Autumn Budget 2025: Does the future belong to family investment companies?
The Autumn Budget 2025, signalled a shift towards taxing wealth and investment rather than earned income. Whilst the Budget didn't explicitly reference family investment companies (FICs) the expectation is that the Budget’s changes, particularly higher taxes on dividends and savings, frozen IHT thresholds and reduced ISA allowances will move the estate planning spotlight firmly onto FICs, and turn the heads of individuals who hadn’t previously considered these corporate structures for their succession planning.
