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December 11, 2025
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What Is Asset Lock (for SITR/VCT Context)?

An asset lock is a legal restriction that limits how a company or fund can use and distribute its assets, ensuring they are preserved for social or policy-driven purposes rather than private profit.

Asset Lock Meaning (SITR/VCT)

The asset lock's meaning in the SITR and VCT context centres on protecting the long-term mission of qualifying entities. To define asset lock in practice, it prevents assets from being freely transferred to shareholders and restricts distributions beyond set limits. In Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR), asset locks help ensure that capital is used for public or community benefit rather than personal gain. While VCTs themselves are profit-driven, asset lock principles may apply at the portfolio company level in specific impact-focused structures. A clear asset lock definition reinforces investor confidence that funds are used as intended.

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