the row. Hypothetical example: a regulatory affairs staffing agency for documentation projects quotes a single all-in figure to prospective investors; the executed documents split it into a qualifying capital contribution and a separate non-refundable administrative fee, and only one of those figures bears on the capital requirement.
Give professional fees and official immigration charges their own rows as well, and confirm official amounts against current published figures at the time of filing. Where the enterprise will not confirm which figure governs, record both the request and the silence, since an unanswered question about money is itself something counsel should weigh.