Indexed practice
R&D tax relief
Alexander Clifford
Alexander Clifford Limited
Alexander Clifford - Your trusted choice for R&D tax credits, our R&D tax credit specialists identify qualifying activity and build successful claims, to achieve the highest claim relief for your innovation, quickly and compliantly.
Alexander Clifford - Your trusted choice for R&D tax credits, our R&D tax credit specialists identify qualifying activity and build successful claims, to achieve the highest claim relief for your innovation, quickly and compliantly.
Alexander Clifford Limited is a UK R&D tax credit consultancy based in Greater Manchester. The practice specialises in identifying qualifying research and development activity, preparing technical and financial claim documentation, and supporting businesses through HMRC processes including Additional Information Forms and compliance checks.
Their public positioning emphasises compliant claim building with a no-win, no-fee commercial model: clients pay once a successful claim outcome is delivered. Operator-reported figures on the firm website include 2,400+ R&D claims submitted, an average client entitlement around £63,000, and a 5-star Google reviews rating. Treat those figures as firm-published marketing metrics, not Index-audited outcomes.
Delivery is organised around free consultation, claim construction (technical report plus financial breakdown), HMRC submission and correspondence, and payout as cash credit or corporation tax reduction. Qualifying cost categories they publicly educate on include staff PAYE costs, subcontractors and EPWs, consumables, software, cloud computing and data licences, and prototypes.
Sector coverage published by the firm spans information technology, manufacturing, construction, food and drink, engineering, agriculture, renewable energy, and medtech. Named leadership includes Andrew Dean (Managing Director), Benjamin Goodman (Commercial Director), Jamie Goodman (Head of Technical), Ismail Manour (Technical Consultant), and Joshua Light (Head of Finance).
Index Verified means the practice completed Credit Index Trust Gate review against published methodology. It is not an HMRC endorsement and not tax advice. Confirm engagement terms, scope, and current team credentials directly with Alexander Clifford before instructing.
Services
- UK R&D tax relief claim preparation
- Eligibility assessment and project scoping
- Technical R&D report drafting for HMRC
- Qualifying expenditure calculation and cost mapping
- Additional Information Form (AIF) support
- Claim notification form support
- HMRC R&D enquiry and compliance-check support
- Merged RDEC / ERIS scheme navigation
- Free consultation / claim scoping call
- No-win, no-fee claim engagement (firm terms)
Compensation model
How the practice publicly describes fees. Confirm written commercial terms before instructing. The Index does not guarantee claim outcomes.
Contingency / success fee
- Contingency / success fee
- Custom / other
Public website positions engagements as no-win, no-fee: the fee is subject to a successful claim. Primary compensation type on the Index: contingency / success fee. Confirm written commercial terms, success-fee basis, excluded costs, and enquiry-support scope before instructing. The Index does not guarantee claim outcomes or HMRC timelines.
Geographies & tax codes
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Geographies
- Clippers House, Clippers Quay, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 3XP, United Kingdom
- Headquarters: Clippers House, Clippers Quay, Salford, Greater Manchester, GB
- United Kingdom (nationwide)
- England · Greater Manchester HQ
- Salford Quays office
Tax codes & schemes
- UK R&D tax relief (merged RDEC)
- Enhanced R&D Intensive Support (ERIS)
- Legacy SME R&D scheme (historical periods)
- Legacy RDEC (historical periods)
- Additional Information Form (AIF)
- R&D Claim Notification Form
- HMRC R&D compliance checks / enquiries
- R&D tax relief
- UK R&D tax relief
- Pharma & clinical R&D tax
- Software R&D credits
- Biotech R&D tax
- Cleantech R&D tax
- Professional services R&D tax
- Fintech R&D tax
Program & industry focus
Team
Andrew Dean
Managing Director
- Leads identification of qualifying R&D projects and report compilation
- Public bio: 8+ years outreach experience; firm attributes 1,000+ client impacts
Benjamin Goodman
Commercial Director
- Commercial strategy and growth
- Public bio: 6+ years managing outreach team
Jamie Goodman
Head of Technical
- Technical R&D documentation aligned to HMRC standards
- Responsible for client project technical reports
Ismail Manour
Technical Consultant
- Mechanical and software engineering background
- Project management and technological challenge analysis for R&D claims
Joshua Light
Head of Finance
- Financial analyst background
- Cost attribution and financial side of R&D claims
Vipul Halai
Marketing Director / SEO Specialist
- Digital marketing and SEO (20+ years, per firm bio)
Siena Gooderham
Creative Content Writer
- In-house R&D tax relief content and creative marketing
Public writing & citations
Case notes
Immersive healthcare education (AR / 3D clinical learning)
Firm-published case note: medtech client building real-time personalised learning inside mobile AR and 3D simulations for clinical education. Benefit figure is operator-reported on alexanderclifford.co.uk.
Medtech · Client benefit £169,496.67 (firm-published)
Waste-to-energy plant technology
Firm-published case note in the energy sector covering waste-to-energy plant technology innovation. Benefit figure is operator-reported on alexanderclifford.co.uk.
Energy · Client benefit £82,570.25 (firm-published)
Artificial intelligence / machine learning claim
Firm-published case note for an AI / machine learning innovation project. Benefit figure is operator-reported on alexanderclifford.co.uk.
Information technology · Client benefit £68,471.90 (firm-published)
Preclinical screening platforms
Firm-published case note in life sciences / preclinical tooling. Benefit figure is operator-reported on alexanderclifford.co.uk.
Medtech / life sciences · Client benefit £20,000.00 (firm-published)
Construction site surveillance
Firm-published construction-sector case note. Benefit figure is operator-reported on alexanderclifford.co.uk.
Construction · Client benefit £11,602.63 (firm-published)
Smart antioxidant delivery
Firm-published case note. Benefit figure is operator-reported on alexanderclifford.co.uk.
Product / materials · Client benefit £9,703.03 (firm-published)
Tools & methods
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- Technical report drafting
- Qualifying cost mapping
- HMRC AIF packaging
- Claim notification workflows
- Enquiry response support
- Contemporaneous evidence coaching
- Eligibility workshops
- Sector technical interviews
- Technical narrative drafting
- Sector technical interviews (software, manufacturing, medtech, energy)
On-site commentary
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- 5/5 · “Alexander Clifford have been helping me complete my applications for R&D tax credits for 5 years now & have always been very helpful in letting me know what I could (& could not) claim for. The applications have always gone through with the minimum of fuss.”Attributed on alexanderclifford.co.uk · Paul Fradgley · Google
- 5/5 · “Team at Alexander Clifford were fantastic at getting us the maximum R&D tax credit and having clear expertise in the nuances of the different claim categories.”Attributed on alexanderclifford.co.uk · Lucy Sykes · Google
- 5/5 · “Working with Alexander Clifford was a really positive experience. They took the time to understand our work properly, they kept us updated throughout the entire process and explained every step along the way.”Attributed on alexanderclifford.co.uk · Alessandro T
- 5/5 · “Claiming R&D tax for our software project turned out to be far easier than expected thanks to the team at Alexander Clifford. They quickly understood the technical side of our platform, asked the right questions, and pulled the claim together without burying us in work.”Attributed on alexanderclifford.co.uk · Helen Fawcett
- 5/5 · “We had a compliance check from HMRC on our 2023 R&D claim, which had originally been handled by another company who weren’t interested in assisting us with the enquiry. Our accountants recommended we get in touch with Alexander Clifford, and I’m really glad they did.”Attributed on alexanderclifford.co.uk · Sam Rawcliffe
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