CIC is Educational Charity. Its charitable registration number is 1012914
It has been operating since 1987 and was granted charitable status in 1992.
CIC is concerned about the use of deceptive and manipulative methods used by cults to recruit and indoctrinate unsuspecting members of society.
CIC believes that these cult methods present a threat to the well-being of the individual and the family.
Consequently CIC sees the need for gathering and disseminating accurate information on cultism and aims to meet that need.
CIC was granted the status of an eduational charity in the summer of 1992. This was a tremendous achievement since it had never been given before to an educational organisation clearly focusing critical concern on the harmful methods of the cults.
Operating as an educational charity, CIC is now eligible for greater funding than was possible before. In order to build up CIC we need to continue to develop a sound funding base to help pay for all the ongoing expenses associated with the telephone, postage, the office, one full-time and two part-time members of staff and all the other miscellaneous costs.
If you know of individuals or charitable trusts that might like to help CIC in this important educational work, we would be delighted to hear from you or them and to provide further information on the different ways that people and institutions and people can give.
Ian Haworth is the General Secretary and main representative for CIC. He is responsible to the trustees.
Ian has worked full-time as a specialist in cultism since 1979. Initially he worked in Canada before returning to Britain in 1987 when he helped to start CIC.
He is an ex-cult member, so he learned about cults the hard way! He has handled over 20, 000 enquiries and delivered over 1,200 talks on the topic.
He has acted as a consultant to police, social agencies, educational and religious institutions, as well as being called as an expert witness in cult-related trials.
CIC has established an international network of reliable cult aware contacts, particularly in the western world. This network of people, knowledgeable in cultism, comprises individuals from a variety of disciplines and includes other specialists in cultism, mental health professionals, clergy, relatives of current cult members and ex-cult members. These contacts have proved invaluable to those with loved ones in a cult in a foriegn land.
CIC has an office in South London. For security
reasons the office location is not made public.
The mailing address for CIC is a private post box address in Central London. The letters BCM are the initials of British Corporate Monomark, a company specializing in secure post boxes.
CIC recieves funds from speaking engagements, consultancy work and from the sale of leaflets and books. However, basic information on cultism is available free of charge to enquirers.
Since CIC is not financed by government grants, it is heavily dependent on the generosity of the public. If you would like details about the different ways in which you can contribute to CIC's ongoing educational work, please contact us. We would be pleased to send you information on covenanting, Gift Aid and other ways of giving.
THE RT.HON. LORD DENNING
BARONESS MCLEOD OF BORVE
PREBENDARY DR. CHAD VARAH, O.B.E.
DR. P. COTTERALL
Former Principal, London Bible College
THE REV. R. A. EWBANK M.A., B.D.
Hampshire Diocesan Advisor on Cults
MRS. P. HARRIS
Central President, Mothers Union
URSULA HOWLLS
DR. D. IRWIN M.A., M.D., F.R.C. Psych.
THE REV. PREBENDARY D. JENKYNS
Hereford Diocesan Advisor on Cults
MR D.J. JEWELL, M.A., M.Sc.
The Master, Haileybury (retired)
ALAN MEALE, M.P.
Sec. All-Party Committee on Cults
THE RT. REV. JOHN OLIVER, M.A., M.Litt.
The Bishop of Hereford
BRIGADIER D. M. STILEMAN, O.B.E
Former Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod