Software & Tech
R&D Tax Credits for UK SaaS Companies
Average claim £57,000 (HMRC, 2024). Qualifying activity, the cloud & data rule, ERIS at 27% for R&D-intensive SaaS, and what HMRC will not accept.
Read guide →Sector-specific guides to the merged R&D scheme for UK companies. Each page sets out what qualifies and what does not, typical claim ranges, HMRC enquiry risks, and worked examples. Written for finance directors who need a straight answer.
Software & Tech
Average claim £57,000 (HMRC, 2024). Qualifying activity, the cloud & data rule, ERIS at 27% for R&D-intensive SaaS, and what HMRC will not accept.
Read guide →Manufacturing
Average claim £72,000 (HMRC, 2024). NPI, process development, tooling, and the consumables trail. The largest claimant sector by value.
Read guide →Construction
Average claim £51,000 (HMRC, 2024). Ground engineering, temporary works, facade, MEP and Land Remediation Relief at 150% on brownfield schemes.
Read guide →Engineering
Average claim £64,000 (HMRC, 2024). Design, analysis, prototype, test and the contracted-out rule that determines who claims.
Read guide →Food & Drink
Average claim £43,000 (HMRC, 2024). HFSS reformulation, shelf-life, clean label and free-from. The most under-claimed sector relative to NPD volume.
Read guide →Biotech
Average claim £125,000 (HMRC PST sector, 2024). Preclinical research, CRO spend and why ERIS at 27% is the norm for loss-making biotechs.
Read guide →Agritech
Average claim £68,000 (HMRC, 2024). Precision ag, robotics, vertical farming, livestock tech and on-farm trials. Commercial farming is not R&D.
Read guide →Cleantech
Average claim £89,000 (HMRC, 2024). Battery, hydrogen, CCUS, solar, heat and net-zero engineering. Grant interaction for Innovate UK and BEIS recipients.
Read guide →Most UK sectors with an engineering, science, software or technical development function qualify. Our 15-minute assessment will tell you whether your company has a defensible claim and roughly what it is worth under the merged scheme.
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