UK Based Sustainable Investments


FIM is one of the UK’s leading independent sustainable forestry and renewable energy investment managers.


Founded in 1979, FIM has 36 years’ experience in real asset investments within the commercial forestry and renewable energy sectors and now has over 1,000 clients and more than £600 million of assets under management.


FIM manage over 65,000 hectares of commercial forestry (all of which are independently certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as 100% sustainable) and 150MW of renewable energy assets have been


acquired on behalf of clients. Investment summary:


• All of the assets are based in the UK, thereby removing currency risk, minimising political risk and ensuring that returns are not reduced by taxation abroad.


• Investments into UK forestry and renewable energy assets


typically provide 100% relief of inheritance tax after two years of ownership, under business property relief provisions.


• Timber sales are not subject to income tax and the increase in the value of the trees is not liable to capital gains tax.


• Investments start from just £40,000.


FIM has a long and successful track record of asset management for private clients, family offices and institutional investors and of promoting, operating and managing collective investment schemes, based on tax-efficient structures.


Contact us today to discuss our current investment opportunities, which include income generative solar and capital growth forestry.


www.fimltd.co.uk 01451 844655


FIM is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FIM-Telegraph-GoodLife-Ad-0915-AW.indd 1 An investment in UK renewable energy provides:


• Competitive investment return - ‘bond like’ long term dividend yield


• Effective diversification - low correlation to mainstream asset classes


• Protection from inflation – circa 50% of earnings are indexed to RPI


• Strongly positive outlook for power prices, the main driver of enhanced returns


• A strong and deep secondary market for assets


UK Forestry Total Return UK Equities Gilts


Commercial Property Source: IPD


An investment in UK commercial forestry provides:


• Appreciation through assured and predictable biological growth of real assets


• Effective diversification - no correlation to mainstream asset classes


• Protection from inflation – capital preservation • Competitive returns over the medium to long term


• Strongly positive outlook for timber prices, the main driver of enhanced returns


10 Years 22 Years 18.8% 6.8% 6.3% 6.2%


8.9% 7.4% 7.3% 9.3%


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