Construction & Architects R&D Tax Relief

There are too many to list in detail, but if you are developing a new product or creating a new manufacturing process, then you are very likely involved in Research and Development. Also if you are making an appreciable improvement to either of the aforementioned, you are likely to be involved in Research and Development. Also, if you are aware of an advance already being achieved, but the details of how it has been achieved are not in the public domain (because it is a trade secret), trying to replicate that advance can still be R&D activity, however routine analysis, copying, reverse-engineering or adaption of an existing product is unlikely to be R&D.

We’ve worked with companies that are involved in Hop Processing, Hop-derived product development, Vegan food development, Bakeries, Food Processing, Manufacturers of Food Dryers and Ovens , Brewers and many more.

No, absolutely not. Your project just has to be seeking an advance, it doesn’t have to achieve it. Actually, failure no matter how small, is almost a requirement for an R&D claim. If your project went from start to finish with no deviation, you were either very lucky or you knew what you were doing. In either case, HMRC are likely to suggest that R&D didn’t occur if your project progressed without a hitch. So document and embrace your failures.