What's on - MentorHours39 with the Leyton Team
Level39 member exclusive: MentorHours with Sam Coleman & Charlie Briers from Leyton
Event details
About Leyton:
Leyton is an international consultancy specialising in innovation funding and business performance improvement. Established over 27 years ago, we help organisations across the UK identify and secure financial incentives that allow them to innovate, grow, and stay competitive.
Our mission is to empower businesses to achieve more with their existing resources by uncovering opportunities within areas such as:
- R&D Tax Credits
- Patent Box
- Energy Exemptions
- Capital Allowances
- Business Rates
By combining technical expertise, financial insight, and industry‑specific knowledge, Leyton’s consultants work closely with clients to ensure they receive the maximum benefit while staying fully compliant with HMRC and regulatory requirements. Ultimately, our goal is to make innovation pay off — enabling UK companies to reinvest in their people, new projects, and future growth.
Meet the Mentors:
Sam Coleman
Senior Sales Manager, Leyton
With over five years of experience at Leyton, Sam specialises in R&D Tax Credits, helping companies optimise their innovation funding while maintaining full compliance with HMRC. His deep understanding of the R&D landscape enables him to guide businesses through identifying and accessing valuable incentives that support growth. Sam has extensive knowledge within the software startup and scaleup area.
Charlie Briers
Business Development Executive, Leyton
Charlie has been with Leyton for over a year, focusing on R&D Tax Credits and supporting a wide range of businesses across industries such as Software, Fintech, Engineering, Biotech and Construction. He holds a BSc in Economics and Finance from Loughborough University and brings a blend of analytical skill and commercial insight to help clients maximise their innovation potential.
About the Session
A session with Leyton offers a unique opportunity to explore how your business can effectively leverage several different tax exemptions. Whether you’re aiming to streamline your R&D Tax Credit process or strengthen your compliance approach, this discussion will help ensure your procedures align with HMRC’s evolving guidelines and provide clarity on the available innovation funding schemes in the UK.
About MentorHours:
MentorHours are exclusively for Level39 members. These form part of the weekly curriculum offered to our 180 technology businesses who call Level39 home. For more information and link to register for this session, please see the latest member newsletter, or email the team on members@level39.co
About Level39:
Level39 is a melting pot of innovators, investors, industry experts and ambitious entrepreneurs, pioneering change across the sectors that
dictate our experiences in daily life – FinTech, Cyber Security, Data & AI, GreenTech, Life Sciences and more.
Our flexible co-working, private office space and ecosystem activities provide members with access to the environment and growth opportunities they need to develop into world-leading businesses, that have a major financial and social impact.






