R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits PAYE Cap: Everything You Need to Know
HMRC has reintroduced the PAYE Cap to the SME R&D Tax Credits scheme, impacting thousands of startups and scaleups.
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Grant Competition: Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2
Access up to £2.1 million in grant funding for your clean maritime project.
R&D Tax Credits
How Long Before I Receive My R&D Tax Credits?
HMRC aims to process the majority of claims within 28 days. However, it can take up to 100 days to get your money. HMRC says
R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits Enquiries Are Rising Again. Here’s Why
GrantTree Director Will Fraser explains why R&D Tax Credit enquiries are rising again and what you can do to protect your business from a time-consuming
Grant Funding
Grant Competition: Farming Innovation Programme – Large R&D Partnerships
Are you working on R&D that supports English farming? You could qualify for up to £3.5 million in funding through Defra’s Large R&D Partnerships grant.
Innovation
MOFs – The Key to Climate Change?
Nanotechnology expert and GrantTree Senior Technical Consultant Dr Barbara Souza asks whether MOFs hold the key to reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change. Metal-organic
Innovation
Out of This World: The UK Innovators In The Race for Space Tech
GrantTree R&D technical consultant Dr Chris Brown spotlights six SpaceTech companies propelling the British tech industry into the final frontier. Since the dawn of human
Innovation
Gravity Batteries: The Solution to Green Energy Storage?
Before we can transition to 100% renewable electricity, we need to solve the challenge of energy storage. Could gravity batteries, an elegant and cutting-edge technology
R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits: Should I Claim With a Specialist?
Using an R&D Tax Credits specialist can save you time and money, and reduce your risks of facing a lengthy HMRC investigation. But they aren’t
Innovation
Robot Canteens: The Future of Fast Food?
Robot canteens and other forms of cutting-edge automation are offering fast-service restaurants a feast of culinary and financial advantages. But do restauranteurs have an appetite
Grant Funding
Commercialising Quantum Technologies – New Grant Competition
Innovate UK’s Commercialising quantum technologies: feasibility studies round 3 competition will provide up to £6 million in funding to solutions that advance second-generation quantum systems.
Grant Funding
GrantTree’s Grant Watch – January 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of Grant Watch, a monthly roundup of new and exciting grant competitions open to UK innovators. Happy New Year, one
R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits: What is R&D Enhancement?
R&D Enhancement is an important aspect of the R&D Tax Credits scheme and of SME R&D Tax Relief in particular. If you’re looking to apply
Grant Funding
Sustainable Smart Factory – New Grant Competition
Innovate UK’s Made Smarter Innovation: Sustainable Smart Factory competition is providing up to £20 million for digital technologies designed to reduce the environmental impact of
Grant Funding
NATEP Helping SMEs Innovate in Aerospace – New Grant Competition
Innovate UK has launched the latest funding call for the NATEP helping SMEs innovate in aerospace competition. Here is more information about this award, who
Grant Funding
GrantTree’s Grant Watch – December 2021
Welcome to the latest edition of Grant Watch, a monthly roundup of new and exciting grant competitions open to UK innovators. ‘Tis the season of
R&D Tax Credits
Four Expert Tips For Avoiding an HMRC Enquiry
R&D Tax Credits expert Dr Chris Brown shares his top tips for avoiding an expensive and time-consuming HMRC enquiry. The number of HMRC compliance checks
Grant Funding
GrantTree’s Grant Watch – November 2021
Welcome to Grant Watch, a monthly look at some of the most exciting grant funding opportunities for UK innovators. Autumn is well and truly with
R&D Tax Credits
Budget 2021: What R&D Tax Credits Changes Mean for UK Businesses
GrantTree’s head of R&D Tax Credits, Sam Aiken, explains what the changes to R&D Tax Credits proposed in the autumn budget mean for UK businesses.
R&D Tax Credits
The Ultimate Guide to R&D Tax Credits [Downloadable]
Download GrantTree’s Ultimate Guide to Claiming R&D Tax Credits. File a compliant, fully-maximised claim with help from this easy-to-follow resource.
Innovation
Six UK Innovators Doing Big Things In Nanotechnology
GrantTree technical consultant and materials science expert Dr Barbara Souza spotlights UK innovators that are pushing the boundaries of nanotechnology. Having worked in nanotechnology for
Grant Funding
GrantTree’s Grant Watch – October 2021
Welcome to Grant Watch, a monthly look at some of the most exciting grant funding opportunities open to UK innovators. Yes, October is here. Last
R&D Tax Credits
How R&D Tax Credits Empower Profitable Companies
The R&D Tax Credits scheme can help profitable businesses take their growth to the next level. But the benefits of claiming don’t stop there. Many
R&D Tax Credits
How Outside Investment Impacts Your R&D Tax Credits Claim
Securing outside investment can be a major turning point for your company. But it could also have a significant impact on your R&D Tax Credits
Grant Funding
GrantTree’s Grant Watch – September 2021
Welcome to Grant Watch, a monthly look at some of the most exciting grant funding opportunities open to UK innovators. September, as they say, has
R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits: Is My Company Eligible?
Wondering whether your company is eligible for the R&D Tax Credits scheme? GrantTree’s experts are here to help. If you’ve been keeping up with GrantTree’s
R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits: HMRC’s Definition of R&D Explained
R&D Tax Credits are a great way to fund your development work. But what actually is HMRC’s definition of R&D? The answer is more complicated
Innovation
5 Ingenious Solutions to Renewable Energy Storage
Before we can switch to 100% renewable energy, we need to solve the problem of storage. Thankfully, these ingenious innovators are already on the case.
R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits: How to Claim For Subcontracted R&D
HMRC has specific rules on claiming R&D Tax Credits for subcontracted R&D. Here’s what you need to know. Many companies choose to subcontract parts of
R&D Tax Credits
SME R&D Tax Relief or RDEC – Which one should I apply to?
R&D Tax Credits are made up of two schemes: SME R&D Tax Relief and RDEC. Here’s how to work out which one you should apply
