We are the City of London Livery Company for members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which has grown over the past one and a half centuries into what today is a 150,000-strong professional body with a global reach.
The Chartered Accountants' Company
The Company has four “pillars”, or principal aims:-
- Business and professional: To promote the values and objectives of the profession, to nurture leadership and to influence the broader business debate;
- Charitable: To give something back to society, to direct our efforts and funds to relevant sustainable causes and communities and to leverage the skills and experience of our Members;
- City Civic: To contribute to the governance of the City of London Corporation, and to participate actively in the life of the City; and
- Fellowship: To engage effectively with our Members, with the broader Livery movement and with our profession, whilst enjoying ourselves.
Within these we further prize, endorse and promote seven key values: integrity, friendship, leadership, giving back, trust, citizenship, and linking the past, present and future.
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Our Royal Charter allows us to have 350 Liverymen and an unlimited number of Freemen. A Freeman may enjoy many of the privileges of membership, but may not vote at Guildhall or wear the Livery Uniform, until he or she becomes a Liveryman.
ICAEW Members are always welcome to contact the Clerk and discuss the possibility of joining us, initially as a Freeman.
Personal merit, a willingness to contribute in a collegiate environment and to donate to a range of good causes, and a pleasant personality are all we ask of applicants.