This Order provides that the bodies listed in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order are prescribed bodies for the purposes of Parts 3 and 13 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009. Parts 3 and 13 of that Act provide tax credits and reliefs respectively to a company in respect of qualifying expenditure incurred on research and development.
Link: The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk