Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) is the world's first professional body of accountants, receiving its Royal Charter in 1854.  It was the first to adopt the designation ‘Chartered Accountant' and the designatory letters ‘CA' are still an exclusive privilege in the UK for its 18,000 members.  CAs hold key positions in more than 100 countries in commerce and industry, the public sector and private practice. 

The Institute's main objective is to uphold the integrity and standing of the profession of Chartered Accountancy in the interests of society and the membership through excellence in education and the development of accountancy and through service to members and the enforcement of professional standards.

ICAS is the only UK professional accountancy body to both educate and examine all of its students.  The CA qualification is known around the world for consistency and high standards and ICAS enjoys a widely recognised reputation for providing the 'gold standard' in accountancy education.

Further information on any of the Institute's activities is available at www.icas.org.uk.

Main Contact

Jonathan Milne, Director of Corporate Affairs

jmilne@icas.org.uk

0131 347 0306