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THOUGHTS & MUSINGSStephen Lloyd – The Father of CICs
At a recent workshop, I opened by asking the audience a direct question: Has the use of artificial legal personalities bred amoral behaviour? To the stunned silence and dropped jaws, I quickly added that that this question was in fact posed by the late Stephen Lloyd...
read moreKeeping Control Of The CIC
Last week was a week of contrasts yet ultimately similarities. It started off with helping a charity reconcile its intractable differences with its partner CIC and to try to get it to move forward and I finished the week helping to set up a Laughter Club in Great...
read moreCrazy Hazy Days Of Summer
Ah the end of July fast approaches and thoughts turn to languid days and restful nights as we all embark on our long awaited and well deserved holidays, be it in the UK or further ashore. If nothing else, it’s a break from the tedium of work and a chance to recharge...
read moreTrip Down Under
Have you ever said yes to something and then thought later “why did I agree to this?” I went to Australia this spring to visit my daughter who is on a two year sabbatical. You get the picture, never once mown the lawn or taken an interest in the garden, she’s working...
read moreThe Times They Are A Changin’
This is my very first blog ever and I am delighted to be free to actively promote CICs and not be constrained by the chains of officialdom. After 11 years in the CIC Office, which I enjoyed immensely, I have a wealth of knowledge and experience which I am determined...
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