The company is based in Peterborough and is the largest professional credit management organisation in Europe.
[1] The company is also a founding member of the Federation of European Credit Management Associations (FECMA).
Members of the company are tested and assessed by the CICM and generally hold appointments in the fields of industry and commerce as well as in certain activities such as debt collecting, credit reporting, credit insurance and insolvency practice.
The company also instructed to organise specialist education and training relevant to the needs of its members, provide an appropriate range of services to allow credit managers to keep up to date, and to consult with and make recommendations to the Government, European Commission, other professional bodies and trade associations.
The CICM issues a press release each quarter reporting the results of the Index which receives media coverage.