About ForrestBrown - Specialist R&D Tax Credit Consultancy

Who we are

Our commitment to excellence means we’ve built a reputation as the leading R&D tax adviser in the UK. We bring the expertise and skills we’ve developed in more than a decade advising innovative businesses on R&D tax relief to other innovation incentives, including Patent Box, grants and capital allowances.

But don’t just take our word for it. We were named ‘Best Independent Consultancy Firm’ at Tolley’s Taxation Awards 2023 in recognition of our technical expertise and client service.

Bigger picture: we’re part of US consultancy, alliantgroup, with the wider expertise and resources that brings.

2023

Winner

Best Independent Consultancy Firm

2023

Finalist

Best Employer in Tax

2020

Finalist

Best Employer in Tax

2018

Winner

Best independent consultancy firm

2016

Winner

Best independent consultancy firm

2015

Winner

Service business of the year

Unmatched specialist technical firepower

When you work with ForrestBrown you’ll find our people energetic and passionate. We pride ourselves not only on our technical tax knowledge but also our client service and in-depth sector expertise. Our team of 120 chartered tax advisers, sector specialists, former HMRC inspectors and lawyers all focus on one thing only: R&D tax relief.

Meet our people

How we work with you

ForrestBrown can help no matter where you are on your innovation journey. We offer advisory support to address specific innovation funding challenges, such as an HMRC enquiry into R&D tax relief or a grant application or negotiation. We also provide ongoing support to capture R&D activity in real time, horizon-scan for the latest government funding competitions, commercialise your IP with Patent Box and optimise your approach to capital allowances.

How we work with you

Our impact

We’ve helped clients secure more than £500 million to support innovation across R&D intensive sectors from aerospace to agritech.

But we don’t just measure success in tax relief received or grant offers made. Our advisory work has also helped clients protect their reputations, mitigate risks and improve financial planning.

The result: happy clients who are committed to working with us for the long term.

We draw on experience gained delivering more than 14,000 R&D tax claims for our clients.

Finance Director, Pharmaceuticals group

ForrestBrown helped us to bridge the gap between finance and scientific matters and to put together successful RDEC and Patent Box claims with confidence in their completeness and compliance.