February 2014 Blog Posts (3)

Dear members,

I have come to realisation that I would like my current limited company to be transformed into CIC.

There's a lots of information on the web but I am getting very confused.

Considering my modest start up budged it is impossible to pay solicitor's fees.

However, I need to make sure I am doing the right thing.

Currently my company provide education, training and workshops regarding improving the everyday usage of English within some communities;…

Hi - my name is Tim Cooper. I have recently established Communities Insurance Brokers as a CIC to serve the charity, voluntary and non-profit sectors in the UK. We are a bit of a novelty as the FCA didnt know what a CIC was. My background is in commercial insurance broking but this is my first social enterprise. If you need some friendly advise on your insurances, or would like a competitive quotation we would be pleased to hear from you. on 01242 460469 Follow us on Twitter  @comminsureco…

We provide courses to vulnerable young people, there is a bursary for the course but our contract won't be paid for thirty days. As a small organisation we can't bank roll costs for students. I need a grant about £2000 but need to turn ii around in a week, any ideas?