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About us
Deep expertise built from hundreds of R&D and grant‑funding assessments.
With over 15 years of specialist experience, we have worked across hundreds of R&D claims, grant applications, and HMRC enquiries. We have seen where innovation funding succeeds — and where it fails under scrutiny.
Our role is deliberately independent. We assess eligibility, risk, and evidence as they stand — not as they are hoped to be.
That independence ensures our advice is clear, objective, and free from commercial bias.
Our Services
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R&D Tax Claims
Eligibility assessment, claim preparation, and enquiry support — grounded in technical and legislative understanding.
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Business Grants
Strategic grant identification and application support, aligned to your business priorities and growth plans.
HMRC R&D Enquiry Defence
Robust defence against HMRC challenges to your claim
When HMRC challenges your claim, we bring structure, clarity, and confidence. HMRC enquiries are increasing, and many SMEs enter them without a clear defence strategy. We specialise in defending R&D claims for SMEs with a calm, structured, evidence‑driven approach that reduces risk and resolves enquiries efficiently.
You don’t need to navigate HMRC alone. You need clarity — and that’s exactly what we deliver.
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Our Approach
Clarity Through Evidence
We start with structured analysis — turning complexity into clear insight and confident direction.
Strategy With Substance
Every recommendation is grounded in logic, practicality, and long‑term value, not theory or guesswork.
Delivery With Confidence
We guide the process end‑to‑end, keeping momentum, ownership, and transparency at every step.
Case Studies
IT Technology Business
An IT development company faced an HMRC enquiry covering two financial years. After responding directly, the client received a full refusal of their R&D claim. Their accountants approached us to assess the case and determine whether the decision could be challenged. Our review identified strong underlying technical evidence that had not been clearly presented to HMRC. We rebuilt the technical narrative, clarified the qualifying uncertainties, and prepared a structured appeal addressing each point in the refusal. We liaised directly with HMRC throughout the process, providing a clear, evidence‑backed defence.
HMRC overturned the refusal, and both years of the claim were approved in full with no changes to the total value.
Food Manufacturing Business - Six Figures Claim Enquiry
A manufacturing business faced HMRC enquiry covering two accounting years. The client initially handled the correspondence themselves, and HMRC rejected the claim due to unclear explanations and gaps in the evidence. Their accountants contacted us to take over the defence and assess whether the decision could be reversed. Our review identified several technical and financial errors within the original submission. We rebuilt the claim narrative, corrected the errors, and prepared a structured defence supported by clear evidence. We engaged directly with HMRC, addressing each point raised in the enquiry.
HMRC approved the claim with only minimal adjustments, limited solely to the errors we identified.
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