Individuals who wish to invest in unlisted companys may choose to invet using of several tax advantaded schemes: Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) scheme or via investment in a Venture Captital Trust (VCT).

Tax schemes for investors see Which investment relief: IR v ER v SEIS v EIS

Tax relief for external investors  
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)  
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)  
Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR)  
Venture Captital Trust (VCT)  
Investor's Relief  
Tax relief for company directors or employees  
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)  
Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR)  
Business Investment Relief (non-domiciled investors)