UK · Accountancy bodies
ICAEW and ACCA accountant check.
Find the right official directory for a chartered accountant, an ACCA member or a firm, and learn what a directory listing does not prove.
Use the official register for the answer: Accountancy titles are not all the same thing. Use the body’s own directory, and for regulated work such as audit, insolvency or probate confirm the firm is authorised for that specific work.
Sources checked October 2026. Not an official service and not affiliated with the register operator.
What do you have?
Before you rely on the result
How to search
ICAEW runs an official online directory called Find a Chartered Accountant. ICAEW also lists "Verification of ICAEW membership" as a separate service, which is the route to use if you need written confirmation.
What to know before you search
Two different bodies
ICAEW (the ACA qualification) and ACCA each run their own directory. Check the body the person says they belong to.
Regulated services
ICAEW lists audit, insolvency and probate among its regulated services, which are separate from membership. Ask which body authorises the firm for the work you need.
Limits of this page
ACCA’s directory page does not explain what a listing confirms, so this page does not claim more than the directories themselves say.
Sources
- ICAEW: Find a Chartered Accountant (retrieved October 2026)
- ACCA: Find an accountant (retrieved October 2026)
Frequently asked questions
Is ICAEW the same as ACCA?
No. They are separate professional bodies with separate directories, so a person is checked with the body they claim.
Does a directory entry mean a firm can audit?
Not by itself. ICAEW lists audit among the regulated services a firm can be authorised for; ask the firm and confirm with the authorising body.
Can I get written verification?
ICAEW lists "Verification of ICAEW membership" as a separate service. Ask ACCA what it offers.
Does this page check the directories?
No. It links to the official directories and nothing you select here is sent anywhere.
A guide, not a verification service
This page does not query, copy or proxy any register and cannot confirm anyone’s registration or licence. It collects no personal data. Confirm everything with the official register linked above.