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Business Secretary Peter Kyle confirms Andy King as CIC Regulator.
We’ve identified the most common mistakes for each document you need to submit and compiled a list of Hints and Tips to get you on your way, whether applying online or submitting via paper application
The processes you need to follow, and the documents you need to submit, when you are a community interest company or you wish to form (or convert to) a community interest company.
1. Form a community interest company (CIC) online 1.1 Handy Hints and Tips…
Before you apply to convert to come a Community Interest Company use this checklist to make sure you have all the correct documents
Before you apply to be come a Community Interest company use this checklist to make sure you have all the correct documents
Information on community interest companies (CICs) that were registered in the last month.
Times and days the CIC Office is open for business.
Filing fee increases will be introduced from 1st February 2026. Read how these will affect becoming a Community Interest Company.
Bespoke model Articles of Association and model Memorandum of Association. Please note: When applying to incorporate a CIC online a Memorandum of Association is not required, it is also not required when applying to conve…
The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator)'s form for applying to form a community interest company.
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