An agile platform to adapt to changing regulations. A team of R&D tax claim and sector specialist: ex-HMRC, ATT qualified, AML trained, AML registered and supervised by HMRC.
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For businesses that want their R&D claim
Technical evidence
captured from your team
Costs and Projects
reviewed and drafted
Specialist tax review
from our expert team
Full visibility
of every decision you make
EmpowerRD – the UK’s leading Hybrid R&D claims Provider – combines specialist tax expertise with a platform that shows you exactly how your
claim is built. So you’re not just getting a number, you’re getting the right one.
Proudly supporting over 1,400 UK innovators
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Clients served
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All time HMRC enquiry rate
Why companies switch
The R&D tax industry split into two inadequate halves: platforms that move fast but miss the nuance and accountability, and advisors who know the nuance but never show their working.
EmpowerRD delivers both.
TRADITIONAL PROVIDERS
- Claim built off-stage. You see a finished document, not how it was constructed or what was included.
- 20–40% fees. Undisclosed, negotiated, and often contingent on inflating the number.
- Engineering teams pulled into workshops and repeated review rounds. Often taking 20–40 hours per year.
- No benchmarking. No way to know if your claim is well optimised.
- Relationship dependent. The consultant who knows your business moves on and quality of future claims is dependent on the next advisor.
- Full claim visibility on the platform in real time. Every project narrative, every cost allocation is yours to see and verify.
- 6% fee. Published on the website, and consistent for every client.
- Async platform input. Engineers contribute on their own schedule. Under 5 hours of engineering time total.
- Unique benchmarking across 1400+ real claims. See exactly where your claim sits versus peers, before it’s filed.
- Process dependent, not person dependent. The same scored, structured review on every claim, regardless of who manages it.
1400+ companies decided there was a better way to claim
Here’s what changed.
Most of them weren’t actively looking. Something changed, a conversation, a question they couldn’t answer, a fee they finally compared to others. Here’s what they found when they did:
First-time claimant
Higher than expected
Claim value significantly above initial estimations
We had an idea of what our first claim size would be but with EmpowerRD’s help it was much higher than our initial estimations. EmpowerRD is doing R&D claims the way everyone should be doing it.
Experienced claimant
Consistent results
5 claims
completed with EmpowerRD since 2019
At Penfold, we’re trying to create a pension solution that removes complexity and confusion for our customers. After speaking with EmpowerRD and seeing their platform, we knew we’d found a partner doing the same in their respective space.
Preferred choice
Top of the list
Chosen for rigour on a complex, grant-funded claim
Our accountant was doing their best but R&D tax isn’t what they do. The EmpowerRD team found qualifying activity we’d been describing in our standups for years, and had never once put in a claim!
Built differently.
From the ground up.
This isn’t a better version of the old model. It’s a structurally different one, which is why it produces a structurally different result.
Meet your R&D
claim experts
While we utilise market-leading technology to deliver for our clients, this is never at the expense of providing a tailored, account managed approach for every claim that we take on.
Customer success team
Our team of customer success managers will be on hand to support you beginning-to-end whilst helping onboard you onto the EmpowerRD collaboration platform.
Claim Quality Team
The claim quality team thoroughly reviews all aspects of your claim, assists with narrative writing before submission, and flags any concerns or areas that need clarification.
Tax Specialists
Our tax specialists, including ex-HMRC staff, are ready to help if your claim needs a closer look and will be able to support should an HMRC enquiry arise.
Claim Drafters
Expert claim drafters will assist in constructing the narrative to ensure its fully compliant with HMRC guidelines.
Innovation Team
Our expert engineers continuously update the EmpowerRD platform to meet the latest HMRC requirements and streamline your claims process.
A free 30 minute call to:
- Discover the scope of your R&D qualifying business activities
- Understand your claim ambitions
- Establish an estimated timeline to receive your R&D tax credit rebate
Meet your claims
collaboration platform
You’ve met the experts, and you may have watched the product walk-through above, now let us introduce you to the USPs that make our collaboration platform so powerful.
Intelligent collaboration
Expedite your claims
Speed up your claim with real-time data input from your team, anyone from CEOs to finance admins can add data to the claim.
Stay notified
Get live notifications to accurately value your claim and meet HMRC standards.
Secure
The platform ensures strict data privacy with user permissions restricting access to sensitive information.
Quality assured
Our quality team reviews all irregularities, combining platform efficiency with expert oversight to ensure a robust claim.
Claim Data at Your Fingertips
Seamless integration
EmpowerRD's collaboration platform integrates directly with Xero and accepts CSV/spreadsheet uploads.
Precision reporting, in real time
Assign expenditure to both the correct project and period. View your claim value grow as you input your spending into the platform.
Total access, total transparency
All claim data is instantly available, giving you total visibility of your claim.
One decision. Three people who need to make it.
The CFO, the CTO, the Founder. The gains look different. The case for switching is the same
To: CFOs
Your current provider built your claim. But have you ever actually seen it?
Most CFOs we speak to have signed off claims they couldn’t fully explain if asked. Not because they weren’t doing their job – but because the work happened in a black box.
EmpowerRD gives you full ownership of a claim that’s yours to see, verify, and stand behind.
Your R&D claim is on the cash flow forecast. Is your provider treating it that way?
At your stage, R&D credit isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s in the board pack. It may be in the room when you’re raising.
EmpowerRD builds claims you can walk an investor through – with a full audit trail, benchmarked against your sector, and documented from the ground up.
To: CEOs
To: CTOs
Your engineers spent 30 hours on the claim last year. They should have spent 5.
Workshop after workshop. Chasing your team for input. Reviewing technical narratives that don’t quite describe what you actually built.
EmpowerRD’s async model takes under five hours of engineering time – total. And produces a narrative your team would actually stand behind.
One fee. Published. No surprises.
- Dedicated claim manager throughout
- Platform access with a full audit trail, 24/7 claim visibility
- Enquiry support included on the Growth plan (flat £5k)
- Full refund if enquiry fails; pro rata if claim is reduced
- Tiered pricing means your fee scales down as your claim grows
TRADITIONAL PROVIDERS
20-35%Undisclosed. Negotiated. Enquiry support billed separately or at £250/hr. No platform. No benchmarking.
For a £200k claim benefit, the saving vs a firm charging 20%
£28,000Only with more rigour, visibility, and enquiry support included.
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EmpowerRD
success stories
Expert support drives claim success
“Whilst the platform was a real asset for us, the best thing was the support we received. We always had a client success manager on the other end. If we had any questions or concerns, we could use the chatbot, and our client success manager was there to help. It was a breeze; really good support throughout.”
EmpowerRD
Insights
You’ve done the hard part
Not just any claim.
The right claim.
Most companies who switch to EmpowerRD weren’t actively looking. They started asking questions and didn’t like the answers. One call is usually enough to know. Book yours — no obligation, no pressure, and we’ll benchmark your current claim against 1,400+ UK peers on the call.
One fee. No surprises. Enquiry support included. Beginning your R&D claim with EmpowerRD takes less than a week of your time.