FORMS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE REGULATOR OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANIES
To convert an existing company to a community interest company you are required to deliver to the Registrar of Companies the following completed documents, with a fee:
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1. Form CIC 37 (English/Welsh)- application to convert a company to a community interest company, inclusive of declarations.
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A copy of the Special Resolution(s) :
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stating that the company should become a community interest company;
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to alter the company’s articles of association to state that the company is to be a community interest company;
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to make such alterations of the articles of association as it considers necessary to comply with the requirements imposed by and by virtue of section 32 or otherwise appropriate in connection with becoming a community interest company; and
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to change the company’s name to include one of the following designates community interest company / c.i.c. / community interest public limited company / community interest p.l.c. or the Welsh equivalent.
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A printed copy of the Articles of Association , as amended. If you are not using one of the CIC model articles of association please click on the following: Important information.
4. Form NM01 - Notice of change of name by resolution
5. A cheque for £25 - made payable to Companies House.
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Form CIC 37 Continuation Sheets (English/Welsh) (use only if needed)
7. Information for the Regulator
Registration – Criminal Records Bureau Checks (CRB)
It is the policy of the Regulator to seek confirmation that appropriate CRB checks are in place or will be put in place for anyone in the company who has contact with, or will be working with young and/or vulnerable people. Please ensure that you provide relevant details when submitting your application to become a community interest company – this can include a copy of a letter from a registered body or a letter that contains a disclosure reference number or a letter from you providing an assurance that the relevant checks will be obtained.
Explanatory notes and examples of how forms should be completed
- Example of a completed form CIC 37
- Models of Articles of Association with explanatory notes
Registrars’ Addresses:
Registrar of Companies ( England & Wales) |
Registrar of Companies ( Scotland) |
Registrar of Companies ( Northern Ireland) |