Literacy Capital plc is a United Kingdom-based closed-end investment company. The Company is focused on opportunities to invest for the long-term in growing private businesses where a clear route to creating additional value can be seen with its support. It also has a charitable objective, to donate 0.9% of annual net asset value (NAV) to charities focused on improving United Kingdom literacy in children. Its principal activity is to invest in and support small, growing, predominantly United Kingdom-businesses. It will also make other investments, in private and public businesses, which may be denominated in foreign currencies. The Company's investment policy is to invest in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of equity and equity related securities issued by unquoted companies. It may hold debt instruments issued by a portfolio company where the Company also has equity or equity-related interests in that portfolio company. Its investment manager is Book Asset Management LLP.
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