Evening all

Need some advice/opinions if I may. I'm 36 and have worked in general accounting roles pretty much since leaving school. Been with my current employer for nine years, and am probably guilty of becoming too comfortable, although I have progressed career wise. Things are now rather up in the air regarding their continuing presence in the UK, which has got me belatedly reviewing my situation. I find myself in the curious position of not being hellbent on maximum career progression or salary, but at the same time not wanting to sell myself short. With the climate the way it is, I suddenly feel rather vulnerable only having experience and an 11 year old HNC behind me, so I'm looking to study more as a refresher/insurance policy than outright career progression. I've been looking at the CIMA CBA and AAT, as both are relevant to my work experience, but I'm really in a bind as to which I should go for. Part of me thinks AAT would be a better all round qualification, but that perhaps it's slightly late in the day to be doing it and that the CBA would be a better choice. I then start fretting that I'm not sure I really want to focus solely on management accounts, so would CIMA be too narrow? This has resulted in worrying about both whilst doing neither, which is pretty much the worst of both worlds. I have no doubt I'm capable of CIMA, it's just I'm not sure that's the best motivation for doing it? I appreciate this is a CIMA board, but there appear to be plenty of folks here with experience of both, so opinions would be most welcome.

Phil