Case studies
What a funding audit uncovers
Illustrative engagements modelled on real scheme parameters and our actual matching output, with anonymised profiles. As pilot clients approve their results, verified case studies will replace these — clearly marked.
Precision engineering · Greater Manchester · 38 staff
£68k identified across digital adoption and R&D
- The funding challenge
- Investing in automation but funding search limited to one Google session — Made Smarter never surfaced.
- The GrantFlow process
- Audit matched Made Smarter Adoption (up to £20k towards robotics, 50% match), R&D tax relief on a new titanium process, and an energy-efficiency capital grant.
- The outcome
- Priority order put Made Smarter first — rolling intake, ~6-week decision — with the evidence checklist prepared in parallel.
Food manufacturer · West Midlands · 120 staff
£250k+ decarbonisation pathway
- The funding challenge
- Energy-intensive site facing rising costs; assumed net-zero grants were for big corporates.
- The GrantFlow process
- Mapped against the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund: a funded feasibility study first, then a deployment grant covering up to 50% of heat-recovery capex.
- The outcome
- The audit's evidence checklist (half-hourly energy data, engineering study, quotes) cut application prep from months to weeks.
SaaS scale-up · Scotland · 22 staff
A feasibility-to-development funding ladder
- The funding challenge
- R&D-active but only aware of Innovate UK's flagship competitions — long odds, long waits.
- The GrantFlow process
- Matched SMART: SCOTLAND (feasibility up to 70% funded), Innovate UK competitions and a KTP for embedded data-science capability.
- The outcome
- Sequenced so each award strengthens the next application's track record, instead of betting everything on one competition.
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Verified results, as they're approved
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