Updated: Form IN01 continuation sheet added
A Community Interest Company (CIC) is a limited company, with special additional features, created for the use of people who want to conduct a business or other activity for community benefit, and not purely for private advantage.
This step-by-step guidance explains what you need to do to:
form a CIC form a community interest public limited company (plc) convert an existing company to a CIC convert a charitable company to a CIC convert an industrial and provident society (IPS) to a CIC convert a private company to a community interest plc convert a plc to a community interest plc change or specifying an asset-locked body in the articles of association alter clauses 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 an IPS arrange the voluntary dissolution of a CIC file an annual CIC report and accountsIt includes links to the appropriate forms, model constitutions (including the memorandum of association and articles of association) and model special resolutions.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-interest-companies-business-activities
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