Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

ICSA: The Governance Institute
Chartered Institute
Founded 1891
Headquarters London, England
Key people
 Simon Osborne, Chief Executive
Website www.icsa.org.uk

ICSA: The Governance Institute (ICSA) is a professional body that certifies company secretaries through examination and post qualifications programmes. It has three membership grades: GradICSA for members that pass the exams, Associate for higher level members and Fellow for more senior members.[1][2] It has 37,000 members[3] and was founded in 1891. The Institute was granted a Royal Charter in 1902.

ICSA is one of eleven professional bodies whose members are allowed by the Charities Act 2011 to conduct independent examination of charities whose gross income exceeds £250,000 but is not otherwise subject to statutory audit.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Samuel O. Idowu; Walter Leal Filho (2009). Professionals' Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility. Springer. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-3-642-02630-0. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Your Professional Qualification: A Guide to Professional Qualifications in the UK - Where They Lead and How to Get Them. Kogan Page Publishers. 20 November 2002. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7494-3847-0. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "ICSA annual report 2010–2011" (PDF). Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. p. 13. Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Who can act as an independent examiner?". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 7 December 2012.


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