The Loyal Workshop is a New Zealand-registered social enterprise on a mission: crafting beautiful, ethically made leather goods to help women in Kolkata, India, step away from sex trafficking and into freedom.
As a World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) certified enterprise, they put people over profit. 100% of net profits are reinvested into the Kolkata business to fund fair living wages, healthcare, and holistic care - alongside counseling, literacy classes, and expanding workshop capacity to empower even more women.
Registered Business Identity
Legal Entity Name
The Loyal Workshop Limited
Business Registered In
New Zealand
Registration Number
NZBN 9429051280864 / Company No. 8719530
Official Website
theloyalworkshop.com/ ↗Corporate Pathway: The Standalone 100% Social Enterprise Model [Expand]
The Loyal Workshop Limited is structured as a Standalone 100% Social Enterprise. As a registered limited liability company, it operates commercial trading operations in the open market, but all net profits and operational surpluses are legally locked by its constitution and reinvested 100% internally to fund artisan wages, employee benefits, healthcare, and educational programs rather than being distributed as private dividends to shareholders.
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Handcrafted, premium leather goods including bags, satchels, wallets, and accessories.
Profit Distribution Method
100% of net profits and operational surpluses are reinvested internally back into the business and Kolkata community to pay fair living wages, provide healthcare, counseling, literacy classes, and expand workshop capacity to employ more women.
Ethical Accountability & Governance
Governed by a strict social enterprise charter. Audited and certified by the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) to guarantee fair wages, safe working conditions, and transparent governance.
Charitable Purposes
- Providing Freedom and Hope: Creating a safe, supportive, and loving environment for women escaping sex trafficking and generational prostitution in Kolkata, India.
- Living Wages & Economic Empowerment: Paying fair living wages that enable the artisans to gain financial independence, support their families, and transition permanently out of exploitation.
- Holistic Restoration & Care: Offering physical and mental healthcare, counseling, literacy and numeracy education, budgeting classes, and general life skills to support long-term recovery and personal development.
- Workplace Training & Apprenticeships: Providing high-quality vocational training in premium leather tailoring, enabling women to become skilled artisans and craft high-end products.
The Charitable Ownership Advantage (COA)
This business operates under a strict lock-box corporate structure. By constitution or trust deed, 100% of net profits generated are locked and diverted directly to global development and philanthropic initiatives. At price parity, daily trade funds extreme poverty reduction.