InnoFund UK
The UK’s Leading Innovation Funding & Growth Partner
We help ambitious businesses identify, fund and protect innovation through Grants, R&D Tax Relief, Patent Box, Capital Allowances, Land Remediation Relief, IP strategy and specialist HMRC enquiry support.
Compliance-led. Commercially focused.
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Specialist advice. At every stage.
Tax incentivesR&D relief and Patent Box
Technical evidenceBuilt around the work itself
Capital investmentAllowances and land relief
Risk & protectionHMRC and IP support
Innovation funding services · United Kingdom
Specialist support for your innovation.
R&D tax relief is at the core of what we do. Explore the wider tax incentives, capital allowances and specialist support available to your UK business.
R&D Tax Credits
Recover tax relief for projects that solve technical problems or improve products, systems or processes.
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Patent Box
Reduce Corporation Tax on profits from qualifying patented innovations.
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Capital Allowances
Identify tax relief on qualifying plant, machinery and capital investment within your business.
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Land Remediation Relief
Claim tax relief for cleaning up contaminated or derelict land.
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HMRC Dispute Resolution
Specialist support to defend tax relief claims when HMRC raises questions.
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IP Consulting & InnoGuard
End-to-end IP consulting and patent strategy to protect innovation and explore associated tax incentives.
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Sector-led support
Funding solutions built around your business.
Every business innovates differently, which is why our funding solutions are built around your sector, your projects and your technical challenges. From software, engineering and construction to agriculture, telecommunications, food and beverage, energy, defence and advanced manufacturing, InnoFund UK brings together tax specialists, scientists, engineers and sector experts to understand where your real innovation sits, identify the right funding opportunities and help you claim with confidence.
The people behind your claim
Our priority is your security.
We are a trusted adviser to some of the UK’s most innovative companies and accountancy firms. Compliance is at the heart of all our tax claims. As an InnoFund client, your tax claim is independently verified by our tax compliance team, comprising ex-HMRC inspectors and sector specialists.
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Independent verification
Technical and financial positions are reviewed before submission.
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ICAEW supervised
Supervised for Anti-Money Laundering purposes and aligned with the ICAEW Code of Ethics.
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Appropriate cover
Professional Indemnity Insurance is maintained in line with ICAEW guidance.
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Senior accountability
Simba is principal on client engagements and personally responsible for the work.
Simba Mareverwa
Head of Tax Compliance & HMRC Disputes
- 20+ years in corporation tax compliance, including leadership of HMRC disputes.
- Extensive experience defending UK R&D Tax Credit claims under enquiry.
- Patent Box claim and enquiry experience dating from the scheme’s introduction.
Client experience
Trusted with work that matters.
Hear directly from the UK businesses we support.
A great experience working with Innofund Consulting to claim our R&D tax credits. They took the heavy lifting out of the process and supported and advised during every stage. I would thoroughly recommend them.
Helped us to resolve an HMRC enquiry from an R&D tax claim we submitted with our accountant. They made me aware of why HMRC had inquired into the claim and how we could have evidenced more about the baseline of science in our technical report. Simba Mareverwa was fantastic, and we would recommend InnoFund to anyone looking to claim R&D tax.
We’ve worked with Innofund for a few years now, and it’s been generally very positive. They’ve helped us with R&D claims, and their knowledge and experience has been essential. Most of our contact has been with Ardy, Fatima and Libby, who have been great. Highly recommended.
We worked with InnoFund to prepare an R&D claim for our business. The whole process was handled professionally from start to finish. They explained everything clearly and secured a successful outcome for us. This company is highly recommended for any business looking into securing R&D tax relief.
How we work
A clear process. A considered claim.
Know what happens next, who is responsible and what your team needs to provide. We keep the process clear from the first conversation to ongoing support.
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Initial consultation
Understand the business, the innovation and the decision in front of you.
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Discover & qualify
Map projects, eligibility, incentives and the people who hold the evidence.
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Build the evidence
Connect technical activity, financial analysis and contemporaneous records.
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Review & submit
Independent compliance review before the final position or application.
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Support what follows
Stay ready for HMRC questions and improve the next cycle.
SecuRD®
Better evidence starts here.
Capture technical decisions while they are fresh. SecuRD® connects project activity and supporting records, helping your team build a clearer evidence trail throughout the year.
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Illustrative interface
Capture
project activity
Connect
technical evidence
Review
claim readiness
01 Capture project activity
02 Connect technical evidence
03 Complete independent review
04 Prepare the claim
News & insights
Thinking that moves you forward.
Are You Leaving Money on the Table In Your Accounting Period? – Part 2
In our previous discussion, we covered the UK’s R&D Tax Relief scheme, the eligibility criteria for businesses to claim, the…
Read insightMaintaining Contemporaneous Records: What Documentation Do You Need to Keep As You Go?
Most R&D tax credit claims aren’t lost because the work wasn’t good enough. They’re lost or heavily scaled back because nobody wrote anything down at the time.…
Read insightInnovation vs Uncertainty (An Unexpected Part 2): what two recent tribunal decisions tell us about uncertainty
Last time, our R&D technical post looked at the contrast between innovation and uncertainty, and the pitfalls that companies can…
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Short perspectives from the InnoFund team.
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Company news and perspectives from the InnoFund team.
When commercial innovation is not qualifying R&D
Two UK tribunal decisions explore the difference between business innovation and scientific or technological uncertainty.
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Building an evidence-led R&D tax claim
A look at eligible R&D costs and the records that support a well-prepared UK claim.
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How long can HMRC revisit an R&D claim?
InnoFund explains why enquiry windows and a clear audit trail matter after an R&D claim has been paid.
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Questions, answered
UK R&D tax relief, explained.
Straightforward answers to the questions we hear most often.
Talk to a specialistWhat counts as qualifying R&D?
Qualifying work seeks an advance in science or technology and addresses scientific or technological uncertainty. We start with your projects and technical decisions, then review the relevant costs and supporting evidence against the UK rules.
Can an unsuccessful project still qualify?
A project does not have to succeed to contain qualifying R&D. What matters is the advance sought, the uncertainty involved and the work undertaken to resolve it. Eligibility and qualifying costs still need to be assessed.
Do you also advise on Patent Box and capital allowances?
Yes. Our wider expertise covers Patent Box, capital allowances, Land Remediation Relief, IP consulting and HMRC dispute support. We consider the opportunities relevant to your business alongside your R&D tax relief position.
Can you work with our existing accountant?
Yes. We work closely with businesses and their existing accountants, connecting specialist technical evidence with the financial information needed for the claim. We also welcome referral and collaborative partnerships with professional advisers.
What if HMRC asks questions about our claim?
We help organise the technical and financial evidence, explain the position clearly and respond to queries. Our specialists can review an existing claim and help you understand the next steps.
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Let’s talk about your next step.
Tell us what you are working on. In a focused 30-minute conversation, our UK team can help identify the questions, evidence and innovation funding opportunities worth exploring.
30 minutesA focused first conversation
Expert guidanceTechnical, tax and commercial context
Commitment freeA clear next step, without obligation
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