Community interest companies: leaflets
An overview of what community interest companies (CICs) are, how they are set up and how they work.
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The ‘information pack’ is an abbreviated version of the ‘Community interest companies: how to form a CIC’ guidance. It includes information on:
- the community interest test
- the asset lock
- the dividend cap
- redemption and repurchase of shares and reduction of capital
- charities converting to CIC status or vice versa
- converting an industrial and provident society (IPS) to a CIC
- tax considerations
- sources of finance
- charges on assets
- lenders to the third sector
- forming a new CIC
- converting an existing company to a CIC
- CIC fees
- the annual CIC report
Last updated 31 March 2017 + show all updates
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All leaflets were updated to show the new parent department name and logo, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Updated office address on all publications
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First published.