Five Saffery partners have been recognised in the prestigious Spear’s 500 Tax & Trust Index 2025 under the Accountants and Tax Advisers category.
About the Spear’s 500
Launched in 2014, the Spear’s 500 is Europe’s most respected ranking of the best accountants and tax advisers for high-net-worth (HNW) individuals. With rankings based on client and peer testimonials, firm-supplied data, editorial research, and face-to-face interviews, the Index is a renowned indispensable resource, found in the private offices and homes of the wealthiest individuals and families.
In the Index, Spear’s ranks three core tiers of advisers: Top Flight (the top 10), Top Recommended, and Recommended.
Saffery partners listed
James Hender (London) has been awarded a Top Flight ranking for the ninth year in a row. With particular expertise in advising first-generation wealthy individuals, James works collaboratively with lawyers and investment professionals to help our clients achieve their ambitions.
Robert Mace (London) has been recognised with a Top Recommended ranking. Since joining Saffery in 2004, he has developed a broad client base, with a core focus on advising international private clients on complex UK tax affairs, often involving their family office and dynastic wealth structures. He is also a specialist in the taxation of cryptoassets.
Margi Campbell (Inverness) has been recognised in the Index for a fifth year in a row with a Recommended ranking. Margi provides advice and tax planning to a number of wealthy entrepreneurs, HNW individuals, professional partnerships, family businesses, and landed estate clients.
James Stevens (Peterborough) has been awarded a Recommended ranking. James is a private client specialist with particular focus on providing capital tax and trust, strategy, and wealth preservation advice. He acts for HNW individuals and families, family-owned businesses, and landed estates.
James Sykes (London) has been awarded a Recommended ranking. Saffery Chairman from 2016-2024, James advises wealthy private clients, including families with landed estates and growing commercial enterprises, and also acts as a trustee for many of the families he advises.
We’d also like to extend our congratulations to our colleague, Dominic Lawton-Smith, Managing Director at Saffery Trust, who was listed in the Trust, Structuring and Offshore category with a Recommended ranking.
For more information about the above listings, visit: Saffery (spears500.com)
