Acute Business Advisory

Tax and business advisory for SMEs in the UK

Acute Business Advisory is a UK-based financial advisory firm that works with small and medium-sized businesses. Its activity focuses on obtaining tax credits and reliefs, as well as business planning. The firm was founded by two entrepreneurs with complementary experience to offer business owners and directors a set of services aimed at improving their competitiveness.

Specialisation in tax relief for innovation

The core of its offering is Research and Development (R&D) Tax Relief, a UK scheme that allows companies to recover part of the expenditure on innovation projects. Acute Business Advisory presents itself as a specialist in this field and states that it only processes robust claims, rejecting those that do not meet the requirements. The firm also works with Capital Allowances, a tax incentive linked to investments in fixed assets, and with Patent Box, the regime that taxes profits from patents at a reduced rate.

Advisory and planning services

In addition to tax reliefs, the firm offers Business Valuations and Exit Planning services, aimed at owners preparing to sell or hand over their business. It also facilitates access to Associated Professional Services and to Grant Funding. The stated approach is consultative: they aim for clients to make informed decisions with transparent and accurate advice.

Client profile and working philosophy

The firm targets companies that, due to their size, do not usually have access to high-cost consulting. Its stated purpose is to level the playing field between large corporations and SMEs in accessing tax incentives. Among the principles guiding its activity, it mentions integrity, trust, partnership and expertise. In its communication, it insists on honesty and rigorous compliance with regulations as a condition for submitting any claim.

Team and customer service

The team includes profiles such as Billie Harris, Skye, Chris, Kaine, Tom, Fabien and Gabriel Kwame, the latter responsible for sales and operations and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The testimonials published on its website highlight the speed of processing, constant communication during the process and the ability to identify R&D activities in businesses that did not recognise them as such. Several clients mention that the firm visited their facilities to analyse production processes before preparing the technical report supporting the claim.

Informative content and editorial activity

Acute Business Advisory maintains an analysis and news section with articles on market trends for UK SMEs, commercial and asset finance, retirement planning, automation and robotics, and the evolution of the R&D tax credit regime. They also publish content on marketing for professional services firms and on the impact of artificial intelligence in the sector. In October 2024, the firm organised a charity hike across the three peaks of Derbyshire.