The free CIC Toolkit: what's inside
A walkthrough of the free tools every CIC can use today, no upgrade and no catch.
We built a toolkit to take the busywork off your plate, and the core of it is free for everyone. No upgrade required, no catch. Here's what you get and how to use it.
Eligibility Checker
The fastest win in the whole kit. Enter your organisation type, stage, and sector, and it tells you which opportunities you can realistically apply for. The point is to stop you sinking 40 hours into a grant you were never eligible for. Run this first.
Compliance Calendar
Running a CIC means deadlines that carry real penalties: Companies House filings, CIC34 annual returns, funder reporting dates. The Compliance Calendar tracks them in one place so you stop carrying them around in your head and stop missing them.
- A visual timeline of what's due and when
- Covers CIC34 returns, annual accounts, and grant reporting dates
- Built so a deadline never sneaks up on you again
Opportunities Hub
This is the live funding list: 177+ opportunities, updated regularly, not a static PDF from six months ago. It covers far more than grants:
- Grants
- Contracts (local authority, NHS, housing)
- CSR partnerships
- Accelerators
- Social investment
- Competitions and procurement
Everything is colour-coded by type and you can search, filter, and favourite the ones you want to track, with urgency indicators showing what's closing soon.
How to use them together
The tools work best as a sequence. Run the Eligibility Checker first so you know what fits. Then use the Opportunities Hub to shortlist the ones that match your stage. Then drop your real deadlines into the Compliance Calendar so nothing slips.
It's all here: tools.inclusifund.co.uk. Start with the Eligibility Checker, give it two minutes, and you'll immediately see where your best opportunities are.
— Reece Dunn