The R&D Grant Experts.
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
£125m+ Funding Won |
25 Years Winning Grants
95% Of All Clients Funded | 75% Win First Time
£600k+ Average Per Client | Top 5% Assessor Scores
Better Projects. Higher Scores. More Funding.
Innovate Faster with Tatton.
You Build the Tech. We Win the Funding.
Who We Help
Over 25 years we have helped over 1,000 innovators turn their technologies into grant funding and non-dilutive investment across:
- Agritech, Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing
- Medtech, Biotech, Battery and Net Zero Technologies
- Automotive, Sensors, AI and Materials Science
Grants We Cover
We have secured over £125m in R&D grant funding from all major grantor body programmes:
- Innovate UK: Growth Catalyst, Agri-Tech, Biomedical, Energy Catalysts, Bridge AI, Investor Partnerships
- Horizon Europe: EIC Accelerator, Pathfinder
- NIHR i4i, DASA, ESA, DRIVE35 and Battery Innovation Challenge
How We Win
Working together we transform ideas into game-changing projects, award-winning grant applications and funding, with:
- Expert project design and grantor-optimised narratives
- Bespoke, best-in-class submissions to maximise win rates
- Human-led submissions that consistently place in the top 5%
Winning R&D Grants for the UK's Top Innovators.
95% of all UK R&D Grant Applications Fail.
Here Are Why Tatton Win.
We Vet Before We Commit.
Helping ensure 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.
Including Sir Francis Crick, Eagle Labs, BIA and more.
£125m+ Won So Far.
Across Innovate UK, NIHR, DASA, and EIC.
Latest Wins & Insights.
Real Innovators. Real Wins.
Grant applications can be daunting. That’s why we do things differently. Hear from innovators we’ve guided to funding success
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:
- Rigorous pre-screening to assess both eligibility and fundability.
- Technical alignment with funder scoring logic and TRL frameworks.
- Bespoke, high-precision bid development—no templates, no volume strategy
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.