FORMS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE REGULATOR OF COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANIES
To convert an existing Public Limited Company to a community interest public limited company you are required to deliver to Registrar of Companies the following completed documents, with a fee.
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1. Form CIC37 (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 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 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 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 public limited company / community interest p.l.c/ or the Welsh equivalent.
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A printed copy of the Articles of Association of the company as altered in accordance with the resolution(s) above. If you are not using one of the CIC model articles of association please click on the following: Important information.
4. Form CIC37 continuation sheets (English/Welsh) (use only if needed).
5. Form NM01 - Notice of change of name by resolution
6. A cheque for £25 - made payable to Companies House.
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
- Models of Memoranda and Articles of Association with explanatory notes.
Registrars’ Addresses:
Registrar of Companies ( England & Wales) |
Registrar of Companies ( Scotland) |
Registrar of Companies ( Northern Ireland) |