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Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Investment Company of the Year Awards.


Below you will find the list of categories with an ENTER NOW button next to each one. Please click on the link next to the category you are shortlisted in. If you're shortlisted in more than one, please click on the one you'd like to begin with, and you can add the next when you are logged in.

When you are logged in, please take the time to fill out the questionnaire carefully as the information provided will help inform the judges' final decisions when selecting the winners.


*Please only enter if you have been shortlisted*

ENTRY DEADLINE: 22ND SEPTEMBER


The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance.



UK Income

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Specialist

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Overseas Smaller Companies

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Emerging Markets

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Group of the Year

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Renewable Energy Infrastructure

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Single Country (Emerging Markets)

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

UK All Companies

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Investment Company Rising Star of the Year

This is an individual award open to nominees with a maximum of five years' experience in the investment industry at 30 November 2025 (this includes any role in the broader investment sector). Individuals can nominate themselves or be nominated by colleagues. Please note, they must be currently working in a role directly involved with investment trusts/VCTs.


Judges will consider professional progression and performance but will also take into account factors including: passion for the sector; excellence in their role; improvements to existing processes or products; engagement in industry-wide initiatives; and helping promote the investment company sector more widely.

Single Country (Developed Markets)

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Asia Pacific

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

UK Smaller Companies

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Debt

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Global Income

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Private Equity and Growth Capital

 The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Investment Company Analyst of the Year

Open to individual investment trust/VCT analysts in the UK who can demonstrate excellence in their market commentary this year. Can be self-nominated or nominated by someone else. We will be looking for nominees who have taken am original approach/focused on an overlooked area/or carried out in depth research that has impacted investors or the wider sector.

Investment Company Support Partner of the Year

Open to technology companies, compliance firms, law firms, brokers, research agencies, analyst firms, marketing and communications agencies who support the investment trust and VCT sector in the UK. The judges will be looking for evidence of how entrants have supported clients in the investment trust and VCT sector over the past year to 30 June and the impact they have had, as well as how they have contributed to the wider investment trust/VCT industry.

Investment Company Shareholder Initiative of the Year

Open to investment trusts and VCT providers in the UK. At a time of increased focus on this important area, we will be looking for impactful initiatives to support shareholders in a particular trust/VCT or across a range of vehicles.

VCT Provider of the Year

Open to VCT providers who can demonstrate key developments or successes across their VCT range in the past 12 months to 30 June 2025, excellent shareholder engagement and contribution to the wider VCT industry.

Europe

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Global

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Flexible

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Property

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Infrastructure

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

Technology

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).

VCT

The full period covered by the questionnaire is for the three years to 30 June 2025. A couple of paragraphs or bullet points will be sufficient for most answers. Word count limits have been added for guidance (please see below).