HIGHVERN

About HIGHVERN

Fiduciary and fund administrator whose roots go back to the 1960s, when Jersey's finance sector was taking shape. Management bought the business from a banking group in 2016, and in 2025 it combined with a Nordic fund services firm, which added Norway and Sweden to a network that also includes Jersey, Guernsey, the Cayman Islands, Dublin, Cape Town and London. Its clients are international: private clients and family offices, corporates and private capital funds. The firm is organised in three lines covering private capital and trust structuring, fund administration, and corporate services. A dedicated global entity unit helps multinational groups set up and maintain subsidiaries abroad, coordinating with partner firms where it has no office of its own. The team combines lawyers, accountants, trustees, directors and former regulators, and the site reports more than USD 25 billion under administration.

Services

Incorporation of company vehicles in several jurisdictions, transfers from existing providers, registered office and domiciliation, company secretarial and director services, and economic substance support. Financial accounting, tax compliance, VAT support, payroll and bank account opening and maintenance for entities. Regulatory reporting such as FATCA and CRS, plus fund accounting, transfer agency, compliance and MLRO services, and trust, private trust company and family office administration.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✓ Virtual office: offered