THE CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 1156341 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCABF

The Chartered Certified Accountants' Benevolent Fund provides support to ACCA members and their dependants who are experiencing severe financial difficulties. The support given to beneficiaries ranges from one off payments to longer term support or a loan. ACCA operates in over 170 countries, and the Benevolent Fund's support is available to members worldwide.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£658k

Latest spending

£224k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total assets were £5,872,127, with unrestricted reserves of £5,872,127, which the Trustees consider adequate to meet current demands. The charity reported a net income of £368,350 for the year, funded primarily by investment income and donations, while incurring £223,807 in charitable and governance expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years' expenditure (held: £5.9m)

“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to a minimum of at least three years’ expenditure” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: ACCA provides staff and facilities free of charge; costs reimbursed by ACCA are recorded as gifts in kind.

“The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) provides staff and facilities free of charge to the charity in order to fulfil its charitable objectives. Additionally, certain administrative costs are borne directly by ACCA.” — page 17

“During the year the Fund received £984 from the unincorporated trust.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transfer from unincorporated trust.

“The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) provides staff and facilities free of charge to the charity in order to fulfil its charitable objectives. Additionally, certain administrative costs are borne directly by ACCA.” — page 17

“During the year the Fund received £984 from the unincorporated trust.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£658k

Total spending

£224k

Cost of raising funds

£28k

Reserves (reported)

£5.9m

Employees

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW OVERS DOWSETT
Anthony Gordon Thorne · trustee of 1 other charity
CHIKEZIE UZOMA EKEANYANWU · trustee of 1 other charity
James Andrew Lloyd-Davies · trustee of 1 other charity
Maryam Abisola Adefarati · trustee of 1 other charity
NICHOLAS DAVID MCGOWAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Pui Ying Tang · trustee of 1 other charity
STEPHEN GRIFFITHS · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · British Virgin Islands · Canada · Dominica · Ireland · Lithuania · Mauritius · Nepal · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£658k	£224k
31/03/2024	£240k	£148k
31/03/2023	£231k	£115k
31/03/2022	£188k	£144k
31/03/2021	£175k	£81k

Common questions

Is THE CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total assets were £5,872,127, with unrestricted reserves of £5,872,127, which the Trustees consider adequate to meet current demands. The charity reported a net income of £368,350 for the year, funded primarily by investment income and donations, while incurring £223,807 in charitable and governance expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION income £5.4m
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY income £318k
The Physiotherapy Benevolent Fund income £136k
THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT FUND income £113k
THE CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £297k
The British Airways Benevolent Fund income £120k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS BENEVOLENT FUND	£658k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FY2025	£5.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY FY2025	£318k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Physiotherapy Benevolent Fund FY2025	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT FUND FY2024	£113k	—	0	unclear	24.5%	no doubt
THE CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£297k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.