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R&D tax credits, EMI option schemes, SEIS/EIS advance assurance, IR35 compliance and Patent Box. We have secured £1.2m+ in R&D credits for 45+ UK SaaS, tech and IT-services companies.
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Generalist accountants don't handle enough technology cases to know where to look. We live in this every week — for SaaS, IT services, dev shops, hardware and AI/ML startups.
Full qualification assessment, technical narrative, financial apportionment, HMRC submission and enquiry defence. Success-based fees available. Typical claim: £15k–£80k cash back.
Full EMI scheme setup for key hires — valuations, HMRC registrations, plan documents, annual returns. The most tax-efficient way to give your team meaningful equity.
Before you raise, we secure HMRC advance assurance so investors get 50% (SEIS) or 30% (EIS) income tax relief plus CGT benefits. Typically converts investor conversations 3× faster.
Defensible IR35 status determinations for every contractor on your books, plus Patent Box claims that cut corporation tax to 10% on profits from patented technology.
Most generalist accountants aren't confident with R&D, EMI or SEIS. The default answer is "probably not" — which costs UK tech founders tens of thousands every year.
Clients arrive telling us "our accountant said we don't qualify." They almost always do. Or they've claimed badly and are one audit away from clawback. Either way, we re-build.
You hire a lead engineer, offer equity, then realise the tax consequences for them are horrible without EMI. We set up EMI before the offer goes out — the difference is enormous.
Investors expect SEIS/EIS advance assurance these days. Without it, your terms get squeezed or deals fall through. We've seen founders lose £300k rounds over this.
Most dev shops hire contractors on ambiguous terms. When HMRC comes knocking — usually during an R&D claim review — the lack of status determinations turns into a six-figure NIC problem.
"Filed an R&D claim for work I was convinced wouldn't qualify. £28,000 credit landed in the company account six weeks later. That one claim paid for three years of fees in one cheque."
If you've written code that solves a non-trivial technical problem, integrated systems in a non-standard way, built hardware, trained models, optimised performance beyond off-the-shelf tools, or overcome a genuine technical uncertainty — almost certainly yes. The 20-min call will give you a clear answer either way.
If you're over the SME thresholds (>500 staff, or €100m turnover / €86m assets) you're in RDEC territory — 20% above-the-line credit. We handle RDEC submissions regularly, including for scaleups transitioning from SME to RDEC as they cross thresholds.
Yes, and ideally before term sheets get signed. We secure HMRC advance assurance, structure the round to maximise relief for investors, and handle all the SEIS1/EIS1 compliance after close. Investors expect this — it's the single biggest deal-flow lever for UK tech fundraises.
End-to-end — share valuation, HMRC registration, plan documentation, option grants and annual returns. EMI is the most tax-efficient employee equity scheme in the UK and most tech founders are leaving it unused.
Fixed monthly fees from £180+VAT for early-stage Ltd companies, £350+VAT for funded SaaS & IT-services firms, and £750+VAT for full-service scaleups with payroll, multi-entity and management accounts. R&D claims billed on success — typically 15% of the credit. Free 20-min review before you commit.
From cashflow to business growth, we'll make it feel easy. If you're ready to take the next step and get your business on the path to growth, get in touch today so we can learn about your plans.