A failed project that still qualified for relief.
Engagement
An engineering subcontractor
sector
Precision engineering
lookback
Two periods
A subcontractor that had spent eighteen months developing a process it eventually abandoned, and assumed the money was simply lost.
What nobody had checked
The owner believed a claim needed a successful outcome. The abandoned work was the strongest part of the claim, not the weakest.
What we did
A certified partner firm prepared claims across two accounting periods, with the additional information HMRC now requires. We reviewed four years of VAT returns alongside it.
What we found
Failure does not disqualify a claim. What matters is that the route was genuinely uncertain at the start.
£52,000
R&D relief across two accounting periods.
£9,000
VAT return errors corrected four years back.
£6,000
Insurance cover reduced to match the risk.
