Changing your membership status

If you have been a CIMA member for at least 20 years and are fully retired, you can apply for permanent remission of fees.

You will not be required to pay subscription fee. You will only receive the annual report and accounts, and the annual returns form, which includes a proxy voting slip.

You will still be able to use the letters FCMA / ACMA and CGMA after your name

You can vote at our AGM.

To apply to become a retired member, please contact our Global Engagement Centre: https://www.cimaglobal.com/Contact-us/.

If your financial circumstances are severely reduced, you may be eligible for a reduced subscription fee ('remission') to assist members in need. These circumstances include:

Members:

• No income from employment
• Unemployed and raising a family
• Re-entering full-time education to obtain a further qualification relevant to the field of accountancy
• Prolonged illness – where illness prevents gainful employment for a period of not less than three months
• Full-time caring for disabled children, parents or partners
• Voluntary services / VSO of two years maximum (after which proof may be required)
• Retired members who do not meet the CIMA retired members criteria (above)

If you meet these criteria, please reach out to our Global Engagement Centre with the detail of your current circumstances: https://www.cimaglobal.com/email-us/

If you no longer wish to be a CIMA member, you can resign in writing by filling in our Contact Form: https://www.cimaglobal.com/email-us/. If you do not wish to be charged the current year's subscription fee please resign by 31 March. You must return your membership certificate to The Helicon, One South Place, London, EC2M 2RB.

Resigning means that you do not become lapsed from our records. Your record is correctly updated and amended to show a resigned status.

If you wish to return to CIMA after resigning you will need to apply for readmission. 

If you wish to reapply for readmission, choose from the following:

If you have forgotten the login / password for your MY CIMA account, please see this page.