About Searchland and its R&D
Searchland is a UK-based proptech company that provides insights into property data via a mapping platform. It helps developers, land agents, planners, and investors to identify, evaluate, and acquire land for development in the UK.
As a SaaS business, R&D is central to its work and supports new iterations of the platform. Searchland began partnering with ForrestBrown following a tender process in which it sought a knowledgeable partner to help navigate the increasingly specialist nature of R&D tax relief claims.
Client reflections
R&D tax relief is a specialist area of practice and having a trusted partner to advise us on our claim is paramount. The compliance environment has tightened considerably in recent years, so it’s important to have an adviser who knows the rules, can correctly document our R&D in language that HMRC will understand, and can protect us from risk.
We chose ForrestBrown based on its market-leading reputation and we haven’t been disappointed. The rules have been explained thoroughly and articulately, ensuring that we understand recent changes to the R&D tax incentive.
ForrestBrown accommodates our timescales and is very much a partner. The team protect us from risk and have strong technical capabilities in digital and technologies, enabling them to quickly understand our R&D. They are also extremely professional and nice people to work with.
The quality of the team – both technical and tax – gives us great confidence in the process. The relief secured has gone back into the business to help support future investment.
Alastair Wilson | Financial Controller | Searchland