Policy & Research
Access important research reports and policy updates on the early stage investment ecosystem
The UKBAA acts as a centre of research for the early-stage investment industry, gathering crucial data and insights that affect grounded, supportive policy decisions from key industry stakeholders.
If you are looking to conduct research on our industry, or want to share your own analyses, contact us to see how we can support your work.
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Download the UK Business Angel Market 2020 report
The report reveals that angel investors across the UK are continuing to invest in early stage businesses.
Download the reportIndustry reports
From sector-specific reports to wider deep dives into the ecosystem, we’ve collected a series of reports and research that outline the UK angel investment market and the challenges and opportunities that exist.

The Future of Growth Capital
The report stresses that closing the emerging £15bn gap will provide opportunities for aiding the UK’s economic recovery post-Covid, generating future prosperity and boosting regional economies, productivity, innovation and internationalism.
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The Scaleup Index 2019
In partnership with The ScaleUp Institute, Beauhurst has examined 5,456 unique scaleup businesses. They’ve analysed everything from investments, investors and growth rate demographics, to geographical distribution, founders and executives.
Login or Register to access this downloadDiversity & Inclusion
There are long-standing challenges around diversity in the investment market here in the UK, in terms of entrepreneurs’ access to finance and the whole investment base. In this section we’ve gathered the latest data and reports, which emphasise the importance and impact of a diverse ecosystem.
Women Founders & Investors
Over the last few years, we have identified the distinct challenges faced by women in the investment ecosystem, from the disproportionately low level of representation of women seeking to angel invest, to the disparity in access to finance faced by women-led teams. In this section you can access the latest reports and research in this area.