R&D Tax Credits for Sports Science Businesses

Enhance future performance by claiming potentially thousands in R&D Tax Relief, rewarding your company’s innovation efforts.

R&D Tax Relief for technological advances in Sports Science

The Sports Science sector is a dynamic driver of innovation and performance enhancement, continually adapting to new training methods, wearable technologies, and biomechanical research. Companies face complex challenges in improving athlete performance, injury prevention, and recovery, but opportunities exist to developcutting-edge solutions for professional and amateur sports.

R&D Tax Credits can provide valuable funding by reducing tax liabilities or delivering cash injections. Eligible projects may include developing new training equipment, performance-tracking software, wearable sensors, biomechanical or physiological analysis tools, and innovative recovery or rehabilitation methods – helping businesses accelerate development, enhance outcomes, and achieve sustainable growth.

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Developing new or improved training equipment or exercise devices

Designing software or apps for performance tracking and analysis

Conducting biomechanical/physiological research to optimise performance

Prototyping, testing, or validating new sports technologies or devices

Various qualifying costs and expenses

Creating wearable sensors or smart performance monitoring tools

Enhancing injury prevention, rehabilitation, or recovery techniques

Developing data analytics, AI, or machine learning for sports science

Innovating nutrition, recovery, or performance-enhancing methods

Did you know?

Under Revenue rules, your business does not need to succeed to qualify.

I If you have attempted to overcome technical uncertainty through new training methods, wearable devices, performance software, or rehabilitation technologies, you could be eligible for R&D Tax Credits.

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Client success stories in the Sports Science sector

How to claim

Discover how much your Sports Science company could reclaim for its innovation with our R&D Tax Credit Calculator.

At randd, our results speak for themselves: we’ve delivered thousands of successful claims, securing hundreds of millions in R&D Tax Relief for our clients.

Our specialist team also offers free, no-obligation health checks on rejected claims, Revenue enquiries, or existing submissions that could have been more rewarding.

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