Whether profitable or operating at a loss, both SMEs and large companies can claim R&D Tax Credits either through the Small and Medium-sized R&D tax Relief Scheme or the RDEC Scheme. Your business needs to be a UK limited trading company with a set of financial accounts and qualifying R&D spend, involving activities such as:
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Eligible R&D Activities
Qualifying Projects:
- Overcoming Technical Challenges
- Creating and Testing Prototypes
- Developing New Systems
- Developing a New Product
- Developing a New Process
- Trialling New or Substituting Materials
- Streamlining Processes
- New Method of Development
- New Method of Production
- Customised or Adapted Systems

Who Qualifies for R&D Tax Credits?
R&D can take place in any sector. It occurs in everything from cheese-making to chemical engineering, manufacturing and construction to renewables. Click here to see the full range of sectors. Below are a few example.
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Food & Drink
- Construction
- IT & Software
- Printing & Packaging
Type of costs that can be claimed:
- Raw Materials
- Ingredients
- Any Other Consumable
- Production Attempts / Wastage
- Light, Water & Heat
- Development / Adaptation Costs
- Testing or Prototype Costs
- Staff Wages
- Subcontractors *
- Travel Costs **
* If any of the development was outsourced
** If the travel was R&D related or for meetings with subcontractors involved
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