Pricing

R&D Tax Credits

Most of our clients prefer sharing the risk and reward with GrantTree via a success fee, with an up-front, refundable setup fee, but we also offer a fixed-fee service (see lower).

The success fee percentage is based on a simple idea: the longer we work together, the easier it gets on both sides. Our "rolling" plan reflects that:

Most people prefer to sign up for several years at once and reduce the price. For example, a 5-claim-year ('medium') service plan means that you go straight to 20%:

This is what the different options look like, in a table:

	Rolling	Short	Medium	Long
Period	None	3 Claim Years	5 Claim Years	10 Claim Years
Success Fee (yrs 1-2)	30%	25%	20%	15%
(year 3)	25%	25%	20%	15%
(years 4-5)	20%	20%	20%	15%
(years 6-10)	15%	15%	15%	15%
Setup Fee	£1,000 Setup Fee	£1,000 Setup Fee	£1,000 Setup Fee	£1,000 Setup Fee
			Most popular

Want even lower fees?

Our fees are already the lowest in the industry, but if you want to get the price even lower, all the way down to free, give us a call and we'll let you know how this can be done!

Want a fixed fee?

We can also prepare tax credits for a fixed fee, paid upfront, based on a daily rate of £1,000/day, with a minimum of 10 days spent per claim.

Smart Grants

Our grant pricing is segmented by grant type and by service level, with 3 primary service levels:

Full writing service: we fully write the application on your behalf.

Advisory service: we provide ample advice and materials (including a checklist, a manual, a template, 2-hour consultation, and 3 rounds of reviewing) to help you write the application.

Ultra-light service: we provide materials (including a checklist, a manual, a template) and one pre-assessment to help you write the application.

In all three cases, we provide a pre-assessment as part of the package. This means we get an external, qualified person to review the application as an assessor would, which can help greatly strengthen the application.

We only take clients on for either service if we believe that they have a strong chance of winning a grant. However, it must be emphasised that no grant-writing service can guarantee a win. Please be sure to read about Match funding before deciding what amount to apply for.

Proof of Market

Proof of Market is most appropriate for early stage, bootstrapped startups looking to spend about £40k.

	Full writing	Advisory	Ultra-light
Success fee	10% Success Fee	n/a	n/a
Setup fee	£500 Setup Fee	n/a	n/a
Free Resubmission	Included	n/a	n/a

Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept is suitable for projects up to £150k, £100k of which will be match funded by the TSB. The company must already have done a fair bit of preparation, market research, and even some technical research before this grant can be successfully undertaken.

	Full writing	Advisory	Ultra-light
Success fee	15-20% Success Fee	11.25-15% Success Fee	7.5-10% Success Fee
Setup fee	£2,000 Setup Fee	£1,000 Setup Fee	£500 Setup Fee
Free Resubmission	Included	Included	Not included

Development of Prototype

Development of Prototype is appropriate when a highly complex technology has been developed, and further development is needed to bring the product to market. The total amount of money that can be obtained is £250k, but most projects will aim somewhere below that, since, with 45% match funding, a £0.5m+ project commitment would be required to request the full grant amount.

	Full writing	Advisory	Ultra-light
Success fee	15-20% Success Fee	11.25-15% Success Fee	7.5-10% Success Fee
Setup fee	£3,000 Setup Fee	£1,500 Setup Fee	£500 Setup Fee
Free Resubmission	Included	Included	Not included

SEIS

Although many vendors are trying to make money by selling SEIS registration as an exclusive service, we believe that SEIS is the kind of thing that entrepreneurs in the startup space should be doing themselves. As a result, we have decided to make our internal SEIS guide available for free. Just send an email to team@granttree.co.uk enquiring after the SEIS manual, including your contact details, and after a quick phone call to get to know you, we'll send you the manual free of charge!

Patent Box

We are engaged in discussions with some clients who are looking to get on the patent box ladder early. Is this of interest to you? If so, get in touch!.

Workshops

Building on our extensive experience, we are able to offer training workshops where we teach what we know to a group of people. The maximum number of attendees for a workshop is 20, and the cost depends on the time booked. The following presentations are available, with rough lengths:

Government funding overview (1h)

A general overview of government funding topics covering R&D Tax Credits, TSB Grants, SEIS, Patent Box and other schemes.

R&D Tax Credits in depth (1h)

An in-depth workshop about how and when to file R&D Tax Credits and pitfalls to avoid.

Smart Grants in depth (2h)

Extensive advice about every aspect of Smart Grants, including tips for each section of the application.

In London, the pricing for these workshops is:

1 hour	2 hours	Half-day	Full day
£200	£300	£500	£1,000

Outside of London, because of the journey times, we only do half-days minimum. Please note that we only provide workshops in group settings.