The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c 27), sometimes called CAICE, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that regulates certain practices in financial record keeping and reporting for companies.

[5] The following consultation documents and reports are precursors of this Act:[6] In 2005, Griffiths thought that powers to require documents, under section 21 of this Act, and to enter and remain on premises, under section 23 thereof, were reminiscent of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

[7] This Part introduces community interest companies, and the officer known as the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.

The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (Commencement) and Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No 18) Order 2004 (S.I.

[8] The Community Interest Company Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1788) were made under powers conferred by this Act.