Baronsmead VCTs
Gresham House-managed venture capital trusts investing in UK early-stage and AIM growth companies.
- Venture capital
- London
- Type
- Venture capital
- Based in
- London
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B+
- Sector focus
- Sector-agnostic
- Fund size
- c. £470m AUM (March 2026)
- Founded
- 1995
- Website
- baronsmeadvcts.co.uk
The Baronsmead VCTs are two listed venture capital trusts, Baronsmead Venture Trust plc and Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc, managed by Gresham House Asset Management. They give retail investors tax-efficient exposure to UK growth businesses, backing unquoted early-stage companies at pivotal points in their growth as well as companies traded on AIM, with a generalist sector approach. As at March 2026 the VCTs managed around £470m across a portfolio of more than 155 quoted and unquoted companies, with Gresham House providing mentoring and practical support to investee companies.
Team
- Fiona Miller Smith, Chair, Baronsmead Venture Trust plc LinkedIn
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