<Tr> <Th> IFAC member since </Th> <Td> 7 October 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> icaew.com </Td> </Tr> <P> The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) was established by royal charter in 1880 . It has over 147,000 members . Over 15,000 of these members live and work outside the UK . In 2015, 8,256 students joined ICAEW - the highest ever figure . 82 of FTSE 100 (the leading UK) companies have an ICAEW Chartered Accountant on the board . </P> <P> The Institute is a member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB), formed in 1974 by the major accountancy professional bodies in the UK and Ireland . The fragmented nature of the accountancy profession in the UK is in part due to the absence of any legal requirement for an accountant to be a member of one of the many Institutes, as the term accountant does not have legal protection . However, a person must belong to the ICAEW, ICAS or CAI to hold themselves out as a chartered accountant in the UK (although there are other chartered bodies of British qualified accountants whose members are likewise authorised to conduct restricted work such as auditing). </P>

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