OUR STORY

Katwalk Kimberleys is a Social Enterprise Company with the aim of supporting addicts in their recovery. The business is in memory of the founder’s late sister Kimberley who sadly passed away from substance misuse.

Kimberley tried to overcome her drug habit but lacked the support and structure that could have been provided through employment, which would have helped her to remain abstinent. In honour of Kimberley’s life, this social enterprise aims to help people in her same situation by providing a pathway to employment within the manufacturing industry.

Katwalk Kimberley's first ventured into this industry in 2012, with a range of accessories such as: wellies, welly socks and umbrellas. Then the company focused on jeans and hoodies using ethically sourced denim and other fabrics sourced within the UK. And now we manufacture Hoodies (for both men and women) We also manufacture Bags and our most recent development Christian Prayer Beads which is our most exciting project to date!

We also have 2 in house projects which are:

Supper Angels whereby every Monday evening we take food to homeless people living in tents.

Altruism Project which hosts a drop in every Tuesday whereby we distribute hygiene and household cleaning products to vulnerable people and they can take advantaged of warm refreshments, warm soup and crusty bread.

A message from me:

Having started this fashion label alone back in 2012 with a simple idea of bringing out a range of matching wellies, socks and umbrellas, simply because I wanted to give jobs to recovering addicts and ex-offenders - I have to say it has been such a difficult journey, with lots of mistakes made and hurdles overcome! Have I learned from them? I would hope so. I no longer try to be too big and just do things simpler and be lead by the Holy Spirit. We are now more about helping people tangibly by giving them food and products. I still have a vision, I haven let go of that, Habakuk 2v2 says "write your vision down so that you may run with it" maybe my vision was too large for me to cope with at that time of my life (who knows) so now we focus on the projects that help the community and the small projects we make. Despite the failures and the closure of the factory, we are still keeping our heads above water with the sewing courses and the small amount of funding we receive to run the projects

I am proud of the work we are currently doing and the people we serve. I am most proud of the Christian Prayer Beads, God laid it on my heart in Spring time 2024 and instead of rushing (like I always did) I pondered on it for 2 whole years. I finally succumbed to making them in May 2026 with help of my partner who is my absolute supporter in everything I do. Everything is designed and created in house with love, care and time in our small unit in Middlesbrough UK.

"To get me though I live by the scripture "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 4 v 13

Abigail x