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James joined us in 2026 as our Head of Legacy Management. He has almost 20 years of experiencing advising charities about their legacy income.

His career in legacy management started at Cancer Research UK in 2007 shortly after leaving law school. He moved to Macmillan Cancer Support in 2012 and was Head of Legacy Income for 10 years. He combined that role with being a director of the Institute of Legacy Management from 2014 to 2026 including being Chair for 5 years. He has played a prominent role in representing the interests of the charity sector on a number of issues including the probate delays, changes to the Charities Act, the development of SORP 2026 and seeking to mitigate the impacts of reforms to IHT.

James Stebbings

Head of Legacy Management