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Thinking of starting a social enterprise as a Community Interest Company?

Posted by: Olexandr Kyrychenko
Posted in: Corporate solutions
Date published: 19/12/2018

When most people think about starting a social enterprise, they often need to be established as a charity. While charities are a sound corporate vehicle for these activities, the rigors of the Charity. 

An alternative company structure, which is the Community Interest Company (CIC). As  Olexandr Kyrychenko, a commercial partner with IMD Solicitors explains,  ‘These are seen as a protected asset in a formally structured legal entity’

A focus on community benefit

The Community Interest Company is able to provide a specific community. What denotes a quite wide concept, capturing everything from amateur sports and music projects. The only notable restriction is that for a political goal.

Before the commencement of the work of the Community Interest on the subject of your activity. In particular, the company will need to pass the community interest test.

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Advantages and disadvantages

There is a Community Interest Company:

• there is no requirement for trustees;
• he is a member of the Society for the Protection of Life, and it is a sense of permanence;
• it is comparatively quick, easy and inexpensive to set up; and
• directors can be paid, albeit within regulations.

In comparison to those who were registered by charity, do not have a general tax incentive. For example, on a business location, small business relief can not be more than £ 15,000 and the business only uses one property. Another example is enterprise zone is a designated enterprise zone. The local authority where there is a £ 50,000 over five years.

Protecting assets

The key benefit of a Community Interest Company. (B). the company’s constitutional documentation. This asset lock is a third party at less than its value. If the company is dissolved, any property must be transferred to another social enterprise.

Compliance requirements

Like all companies, and Community Interest Company must be registered. Requirements These requirements These held These House These. House requirements. Furthermore, on an annual basis, they have an interest in the community. This report continues to have a social reality.

If you are considering Establishing a social enterprise or are interested in converting to a Community Interest Company, or for advice on any other corporate or commercial matter, please contact  please contact Olexandr Kyrychenko in our company and commercial team on 0330 107 0106 or email o.kyrychenko@imd.co.uk.

This article is for general information only and does not constitute legal or professional advice. Please note that the law may have changed since this article was published.