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Articles of association for a CIC that is limited by guarantee

This page contains the articles of association you will need if you are setting up a Community Interest Company (CIC) that is limited by guarantee.

Choose the articles of association relevant to your company, depending on whether you are a small membership company or a large membership company.

Small membership - articles of association

Use the small membership articles if all of the following apply to your CIC:

  • it is limited by guarantee
  • all the directors are also members of the CIC
  • all the members are also directors of the CIC

Large membership - articles of association

Use the large membership articles if all of the following apply to your CIC:

  • it is limited by guarantee
  • the CIC will have more members than it has directors
Published 6 March 2019