07 Feb CIC business activities: forms and step-by-step guidelines
This in-depth guide produced by the government provides details and guidance on all aspects of setting up a Community Interest Company including:
- Form a community interest company (CIC) online
- Form a community interest company (CIC) by post
- Form a community interest public limited company (community interest plc)
- Convert an existing company to a CIC
- Convert a charitable company to a CIC
- Convert a registered society to a CIC
- Convert a private company to a community interest plc
- Convert a public limited company (plc) to a community interest plc
- Change or specify an asset-locked body in the articles of association
- Insert, delete or alter a clause in the articles of association
- Alter the object statement of a CIC
- Change the status of a CIC to a community interest plc
- Convert a CIC to a charitable company
- Convert a CIC to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- Convert a CIC to a Registered Society
- Voluntary dissolution of a CIC
- New online filing process for submitting ‘small’ CIC annual accounts, CIC34 report and £15 fee
- File an annual CIC report and accounts with a £15 fee by post.
- You must send all forms to the Registrar of Companies by post
- Contact CIC Regulator