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ICAEW Foundation and its linked charities

The aim of the Foundation is to support and provide donations to bodies, charitable trusts or funds for the public benefit in areas which are of particular interest to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

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Linked charities

Details and the aims of the linked charities are as follows:

  1. The ICAEW Foundation: through its bursary programmes the Foundation creates life-changing opportunities for ambitious under-graduate students from financially challenged backgrounds in the UK and internationally
  2. CATER (Chartered Accountants’ Trust for Education & Research): the advancement of education, particularly in accounting and related subjects, by maintaining and operating the ICAEW Library and by supporting qualifying education and research projects initiated by the ICAEW and others
  3. CAPET (Chartered Accountants Permanent Education Trust: the advancement of education, particularly in accounting and related subjects, by funding the prizes awarded through ICAEW’s examinations and funding bursaries in accordance with the secondary objectives of the trust
  4. PD Leake Trust: the advancement of the sciences of accounting and political economy, including public finance and taxation, by funding academic research projects, events and post-graduate bursaries
  5. We encourage all of our members to engage with your charity and help us grow our impact

Charitable Trusts impact reports

Our reports by trust highlighting the positive impact of our work over the past year.

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P D Leake Trust

The P D Leake Trust was established in 1962 to advance the science of accounting and political economy, including public finance and taxation.

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Chartered Accountants’ Permanent Education Trusts (CAPET)

CAPET's primary objective is the advancement of education, particularly in accounting and related subjects, by funding the ICAEW International ACA annual prizes and annual climate change competition.

Chartered Accountants’ Trust for Education & Research (CATER)

The objectives of the trust are the advancement of education, particularly in accounting and related subjects, by maintaining and operating the ICAEW Library and by supporting qualifying education and research projects initiated by the ICAEW and others.

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Previous years

The bursary has had a huge impact on my personal development. The recognition and belief in me has created a strong sense of self-confidence and motivation.

Recipient of the Changing Futures bursary

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude. Your investment in my education has done more than support my academic journey; it has enriched my life in ways I had not imagined. I am immensely grateful for your belief in my potential, and I assure you that I am, and will continue to, make the most of this incredible opportunity you have given me.

Recipient of the Building Futures bursary

The programmes

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Library and heritage programme

Growing our world-leading library and preserving the heritage of our building.

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Bursary programmes

Our bursary programmes provide financial and study support to ambitious students from financially challenged backgrounds in the UK and internationally giving them the opportunity to become future professionals.

Changing Futures

Building Futures

Academic research and funding

Through a programme of academic research funding from ICAEW’s charitable trusts, we aim to fund the highest quality accounting and finance academic research and events.

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Further information

Meet the trustees

Our experienced board of trustees guide ICAEW Foundation by agreeing our strategy, approving our spending decisions and gauging our impact.
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Making a gift

Find out about donating to ICAEW Foundation.
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News and Insights

World-first ranking
  • 21 Apr 2021
The University of Manchester has come top in the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, and thanked ICAEW Foundation for the many years of bursaries that contributed to this success.
Career coach: a new ICAEW Foundation initiative for Malawi
  • 02 Dec 2020
ICAEW Foundation’s Building Futures bursary programme funds students to undertake local accountancy qualifications in Malawi, Ghana, Lesotho and Cambodia.
Tales from the frontline: ICAEW study in Ghana
  • 04 Oct 2019
Cyrill Abbey (pictured left) and Komla Atsu Tachie (pictured right), reveal how receiving a bursary from the ICAEW Foundation enabled them to further their studies and what gaining a qualification means to them

Our partnerships and sustainability commitments

ICAEW Foundation also seeks to create collaborations to improve our reach and impact.

ICAEW is carbon neutral and to pledge to play our part too, the Foundation has signed up to the Funder’s Commitment on Climate Change. As part of our responsibility we are encouraging all of our stakeholders to learn more about the key causes and the solutions by accessing ICAEW’s Climate hub.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

We are conscious of how the objectives and work of the ICAEW Foundation contributes to achieving Goals 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 13.

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ICAEW Foundation is a registered Charity in England and Wales (no 313983)