All companies have the right to alter their articles by special resolution or written resolution. Some changes need consent or special procedure. Get in touch for support around changing your company articles.

A CIC (social enterprise) is defined as a business with primarily social objectives, whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community. We can offer you advice on this legal structure and help you set up a CIC.

A CIO is a corporate body (like a company) with a constitution that is registered with and regulated by the Charity Commission. We can offer advice about whether a CIO is right for you and help you to set up or convert an existing charity.

A ‘charitable company’ is an organisation that has first become an incorporated organisation and then has registered as a charity. We can offer advice and guidance on different legal structures and help you set up a charitable company.

Many organisations think about changing legal structure when the trustees and management committees are concerned about personal liability. Incorporation means creating a legal identity for the organisation that is different to its members.

You should think about becoming a charitable incorporated organisation if your charity has employees, owns property, signs contracts to complete work, has long-term financial commitments such as a lease or runs risky activities.

A charity is an organisation with exclusively charitable purposes that benefit the public. Charities must operate within the constraints of charity law. We can offer advice and help you register as a charity.

Would you like to know what is involved in setting up a new voluntary organisation or community group? We outline a few things to consider and our Support and Development team are here offer for further advice.

An unincorporated association (UA) is not required by law to seek approval of any kind before setting up, nor does it have to register with any regulatory body unless it is legally charitable.

A UA with a small income, which does not intend to employ staff, enter into contracts or acquire property, may need only a set of basic rules. These should state the association’s aims, the powers it has to achieve them and its management procedures.