About

Kindness & Co is a social enterprise created with a simple goal: to make products people love while giving something back. Every business has a story, and I thought it was time to share mine.

My name is Nicola. I’m 51, married to Alan for 25 years, and we have two daughters, Emily (21) and Jessica (19).  I work in our family business, LPS Ltd in Irvine, and in my spare time, I’ve always enjoyed making candles.

In 2015, I started the South Ayrshire School Clothing Bank, providing new school uniforms and warm coats to children and families facing financial hardship.  What I thought would be a one-off summer project quickly grew as I realised just how many people needed support.  By 2017, we became a registered charity, and to date, we’ve provided over 8,500 uniforms through local schools and referral partners.

Through this work, I met many incredible people and local charities, and I wanted to find another way to support them too.  I’d been making candles for family and friends for a while, so in January 2020, I launched Kindness & Co to see where it might lead.

Fast forward to today, and while Kindness & Co does support several charities close to my heart, our main focus - and where all profits go first - is the South Ayrshire School Clothing Bank.  Any surplus funds are then used to support other local causes whenever we can.

That’s what Kindness & Co is all about: products people love, making a real difference where it matters most.

Thank goodness for candles

 Nicola xx

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