Practical guides on cics and social enterprises for UK charities, CICs and social enterprises.
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4 articles on cics and social enterprises.
CICs can access grants, social investment, community shares and trading income, but cannot claim Gift Aid and are excluded from some charitable trust funds. This post covers every funding route and the accounts and reporting funders will expect to see.
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The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies is an independent office based at Companies House that approves CIC formation, applies the community-interest test, and enforces the asset lock, it is not the Charity Commission.
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A head-to-head comparison of community interest companies and charities on tax treatment, Gift Aid, rate relief, asset lock, director pay and registration burden.
7 min read
Every CIC must file a CIC34 community interest company report alongside its annual accounts at Companies House. This guide walks through every section, both filing routes, and the most common reasons CIC34s get sent back.
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