FORMS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES
Documents and fee required when converting an Industrial and Provident Society (IPS) to a community interest company
To be eligible to be incorporated as a community interest company an IPS must, in the opinion of the Regulator, satisfy the community interest test. The test is whether a reasonable person might consider that the company's activities are being (or its proposed activities will be) carried on for the benefit of the community. A company must continue to satisfy the test so long as it remains a CIC. Guidance materials are available on our website.To convert from an Industrial & Provident Society (with or without exempt charity status or charitable status) to a community interest company the society will need to:
- Contact the Charity Commission (if a charity or exempt charity) to discuss the implications of the proposed conversion.
- Pass a special resolution to convert from an Industrial and Provident Society to a community interest company and send the necessary forms to the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
- You are required to deliver to Companies House the following completed documents, with a fee:
- a letter explaining that you want to convert an IPS to a community interest company.
- Form 10
- Form 12
- Form CIC 36 (Application to form a Community Interest Company, inclusive of declarations)
- Models of Memoranda and Articles of Association - Templates. If you are not using one of the Model Memoranda and Articles of Association please click on the following: Important information
- Cheque for £35 payable to Companies House
- Form CIC 36 Application Form - Continuation Sheets (use only if needed).
- Example of a completed Form CIC 36
- Models of Memoranda and Articles of Association with explanatory notes
- The Registrar of Companies will forward a copy of the memorandum and articles of association to the FSA and arrange a date for the conversion to take place.
- The Registrar of Companies will pass copies of these documents to the Regulator of Community Interest Companies to consider whether the company is eligible to form as a community interest company (C.I.C.). If eligible and if the documents are acceptable to the Registrar of Companies the documents will be placed on the public record and a certificate of incorporation will be issued.
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Explanatory notes and examples of how forms should be completed
Registrar's Address
Companies House
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Maindy
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
Registrar of Companies (Scotland)
Companies House
37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
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