News & Insights

A news and insights hub where you will find topics related to our UK innovation funding services, such as grant funding and tax relief. 

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04/03/2024

Spring Budget 2024: Insight and Predictions

With less than a week to go until Jeremy Hunt delivers his Spring Budget on 6 March, alongside a full fiscal statement from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), we asked our tax experts ‘what policies could the Chancellor bring in that would boost UK businesses and the economy?’
31/01/2024

Accountants: Four Scenarios Where Businesses Can Claim Capital Allowances

Capital allowances is a longstanding tax relief for commercial property owners, dating back to post World War II. However, it is often not utilised to its full extent to the detriment of taxpayers. Capital allowances will form part of your annual review for your clients yet recent legislation makes it very difficult to fully utilise the tax relief available.
16/01/2024

Mobile Phone Health Apps Revolution Rings in Bioscience Employment Boom

The soaring popularity of mobile phone health apps has inspired a biosciences employment boom – with 10 times as many staff in this area compared to five years ago. Life sciences companies employed more than 300,000 employees in the most recent government data, per an analysis by Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider.
11/01/2024

New data shows the North West experiencing biggest growth in life sciences sites outside London

Discover the latest data revealing the North West's remarkable surge in life sciences sites, positioning it as a key growth engine outside London. Explore the trends shaping innovation, investment, and opportunities in this burgeoning sector.
24/11/2023

Autumn Statement 2023: Key Changes to Tax Schemes and Business Announcements

On November 23, 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made his autumn statement to members of Parliament in the House of Commons. Several interesting announcements were made by the Chancellor; some new, and others confirming or extending what has already been outlined by the government.
22/11/2023

What You Should Know About The R&D Tax Relief Enquiry Process

Genuine R&D tax relief claims are being caught in HMRC’s crackdown on fraud and error, and we find ourselves defending more enquiries than ever.
02/11/2023

News: Ryan Proud to Be Headline Sponsor at the Innovation Awards 2023

On Friday 27 October, Ryan was honoured to be the headline sponsor at the prestigious Innovation Awards 2023 held in Birmingham.
01/11/2023

Tax specialist Ryan drops Catax name

Ryan has confirmed that it is sunsetting the Catax brand and integrating the research and development tax specialist into the wider firm.
12/10/2023

What Is HMRC’s Additional Information Form for R&D?

From 8 August 2023, HMRC made it mandatory for all businesses claiming Research and Development (R&D) tax relief to submit an additional information form. Nigel Holmes, […]
05/10/2023

East of England Sees Second-Highest Increase in High-Reward Business Innovation

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – East of England businesses made 7% more claims for research and development (R&D) tax relief, a steeper increase than anywhere outside […]
05/10/2023

North East Sees Biggest Fall in High-Reward R&D Spending

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – North East business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation has fallen more than any other region of the UK[1], […]
04/10/2023

Scottish Businesses Increase High-Reward R&D Spending to Reach £1.9 Billion

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – Scottish business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation rose by 1.6%[1], according to analysis of new Government statistics by […]
03/10/2023

West Midlands Records Growth in High-Reward R&D Spending to Reach £3.3 Billion

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – West Midlands business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation has risen by the third-highest amount out of all regions […]
02/10/2023

Yorkshire and Humber Sees UK’s Biggest Growth in High-Reward R&D spend to Hit £1.9 Billion

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – Businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber are leading the charge on spending on the most valuable forms of innovation, with expenditure […]
29/09/2023

East Midlands Sees Second-Biggest Fall in High-Reward R&D Spend

Manchester, 29 September 2023 – East Midlands business spending on the most valuable forms of innovation has fallen more than almost any other region of the […]

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