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Our Purpose

Our management team is drawn from some of the most accomplished advisers in R&D, in company valuations and in strategic consultancy, bringing together decades of experience in support of your business.

As founders of two of the UK’s most successful R&D-specialist tax-advisory firms, our chairman, Jeremy Tear, and managing director, Kevin Auchoybur, have delivered tens of millions of pounds in tax relief to client companies.
Kevin Auchoybur
Co-Director

IPA’s Founder and Managing Director, bringing over 15 years’ experience in R&D tax relief.

Jeremy Tear
Co-Director

IPA’s chairman with over 24 years’ experience in R&D and founder of the first R&D firm.

Our Expertise

Our valuation director, Fernando Da Cruz Vasconcellos, PhD, MRICS is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). He is also a former Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Cambridge, where he remains an invited lecturer, with more than 1,000 academic citations to his name.

IPA’s strategy and communications director, Matt Scott, is a former national newspaper columnist and media commentator who provides strategic-communications advice to major global blue-chips.

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  • 100 years of racing at Brands Hatch, and a British GT finale to match 🏁 

As the chequered flag falls on another British GT season, it’s worth looking beyond the racing at the engineering and innovation happening behind the grid.

Throughout the year, GT3 and GT4 teams and their suppliers have been developing solutions, refining components and finding new ways to improve performance on track.

For the businesses involved, that innovation can create more than a competitive advantage. New designs, processes and technical know-how developed through solving engineering challenges can become valuable intellectual property assets.

A century of racing at Brands Hatch is a reminder of just how far motorsport engineering has come, and how the innovation being developed on track today can continue creating value long after the final chequered flag.

#BritishGT #Motorsport #IP #BrandsHatch
  • Race weekend in Fuji 🇯🇵 
 
The World Endurance Championship heads to Japan for the 6 Hours of Fuji, with James Cottingham and Tom Gamble ready to take on another six hours of world-class endurance racing. 

James takes on Fuji in the #91 Manthey Porsche in LMGT3, while Tom returns to the #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie in Hypercar.
 
Following strong performances at COTA, the stage is set for another demanding round of WEC action. 
 
Best of luck! 
 
#6HFuji #JamesCottingham #TomGamble
  • An unforgettable weekend with United Autosports at their home race 🇬🇧

#BeUnited #4HSilverstone
  • A double podium on home soil for @unitedautosports 🇬🇧🏆
 
A fantastic result at Silverstone, with the #21 securing P2 in LMP2 Pro/Am and the #22 bringing home P3 in LMP2.
 
IPA were proud to support the team as both crews delivered strong performances throughout the 4 hours, adding valuable championship points in the process.
 
A weekend to be proud of! 👏
 
#BeUnited #ELMS #4HSilverstone
  • 🏆 NAA AWARD WINNERS 🏆

IPA are extremely proud to have been awarded the Digital Transformation award at the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards Dinner last night.

Being recognised for our innovative software which has transformed the business is a fantastic honour, and testament to the hard work of the whole team. 

This award reflects our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and we couldn’t be prouder to be leading the way in digital transformation for our industry. Our AI-powered approach to R&D and IP has made the process quicker and easier for businesses looking to protect their intellectual property and get real value from their R&D investment, through our Digital Novel Assets process.

A huge thank you to the NAA for the recognition, and to everyone who has supported us on this journey.

#NAA #AwardWinners #DigitalTransformation #DNA
  • P2 for James Cottingham at COTA 🥈
 
A fantastic result with a first podium of the season – and there’s more to celebrate, with James also taking home the Goodyear Wingfoot Award for LMGT3 Driver of the Day 👏
 
Huge congratulations! What a weekend 🏁
 
#JamesCottingham #MantheyDKEngineering #WEC
  • The competitive edge starts with protecting your ideas 💭
  • A day at Donington park with the MIA 🏁

#BTCC #DoningtonPark #MotorsportIndustryAssociation #MIA
  • Innovation at speed, Formula E in action ⚡️
  • When innovation moves at race pace, your IP protection has to keep up 🏎️🔒
  • The fastest teams in motorsport know that innovation alone isn't enough, you also need to protect it.

In racing, the gap between winning and losing can be measured in milliseconds. That's why teams are increasingly looking for faster, more secure ways to identify, value and protect their intellectual property.

The lessons extend far beyond the pit lane 🏎

Our latest feature explores how businesses can turn innovation into tangible balance sheet value through Digital Novel Assets (DNA), while maintaining security, privacy and proof of ownership.

Link in bio for the full article (pages 12-13)
  • Taking a closer look at the HWA EVO.R at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 🏎️💨

#HWA #HWAEVOR #EngineeringSpeed #FOS