Guidance and regulation

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.

• From: Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Updated: 23 February 2024

• CIC business activities: forms and step-by-step guidelines

  1. Form a community interest company (CIC) online 1.1 Handy Hints and Tips…

Sets out the main requirements for incorporating a company in the UK.

• From: Companies House
• Updated: 4 March 2024

• Incorporation and names

  This guide will be relevant if you want to: incorporate a company check…

• Annex A: Sensitive words and expressions that require prior approval to use in a company or business name

  1. Accounts Commission / Accounts Commission for Scotland To use this…

• Annex B: Words and expressions which could imply a connection with a government department, a devolved administration or a local or specified public authority

  1. Accounting Council / Actuarial Council / Audit and Assurance Council To…

• Annex C: Words and expressions protected under other legislation

  The use of any of these words and expressions in a company or business…

Comprehensive information for those people who want to form a community interest company (CIC), other stakeholders and those giving professional advice about CICs.

• From: Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Updated: 9 February 2024

• Community Interest Companies Guidance

  What is a CIC? CICs are limited companies which operate to provide a…

Bespoke model constitutions for use when forming or converting to a CIC, with memorandum of association and articles of association templates. When completing section A8 of form IN01, please only tick "option 3-bespoke …

• From: Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Updated: 20 March 2019

Information on establishing community broadband solutions illustrated by case studies of different community schemes across the UK

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 29 July 2019

Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CICs) business impact target report.

• From: Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Updated: 21 June 2019