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Information on the different types of Venture Capital Schemes and how they work.
Find out if your proposal to raise investments could qualify for a venture capital scheme and what you need to apply for advance assurance.
Find out about tax reliefs available to individuals who invest in certain companies, social enterprises, or Venture Capital Trusts.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
If your company wishes to use a venture capital scheme to encourage investment, it must meet the permanent establishment condition.
Find out how to raise money for research, development or innovation using the Enterprise Investment Scheme or a Venture Capital Trust.
Statistics on the amount of funds raised by VCTs, the number of VCTs raising and managing funds and the number of investors claiming tax relief on their VCT investments.
Externally commissioned mixed methods evaluations of Venture Capital Schemes.…
This Tax Information and Impact Note explains how the government will limit the use of converted Venture Capital Trusts share premium accounts to return capital to investors within the next 3 years.…
Background information on the main policy changes in the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme.
Information on the number of Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) and amount of funds raised in 2020 to 2021, along with the number of investors claiming VCT relief in 2019 to 2020.
Information on the number of Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) and amount of funds raised in 2021 to 2022, along with the number of investors claiming VCT relief in 2020 to 2021.
Information on the number of Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) and amount of funds raised in 2022 to 2023, along with the number of investors claiming VCT relief in 2022 to 2023.
Quantitative and qualitative research into the use and impact of the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts
The Science and Technology Venture Capital Fellowship is a career development programme for investment professionals with a focus on science and technology.
Venture capital schemes provide tax relief to individuals investing in smaller, higher risk companies.
This tax information and impact note deals with changes to venture capital schemes to introduce a new risk-to-capital condition announced at Autumn Budget 2017.…
Information about the number of Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) and amount of funds they have raised, along with the number of investors and amounts invested.
Quality report for statistics relating to the Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) scheme.
This helpsheet gives information about capital gains and the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) Scheme for investors.
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