R&D tax relief for UK companies, done properly
Fixed-fee, AI-assisted claim preparation from a chartered firm. Accurate and current on the merged scheme and ERIS, and honest about when your work does not qualify.
- Regulated by the ICAEW
- A chartered tax adviser on every claim
- Fixed fee, agreed upfront
- AI-assisted, always human-checked
What R&D tax relief actually is
R&D tax relief is a government incentive. It lowers the tax a company pays, or pays out a credit, for work that seeks a genuine advance in science or technology.
It is narrower than most people expect. The work has to resolve real scientific or technological uncertainty, the kind a competent professional in the field could not simply look up or work out. Plenty of skilled, valuable work sits outside that line. Most of the value in a claim, and most of the risk, is in getting that line right.
An advance in science or technology
New knowledge or capability for the field, not just for your company
Scientific or technological uncertainty
A competent professional could not readily work out the answer
From first conversation to filed claim
- 01
A free, honest conversation
We start by understanding your work and telling you plainly whether we think there is a claim. Sometimes the honest answer is no, and we say so.
- 02
We scope and cost the work
If there is a claim, we identify the qualifying activity and costs with you, and agree a fixed fee before any work begins.
- 03
We prepare the claim
We draft the technical narrative and the Additional Information Form, grounded in your own records and reviewed by a chartered tax adviser.
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We review and file
A chartered tax adviser reviews the claim and the Additional Information Form, then we submit it to HMRC. The claim is the company’s, endorsed by a named senior officer.
UK companies doing real technical work
We work with UK companies in any sector, wherever there is genuine qualifying activity. If your work does not qualify, we will tell you. That is the point.
Software and technology
Genuine technical problem-solving, not routine build work.
Manufacturing
New processes and materials, beyond everyday production.
Construction
Solving real technical problems on site and in design.
Engineering
Where engineering crosses into genuine R&D.
Startups and early-stage
Claiming correctly from your first qualifying year.
Loss-making companies
How relief works before a company is profitable.
We will tell you when there is no claim
Parts of this market earned a bad name through overclaiming and pressure selling. We were built to work the other way. We will tell you when your work does not qualify, before HMRC does, because a claim that cannot be evidenced is not worth making.
That is not a hedge. It is the job. It protects you, and it is why the claims we do put forward hold up. We treat the claim mechanics, the named officer, the declaration and the Additional Information Form, as normal good practice, not red tape.
Want to know where your company stands?
A short, honest conversation with no obligation, and a fixed fee only if you go ahead.
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