The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA

is the membership organisation that champions the interests of small and mid-size quoted companies in the United Kingdom. The company is not-for-profit. The QCA campaigns on a wide variety of issues and organises surveys and events to inform its membership about making the most of public markets. The organisation has around 300 members of which nearly 200 are quoted companies. The QCA operates 7 Expert Groups, made up largely of representatives from advisory member firms, that provide pro-bono work on behalf of its members. The expert groups are Primary Markets, Secondary Markets, Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Legal, Tax and Share Schemes. QCA's

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

is James Ashton. The organisation was founded in 1992 and until 2000 was called the City Group for Smaller Companies.

The QCA Corporate Governance Code

The QCA publishes a corporate governance code, the

QCA Corporate Governance Code The QCA Corporate Governance Code is a corporate governance code published by the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA). It is the corporate governance code adopted by the majority of companies on the AIM market in the UK. London Stock Exchange L ...

, which is adopted by the vast majority (89%) of companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in the UK.

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*{{Official website, https://www.theqca.com/ Business organisations based in London Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1992