UK ISA wrapper · high risk · age 18+ · Not FSCS protected

Innovative Finance ISA

Innovative Finance ISA for the 2026/27 tax year: £20,000 annual subscription allowance, 6.5% typical return, and no FSCS protection on investment holdings.

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ISA Managers Guidance IFISA P2P WRAP

#2/5 · £20,000 · loan term

According to gov.uk Individual Savings Accounts guidance and HMRC ISA Manager Guidance Notes (2026/27 tax year). See methodology for full sourcing.

  • LOAN term-bound
  • CAP 100%
  • BOOK 5 wraps
  • PHOTO Cash

Nearest allowance peer: Cash (£20,000)

According to PlainISA's HMRC ISA wrappers corpus, Innovative Finance ISA ranks #2 of 5 HMRC ISA wrappers by annual subscription allowance (highest GBP = #1) and #3 of 5 by HMRC government bonus value (highest bonus_cap_gbp, £0 when none = #1). This wrapper uses 100% of the £20,000 combined adult allowance. Best fit: Sophisticated investors, small allocation. Not ideal for: Capital preservation. How we place wrappers → · Verify with HMRC →

IFISA in the allowance neighbourhood

Annual subscription limit among this wrapper and nearest nationwide peers

1. IFISA (this)20.0K2. Cash20.0K3. S&S20.0K4. JISA9,0005. LISA4,000
Source: HMRC ISA Manager Guidance

Rules at a glance

Attribute Innovative Finance ISA Source
Annual allowance£20,000gov.uk ISAs
Government bonusNoneHMRC ISA Manual
Age eligibility18+HMRC ISA Manager Guidance
Risk bandhighFCA Conduct of Business
Typical return6.5%P2P 2018-2024 median
FSCS protectionNot FSCS protected, capital at riskFSCS
Withdrawal rulesSubject to underlying loan term.HMRC ISA Manual
Transfer rulesPermitted between IFISA providers.HMRC ISA Manual
Tax treatmentInterest, dividends, capital gains exempt from UK Income Tax and CGTIncome Tax Act 2007 s.694

Table sources: gov.uk Individual Savings Accounts, HMRC ISA Managers Guidance Notes, Income Tax Act 2007 s.694.

Full-cap peers beside Innovative Finance ISA

Innovative Finance ISA sits outside FSCS deposit protection at allowance rank #2/5. Peer sets below isolate limit neighbours from bonus-cap neighbours.

Similar annual allowance

Nearest wrappers by £20,000 subscription limit.

Similar HMRC bonus cap

Nearest wrappers by government bonus cap value (no HMRC bonus here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches across all 5 HMRC ISA wrappers in this database; corpus ranks above sort the full set.

Not financial advice - methodology · compare wrappers · HMRC source.

Data currency: ISA rules and the £20,000 annual allowance reflect the 2026/27 UK tax year; provider rates and figures were last updated May 2026. See our methodology for sources and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.