The R&D Grant Experts.

Q: What makes a project “grant ready”?

We define grant readiness as a combination of technical credibility, commercial viability, and alignment with funder priorities. In practical terms, that means: A defined innovation that is novel to the market or field—not just your business. Clear problem-solution fit backed by data, partners, or validated market need. A credible delivery plan, including team, milestones, budget, and timelines. Match funding or investment in place, typically to cover 30–50% of project costs. Supporting evidence such as pilot results, IP, technical feasibility, or user testing. Meaningful, measurable impact, whether on carbon, clinical outcomes, productivity, or UK economic growth If you meet these criteria, you’re in a strong position to win.

Q: What services do you provide?

We provide end-to-end, strategic bid development, from grant identification and opportunity mapping through to submission and post-award support. This includes: Identifying the most relevant and fundable calls for your innovation. Structuring and writing all technical, commercial, and impact sections. Compiling budgets, milestones, Gantt charts, and risk plans Managing the full compliance process and online submission portals Providing candid feedback if the project isn’t yet ready—and helping you close those gaps Supporting resubmissions at no extra cost, if a strong application doesn’t land first time You bring the innovation—we bring the precision, structure, and insight to get it funded.

Q: How do you charge?

All our remuneration is success-based and we offer both hybrid (submission fee and success fee) and no-win-no-fee pricing models—Tatton is the only UK consultancy to do so credibly across all major schemes. Our pricing reflects the level of strategic insight, technical writing, and sector expertise required to compete—and win—at national and European level. On average, our clients secure £624,650 in grant funding per engagement—no other UK consultancy delivers more.

We help the UK innovators transform their ideas into Innovate UK, NIHR, ESA, DASA and EIC R&D grant funding.

Trusted by 1,000+ UK Innovators

Rated 5 out of 5

£125m+ R&D Grants Won |
25 Years Winning Experience

95% Client Success Rate |
75% Won First Time

£600k+ Average Per Client | Top 5% Assessor Scores

Better Projects. Higher Scores. More Funding.
Innovate Faster with Tatton.

95% of all R&D grant applications fail. Most innovators either spend 150+ hours writing an application or rely on generic AI-written bids that are increasingly recognised and rejected. What wins is funder-aligned project design, end-to-end human expertise and over 25 years innovation experience. That is why our clients consistently score in the top 5% of major grant competitions and we have secured over £120m in R&D grants for UK innovators.

Trusted by the UK's Leading Accelerators and Investors.

95% of Grant Applications Fail. We Are the 5% that Win.

Who We Help

Over 25 years we have helped over 1,000 innovators turn their technologies into grant funding and non-dilutive investment across:

Grants We Cover

We have secured over £125m in R&D grant funding from all major grantor body programmes:

How We Win

Working together we transform ideas into game-changing projects, award-winning grant applications and funding, with:

Winning Grants for the UK's Top Innovators.

Nine reasons Grant Winners choose Tatton.

We Vet Before We Commit.
95% of clients we take on get funded.

Project Design, Not Just Bids.
Over £600k+ average funding per client.

Human-Written by Experts.
No AI slop. Consistently top 5% scores.

Resubmissions Included.
Included at no extra cost.

First Idea to Funded Project.
1,000+ innovators supported in 25 years.

No Win, No Fee option.
Our risk, backed by a 75% first-time win rate.

Free Fundability Assessment.
Know your chances before you commit.

Investor and Accelerator Network.
Sir Francis Crick, Eagle Labs, BIA and more.

£125m+ Won So Far.
Across Innovate UK, NIHR, DASA, and EIC.

Latest Wins & Insights.

Innovate UK After SMART: Winning In The New Grant Landscape

Tatton-Backed Altilium nominated by Innovate UK for the 2027 Earthshot Prize

How Tatton helped win £3.6m for the UK’s first waste and recycling Robotics Adoption Hub

The Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst: what 526 funded projects tell you about your chances

Who actually wins Growth Catalyst?

Are Innovate UK Smart Grants coming back?

Cocoon Carbon secures £244,943 through Innovate UK Smart Grants

Africa New Energies secures £209,672 through Energy Catalyst

Quantum Solutions secures £107,446 through Canada-UK Commercialising Quantum Technology Program

What Are My Chances of Success?

Winning grants is tough. Here are six questions, one minute. See how your project measures up against what funders score. No email needed.

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Which sector does your innovation serve?

Is your technology new to the market, not just new to your business?

What stage is your technology at?

What is the total cost of the project you want funded?

Can you fund your share of the project, typically 30-50%?

Do customers or partners back the need for your technology?

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Fundability

Get Your Free Assessment 95% of the clients we take on get funded.

An indicative guide based on your answers. Our free assessment gives you a full expert view.

What Our Clients Say About Us.

Grant applications can be daunting. That’s why we do things differently. Hear from innovators we’ve guided to funding success

Will Boardman

Great support and co-operation, highly recommended.

Tim Allsopp

Tatton are a very professional outfit providing an affordable grant writing and project management service. My company has now had several Innovate UK grant awards as a direct result of their assistance provided in the proposal writing and submission process. The competition for public sector, non-dilutive SME funding from the national funding agency remains fiercely intense. Due to their experience and expertise, Tatton have been able to increase our conversion rate for success in high scoring applications by providing insights on how to obtain the extra few % in scores to exceed the threshold for funding. We are very grateful to them and admire the way in which they can consistently help us obtain scores of above 90%. Their advice is high calibre. They specialize in helping clients with precise, high quality, sector specific submissions, a feature not obtainable with other consultants dealing instead with a business model based on high volume submissions. Tatton are flexible, knowledgable, experienced and skilled advisors, with expertise to appreciate what is needed to win those precious extra assessor points to make a difference.

Spirea

Mark has been extremely efficient and flexible through the process of Spirea securing an IUK grant. Would thoroughly recommend working with him.

R van der Zouw

It has always been a delight doing business with Tatton Consulting. Mark knows his business, is quick to grasp your idea and translate it into a funding proposal fitting your business. He's realistic & efficient in his work (task-oriented), but also just a genuine nice guy. Contact him if you want to check if your business idea fits a funding scheme. That one call can bring in an impressive amount of money!

H Weller

Provided excellent advice, can only recommend and would definitely use Tatton Consulting services again.

Zoe Blake

Martin at Tatton Consultancy worked tirelessly as our bid writer. From identifying opportunities, to drafting and submission, he owned the project end to end. I understand companies that are weary of engaging with a bid writer as some are formulaic in their approach, but this is not Tatton’s approach. Martin become one of our team, layering his expertise on ours to strengthen our bid which ultimately led to a positive outcome.

Wilson Boardman

I can highly recommend Tatton Consulting and Mark Clayton. The service they provide is excellent, and the communication is fast and thorough. You get what you pay for.

Andrew Shaw

Tatton really know what they are doing, are very knowledgable and a pleasure to work with. We had a successful outcome to our Innovate UK grant application and are now working together with Tatton for next stage and international funding.

John Leake

Tatton Consulting have done great work for a number of companies at Sci-Tech Daresbury. They have great experience and an incredible success rate helping companies secure grant funding from a variety of places.

Alex Shakeshaft

Outstanding Grant Bid Support – Highly Recommended! "Assessor 3: A strong proposal in every section" We had an excellent experience working with Tatton Consulting for our recent Innovate UK SMART Grant application. Their expertise, attention to detail, and strategic approach significantly improved the clarity and competitiveness of our bid, achieving an 85.6% mark and a successful award. The team was incredibly responsive, provided valuable insights on how to strengthen our proposal, and ensured compliance with all funding requirements. Thanks to their guidance, we successfully secured funding, allowing us to move forward with our trial project. If you're looking for a knowledgeable and professional grant consultancy, I highly recommend Tatton Consulting for their exceptional service and dedication to client success.

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FAQS.

Everything you need to know to get started.

Tatton’s unique expertise, sector-specific insights, grantor body relationships and access to winners data, give us the edge over other consultancies and ensure we have the highest comparable win rates in the UK.

What types of grant funding do you specialise in?

We focus exclusively on UK and European innovation grants for high-potential R&D projects. That includes:

Innovate UK (Biomedical Catalyst, Agritech, Energy Catalyst, BridgeAI, Battery Innovation, Investor Partnerships)
NIHR (i4i, Product Development Awards, AI in Health)
DASA (Open and Themed Calls)
SBRI, ESA, and the European Innovation Council (Pathfinder and Transition)
Major programmes including APC, ATI, and sector-specific funds for automotive, aerospace, and battery innovation.

What makes a project “grant ready”?

We define grant readiness as a combination of technical credibility, commercial viability, and alignment with funder priorities. In practical terms, that means:

A defined innovation that is novel to the market or field—not just your business.
Clear problem-solution fit backed by data, partners, or validated market need.
A credible delivery plan, including team, milestones, budget, and timelines.
Match funding or investment in place, typically to cover 30–50% of project costs.
Supporting evidence such as pilot results, IP, technical feasibility, or user testing.
Meaningful, measurable impact, whether on carbon, clinical outcomes, productivity, or UK economic growth

If you meet these criteria, you’re in a strong position to win.

What’s your success rate? and how do you achieve it?

Our first-time win rate is 75%, and 95% of the clients we take on are funded. That’s because we assess every project before we commit: its novelty, its fit with the funder’s priorities, the team and the commercial case. We achieve this through:

We only proceed if we believe your project has a strong chance of success. That’s how our clients consistently place in the top 5% of Innovate UK scoring bands

What services do you provide?

We provide end-to-end, strategic bid development, from grant identification and opportunity mapping through to submission and post-award support. This includes:

Identifying the most relevant and fundable calls for your innovation.
Structuring and writing all technical, commercial, and impact sections.
Compiling budgets, milestones, Gantt charts, and risk plans Managing the full compliance process and online submission portals
Providing candid feedback if the project isn’t yet ready—and helping you close those gaps
Supporting resubmissions at no extra cost, if a strong application doesn’t land first time
You bring the innovation—we bring the precision, structure, and insight to get it funded.

How do you charge?

All our remuneration is success-based and we offer both hybrid (submission fee and success fee) and no-win-no-fee pricing models—Tatton is the only UK consultancy to do so credibly across all major schemes. Our pricing reflects the level of strategic insight, technical writing, and sector expertise required to compete—and win—at national and European level. On average, our clients secure £624,650 in grant funding per engagement—no other UK consultancy delivers more.

How long does a grant application take to prepare?

It depends on what scheme you’re entering, but on average a strong application can take more than 150+ hours to scope out, research, write and submit. Even with the help of AI. Beyond the application writing there are consortiums to coordinate, appendices to create, supporting documents to complete and budgets to compile. Done properly, the whole process is involving and time-consuming. But we’re here to help lighten the load.