Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) is an all-Ireland body whose members use the Chartered Accountant designation (ACA / FCA). Because it covers Northern Ireland, it straddles the UK/Ireland border and appears on the FRC’s lists as a UK Recognised Supervisory Body and Recognised Qualifying Body for statutory audit — which is why it sits alongside ICAEW, ACCA and ICAS on the four-RSB / five-RQB lists. CAI membership is the verification signal behind the title; audit work additionally requires audit registration.
Sources & verification
- Chartered Accountants Ireland is one of the four UK Recognised Supervisory Bodies and one of the five Recognised Qualifying Bodies recognised by the FRC for statutory audit (it covers Northern Ireland) — source, verified 2026-06-10
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