Richard C Bishop has been involved financial services for over 20 years, working with property owners, wealthy families and SME's advising on tax mitigation and estate planning.He is lecturer in finance in the Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University. He is regarded as a leading writer and researcher on the subject of company constitutions and has in addition authored Articles of Association: Guidance and Precedents also published by Bloomsbury Professional.He has also written as columnist for the FT Adviser, Money Marketing and Professional Adviser.

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• 1) IntroductionOverview Community Interest CompanyThe role of community interest companiesCIC v Charity structures The Taxation of CICsLegal Structure | limited by guarantee/sharesCompany StructureConstitution Overview2) Legislative backgroundThe LawThe Companies Act 2006The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order2008 Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise)Act 2004 (Commencement) and Companies Act 1989(Commencement No 18) Order 2004 (SI 2004/3322)The Community Interest Company Regulations 2005The Community Interest Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments TransitionalProvisions and Savings) Order 20093) Regulation backgroundThe regulatorInvestigationsEnforcementAccountability & Appeals4) CIC OverviewLegal Company StructuresCommunity interest statement IncorporationConversionCharities conversion to a CICFinancingLoan capital & DebenturesCharge on assetsTaxation considerations5) ReportingRole of directors & membersDirectors renumerationTransfer of assetsLiquidation & InsolvencyWinding upReporting obligationsAnnual reports & Accounts6) Articles of associationCompany Act 2006Articles of association overviewObjectsAlterationAsset Lock7) Asset LockRestrictionsDividend capsPerformance related capRedemption & Reduction in capital8) PrecedentsCIC model constitution: company limited by guarantee with a small membershipCIC model constitution: company limited by guarantee with a large membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 2 company limited by shares with a small membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 2 company limited by shares with a large membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 3 company limited by shares with a small membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 3 company limited by shares with a large membership

Richard C Bishop has been involved financial services for over 20 years, working with property owners, wealthy families and SME's advising on tax mitigation and estate planning.He is lecturer in finance in the Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University. He is regarded as a leading writer and researcher on the subject of company constitutions and has in addition authored Articles of Association: Guidance and Precedents also published by Bloomsbury Professional.He has also written as columnist for the FT Adviser, Money Marketing and Professional Adviser.

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• 1) IntroductionOverview Community Interest CompanyThe role of community interest companiesCIC v Charity structures The Taxation of CICsLegal Structure | limited by guarantee/sharesCompany StructureConstitution Overview2) Legislative backgroundThe LawThe Companies Act 2006The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order2008 Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise)Act 2004 (Commencement) and Companies Act 1989(Commencement No 18) Order 2004 (SI 2004/3322)The Community Interest Company Regulations 2005The Community Interest Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments TransitionalProvisions and Savings) Order 20093) Regulation backgroundThe regulatorInvestigationsEnforcementAccountability & Appeals4) CIC OverviewLegal Company StructuresCommunity interest statement IncorporationConversionCharities conversion to a CICFinancingLoan capital & DebenturesCharge on assetsTaxation considerations5) ReportingRole of directors & membersDirectors renumerationTransfer of assetsLiquidation & InsolvencyWinding upReporting obligationsAnnual reports & Accounts6) Articles of associationCompany Act 2006Articles of association overviewObjectsAlterationAsset Lock7) Asset LockRestrictionsDividend capsPerformance related capRedemption & Reduction in capital8) PrecedentsCIC model constitution: company limited by guarantee with a small membershipCIC model constitution: company limited by guarantee with a large membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 2 company limited by shares with a small membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 2 company limited by shares with a large membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 3 company limited by shares with a small membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 3 company limited by shares with a large membership

Richard C Bishop has been involved financial services for over 20 years, working with property owners, wealthy families and SME's advising on tax mitigation and estate planning.He is lecturer in finance in the Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University. He is regarded as a leading writer and researcher on the subject of company constitutions and has in addition authored Articles of Association: Guidance and Precedents also published by Bloomsbury Professional.He has also written as columnist for the FT Adviser, Money Marketing and Professional Adviser.

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• 1) IntroductionOverview Community Interest CompanyThe role of community interest companiesCIC v Charity structures The Taxation of CICsLegal Structure | limited by guarantee/sharesCompany StructureConstitution Overview2) Legislative backgroundThe LawThe Companies Act 2006The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order2008 Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise)Act 2004 (Commencement) and Companies Act 1989(Commencement No 18) Order 2004 (SI 2004/3322)The Community Interest Company Regulations 2005The Community Interest Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments TransitionalProvisions and Savings) Order 20093) Regulation backgroundThe regulatorInvestigationsEnforcementAccountability & Appeals4) CIC OverviewLegal Company StructuresCommunity interest statement IncorporationConversionCharities conversion to a CICFinancingLoan capital & DebenturesCharge on assetsTaxation considerations5) ReportingRole of directors & membersDirectors renumerationTransfer of assetsLiquidation & InsolvencyWinding upReporting obligationsAnnual reports & Accounts6) Articles of associationCompany Act 2006Articles of association overviewObjectsAlterationAsset Lock7) Asset LockRestrictionsDividend capsPerformance related capRedemption & Reduction in capital8) PrecedentsCIC model constitution: company limited by guarantee with a small membershipCIC model constitution: company limited by guarantee with a large membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 2 company limited by shares with a small membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 2 company limited by shares with a large membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 3 company limited by shares with a small membershipCIC model constitution: private schedule 3 company limited by shares with a large membership