CleanTech hardware company (name withheld)
£96,000 Recovered across in-house engineering and UK subcontracted testing
The challenge
A hardware company developing emissions reduction technology split its R&D between an in-house engineering team and specialist UK test houses. A previous claim had been prepared from accounts alone, miscategorising subcontracted testing and missing consumable costs entirely, and the directors were concerned about accuracy after HMRC's compliance crackdown.
What we did
- Rebuilt the claim from project records rather than ledgers, correctly applying the subcontracted R&D rules for UK-based test houses.
- Captured consumables, prototype materials and apportioned staff time with a defensible methodology the finance team can repeat.
- Rewrote the technical narrative around the genuine engineering uncertainties in thermal performance and materials degradation.
The result
£96,000 recovered under the merged scheme, materially more than the previous year's claim, with a methodology robust enough to withstand an HMRC compliance check.
Written and submitted by the GrantUp team; references available on request.
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