VCTs

Just shy of 2005/6 tax year's £779m figure

Royal Assent received today

As is well known, one of the most attractive qualities of venture capital trusts (VCTs) is their ability to pay tax-free dividends.

Deadline approaching

Assets under influence up to £435m

Complements Fund Twenty8

There was major news in the Autumn Budget for the enterprise investment scheme (EIS), with significant changes that greatly enhance what was already a world-leading set of tax incentives, writes Dermot Campbell is CEO of Kuber Ventures.

Industry commentators have welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond's plans to support the growth of early-stage UK companies, as announced in last week's Budget, but some are sceptical about whether the changes could help raise significantly more capital through...

Support for knowledge-intensive businesses

Despite the UK being home to one of the world's most dominant financial centres, it ranks only 13th in the OECD in terms of the number of scale-up businesses based in the country.