The July Case Study Advance Information is available to download from the Case Study Resources page now.

For the next 6 weeks you are Jules Wingate, a final year trainee ICAEW Chartered Accountant, working in the business advisory unit at Quiller, a firm of ICAEW Chartered Accountants. You are currently on secondment to House Pride Limited.

House Pride (HP) supplies building materials and home improvement products to regional housebuilders, building contractors and tradespeople across the north-west of England. You report to HP’s Finance Director, Amanda Ellis.

The first rule of passing the Case Study exam is stated clearly in the AI by the examiners:

You must carry out sufficient and appropriate analysis work of your own in order to have a detailed understanding of the ICAEW Case Study Advance Information.

Most importantly; YOU must complete this analysis, YOU must understand the business.

So, where do you start?

Your first job is to learn about House Pride Limited and the UK building supplies industry as if it were your own business. Students studying with Training-by-Eos should log-in and begin your AI Analysis. 

Covid-19 - ICAEW Exam advice

“The ICAEW exams and learning materials are prepared ahead of each exam session. While we aim to reflect real life in the exams, the scenarios, characters and businesses presented are fictional and reflect the economic circumstances at the time of writing. Some exam question scenarios may relate to an industry, sector or business on which the coronavirus pandemic has had an impact. Where analysis of that scenario is required, it would be relevant to mention briefly in your answer the implications of the pandemic. Overall, however, you should continue to focus on answering the question appropriately, using the technical knowledge and skills as set out in the ICAEW learning materials.”

Exam Software

Earlier this year, ICAEW introduced the new exam software. You can find more information about the new CBE from the ICAEW website. All Training-by-Eos mock exams will be published in software designed to be used with the ICAEW CBE and replicate the Case Study exam experience as closely as possible. However, you should also practice using the ICAEW CBE so you are fully familiar with its functionality and behaviour.