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Watch our recent webinar on a step by step guide on how to successfully incorporate your Community Interest Company online.
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
Filing fee increases will be introduced from 1st February 2026. Read how these will affect becoming a Community Interest Company.
Almost £20 million funding was invested to help NRS communities grow and thrive in 2024/25.
“From idea to Impact: Your Guide to setting up a CIC”. Take a look at our most recent joint webinar with the Business Support Service
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.
Filing fee increases will be introduced from 1st May 2024. Read how these will affect becoming a Community Interest Company.
Find out more about what you need to consider when starting a Community Interest Company
The Security Industry Authority has announced the opening of its grant for good causes fund for 2023 to 2024.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is partnering with Hey Girls to provide complimentary period products to staff and tackle period poverty across Cumbria.
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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.
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.
Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirms Louise Smyth as interim Regulator of Community Interest Companies
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
Delighted to announce a new online accounts filing service for Community Interest Companies the Regulator, Ceri Witchard, tells all in a Q&A podcast.
Sign up to our “CICs New Online Incorporation Process” webinar
We interviewed the husband and wife team behind Edinburgh’s first zero waste shop. A community interest company putting planet and purpose before profits.
This webinar will cover: what CICs are, director’s responsibilities, funding, tax incentives and a little bit on dividend payments
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