ABOUT USONE TEAM
ONE SPIRIT
ABOUT USOUR STORY
In June 2017, Rupert Taylor, then Operations Manager for the Rugby Portobello Trust, the first organisation to open it’s doors to the survivors of the tower at 3.30am, was talking to a survivor of the Tower. Paul Menacer had suffered with the loss of his parents, and had now lost his home. Rupert asked him, what he had done to help him through such a difficult time, and the answer he gave was, ‘Football.’ Rupert decided on the spot that he was going to start a football team, and by August 2017 training had begun.
ABOUT USOUR
MISSION
Our Objectives as a Charity are the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of the facilities of Football. However, our Mission Statement goes beyond football to say we want “to enrich the community by providing talented individuals with opportunities that will enhance their life experiences and challenge them to become the best versions of themselves.”
THE TRUSTEES
MEETRupert Taylor
Rupert Taylor our founder has worked in the Community supporting families and young people for the majority of his life. For over 20 years, Community has been at the heart of what he does. In addition to leading Grenfell Athletic, his full-time job is as Operations Manager in the bi-borough for SEND children.
MEETAlexander Rivers
Alexander Rivers is an entrepreneur and business owner, who operates a number of businesses who was born and raised in Ladbroke Grove and has been Chairman of the club since it was founded in 2017. He looks after the administration, governance and finances of the Charity.
MEETMassimiliano Ruggieri
Massimiliano is an Italian living in London since 1998 and a resident of North Kensington for many years. He works as an investment banker and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in London. He is a father of four children, a long standing football fan and together with his long term partner Sabrina a supporter of the Royal Baller and Opera House.
MEETAndy Fowler
Andy Fowler owns his own Advertising Agency called Brothers and Sisters, and as a Trustee has used his creative experience and contacts to elevate Grenfell Athletic into more than a football team, into a community that has worldwide appeal.
MEETJonathan Charles-Brady
Jonathan Charles-Brady is an entrepreneur and business owner, who operates a number of Children’s Homes in West London. He joined as a Trustee in 2022, and passionate about supporting the club and its community, continues to play an active role in helping the organisation grow and develop.
THE MANAGEMENT
