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EIS Tax Reliefs focus – Inheritance Tax Relief

Mark Bower-Easton, Business Development Manager, Oxford Capital The government has been promoting private investment in to early-stage businesses via the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) since 1994, and it shouldn’t be underestimated just how important entrepreneurial businesses are to the UK economy. EIS are high risk, …

Bower Collective raises £2.1 million in seed stage funding – Oxford Capital led round

Online retail platform for sustainable home and personal care products on a mission to eliminate plastic waste Oxford Capital and Doehler Ventures led the round alongside prominent angel investors Delivered rapid growth since its 2020 launch – 30% MOM revenue increase Built a highly engaged …

When Can I Claim EIS Tax Relief? Capital Gains Tax – CGT Deferral Relief focus

Mark Bower-Easton, Business Development Manager, Oxford Capital The government has been promoting private investment in to early-stage businesses via the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) since 1994, and it shouldn’t be underestimated just how important entrepreneurial businesses are to the UK economy. While EIS are high …

IFA magazine interview – utilising the EIS scheme to support entrepreneurs

In the second half of our Q&A with IFA Magazine, Investor Relations Director, Richard Roberts highlights the benefits of the EIS scheme in supporting entrepreneurial culture in the UK and the opportunities for advisers and their clients to achieve a diversified portfolio.

IFA magazine interview with Richard Roberts, Director, Investor Relations

Our Investor Relations Director, Richard Roberts recently sat down with IFA magazine to discuss investing in the current environment, the opportunities for start ups and to give an overview of the Oxford Capital portfolio.  

EIS tax relief…income tax relief focus

Mark Bower-Easton, Business Development Manager, Oxford Capital When you invest into an EIS fund you are investing in to early-stage businesses. There is no getting away from the fact that investing in such assets are a high-risk strategy. Fortunately, HMRC realise this, and as a …

IFA Magazine profile interview – Oxford Capital

Our Investor Relations Director, Richard Roberts appears in this month’s edition of IFA magazine (page 38) discussing our current strategy, the outlook for early stage companies and highlights of the last year

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Wrisk raises £4.6m in Series A fundraising round

Portfolio company, Wrisk has raised £4.6m in a Series A fundraising round. The insurtech is on a mission to transform how insurance is sold and develop a new standard that makes simplicity, transparency and customer ownership the norm

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Oxford Capital receives Exit of the Year awards shortlist – Angel Investment Awards 2021

Thrilled to announce we have been selected as a finalist for the Exit of the Year award at the UK Business Angels Association, Angel Investment Awards 2021 for the acquisition of Latent Logic by Waymo.

What does Oxford Capital do to support its founders and their mental health?

Video interview with Investor Relations Director, Richard Roberts discussing why it’s so important to support our founders and their mental health and how advisers can identify with some of these challenges.  Featured in IFA Magazine.

Oxford Capital Growth EIS – strengthening start-ups to create real tangible change

IFA magazine article providing an overview of the Oxford Capital Growth EIS portfolio.

Several Oxford Capital portfolio companies feature in Tech Nation Future Fifty List

Attest, Moneybox and Push Doctor all feature in Tech Nation’s Future Fifty 9.0 list which recognises leading late stage tech companies.

Backing Founders interview with Nick Torday, Co-Founder, Bower Collective

Featuring Co-Founder Nick Torday

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Wrisk partners with RAC to launch pay by mile car insurance product

Insuretech company, Wrisk has partnered with RAC to launch a new subscription based pay by mile car insurance product.

Integrated Review reinforces the Government’s commitment to science and technology – Oxford Capital commentary

Integrated Review reinforces the Government’s commitment to science and technology – Oxford Capital commentary Today the government released their long-awaited Integrated Review. Within it they reaffirmed their commitment to the fields of science and technology, stating that, in the years ahead, the countries which establish …

Moneybox launches mortgage advice service

Portfolio company, Moneybox, the saving and investing app has launched a mortgage advice service to give its users the tools to find the best mortgage for them.

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Zamna features in Digital Identity Report published by The Times

Portfolio company, Zamna has released an exclusive feature with The Times – “Self-sovereign: the new dawn of digital identity in travel”.  The feature covers four of the key considerations for the future of identity in travel – identity data is dangerous, bad data/bad decisions, trust …

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IFA magazine – Curve company profile

IFA magazine has featured a piece on portfolio company, Curve – focusing on its growth trajectory and highlighting the benefits of the EIS scheme in fueling the growth of UK companies.

Capitalising in the growth of early stage companies – IFA magazine

Our Director, Investor Relations, Richard Robert’s features in this month’s IFA magazine, discussing the growth of early stage companies and the potential opportunities to capitalise on this.

Alexander (Sandy) Flockhart CBE, joins Oxford Capital as Non-Exec Director

Ex HSBC Bank Chair, Flockhart brings a wealth of experience to the role Oxford Capital, the alternative investment manager, has announced the appointment of Alexander (Sandy) Flockhart as Non-Exec Director to the Board of Oxford Capital Partners Holdings Limited. In addition, Sandy sits as an …

Backing Founders interview with Michal Szczesny, CEO, Artfinder

Featuring CEO Michal Szczesny

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Best startups to work for in London (2021) – Attest, Hometree and Moneybox feature

A number of portfolio companies (Attest, Hometree and Moneybox) feature in this list from Tempo UK of the best startups to work for in London in 2021.

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Portfolio company, Curve secures $95M in Series C funding

Curve has secured $95M in Series C funding to support its US launch and deepen its expansion into Europe.  We first invested in Curve as an early stage company in 2017, back when it was a small, pre-revenue business with an energetic founder who really …

Oxford BioTherapeutics and Kite establish cell therapy research collaboration

Positive news for our portfolio company, Oxford BioTherapeutics, it has announced a research collaboration with Kite, the global leader in cell therapy to evaluate five novel targets for a number of hematologic and solid tumor indications.

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Due to the potential for losses, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers this investment to be high risk.

What are the key risks?

  1. You could lose all the money you invest
    1. If the business you invest in fails, you are likely to lose 100% of the money you invested. Most start-up businesses fail.
  2. You are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong
    1. Protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in relation to claims against failed regulated firms, does not cover poor investment performance. Try the FSCS investment protection checker here.
    2. Protection from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) does not cover poor investment performance. If you have a complaint against an FCA-regulated firm, FOS may be able to consider it. Learn more about FOS protection here.
  3. You won’t get your money back quickly
    1. Even if the business you invest in is successful, it may take several years to get your money back. You are unlikely to be able to sell your investment early.
    2. The most likely way to get your money back is if the business is bought by another business or lists its shares on an exchange such as the London Stock Exchange. These events are not common.
    3. If you are investing in a start-up business, you should not expect to get your money back through dividends. Start-up businesses rarely pay these.
  4. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
    1. Putting all your money into a single business or type of investment for example, is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.
    2. A good rule of thumb is not to invest more than 10% of your money in high-risk investments. https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart/5-questions-ask-you-invest
  5. The value of your investment can be reduced
    1. The percentage of the business that you own will decrease if the business issues more shares. This could mean that the value of your investment reduces, depending on how much the business grows. Most start-up businesses issue multiple rounds of shares.
    2. These new shares could have additional rights that your shares don’t have, such as the right to receive a fixed dividend, which could further reduce your chances of getting a return on your investment.

 

If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself, visit the FCA’s website here.