President's message

‘It’s been a year of enormous pride for ACCA members.

First, we reached a quarter of a million members in the year of our 120th anniversary. The number is significant in itself. But we also saw members using their influence to make a greater impact in the world.’

Ronnie Patton FCCA, ACCA President

Chief executive’s message

‘What has been so compelling about the strategy to 2025 is that everything we delivered during this period has ultimately been done to progress ACCA’s purpose in line with our values and serve the ACCA community to the best of our ability.

For all these reasons, and many more, I firmly believe that we delivered our vision to 2025, which was to be #1 in developing the accountancy profession the world needs.’

Helen Brand, chief executive

Key highlights

• We reached the monumental milestone of a quarter of a million members worldwide.
• We created over 12,500 new members and welcomed just under 100,000 new students.
• We continued to ensure ACCA is the #1 global choice for employers with an employer Net Promoter Score of +51.5 and 93% of employers agreeing the ACCA Qualification provides relevant skills for their organisations.
• We championed the role of the profession in building sustainable economies and organisations through our Accounting for a better world initiative and our presence at COP28.
• We became the first global professional accountancy body to have our net zero targets verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
• We achieved audit recognition in South Africa and Ukraine, opening up new pathways to registered auditor status for ACCA members alongside existing audit recognition in the UK, Ireland and Zimbabwe.
• We rolled out the ACCA Study Hub globally, providing premium study materials and learning resources for students and tutors across the world.