Government Liaison UK —
We Deal With HMRC & Companies House So You Don’t Have To

Even a well-intentioned response to an HMRC letter can inadvertently provide more information than HMRC is entitled to, make admissions that strengthen their position, or miss critical deadlines. Every HMRC letter should be reviewed by a professional before any response is sent.

Ignoring HMRC letters escalates compliance issues from a query to an investigation to enforcement action. HMRC interprets non-response as acceptance and proceeds accordingly. Contact us the day any HMRC letter arrives — we respond within 24 hours.

HMRC’s Business Payment Support Service is more likely to agree generous Time to Pay terms for businesses that present their financial position clearly, professionally and with credible repayment proposals. Unprepared calls to HMRC often result in shorter, less favourable payment terms. We prepare comprehensive financial summaries before every Time to Pay negotiation.

Billions of pounds of UK government grants go unclaimed annually because businesses don’t know they exist or are deterred by the application complexity. We assess grant eligibility for every Britvex client as part of our annual planning review — many clients are surprised at what’s available to them.

HMRC’s Time to Pay service allows businesses with outstanding tax debt to pay by instalments over an agreed period — typically 6-12 months for PAYE, VAT or Corporation Tax debts. To qualify, you must have a genuine inability to pay in full, a compliant recent tax filing history, a credible repayment proposal and evidence of financial difficulty. We prepare comprehensive Time to Pay applications and negotiate on your behalf — typically achieving 6-12 month arrangements.

An HMRC compliance check is a review of your business tax affairs — typically triggered by a risk indicator in your returns or as part of a sector-wide compliance programme. HMRC will request information and documents relating to specific aspects of your tax position. We handle all compliance check correspondence, provide only the information HMRC is legally entitled to request and negotiate settlements that reflect the correct legal position.

Yes — if your company has been struck off the Companies House register (typically for failure to file annual accounts or confirmation statements), it can be restored by applying to Companies House (administrative restoration) or to the court (court order restoration). Administrative restoration is available within 6 years of striking off and requires filing all outstanding documents and paying all outstanding fees. We manage company restoration applications from initial assessment to successful restoration.

UK SMEs may be eligible for various grants depending on sector, location and activity: Innovate UK grants for R&D and innovation, Growth Hub grants from Local Enterprise Partnerships, UK Shared Prosperity Fund grants for economic development, sector-specific grants (agritech, medtech, cleantech, digital), and UK Export Finance support for exporters. We assess grant eligibility as part of our annual planning review and support applications where the business qualifies.

HMRC agent authority is granted via form 64-8 — a formal authorisation that allows your accountant to access your HMRC records, receive correspondence, make submissions and communicate with HMRC on your behalf. Once the 64-8 is registered, HMRC communicates with us directly rather than with you. We submit 64-8 forms for all applicable taxes (CT, PAYE, VAT, SA) for every new client as part of our onboarding process.