Ethex

I had great difficulty in buying into the Oxford Landtrust, because of the difficulty of your aptitude test, which I failed twice. I am thoroughly in favour of ensuring that investors know the risks that they face, but the test questions were much too technical and would surely put off many people. David Wenham MA (Cambridge), PhD (Manchester)

Friendly attitude came over. Did best to make the process clear. Could emphasise more how important it is to read all the information carefully before doing the 'test'.

As ever with Ethex, it was a very straightforward process. For anyone new to ethical investing, the app 'walks you' through the process, so you are aware all the time what you are committing to.

I had difficulty getting through the quiz for investors & found some questions rather ambiguous. I’m not a first time investor & don’t feel ‘at risk’ but found this approach off-putting. Had I not been very keen to invest I’d have given up. I expect many potential investors will have dropped off - not returning after 14 days.

I'd love to rate Ethex more highly but I can't get accurate information for my tax return. Tax statements are incomplete - dealing only with investments where tax is deducted at source. I want to know what has or has not been paid on ALL investments made through the platform, regardless of whether Ethex are the registrar. This would be a whole lot easier if all investees had to make all payments via Ethex. Because they don't, it's impossible to keep track.