Governance Briefings are open to all community and voluntary organisations across Adur and Worthing, Brighton and Hove. It is a great opportunity to keep up to date with local and national legislation and network with other Trustees.

This session focuses on Charitable Incorporated Organisations.

Led by Tim Smith of GSFW Solicitors, this session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the CIO, including the differences between a CIO and a Community Interest Company (CIC), and how to convert to a CIO from a CIC.

It will look at issues such as

what is a CIO and the requirements
the main reasons for choosing a CIO structure
reasons not to chose a CIO structure
association ‘v’ foundation model
how to go about setting up a CIO and demonstrating your charitable objectives effectively
what the challenges of adopting a CIO structure are
the process for converting to a CIO from another structure eg CIC
the differences between a CIO and CIC

Places will be prioritised for our members. To find out how to become a member see our website.

Governance Briefing - Legal Structures for small groups Adur & Worthing