About us

HOW WE DESCRIBE OURSELVES

RDA is an expert in achieving Research and Development tax credits for businesses across all industry sectors through a unique, specialist consultancy-and-advocacy approach.

OUR APPROACH

How we are different

Our unique, one-to-one consultancy approach to client claims delivers the best possible outcome for enterprises of any size, from SMEs to large corporates.

We know that no one knows your R&D like you do, but sometimes it is tough to explain. That is why we set out to truly understand how you have conducted your R&D: what motivated it, what you went through and what results you achieved.

This forensic examination of each project’s history is then coupled with careful analysis of the financial aspects so we can properly reflect all the direct and indirect costs you have incurred. Because only by truly understanding everything that has gone into a project can an effective claim be made under the R&D Tax Credits Scheme.

We tell your story

We pride ourselves that we are not merely expert tax agents alone, but expert communicators too.

That is vital to ensuring that your R&D work is conveyed in a language HMRC understands. With us as your RDA, you can be confident that HMRC will truly know the lengths you have gone to for your new products and processes.

A successful claim will generate vital supplementary cash flows for your firm, genuinely reflecting and rewarding the effort and ingenuity you have put into your projects.

We also offer the specialist support your accountancy firm or tax advisor often needs when preparing and submitting complicated R&D claims. That’s because our claims experience and our trusted relationships within the relevant department at HMRC will ensure your R&D is conveyed in the best possible light.

All this is why RDA are trusted by firms ranging in turnover from £1million to £2 billion to support their innovation and handle their specialist R&D claims submissions, year after year.

In addition to the preparation and submission of your R&D Tax Credits Scheme claim, with RDA, you will have access to:

a dedicated Client Manager on call
plain-English bulletins on all government R&D regulations and directives
a confidential R&D record-keeping service
R&D best-practice coaching and workshops
Intellectual-property assessment and advocacy

We are always on hand

The purpose of HMRC’s R&D Tax Credits Scheme is to stimulate investment in research and development in the UK economy. We know your R&D is continuously evolving, so that is why we maintain an ongoing, year-round relationship with our partners to work not only on their tax-relief claim but also to help facilitate their R&D itself.

With RDA on hand, you will maximise the returns you get both from your tax-relief application and from your finished R&D.

Develop together. It’s the RDA Way

RDA are trusted by firms ranging in turnover from…

£1million to £2 billion

to handle their specialist R&D claims submissions to HMRC, year after year.

The RDA way

Mission Statement

At RDA we know how privileged we are to be facilitators of the brilliant best of British business, fuelling the imagination, innovation and iteration that make the UK one of the world’s leading-edge economies. By extending our deep well of knowledge of Research and Development across all industry sectors, we can successfully recognise, reflect and reward our clients’ own unique endeavours in R&D.

With a firm commitment to excellent communication, we can deliver the highest-quality, most professional experience possible for our clients, through every step of their R&D-claim journey. We will always act with integrity, taking great care in our research of their affairs and activity while developing a thorough understanding of their people and processes.

And for the team at RDA, we pledge to be held accountable for providing a flexible working environment where they can flourish around a breadth and variety of work that makes every day interesting.

OUR MISSION

Understanding, satisfaction and success

It is our mission to ensure you receive the best possible standards of service and delivery. We are so confident in our methods and outcomes that we will not charge you a penny unless your claim is successful.

Develop together. It’s the RDA Way

Meet our team

SHEENA

In between guzzling all the teas the world has to offer, Sheena also likes to cross-stitch and hopes to master roller-skates this summer. Watch this space...

IVAN

Ivan is married with two daughters and one grandson, alongside whom he enjoys fine dining and socialising with friends. When alone he likes to listen to music and read a suspense novel or crime thriller; a penchant for the dark side that perhaps also explains why he has for many years been a regular match-goer at Stamford Bridge.

JIM ASHLEY

Jim enjoys nothing more than the great outdoors. He has a slight obsession with challenging himself to new adventures, and has his sights set on getting to Everest Base camp (one day) along with summitting Kilimanjaro! When not outward-bound, he has a passion for food (loves a bit of lobster and steak or curry, if you’re asking) and, of course, his family time.

KEVIN AUCHOYBUR

Kevin is a font of knowledge on all things tech, from cars to quantum computing and everything in between. Whether it’s nuclear fusion or new gearboxes for formula one, Kev’s your man. He likes to relax with an audiobook or watching sport on the TV, with a nice little nip of whisky or whiskey in hand.

CALLUM BRUNNING

Callum is a keen cricketer who can often be found searching in the rough for his missing golf ball. He is learning to play the guitar has also developed a new-found passion for baking. And as yet another RDA member with a head for heights, one of his lifetime ambitions is to climb Mount Everest.

NICOLA FAULKNER

Nicola likes to pass her downtime taking countryside walks with her small, pampered pooch. She’s a social animal herself, and loves spending time with friends, whether at home, in a restaurant or, preferably, dancing in some muddy field at the odd summer festival (or two.) (Or three.)

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