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R&D Tax Credits · South London

R&D tax credit claims in Beddington South

R&D tax credit claims for companies in Beddington South, starting with a free eligibility review that tells you honestly whether you have a claim. If you do, the full claim is £999 fixed: technical narrative, computation, the Additional Information Form and filing. The fee is published and the same in Beddington South as in every part of England.

from £999 · fixed, per claim

Next deadlines

  • R&D claim deadline: 2 years after the end of the accounting period (and the pre-notification window of 6 months after the period for first-time claimants)
  • Company tax return (CT600) due 12 months after your year end (a 31 December year end files by 31 December)
  • Corporation Tax payment, 9 months and 1 day after your year end (a 31 December year end pays by 1 October)
  • R&D claim deadline: 2 years after the end of the accounting period (and the pre-notification window of 6 months after the period for first-time claimants)

Who this is for

R&D Tax Credits for Beddington South

Limited companies in Beddington South that have tried to achieve an advance in science or technology and faced genuine uncertainty doing it: software firms building something that did not exist, manufacturers developing new processes or materials, engineering businesses solving problems off the standard path, and food, biotech and clean-tech companies with development spend to recover.

What is included

Everything inside the fixed fee

  • Eligibility review against the statutory definition of R&D for tax purposes, with a written yes or no
  • Advance notification to HMRC within six months of the period end for first-time and lapsed claimants
  • Technical narrative for each project: the scientific or technological uncertainty, the advance sought and how it was resolved
  • Qualifying expenditure computed: staff costs, subcontractors, externally provided workers, software, consumables and data
  • The Additional Information Form completed and submitted before the CT600 is filed
  • Claim entered on the CT600 and the relief or payable credit tracked through to HMRC's payment

How it works

R&D Tax Credits from Beddington South, step by step

  1. Tell us your situation

    A short message or call about what you do and what needs filing. We ask the questions that determine the right package and nothing more.

  2. Fixed fee in writing

    You receive one price for the work, confirmed by email before anything starts. It does not change if the job takes longer than we expected.

  3. Send records, review the draft

    Records come by WhatsApp or email. We prepare the draft, explain the figures in plain English and answer your questions.

  4. We file, you get the receipts

    Once you approve and the fee is settled, we submit electronically and forward the HMRC or Companies House acknowledgement the same day.

Why IGI

Why Beddington South businesses file with IGI

No hourly rate and no surprise invoice. Beddington South clients know the fee for r&d tax credits before they send a single document, and it stays fixed.

We work to the HMRC and Companies House calendar, not an appointment diary. Clients in Beddington South get reminders at 60, 30 and 7 days before each date that applies to r&d tax credits.

Online only, UK based. There is no office in Beddington South to pay for, which is why the fee is the same here as anywhere in England; the work is done by people in the UK who answer the same day.

Continuity matters in r&d tax credits: the person who prepared last year's work for your Beddington South business prepares this year's, and remembers what was agreed.

Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Beddington South comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.

You stay in control of r&d tax credits: drafts go to Beddington South clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.

Local facts

About Beddington South

Beddington South is in South London, within Sutton, in the SM6 postcode district, England. Income tax in England follows the UK rates: 20% basic to £50,270, 40% higher to £125,140 and 45% additional, with the personal allowance of £12,570 tapered away above £100,000. National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax are UK-wide, and Stamp Duty Land Tax applies to property purchases.

Nearby places we also serve for r&d tax credits
PlaceDistanceDirection
Roundshaw0.1 miNE
Russell Hill0.6 miSE
Bandonhill0.7 miN
Wallington South0.8 miW
Wallington, Sutton0.8 miNW
Purley Way0.9 miNE
Waddon, Croydon1 miNE
Purley1 miSE

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

Confirmation statements and identity verification

The confirmation statement is the annual check that the public register is right: officers, registered office, SIC codes, shareholders and the PSC register. It carries a £50 fee and no financial penalty for lateness, but failure to file leads to compulsory strike-off. The identity verification regime introduced in November 2025 has added a further check to every statement.

CIS deductions

Under the Construction Industry Scheme, contractors deduct 20% from a registered subcontractor's labour invoices, or 30% if unregistered, and pay it to HMRC. The subcontractor reclaims the deductions against their actual tax through Self Assessment, usually producing a refund because deductions are on turnover while tax is on profit. Contractors file a monthly return by the 19th.

The VAT registration threshold

Watching the rolling twelve-month turnover figure is one of the quiet jobs of monthly bookkeeping, because the £90,000 VAT threshold arrives silently. Crossing it brings quarterly returns, Making Tax Digital software and a decision about schemes. Crossing it late brings a bill for VAT you could not recover from customers and a penalty for failing to notify.

Corporation Tax rates and marginal relief

Since April 2023 there have been two Corporation Tax rates, 19% small profits and 25% main, with marginal relief smoothing the transition between £50,000 and £250,000 of profit. The band is where planning matters: each pound of profit in it is taxed at an effective 26.5%, so pension contributions and capital expenditure timed to keep profit below £50,000 are worth more than they look.

Salary versus dividends

The salary-and-dividend split is the central planning decision for an owner-managed company. Salary costs employer National Insurance above £5,000 but is deductible; dividends are not deductible but attract lower personal rates and no National Insurance. The optimum changes each April with the thresholds and depends on the director's other income, so it should be set deliberately every year.

Director's loan accounts

A director's loan account records money moving between a director and the company that is not salary or dividend. If the director owes the company money nine months and one day after the year end, the company pays section 455 tax at 35.75% of the balance, refundable only when the loan is repaid. Loans over £10,000 are also a benefit in kind unless interest is charged at HMRC's official rate.

The Self Assessment calendar

Four dates govern Self Assessment: 5 October to register, 31 October for paper returns, 31 January to file online and pay, and 31 July for the second payment on account. Missing the January date triggers an automatic £100 penalty before any tax is even considered, so we treat it as the fixed point around which the rest of the year is planned.

Questions

R&D Tax Credits questions from Beddington South

What if HMRC opens an enquiry into an existing claim?

We review the claim, the narrative and the cost basis, tell you how robust it is, and quote a fixed fee for handling the enquiry before any work starts. Where a claim was overstated by a previous adviser, the best outcome is often an agreed reduction, and we say so rather than fight a losing position at your expense.

Can I claim for subcontracted work?

Under the merged scheme the company that decides to undertake the R&D and bears the risk generally claims, even if it subcontracts the work. Subcontractor costs are included at 65%. Overseas subcontractor and worker costs are largely excluded unless the conditions cannot be met in the UK. We apply the rules to your contracts.

What is the advance notification requirement?

Companies that have not claimed in the previous three accounting periods must notify HMRC of their intention to claim within six months of the end of the period. Miss it and the claim for that period is lost entirely. We check your position at the eligibility stage and file the notification as part of the service.

What is the Additional Information Form?

Since August 2023 every R&D claim must be accompanied by a form submitted to HMRC before the CT600, giving project descriptions, cost breakdowns, the named senior officer responsible and any agent involved. Claims without it are removed from the return. We complete and submit it as part of the £999 fee.

How long does a claim take to pay out?

HMRC aims to process 85% of claims within 40 days but the compliance campaign has lengthened this for many. Relief reducing a Corporation Tax bill takes effect when the return is processed; payable credits are paid to the company's bank account. We track the claim and chase HMRC if it stalls.

Why do you charge a fixed fee rather than a percentage?

Percentage fees reward inflating the claim, which is exactly what HMRC's campaign targets. A fixed fee means our only interest is a claim that is right. For most small company claims £999 is also considerably cheaper than the 15% to 30% of benefit that contingent advisers charge.

Which deadlines matter most for r&d tax credits?

The next four dates that apply to r&d tax credits are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For Beddington South clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.

How do I get started from Beddington South?

Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for r&d tax credits. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most Beddington South clients are set up within a day.

One message from Beddington South, one fixed price

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

WhatsApp for a fixed quote