Summary
The company Clarity, which employed blind workers, closed five years ago due to financial problems. The former head of commercial, Camilla Marcus-Dew, started a new business called Amplify Goods to continue the mission of providing employment for disadvantaged groups. Amplify Goods hires homeless people, disabled people, and those leaving prison to pack and sell soap products.
Key Facts
- Clarity was a UK social enterprise founded in 1854 to give jobs to blind people, and it collapsed in 2020.
- The collapse left over 100 workers without jobs or owed payments, and the company owed £400,000 to 84 employees.
- Nicholas Marks bought Clarity during its financial trouble but was later accused of mismanaging it. He faced fraud charges over workers' pensions but died before the trial.
- Camilla Marcus-Dew, a former Clarity employee, started Amplify Goods to create job opportunities for disadvantaged people.
- Amplify Goods is a social enterprise that hires people like homeless individuals, disabled people, and prison leavers at London living wage.
- The business sells soap products designed to minimize waste, using reused packaging and refillable bottles.
- The profits from Amplify Goods are largely donated to causes, aligning with its social mission.
