The application process was re-started in 2008 and, after a number of changes to the Company's Ordinances (including adding the ability to acquire land, clarifying that membership of the ICAEW was only required at the time of joining, and the abolition of Freedom by Apprenticeship), it was finally approved by the Court of Aldermen in 2011.

The Charter was formally presented by the Lord Mayor, Alderman David Wootton, to the Master, Sir John Stuttard, at a banquet in the Great Hall of the Guildhall on 10 September 2012.

"[4] The charitable arm of the Company supports education in literacy and numeracy for the disadvantaged, causes associated with the accountancy profession or the City, and more generally causes which members are personally involved in where a grant would make a material difference.

[14] The scheme aimed to place 20 to 30 attachments a year, with a focus on providing advice and professional expertise to charities, rather than day-to-day bookkeeping.

[14] The livery company had previously focused on making donations to support overseas training and rewarding student achievement.

[14] In July 2021, The Telegraph reported that up to a dozen business leaders were boycotting a dinner banquet at Mansion House hosted by the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants, because guests were being required to wear face masks and use NHS Test and Trace QR codes to enter the event.

[17] The Sea Cadets are supported with funding and prizes, and in turn provide a carpet guard for the annual banquet and join the Company's float in the Lord Mayor's Show.