R&D tax relief, prepared to withstand HMRC scrutiny
We prepare claims under the merged R&D scheme and ERIS, and we defend them if HMRC asks questions. R&D tax relief is all we do.
HMRC now checks around 17% of R&D claims. Ours are prepared by a regulated chartered practice, with enquiry support included as standard.
Gross credit on qualifying spend under the merged scheme: £15,000 net at the 25% CT rate, or £16,200 at 19%, on £100,000 of spend
0%
Payable credit on £100,000 of qualifying spend for a loss-making, R&D-intensive SME claiming ERIS
£0
R&D claims HMRC now checks, which is why every engagement includes enquiry support
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Why companies trust us with their claims
Because we are accountable in ways many R&D agents are not. The mis-selling era left companies facing enquiries their advisers would not defend. Our answer is a regulated, chartered practice.
Chartered on both fronts
A member firm of both the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and ICAEW, led by a dual-qualified founder, with every claim signed off by a chartered adviser.
Regulated by ICAEW
Including anti-money-laundering supervision, with a published complaints route.
Bound by PCRT
Professional Conduct in Relation to Taxation governs every position we take.
Registered with HMRC
Registered with HMRC as a tax adviser, and named on every claim we prepare.
Enquiry support included
In every engagement as standard. If HMRC opens a compliance check, we handle the response.
We stand behind our work
We prepare the right claim, defensibly. Read about our regulation and standards.
Who we work with
Companies whose business is their R&D. Sector by sector, claims trip up in different places — each card names the complication we solve most often.
Life sciences
Grant stacks, CRO contracts and long pre-revenue phases.
→Biotech
Meeting the 30% intensity test while still pre-revenue.
→Medtech
Where regulatory and clinical work crosses the R&D boundary.
→Agritech
Field trials that seasons, sites and weather complicate.
→AI and robotics
Proving an advance in the field, not just a clever product.
→Space
Long programmes, grant funding and hardware that flies once.
→Aerospace and defence
Contracted programmes and who owns the claim.
→Cleantech and energy
First-of-a-kind plant and the prototype cost boundary.
→Semiconductors and photonics
Process uncertainty and costly iteration runs.
→Software
Drawing the honest line on where software development qualifies.
→Engineering
Separating qualifying development from routine work.
→Manufacturing
Process trials on live production lines, costed defensibly.
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How it works
Your fee is agreed before work starts, with no hidden costs. If we do not think you qualify, we say so.
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Scoping call
A conversation about your work and your numbers. You get a straight view on eligibility, and if we do not think you qualify, we say so.
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Technical and financial workstreams
We interview your competent professionals, define the project boundaries and build the qualifying cost schedules.
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Report and return
We prepare the technical report, the Additional Information Form and the corporation tax return entries; as HMRC-registered tax agents we do not hand the filing to anyone else.
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Submission and aftercare
We submit, track progress with HMRC and provide enquiry support as part of the engagement. If useful, we help you put R&D record-keeping in place for the next claim.
Our clients’ words
Hear from the R&D-performing companies we act for. More client feedback is on our testimonials page.
Recognition
Finalist, One Nucleus Awards 2026: Most Innovative Professional Services Company
Finalist, Finance Awards Wales 2026: Independent Practice of the Year
Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme Gold Partner
Memberships and associations
We are members of, and work alongside, the innovation and life-sciences networks our clients operate in, across the UK.
Latest thinking
Technical analysis and firm news from the team, written by the advisers who prepare the claims.
Talk it through with a chartered adviser
A first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. You will speak to a qualified adviser, not a salesperson.