About me
I am passionate about working with businesses to help them obtain reliefs that can make a real difference in successfully funding their innovation. I’m excited about growing the innovations business at Wilson Partners and assisting clients with making robust, optimised claims.
I am the Innovations Director at Wilson Partners and joined the team in early 2022, having spent the previous 17 years at PwC as part of their Innovation Incentives team with national responsibilities for Patent Box including meetings with HMRC’s policy team.
My role as Innovations Director is to help businesses access the breadth of incentives available to companies throughout the innovation lifecycle overseeing all innovation claims. I have experience of helping clients of all sizes from small startups to large multinationals with R&D, Patent Box and creative sector claims and use my experience to make the claim process as efficient as possible for my clients. I have worked with businesses across all industry sectors with particular expertise in software, technology, retail, and manufacturing companies having assisted clients in obtaining many millions of pounds of relief.
Emma’s latest videos
Autumn Budget overview – November 2025
Some of our tax team sat down shortly after Rachel Reeves' Budget announcement to discuss the headlines that caught their attention.
Emma Richards – R&D tax reliefs
What are R&D tax reliefs? Innovations Director, Emma Richards explains.
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HMRC have launched its new targeted advance assurance pilot for R&D tax relief claims
Instead of requiring assurance over an entire claim, SMEs can now seek HMRC’s view on up to two specific areas…
R&D Tax Relief: Advance assurance pilot announced for 2026
Following its recent consultation, the Government has confirmed plans to pilot a new advance assurance service for R&D tax relief…
R&D Tax Relief: the basics – unlocking the value of innovation
It’s no secret that innovation drives business success. But what many UK businesses don’t realise is that innovation is also…
R&D tax credits: don’t let claim notification rules catch you out
It’s no secret that the R&D tax credit regime is still one of the most generous government incentives available to…
Annual R&D stats have been released by HMRC
The stats also highlight the number of SME’s claiming under RDEC for subcontracted or subsidised work and who will likely…
Latest Patent Box statistics released by HMRC
The latest statistics from HMRC show there has been a decrease in the number of companies making patent box claims…