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I set up Swarm Apprenticeships five years ago because I recognised that too many bright youngsters fall through the education system. Now five years later we've just converted to CIC to reinforce our commitment to supporting youngsters who 'don't fit' into employment and training.

We now deliver apprenticeship training to commercial businesses across the UK, with every learner helped to see the difference they make to their employer's bottom line. Apprenticeship training is…

I am the NED for a small CIC which is Limited by Shares, when it was created a few years ago, but we are finding that this excludes us from a number of Grant Awarding Opportunities which is very frustrating.

I know that we can't switch the CIC from one limited to one limited by guarantee, without actually winding up the existing structure and restarting, with all the costs, legal and logistical hassles that this would involve.

However, I would like to know if anyone has…

I am the NED for a small CIC which is Limited by Shares, when it was created a few years ago, but we are finding that this excludes us from a number of Grant Awarding Opportunities which is very frustrating.

I know that we can't switch the CIC from one limited to one limited by guarantee, without actually winding up the existing structure and restarting, with all the costs, legal and logistical hassles that this would involve.

However, I would like to know if anyone has…

We have been allocated a shopping centre in Burgess Hill, shopping centre due to redeveloped. Any purpose considered office and shops and available.

I applied for an overdraft. Bank asked me for 'memorandum confirming ability to borrow'. Where I can find some information about what this memorandum should include?

Hi,

At Community Spaces we work with the Owners of Commercial Property and try to convince them that rather than them keeping their un-used property empty they should un-lock the potential and allow us to find occupiers that can benefit the communities in which it is situated.

We have now got to the point where we have a portfolio of in excess of 2000 properties, predominantly shops where the landlords are prepared to accept occupation proposals from Charities, CICs and…

We're currently moving from a CIC Ltd by shares to a CIC Ltd by gaurantee.  We've opened up the new CIC and now I'm trying to work out how we transfer the assets.

I've found the correct form but need to know how much detail I should include. We're a second hand shop with two full large shops and two warehouses.

The stock turns over so quickly that we'd never have an exact list of everything we owned.

Has anyone ever done it? Any advise would be…

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hi - I have a question regarding raising private investment on a show by show basis.

We are now at a critical point of fundraising for our upcoming show in 2018. The idea being as we are now newly formed as a CIC we can mix NPO funding with private investment.  We are hoping to raise circa £10,000 in donations. £15,000 in Arts Council money and £30,000 private investment. We want to use the 35% profit split to pay returns to investors and bonuses to…

I recently asked the CIC regulator a few questions about their powers and enforcement of those powers under a FOI request. I'm not sure how to upload their response (can I post it anywhere?). Most notably, over past 5 years, 310 CICs investigated. 0 CIC's had enforcement action against them.

Hi, 

“Youth Ocean Action CIC” is being formed as a platform to educate young people on an International basis about the dangers of Plastic Pollution as they are generally more enthusiastic about environmental issues once they are fired up.

We are planning an International Conference in Eastbourne in May 2019 to teach them how to reduce the amount of plastic reaching our Oceans, as well as how to reduce what is already there. This will be 3 day Conference where we will…

As the CIC can I charge people for services and reinvest money for social purpose? e.g. Charge people which are in employment and reinvest money to cover charges of services for unemployed people or to charge people to cover expenses of prints, handouts for training sessions.

Good morning,

can you please let me know if a CIC could be focused in overseas healthcare projected, especially in developing countries ?

Thanks and regards,
Dario

Good morning,

can you please let me know if a CIC could be focused in overseas healthcare projected, especially in developing countries ?

Thanks and regards,
Dario

Good morning,

My friend and I have set up Lovemindfulness cic to teach mindfulness in schools.

We have established with the local authority that we are exempt from ir35 because we are interchangeable. They are invoicing lovemindfulness for our services.

So far so good.

Now, as self employed mindfulness teachers, we invoice lovemindfulness.

We think that, because we also do work outside lovemindfulness, we are compliant with employment legislation.

Is…

Hi,

I'm not sure if this question has been answered already. But I could do with a little assistance in this area. 

I'm currently setting up a CIC and would like to be a member of the board. In saying this I intend for my company to carry out some of the work when we apply for grants.  Would it be best to change my company into a CIC or create a new CIC and receive funding to enable my company to carry out work. Sorry if this sounds confusing... this is all very new to me! 

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We are a CIC committed to helping unemployed Older Workers back into sustainable employment. We work within East Anglia and North London - we just need the opportunity through funding.

Hi,

I'm currently setting up a local choir for asylum seekers. The choir will work alongside an existing charity that provides asylum seekers with other services.

We will be looking to apply for grants to fund the choir. Our main cost will be to pay for the choir leader: we expect both our income and costs to be small.

We are currently researching what the best structure for an organisation of this type is: CIC Vs Charity Vs Other.

Our considerations at the moment…