A brief history of the ACCA

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global body for professional accountants with 147,000 members and 424,000 students in over 170 countries. It also has a network of 83 offices and centres across the world.

In 1904, eight people formed the London Association of Accountants. Their aim was to provide more open access to the accountancy profession than the two existing accountancy organizations. ACCA went through a number of mergers and amalgamations over the years. In 1984, it became the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants to reflect the fact that it had been granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation. In 1996, it began to use the current name, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

For a brief history of the ACCA from 1904 to the present time, refer to the ACCA website section on "Our History."