Choosing The Right Legal Form

CMS is a nationally recognised expert in legal forms for social enterprise. We are a regular consultee by government on legal forms for social enterprises and have advised several hundred social enterprises with their legal forms. Unlike many advisors in the sector, we offer expert advice in the full range of legal forms for social enterprise:-

Unincorporated associations

Companies Limited by Shares or Guarantee

Community Interest Companies

Industrial and Provident Societies

Charities

Limited Liability Partnerships

 Advising clients which is the best legal form for them. CMS will also create a bespoke set of rules under whatever legal form is chosen.

Most of these legal forms can be registered in under two weeks (although charities will take longer). However, the registration is the end of the process of drafting the right legal form for your social enterprise and you should speak to CMS as soon as possible.