The Why

 

Kindness & Co is a Social Enterprise...why? 

Every business has a story and I felt it was perhaps time to share mine.

My name is Nicola I’m hitting 50 this year eek! And I’ve been married to Alan for 24 years.  We have two girls Emily 20 and Jessica 18.  We have a menagerie of pets, 2 dogs, 2 cats and ducks.  By day I work in our family business LPS Ltd in Irvine.  

In 2017 I started South Ayrshire School Clothing Bank a charity which supplies new school uniforms and warm coats to children and families experiencing financial hardship in South Ayrshire.  .  

Through the work with South Ayrshire School Clothing Bank I met so many other amazing people and charities so really wanted to be able to do something for them too…I had been making candles for a while for family and friends so January 2020 I decided to set up the website and see what happened!  

In January 2023 South Ayrshire School Clothing Bank joined forces with Night Before Christmas Campaign, they have a wonderful team of Elves enabling the charity to further its reach and progress in a way I couldn’t do on my own.  

Fast forward to 2024…our ethos is still the same, but Kindness & Co now support a number of charities - each and every one is very close to my heart.

To date we have donated just over £92,000 to the charities we work with.

So right there is my big WHY...