Award-winning First Aid classes across the UK

About Mini First Aid

Mini First Aid was founded in January 2014 by mum of six, Kate Ball, with a mission to deliver high-quality baby and child first aid classes to parents and carers. Since then, the business has grown rapidly and now trains over 2,000 people every week across the UK in basic and life-saving first aid.

Our multi award-winning classes are designed to be relaxed, accessible, and confidence-boosting - giving you the knowledge and skills to act in a medical emergency. We offer sessions for the whole family, including parents, grandparents, carers, and even children as young as three.

In 2021, Kate and her husband Matt appeared on Dragons’ Den and secured investment from Sara Davies MBE. Since then, Mini First Aid has continued to expand, including the development of our own range of brilliant first aid products, now stocked in major retailers.

Mini First Aid classes are CPD-accredited, and we are proud members of the First Aid Industry Body. We also provide a comprehensive range of certified first aid courses for those needing formal qualifications. As the UK’s leading provider of paediatric first aid, we are passionate about empowering families and professionals alike with essential first aid skills.

We also host The Family Health Podcast with Mini First Aid, where founder Kate speaks with leading experts each week to share honest, reassuring advice on the family health topics that matter most.

About Mini First Aid

Meet The Team

Nikki Main

From front-line paramedic to community educator, Nikki has spent over two decades saving lives and training others to do the same. After starting with the North East Ambulance Service in 2004, she qualified as a Paramedic in 2011 and later earned her BSc (Hons). Her extensive career spans Liverpool A&E units, police custody, Covid response teams, and national training with the RNLI. Most recently, Nikki managed the MELISSA bus, delivering high-tech simulation and CPR training across the North East and Cumbria. Though now semi-retired, her passion for public health hasn't waned. Nikki is now bringing her wealth of clinical experience to local families as the new Mini First Aid franchisee for Northumberland.

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Mini First Aid is expanding as our demand for classes continues to grow.

Mini First Aid are looking for dynamic confident individuals who would like to work with all ages and feel passionately about teaching first aid.

The business is family friendly allowing our franchisees to balance owning a business with family life.

Full training is provided at the beginning of your franchise and Mini First Aid continue to support their franchisees with professional development training throughout their franchise period.

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Head Office Team

Matt Ball

he/him

Director of Operations

Kate Ball

she/her

Founder & Ambassador

Ewan Keighley

he/him

Commercial Coordinator

Kerry Dougal

she/her

Social Media Manager

Gemma da Silva

she/her

Training Manager

Claire Lockwood Clark

she/her

Commercial Manager

Jo Cheng

she/her

Marketing Assistant

Lucie Swallow

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Marketing Manager

Maria Wilkinson

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Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager

Nichola Wilton

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Franchise Operations Coordinator

Kester Horlock

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Office & eCommerce Assistant

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