Industrial & Provident Societies Register

List of help guides

• Law changes to help industrial and provident societies comply with their rules

  Legislation passed in response to COVID-19 giving industrial and provident societies relief from certain obligations in their rules, and making it possible for them to use electronic means, expired on 31 March 2021.

• About the register

  Industrial and provident societies provide benefits for their members and operate under registered rules.

• Registering

  Industrial and provident societies are registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908.

• Filing requirements

  Each society must register an annual return and some may need to file financial statements.

• Keeping your details up to date

  You must notify us if you change your rules, registered office address, name or amalgamate with another society.​

• Closing a society

  An industrial and provident society may have its registration cancelled, or it can be dissolved or put into liquidation.