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Foresight VCT

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Foresight VCT

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  • Price (GBX)65.50
  • Today's Change0.00 / 0.00%
  • Shares traded10.00
  • 1 Year change-10.88%
  • Beta0.0480
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About the company

Foresight VCT plc is a United Kingdom-based venture capital trust (VCT). The Company's investment objective is to provide private investors with regular dividends and capital growth from a portfolio of investments in fast-growing unquoted companies across the United Kingdom. The Company invests in a range of securities, including ordinary and preference shares, loan stock, convertible securities, fixed-interest securities and cash. The Company invests in various sectors, including technology, media and telecommunications, industrials and manufacturing, healthcare, business services, consumer and leisure, financial services, and others. The investment manager of the Company is Foresight Group LLP.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)10.88m
  • Net income in GBP5.89m
  • Incorporated1997
  • Employees0.00
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Management group(s)Foresight Group LLP
AIC sectorVCT Generalist
ISINGB00B68K3716
Launch date02 Nov 1999
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To provide private investors with with regular dividends and capital growth from a portfolio of investments in fast-growing unquoted companies based in the UK. It is the intention to maximise tax-free income available to investors from a combination of dividends and interest received from investments and the distribution of capital gains arising from trade sales or flotations.

Managed by

James Livingston, Matt Smith

Management & contract fees

The annual management fee is an amount equal to 2.0% of NAV, excluding cash balances above GBP 20m which are charged at a reduced rate of 1.0%. Performance fee of 20% of cash proceeds exceed the Investment Growth Hurdle.

Peer analysis

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Data as of Feb 10 2026. Currency figures normalised to Foresight VCT's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
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