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British Smaller Companies VCTs Close Oversubscribed £85m Fund-raising Offers

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  • British Smaller Companies VCTs have closed their 2025-26 offers after reaching the £85 million subscription target.
  • Allotments of the raised funds will be staged in January and April 2026, with interim holdings earning additional shares.
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British Smaller Companies VCTs Close Oversubscribed £85m Fund-raising Offers

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An announcement from British Smaller Companies VCT ( (GB:BSV) ) is now available.

British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc, UK venture capital trusts focused on investing in smaller, growth-focused British businesses, provide investors with tax-advantaged exposure to the UK smaller-companies market. The companies have closed their 2025/26 tax-year fund-raising offers after reaching the full £85 million subscription target, reflecting strong investor demand. The first £25 million of gross proceeds is scheduled for allotment around 7 January 2026, with the remaining £60 million to be allotted between 1 and 2 April 2026, and funds awaiting allotment will earn additional shares equivalent to a 2.36% per annum return, underscoring robust capital inflows that should support future investment activity in their portfolio of smaller UK companies.

More about British Smaller Companies VCT

British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc are UK-listed venture capital trusts that invest in a portfolio of smaller, growth-oriented British companies, providing equity capital to support their development while offering investors tax-efficient access to the UK smaller-companies sector.

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