Charity or community interest company?

Answered 26 Sep 2008 by c.cattell
I am looking to set up a playgroup as a social enterprise. I know a lot of childcare groups register as charities, but I wonder if a CIC would be a better option. I am aware of the issue with charities whereby a trustee or management committee member cannot be employed by the charity. This could be a problem as I am very much the one driving this forward and I would want to work at the playgroup which would mean relinquishing control to trustees. However I am not really clear on just what the pros and cons are of registering as a CIC instead.

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Charlie Cattell is a specialist in legal and governance matters relating to social enterprises, charities and voluntary organisations, assisting a wide range of groups with legal structures, organisational management, and regulatory issues.