Darran Fawcett

Spear’s Review

As head of the trusts team in Irwin Mitchell’s Chichester office, Darran Fawcett provides trustees, executors and beneficiaries with accounting, taxation and administrative support. His team provides compliance services for a large number of trusts, assisting with specific trust accounting (or taxation) issues where required.

’I enjoy being able to provide solutions to trustees, enabling them to satisfy themselves that they are fulfilling their trustee responsibilities and duties,’ Fawcett tells Spear’s. ‘Building relationships with our clients and understanding their needs is a particularly rewarding aspect of the job.’

Outside of his practice, Fawcett is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the treasurer of its Sussex branch.

Adviser Profile

Darran manages the Irwin Mitchell Trust team providing trustees, executors and beneficiaries with advice. His team provide full administration, accounting and taxation compliance for approximately 1,000 trusts of all types and sizes and they can assist with specific trust accounting or trust taxation transactions when required. 

Darran enjoys being able to provide solutions to trustees and to enable trustees to satisfy themselves that they are fulfilling their trustee responsibilities and duties at all times. As the compliance requirements of trusts continue to change, Darran and his team continue to evolve and develop how they support their clients and add value to the relationship.