Community Interest Companies
To give a flavour of the good work Community Interest Companies (CICs) are carrying out around the UK, we have published a selection of case studies on this site.
The wait is finally over! The Regulator of Community Interest Companies Annual Report for 2011/12 was laid before Parliament on 12 July 2012 and is now available to view and download. This report highlight's many of our achievements, the challenges we faced and the obstacles we jumped over. So here's the CIC story so far...
Register of newly formed CICs this month
Well done on your successful registration as a community interest company (CIC). I continue to be delighted at the growth in community interest companies.
I would like to pass on sincere congratulations to all of the CICs that have registered in the last month.
Sara Burgess, CIC Regulator
Companies House Webcheck Service
If you would like to know whether a company has registered as a community interest company (CIC), what its company number and registered office address is and whether it has filed its statutory documents please use the Webcheck service provided by the Registrar of Companies.
This information is free of charge and may be accessed by clicking on the title above. If a company is stating that it is a CIC and they do not appear on the Webcheck service please contact us.
Fit for the Future - Delivering Care and Value
17th June 2013: Key national of event addressing the role of social enterprise and the third sector in health and social care.
Community Interest Companies
Community Interest Companies (CICS) are limited companies, with special additional features, created for the use of people who want to conduct a business or other activity for community benefit, and not purely for private advantage.
This is achieved by a "community interest test" and "asset lock", which ensure that the CIC is established for community purposes and the assets and profits are dedicated to these purposes. Registration of a company as a CIC has to be approved by the Regulator who also has a continuing monitoring and enforcement role.
Appeal and complaint procedures
Sara Burgess, CIC Regulator has a clear mission to regulate and to raise awareness of the CIC model throughout the UK.
The Regulator wants to ensure that they are recognised and trusted by society for serving our communities with integrity and excellence and for this has published appeal and complaint guides.
Charity and Social Enterprise Management from Anglia Ruskin University.
Social Entrepreneurship toolkit; a comprehensive guide to developing your social enterprise
