How do you protect our client relationship when managing R&D claims?

We act as your technical engine, not a competitor. You keep the primary relationship while we provide the specialized narratives and R&D compliance checks. We ensure claims align with recent HMRC changes—like the July 2023 requirement for additional information forms—ensuring your founders get accurate tax credits without putting their broader compliance status at risk.

What specifically do you check for SEIS/EIS readiness?

We audit the cap table for early-stage disqualifiers like the 'substantial interest' rule, where a founder holds more than 30% of the company’s ordinary share capital. By verifying these details before the formal advance assurance application, we save your clients from terminal funding mistakes that can't be fixed after the money is raised.

Does this require us to change our existing accounting software?

No. Our tools and the Grower playbook sit on top of your current tech stack. We interface with standard platforms like Xero and FreeAgent to extract necessary data for R&D calculations. This means zero friction for your team and 100% visibility for the founder during the claims process.

Why shouldn't I just keep R&D claims in-house?

Most firms lack the bandwidth to track specific technical advances required by the DSIT guidelines. HMRC now demands granular detail on why a project represents a 'scientific or technological advance.' We provide the technical proof, allowing your staff to bill for high-level strategy instead of writing 3,000-word engineering reports.

How does cap table hygiene impact future funding rounds?

Messy cap tables kill deals during Series A due diligence. We ensure share classes are mapped correctly and convertibles are accounted for. Since the UK government's Mansion House reforms aim to unlock billions in pension fund investment, having a clean, venture-ready structure is now more critical than ever for attracting high-tier institutional capital.

Hypergility partner network

Accountants

We work with finance partners on R&D claims, SEIS/EIS readiness and cap table hygiene so founders stay funding-fit.

Why partner with us

How we work together

R&D claim revenue

Refer in R&D tax claim work and share the upside on every successful claim — we handle the technical narrative end-to-end.

SEIS/EIS advance assurance

We get founders advance assurance from HMRC so investor cheques unlock 30–50% income tax relief.

Cap table hygiene

Signal Equity keeps options, vesting and dilution clean — no more reconstructing the cap table at every round.

Relevant playbooks

Offerings we frequently co-deliver with this partner type:

“We refer R&D claims into Hypergility because the technical writing is genuinely better than ours — and our clients get paid faster.”
— Partner, mid-tier accountancy

Partner with us as accountants

Tell us about your network and the gap we'd fill. We come back within a few working days with a tailored partner pack.

“The biggest mistake companies make is not taking their cap table seriously enough from day one. If you get it wrong in the beginning, it can be very expensive and painful to fix later.”

— Naval Ravikant, Co-founder

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TL;DR

We handle technical R&D reporting so you can focus on the core accounting and tax planning for your founder clients.
Get white-label AI tooling to automate data gathering and ensure compliance without the typical administrative headache.
We stress-test SEIS and EIS readiness before the round, spotting cap table red flags that could de-rail future venture funding.
Our finance partners use the Hypergility Grower playbook to move from compliance-led work to high-value strategic advisory for high-growth startups.
Stop losing R&D claims to low-quality 'boutiques' by offering a technically superior, HMRC-compliant service integrated into your existing workflow.
Maintain complete cap table hygiene, ensuring every founder and investor entry is fit for purpose and ready for institutional due diligence.