Reclaiming VAT on start up costs

[Jambo55]

Hi all,

I am in the processing purchasing quite a large amount of equipment for my currently non VAT registered business - I want to VAT register ASAP so that I can reclaim the VAT on this equipment, but my question is; is there a quick way to reclaim this input VAT or am I literally going to have to wait until the registration is complete and then until the end of my first VAT quarter, submit the return and receive a VAT reclaim - seems really long winded, so hoping there is a more efficient way? Any suggestions? Thanks JmB

[pawncob]

It takes time.
https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration/pur ... gistration