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CIC36: application to form a community interest company

The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator)'s form for applying to form a community interest company.

• From: Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Published: 6 August 2013
• Last updated: 14 August 2025
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  1. 14 August 2025

     Removed information on the CIC36 checklist regarding the signature

  2. 21 July 2025

     Updated information about the signature on the form CIC36

  3. 6 June 2025

     Updated the wording on form CIC36 under the Activities heading

  4. 24 April 2025

     Updated information on the Welsh version of the form CIC36

  5. 17 April 2025

     Updated guidance on the CIC36 form

  6. 7 March 2025

     Updated information on the form 36 under the activities heading

  7. 3 May 2024

     Removed Northern Ireland address

  8. 1 March 2024

     Removed Scotland's address

  9. 17 January 2024

     Updated information on Directors signatures. Add Email address box

  10. 23 August 2023

      Form CIC36 and continuation sheet and Welsh form CIC36 updated

  11. 15 November 2022

      Surplus box has been updated with more helpful information

  12. 27 October 2022

      Update information on who should sign the form CIC36

  13. 25 March 2022

      Added Welsh version of form CIC36 in word & Open document text

  14. 22 June 2020

      uploaded word versions of the form

  15. 2 June 2020

      New accessible CIC36 form & new accessible CIC36 continuation form

  16. 18 February 2020

      New PDF version of CIC36

  17. 8 April 2019

      Updating form following online process

  18. 7 November 2018

      Uploaded new completed example CIC36 form

  19. 24 January 2018

      CIC36 form help note updated.

  20. 24 January 2018

      CIC 36 example, check list updated

  21. 24 August 2016

      Uploaded new version of form cic36 to show amended delivery address.

  22. 6 August 2013

      First published.

Documents

Form CIC36: Application to incorporate a community interest company (OpenDocument text version)

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Form CIC36: Application to incorporate a Community Interest Company (Word Version)

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Form CIC36: continuation sheets (OpenDocument Text version)

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Form CIC36: continuation sheets (Word Version)

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Form CIC36: example of a completed form

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Ffurflen CIC36: Cais i ymgorffori Cwmni Buddiant Cymunedol (fersiwn testun 'OpenDocument)

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Details

When applying to form a community interest company (CIC), this form should be submitted to the CIC Regulator alongside the appropriate Companies House forms, memorandum of association, articles of association and payment.