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Step-by-step guides written for founders and trustees rather than lawyers, covering everything from choosing between a CIC and a CIO to preparing your first CIC34 community interest report without external support.

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Practical how-to guides for founders, trustees and directors

Guide2025-09-0812 min read

How to prepare your first CIC34 community interest report

A practical, section-by-section walkthrough for founders filing their first community interest report without external advisers.

Crescent Covenant CIC

CIC34CIC RegulatorFiling
Guide2025-09-2214 min read

Choosing a legal structure: CIC, CIO, charitable company or unincorporated association

A decision framework covering liability, asset locks, funding eligibility and regulator oversight for each structure.

Crescent Covenant CIC

Legal structureCICCIO
Guide2025-12-0310 min read

Drafting an asset lock that will still make sense in ten years

Common drafting failures we see in CIC constitutions, and the clauses that prevent costly disputes later.

Grace Okonjo

Asset lockConstitutionCIC
Guide2026-02-179 min read

Building a board recruitment pack that attracts skills, not just goodwill

Templates and prompts for recruiting trustees and directors against a skills matrix rather than an open call.

Crescent Covenant CIC

TrusteesRecruitmentGovernance
Guide2026-04-208 min read

The annual return checklist every CIC and charity finance lead should keep

A single reference document covering CIC34, CIC36, annual accounts and Gift Aid deadlines through the year.

Crescent Covenant CIC

ComplianceFilingChecklist

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