Heathcote Farms R&D Tax Credit Success Story

A fellow farmer made the introduction to Easy R&D and their journey to an optimal claim started there.

“I was constantly re-assessing the funding for our research projects. If we hadn't received money back from the R&D tax relief scheme, we would probably have had to scale back our commitment to R&D.” 

Our R&D tax consultant, Thorfinn Armstrong, a specialist in agricultural R&D, helped Andrew throughout the claim process and up to a successful pay-out. Since this first successful claim, Thorfinn and Andrew have partnered every year resulting in substantial R&D tax relief for Heathcote Farms from HMRC. 

• Working with an expert in your industry makes all the difference. The consultant’s experience and knowledge allows them to uncover areas of R&D where the claim can be optimised and uplifted. Thorfinn and Andrew’s close partnership is key to Heathcote’s ongoing successful claims year on year.
  
• The scope of what HMRC defines as R&D is broad and so what may be your everyday work - like Heathcote’s efforts to regenerate their soil - could be eligible as claimable R&D expenditure
  
• R&D that is not successful is still eligible to claim against. As is the nature of most R&D, it may take several iterations - like Heathcote’s wheat trials - before finding a viable solution.