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Reporting period

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Are you able to report figures for the period 1 May 2020 to 31 May 2021? Your return should cover the calendar year 2021. Traded for part of the year? Please select 'No, I need to report for a different period' Cannot report for this calendar year? Please select 'No, I need to report for a different period' You can answer with the following options: Yes, I can report for this period No, I need to report for a different period
For the reporting period, did your business undertake any in-house R&D? What we mean by 'in-house R&D' This refers to the total cost of capital and non-capital expenditure carried out by your business in the UK, regardless of the source of funds or their treatment within your business's accounts. Include all gross expenditure, for example, salaries, overtime payments, bonuses, redundancies, commissions, holiday pay, National Insurance and pension scheme contributions all gross capital expenditure on fixed assets used in R&D You can answer with the following options:

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Are you able to report figures for the period 1 May 2020 to 31 May 2021?

Your return should cover the calendar year 2021.

Traded for part of the year?

Please select 'No, I need to report for a different period'

Cannot report for this calendar year?

Please select 'No, I need to report for a different period'

You can answer with the following options:

Yes, I can report for this period
No, I need to report for a different period

For the reporting period, did your business undertake any in-house R&D?

What we mean by 'in-house R&D'

This refers to the total cost of capital and non-capital expenditure carried out by your business in the UK, regardless of the source of funds or their treatment within your business's accounts.

Include

all gross expenditure, for example, salaries, overtime payments, bonuses, redundancies, commissions, holiday pay, National Insurance and pension scheme contributions
all gross capital expenditure on fixed assets used in R&D

You can answer with the following options:

In-house R&D

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For the period 1 May 2016 to 31 May 2016, what was ESSENTIAL ENTERPRISE LTD.'s total in-house expenditure on R&D? your business's total turnover? Include: the total cost of R&D carried out within your business in the UK, regardless of the source of funding R&D expenditure figures regardless of whether tax credits have been claimed Civil Research and Development Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000. Defence Research and Development Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000. What we mean by 'defence R&D' This refers to all R&D carried out primarily for defence or military reasons, even if civil use is made of it at a later date.
In relation to the total expenditure on in-house R&D, has your business submitted, or does it intend to submit, a claim for R&D tax credits? You can answer with the following options: Yes No

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Guidance

For the period 1 May 2016 to 31 May 2016, what was ESSENTIAL ENTERPRISE LTD.'s total in-house expenditure on R&D? your business's total turnover?

Include:

the total cost of R&D carried out within your business in the UK, regardless of the source of funding
R&D expenditure figures regardless of whether tax credits have been claimed

Civil Research and Development

Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000.

Defence Research and Development

Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000.

What we mean by 'defence R&D'

This refers to all R&D carried out primarily for defence or military reasons, even if civil use is made of it at a later date.

In relation to the total expenditure on in-house R&D, has your business submitted, or does it intend to submit, a claim for R&D tax credits?

You can answer with the following options:

Purchase of R&D conducted outside the business

Question	Guidance
For the period 1 May 2016 to 31 May 2016, did ESSENTIAL ENTERPRISE LTD. purchase any R&D conducted outside the business? You can answer with the following options: Yes No
For the reporting period, how much R&D conducted outside the business did you purchase? Civil Research and Development Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000. Defence Research and Development Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000. What we mean by 'defence R&D' This refers to all R&D carried out primarily for defence or military reasons, even if civil use is made of it at a later date.

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Guidance

For the period 1 May 2016 to 31 May 2016, did ESSENTIAL ENTERPRISE LTD. purchase any R&D conducted outside the business?

You can answer with the following options:

For the reporting period, how much R&D conducted outside the business did you purchase?

Civil Research and Development

Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000.

Defence Research and Development

Enter a value to the nearest £thousand (e.g. 56,000). Do not enter ‘56’ for £56,000.

What we mean by 'defence R&D'

This refers to all R&D carried out primarily for defence or military reasons, even if civil use is made of it at a later date.

In relation to the total expenditure on purchased R&D, has your business submitted, or does it intend to submit, a claim for R&D tax credits?

You can answer with the following options:

Number of employees working on R&D

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On 1 December 2022, how many employees worked on R&D? What we mean by 'employees' An employee is anyone aged 16 or over that your organisation directly pays from its payroll, in return for carrying out a full time or part-time job or being on a training scheme. Each employee should have a contract of employment. Include: all workers paid directly from this business's payroll(s) those temporarily absent but still being paid, for example, on maternity or paternity leave Exclude: agency workers and contractors paid directly from the agency payroll or contractor company voluntary workers self-employed workers former employees only receiving a pension working owners who are not paid directly from this business's payroll(s) Number of employees Enter a value
For the period 1 May 2016 to 31 May 2016, how many full-time equivalent employees worked on R&D? What we mean by 'full-time equivalent' One full-time equivalent (FTE) may be thought as one person-year. For example, a person who normally spends 30% of their time on R&D and the rest on other activities should be considered as 0.3 FTE. Similarly, if a full-time R&D worker is employed at an R&D unit for only six months, this results in the FTE of 0.5. Include: all workers paid directly from this business's payroll(s) those temporarily absent but still being paid, for example, on maternity or paternity leave Exclude: agency workers and contractors paid directly from the agency payroll or contractor company voluntary workers self-employed workers former employees only receiving a pension working owners who are not paid directly from this business's payroll(s) Civil Research and Development Enter a value Defence Research and Development Enter a value

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Guidance

On 1 December 2022, how many employees worked on R&D?

What we mean by 'employees'

An employee is anyone aged 16 or over that your organisation directly pays from its payroll, in return for carrying out a full time or part-time job or being on a training scheme. Each employee should have a contract of employment.

Include:

all workers paid directly from this business's payroll(s)
those temporarily absent but still being paid, for example, on maternity or paternity leave

Exclude:

agency workers and contractors paid directly from the agency payroll or contractor company
voluntary workers
self-employed workers
former employees only receiving a pension
working owners who are not paid directly from this business's payroll(s)

Number of employees

Enter a value

For the period 1 May 2016 to 31 May 2016, how many full-time equivalent employees worked on R&D?

What we mean by 'full-time equivalent'

One full-time equivalent (FTE) may be thought as one person-year. For example, a person who normally spends 30% of their time on R&D and the rest on other activities should be considered as 0.3 FTE. Similarly, if a full-time R&D worker is employed at an R&D unit for only six months, this results in the FTE of 0.5.

Include:

all workers paid directly from this business's payroll(s)
those temporarily absent but still being paid, for example, on maternity or paternity leave

Exclude:

agency workers and contractors paid directly from the agency payroll or contractor company
voluntary workers
self-employed workers
former employees only receiving a pension
working owners who are not paid directly from this business's payroll(s)

Civil Research and Development

Enter a value

Defence Research and Development

Enter a value

Workplace information

This question will repeat until all postcodes are added

You will be asked to add all the postcodes of the additional workplaces where in-house R&D is performed. If you need to add multiple services you will be given the opportunity to add them in.

Question	Guidance
What is the postcode of the workplace where in-house R&D is performed? If required, additional workplaces can be added in the next question. Postcode of workplace where in-house R&D is performed Enter a valid postcode
Does your business have any other workplaces where in-house R&D is performed? You can answer with the following options: Yes No

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Guidance

What is the postcode of the workplace where in-house R&D is performed?

If required, additional workplaces can be added in the next question.

Postcode of workplace where in-house R&D is performed

Enter a valid postcode

Does your business have any other workplaces where in-house R&D is performed?

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Comments

Question	Guidance
Please provide any further details that will help us understand your figures and tell an industry story Explain any changes in your figures from your previous return, if applicable. If you provide comments, we are less likely to contact you with data queries. Please include details of: any zero figures Any significant impacts upon your data resulting from changes to your business. For example: changes to your business structure type of activity undertaken Changes in the accounting approaches you have taken. For example: change of accounting standard such as IFRS regulatory changes Any significant changes upon your data as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Comments 2000 characters can be added.

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Guidance

Please provide any further details that will help us understand your figures and tell an industry story

Explain any changes in your figures from your previous return, if applicable. If you provide comments, we are less likely to contact you with data queries.

Please include details of:

any zero figures

Any significant impacts upon your data resulting from changes to your business. For example:

changes to your business structure
type of activity undertaken

Changes in the accounting approaches you have taken. For example:

change of accounting standard such as IFRS
regulatory changes

Any significant changes upon your data as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Comments

2000 characters can be added.