Social enterprise and responsibility
Simon Lousada, the owner of Lousada Group, firmly believes businesses should positively contribute to the communities they are part of. The Group supports initiatives to help give people equal chances in life.
Centred in Bedford, where the Group is headquartered, the company has implemented programmes focusing on mentoring and retraining. Because Simon feels it is as important to be generous with time and money, it offers one-to-one mentoring in schools. He aims to promote ‘fairness of opportunity” for everyone
We are supporting and empowering
Initiatives include supporting the Blues Foundation, a programme run by the Bedford Blues Rugby Club, of which the Lousada Group is a founding partner. The Foundation runs a series of mentoring programmes to empower individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Lousada Group provided the initial funding to enable the Level Trust to supply 500 laptops to children in Bedfordshire and has also funded several students from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend Leeds University.
The Lousada Group also supports national charities, including School Readers and the NSPCC.
About Simon Lousada
Simon Lousada is a natural entrepreneur and a serial investor.
He is driven by the belief that people are at the heart of every successful business and should be nurtured and helped to gain the skills needed to lead and achieve.
This philosophy has led to the growth of Lousada Group from its origins as a property company to its position today as a unified portfolio of successful businesses turning over more than £200m and employing over 800 people.
Simon has more than 40 current directorships and has varying degrees of involvement in each industry within the Group, providing guidance, insight, and support to enable each company – and the individuals within them – the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
