Northern 2 VCT PLC is a United Kingdom-based venture capital trust (VCT). The Company’s objective is to provide high long-term tax-free returns to investors through a combination of dividend yield and capital growth, by investing primarily in unquoted United Kingdom manufacturing, service and technology businesses that meet the manager’s criteria of growth potential, management and to generate cash in the medium to long term. The Company also invests its remaining assets in a portfolio of equity investments, quoted investment funds and bank deposits. Its investment policy has been designed to enable the Company to achieve its objective whilst complying with the qualifying conditions set out in the VCT rules, as amended by Her Majesty's (HM) Government from time to time. It invests across various industries, including software/electronics, consumer, industrial/manufacturing, services and healthcare/biotechnology. Mercia Fund Management Limited (Mercia) acts as an investment manager.