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Research and Development
Our R&D tax relief services help innovative UK businesses claim generous government incentives for their development work. Whether you're developing new products, improving processes, or solving technical challenges, our specialists identify qualifying activities and maximise your R&D tax credits to fund further innovation.
We Offer The Benefits
Our R&D tax relief services unlock substantial cash benefits for businesses investing in innovation, with claims often worth 10-33% of qualifying expenditure depending on your company size and profitability. We provide expert project assessment to identify qualifying R&D activities that many businesses overlook, ensuring you claim the maximum entitlement while maintaining full HMRC compliance. You'll receive comprehensive technical report preparation that withstands HMRC scrutiny, backed by our detailed cost analysis and allocation that captures all eligible expenses including staff costs, subcontractor fees, materials, and software. Our proactive approach includes ongoing advice to structure future projects for optimal R&D relief, while our success-based fee options mean you only pay when your claim succeeds, making R&D relief accessible to businesses of all sizes.
Activities and Features
Our comprehensive R&D tax relief services guide you through every stage of the claims process, from initial eligibility assessment through to successful claim completion and cash receipt.
We provide detailed R&D eligibility assessments and project reviews, technical report writing that meets HMRC guidelines, comprehensive qualifying expenditure identification and calculation, SME and RDEC scheme claim preparation and submission, advance assurance applications for first-time claimants, HMRC enquiry support and technical defence, multi-year claim reviews to identify historical opportunities, plus integration with your innovation strategy to maximise future R&D relief potential and support continued business development.
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Any UK company spending money on innovation can potentially claim R&D relief. This includes manufacturers developing new products, software companies creating applications, engineering firms solving technical problems, and service businesses improving processes. You don’t need to be in a “tech” industry—construction, food production, and even retail businesses can qualify if they’re overcoming technological uncertainties.
SMEs can claim up to 86% of qualifying R&D expenditure as additional deduction (reducing corporation tax) or receive cash credits worth up to 33% if loss-making. Large companies claim 20% above-the-line credit through RDEC scheme. A typical SME spending £100,000 on qualifying R&D could receive £18,600-£33,000 depending on profitability. Claims can go back two accounting periods.
Qualifying costs include employee salaries and employer NI for staff working on R&D projects, subcontractor costs (65% of payments), materials and consumables used in R&D, software licenses directly used for R&D, and certain utilities and heating costs. Capital expenditure generally doesn’t qualify, though there are exceptions for SMEs.