SEC Newgate

SEC Newgate is the VCTA’s secretariat and provides public affairs support and expert policy insights to VCTA members. The SEC Newgate team was instrumental in setting up the VCTA following the Treasury’s announcement of a 2017 review into patient capital schemes.

SEC Newgate supported an original group of ten VCT fund managers to create the VCTA to demonstrate the effectiveness of VCTs to Treasury officials carrying out the comprehensive review of patient capital schemes. Since its foundation, the VCTA has gone from strength to strength, and SEC Newgate has supported the association as it has acquired new members and delivered successive policy victories for the VCT sector.

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

CDR is a global strategic communications consultancy with a 50-year industry track record of delivering specialist communications support. The CDR team advises on the VCTA’s external communications programme, including media engagement, events, thought leadership content and messaging, enabling the VCTA to effectively communicate on a wide variety of industry issues.

Philip Hare & Associates

Philip Hare & Associates LLP is an award winning firm of tax advisers, specialising in the Venture Capital Tax Reliefs (SEIS, EIS and VCT). We advise the VCT Association on the tax policy and practical application of the VCT legislation (as well as HMRC’s current interpretation of it), and support the executive with dialogue with politicians, government officials and other stakeholders to help improve the efficiency of VCT investing.