Despite revenues increasing to £262,601,000 the ACCA ran an operating deficit of £5,769,000, for the year ending 31 March 2026. Income from investments mean the association ended the year with a small surplus before tax of £140,000. Tax came in at £500,000, so the ACCA ended the year with a £360,000 deficit.
Members numbers on 31 March stood at 266,174, and future member numbers (students and affiliates) rose to 546,534. That adds up to a community of 812,600.
ACCA welcomed 118,592 new students in the year, its strongest ever performance. It also celebrated 14,300 new members, a growth of 3.2% and boost ACCA’s market share.
Exams and exemption fees brought in £107,100,000, and future members subscription added another £52,996 to the pot.
ACCA CEO Helen Brand said while exam entries and students passing an exam in the year were ahead of expectations, future members retention declined slightly by 0.2%.
She also revealed that the pause of online exams with remote invigilation from March 2026 did not affect exam entry performance, which rose year-on-year.
