Kind Consultancy’s 2025 Year in Review
It’s that time of year again – temperatures are down, the tinsel is up, and I’m looking back over a great 12 months at Kind Consultancy.
Big Changes
In March we moved across Lichfield into the state-of-the art new Shire House offices and we were immediately made to feel completely at home. I love it here and I know the team feels the same – for the excellent facilities, the friendly and helpful building staff and the sense of community with the other companies in the building.
Our team has grown and changed again this year – Hannah Prouse joined us in October and has slotted into the Consultancy team perfectly. She’s already doing great work and we’re excited to see what she achieves next year as she grows her desk.
Catherine Tieley has been off on maternity leave, and we’ve been very glad to see her and baby Zara visiting the office recently, it will be great to have her back with us in the new year.
Recruitment Success
I’m really proud of how the whole team has continued to push themselves and advance the business. Francesca Hopkins has overseen some very large-scale Complaints and Customer Service projects, managing complex processes and keeping dozens (and dozens!) of candidates updated, which is enormously impressive for her first year in recruitment.
Across the desk, Kiran Keshwala has been opening doors with International Banks and within the exciting FinTech space, keeping Kind Consultancy at the forefront of some of the most dynamic, fast-changing parts of the Financial Services landscape.
Training & Leadership
The training the team has received this year has been second-to-none, maintaining up to date industry knowledge and technical expertise to enable a truly consultative approach to our work on specialist roles.
In addition to this they have also received in-depth recruitment coaching from Stew Wilson with Retain Train Recruit , and it’s been great seeing them add new approaches and tools to their skillsets. All of this has been overseen by Lynsey Moore , my co-founder in the business, who has continued working hands-on with our biggest clients all while managing and leading the team.
Behind the Scenes
Our Operations and Compliance Manager Laura Kind has kept up with screening, documentation and agreements for more contractors than ever before thanks to the success of our Kind Agile Solutions offering, providing pre-screened top-tier specialist contract talent.
And last but by no means least, the Kind Group’s Senior Marketing Officer Miles Bradley has written and designed much of the great content you see on our LinkedIn page, the Kind Consultancy website and our other social media channels – and who started 2025 celebrating his 10th year here at Kind.
Giving Back
The whole team has made great contributions to our success this year – which in turn has enabled us to give back. Our programme with The Future Forest Company which plants a new tree for every permanent placement we make has resulted in over 200 new trees planted in the UK, with a few more to come before we close out the year.
We like to support a charity around this time every year, during the season of giving, and for December 2025 we’re supporting “Help to Make Tummies Full” project, delivering food to Financially struggling families in the West Midlands.
The Holidays and Beyond
Looking ahead to 2026, we have some exciting plans to into new areas, while continuing to offer the very best Governance, Risk, Compliance, Complaints and Financial Crime recruitment service in our space.
Every year we welcome new clients and candidates while working with many that we’ve known for a long time. So whether you’ve recently started following us, or have been here since day 1, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who works at Kind Consultancy – you’ve all made big impacts this year, driven the company from strength to strength and, perhaps most importantly, made the Kind office a fun and positive work environment.
That great team will be with you for all of your recruitment needs until close of play on December 23rd and then will be back, picking up calls and posting jobs on January 5th – I hope you all have a good break.
