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A guide for charities considering incorporation. Produced by NICVA Member Services.
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These guidance notes are designed to provide general guidelines to assist Northern Ireland based voluntary organisations which are considering incorporation. They look at the four structures used by voluntary organisations, different kinds of companies and the key issues of changing from an unincorporated association to a company.
Setting Up a Company (177Kb)
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Further Reading
The following publications are available in NICVA’s reference library :
'A Practical Guide to Company Law for Charities', 1991 ed by Bev Cross, published by Directory of Social Change in association with Sheffield Law Centre, ISBN 0-907164-73-0
'Company Handbook and Registers for Voluntary Sector Companies Limited by Guarantee' by Sinclair Taylor and Martin Solicitors (1999 and 2003)
'The Law and Practice of Meetings' by Ian Sherman (ninth edition), published by Sweet and Maxwell, ISBN 0-421-53910-0
'A Practical Guide to Company Law for Charities', 1991 ed by Bev Cross, published by Directory of Social Change in association with Sheffield Law Centre, ISBN 0-907164-73-0
'Company Handbook and Registers for Voluntary Sector Companies Limited by Guarantee' by Sinclair Taylor and Martin Solicitors (1999 and 2003)
'The Law and Practice of Meetings' by Ian Sherman (ninth edition), published by Sweet and Maxwell, ISBN 0-421-53910-0
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