Sector: Software

Thinking Sky Blue Limited R&D Tax Credit Success Story

Thinking Sky Blue Limited (TSBL) is the company behind Vizzy, a platform that helps job seekers move beyond the traditional CV by showcasing their skills, personality and potential through rich, multimedia profiles. Used by leading brands to support early careers hiring, Vizzy integrates with major ATS platforms and holds accreditations including ISO 9001, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and Cyber Essentials.

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Results at a Glance

  • Easy R&D client since 2022
  • £980,000+ in R&D tax relief recovered
  • Claims prepared in line with the latest HMRC legislation

The innovation challenge

As TSBL continued to develop and scale the Vizzy platform, its engineering team took on development work that went well beyond standard software engineering. Identifying which parts of this work qualified for R&D tax relief, and building the evidence needed to support a robust claim, required close collaboration between TSBL and Easy R&D's specialists.

This is where Easy R&D's expertise came in, translating complex, fast-moving development work into a claim that met HMRC's qualifying criteria.


Overcoming Technical Uncertainties

Easy R&D's technical and tax experts worked closely with TSBL's engineering team to review a year of complex development activity, identify where genuine technological uncertainty existed, and build a technical narrative capable of withstanding HMRC scrutiny.

This involved in-depth interviews with TSBL's technical team to ensure the claim accurately reflected the scale and complexity of the work undertaken, while keeping the process as straightforward as possible for TSBL.


The Outcome

The result was a fully compliant R&D tax relief claim, prepared and submitted under HMRC's SME scheme, with TSBL also qualifying for enhanced support as an R&D intensive SME.

The latest claim was prepared and submitted under HMRC's R&D Intensive Support Scheme, allowing TSBL to claim a payable credit of 27p for every £1 spent on qualifying R&D, and ensuring compliance with the current R&D tax relief legislation.


Supporting Thinking Sky Blue Limited's R&D Journey

Since 2022, Easy R&D has worked closely with Thinking Sky Blue Limited to make the R&D tax relief process as straightforward as possible. By managing the technical and financial aspects of each claim, we minimise the time and resource required from TSBL's team, allowing their technical and finance teams to focus on delivering projects for their clients while we prepare robust, compliant claims in line with the latest HMRC requirements.

As TSBL continues to undertake qualifying R&D, we review each year's development activities to identify eligible projects and prepare compliant claims, helping ensure the business continues to benefit from the R&D tax relief scheme year after year.


Could Your Business Qualify for R&D Tax Relief?

If your business is overcoming technological challenges or developing new products, processes or software, you could be eligible for R&D tax relief. Our specialists will assess your projects, identify qualifying activities and manage the claims process from start to finish, allowing you to stay focused on running your business.

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When your focus is on building a product and a business, having a team like Easy R&D in your corner is incredibly value when it comes to understanding R&D tax credits and how to best go about submitting a claim. We’ve worked with Easy R&D for 5 years now and they have been instrumental in helping us navigate the R&D Tax landscape, drafting reports and submissions, and helping us assess, in detail, the relevant activity and spend to include. The process is smooth and we’ve had very positive outcomes- we couldn’t ask for more in this space. I would recommend anyone looking to claim R&D Tax credits to get in touch with the Easy R&D team.

Chris Woodward-Jones

CEO & Co-founder, Thinking Sky Blue Limited

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