News and communications

We are looking at showcasing the different scales of CIC’s – from small local businesses to multi-million-pound organisations and the variety & diversity of CIC activities in benefiting their community.

• Updated: 21 March 2024

Filing fee increases will be introduced from 1st May 2024. Read how these will affect becoming a Community Interest Company.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Find out more about what you need to consider when starting a Community Interest Company

• Updated: 9 February 2024

The Security Industry Authority has announced the opening of its grant for good causes fund for 2023 to 2024.

• Updated: 29 January 2024

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is partnering with Hey Girls to provide complimentary period products to staff and tackle period poverty across Cumbria.

• Updated: 16 November 2023

Need to contact us over Christmas and New Year? Our festive opening times are

• Updated: 17 December 2021

Watch our recent webinar to find out if the Community Interest Company model is for you. We give a brief overview of social enterprise models and the differences.

• Updated: 16 July 2021

Watch our recent webinar to discover what you need to know (from the Regulator's perspective) on submitting a successful application of incorporation or conversion to a community interest company.

• Updated: 18 February 2021

Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirms Louise Smyth as interim Regulator of Community Interest Companies

• Updated: 6 September 2020

CEO of HR Sports Academy, Mickela Hall-Ramsay, tells us more about her young entrepreneurship journey and how she turned her idea into a successful business.

• Updated: 6 January 2020

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

• Updated: 15 October 2019

Delighted to announce a new online accounts filing service for Community Interest Companies the Regulator, Ceri Witchard, tells all in a Q&A podcast.

• Updated: 12 September 2019

Sign up to our “CICs New Online Incorporation Process” webinar

• Updated: 20 February 2019

We interviewed the husband and wife team behind Edinburgh’s first zero waste shop. A community interest company putting planet and purpose before profits.

• Updated: 15 February 2019

This webinar will cover: what CICs are, director’s responsibilities, funding, tax incentives and a little bit on dividend payments

• Updated: 1 November 2018

The first Civil Society Strategy in 15 years will build stronger communities by bringing together businesses, charities and the public sector, the Government has vowed today.

• Updated: 8 August 2018