ACCA has had another successful year, recruiting 102,667 new students and adding 13,068 new members to the list.
The annual report, for the year ended 31 March 2025, highlights the fact that it was PQ magazine’s Accountancy Body of the Year in 2024. As well as celebrating 120 years of ACCA, it also introduced a new Professional Diploma in Sustainability.
CEO Helen Brand said: “ACCA is the world’s only truly global accountancy body and this year we demonstrated the power of that position, turning ambition into action. We set out to seize opportunity. And we did just that – exceeding every target on our strategic balanced scorecard.”
The accounts show ACCA now has 257,956 members and 530,124 ‘future members’. Student numbers are growing, but they still lag behind the 2022 total.
ACCA’s operating income broke the £250m barrier for the first time too. And, the surplus for the year was £3.6m, after ACCA paid £998,000 in tax.
Members subscription payments brought in £65.3m, and those future members paid £53.4m. Members’ admission fees and future members’ initial registration fees brough in another £12.6m.
On top of that, exams and exemptions added £103m to the coffers.
The number of employees went up by 39, to 1,349. CEO Helen Brand was paid £562,576 including bonus and allowances. That is an increase of just under £62,000. Six other employees earn above £230,000, with one of these earning between £440,000and £469,999.
