About us

Our Purpose

The Mark Williams Foundation exists to protect children’s rights to loving relationships with good fathers, to challenge injustice, and to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs to build stronger futures for themselves, their families, and fuel economic growth.

We believe every child deserves the love and guidance of both parents, and that good fathers should never be pushed to the sidelines by a system that too often fails them. We’ve seen the damage caused when families are fractured unfairly, and we know that when fathers are supported, children thrive. At the same time, we recognise that building stronger futures also means investing in the dreams of young people, giving them the tools, confidence, and opportunity to create something lasting. By standing up for justice in family life and unlocking the potential of future entrepreneurs, we honour Mark’s vision of a fairer, more empowered society, one where no one is left behind simply because they couldn’t afford to fight, or no one believed in them.

A Legacy of Compassion, A Future of Action

Mark believed every child has the right to love and stability. He saw, time and again, how the legal system failed fathers, good men who wanted nothing more than to protect, provide, and be present for their children. When fathers can’t access fair legal support, it's not necessarily the men who suffer, it's the children who lose out most.

This belief became the cornerstone of The Mark Williams Foundation.

Under Nicola’s leadership, the Foundation launched the Fathers' Legal Support Initiative - a first-of-its-kind initiative offering financial aid and legal guidance to fathers fighting for custody, access, or shared care of their children. This isn’t about sides; it’s about balance. It’s about ensuring the child’s right to a whole family.

But Mark’s heart was even bigger than that.

He was a self-made entrepreneur who had seen the odds and beat them. He knew what it meant to be underestimated. To risk everything. And he was fiercely passionate about giving the next generation the same chance he had to build, create, and thrive.

That’s why the Foundation also delivers the Entrepreneurship Apprenticeship - supporting young people who want to carve their own path. From school leavers with a spark of an idea, to those needing mentorship, funding, and belief. This initiative gives them what Mark would have given: a fighting chance.

More Than a Charity - A Movement

The Mark Williams Foundation isn’t just about fundraising. It’s about rewriting the story of who gets to succeed, who gets heard in court, and who gets supported when the odds are against them.

Nicola has taken the heartbreak of personal loss and transformed it into purpose. She leads with resilience and compassion - values that defined Mark’s life and now define the future of the Foundation.

Together, with the help of supporters, partners, and communities across the UK, The Mark Williams Foundation is delivering on a promise:
To protect children’s rights to family. 
To empower young people with tools and opportunities.
To drive economic growth and social justice, one life at a time.

This is Mark’s legacy. This is Nicola’s mission. 
And it’s a movement we invite you to be part of.

Because no father should fight alone. 
No young entrepreneur should be left behind. 
And no vision worth having should die with the man who dreamed it.

Our Values - What Drives Us

These values are more than words to us, they are the principles that shaped Mark’s life and now shape our mission. Integrity matters because trust is the foundation of every relationship, every opportunity, and every future we help build. We hold resilience at our core because the road to justice and change is never easy, but worth every step. Compassion drives us to see the people behind the problem and to act with heart, not just intention. Through empowerment, we offer more than support, we give people the tools and confidence to take control of their own stories. And we are guided by opportunity, because we believe in potential, often unseen, often underestimated and we exist to turn it into lasting progress. These values honour who Mark was, and they fuel everything we do in his name