Our Team

Charlie founded Bloomsbury Football in 2018. As CEO, he has experience in coaching, management, marketing, strategy, business development and financial operations. Charlie also advises businesses, charities and governing bodies within the sports industry. In 2021, Charlie was London Sport's Inspirational Young Person of the Year and was a Sport Industry 30 under 30 NextGen Leader.

Anthony has led multiple award-winning fundraising and marketing programmes, with particular expertise in high-value partnerships, digital crowdfunding, brand strategy, and public relations. He led Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice’s £13.5 million Building The Ark Appeal, as well as the organisation’s rebrand and strategy development.

Anthony was the founding leader of Action Against Cancer, a charity advancing cancer drug discovery at Imperial College London. He has also served as a trustee of Unitas, a youth social mobility charity.

Teresa joined ​Bloomsbury Football in October 2025. As Director of Programmes, she leads the design and delivery of our programmes to maximise impact. She brings over a decade of experience managing programmes for children and youth across the health, education, and community development sectors. Her work has included roles with Sesame Street, UNDP, and the One World Futbol Project and a focus on leveraging the power of play to improve child development outcomes.

James joined Bloomsbury from Meta where he was EMEA Director of Product Marketing, responsible for overseeing the EMEA go-to-market strategy for all of Meta’s advertising products.

He has more than 20 years of Marketing and Sales experience at some of the world’s biggest media and tech companies, including the BBC, The Times, Microsoft and Facebook.

Fran joined us in February 2024, after studying an MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the LSE. With experience in research, impact investment and consulting; he is passionate about impact measurement and systems change. Fran is in charge of Bloomsbury Football's strategical growth, as well as Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) across all programmes.

Lydia joined Bloomsbury in July 2023 in the role of People & Processes Lead, straight after finishing her Biochemistry degree at the University of Bristol. Running the Biochemistry Society helped her realise a passion for working with and supporting the development of people, which she continues to do in her role as Head of People.

Richard joined as Head of Digital in June 2023 after graduating with an MSc in Design and Development of Digital Business, having transitioned into technology from a career in Risk Advisory. In his role Richard aims to leverage digital technologies to help Bloomsbury Football achieve its strategic goals.

Peter studied Sports Management at the University of Edinburgh and joined Bloomsbury Football in 2022 where he initially worked part-time as the Holiday Camps Coordinator and safeguarding lead while completing a law conversion. Following this, he built on his previous safeguarding experience from City Football Group and took on his current role as the Head of Safeguarding and Governance as an NSPCC-accredited Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Peter has a passion for football and continues to be an avid player and Arsenal supporter.

JK joined us in August 2020, having played football as an Academy player at Arsenal, YTS Scholar at Charlton and professionally for Aberdeen, he made the switch to studying BSc Sports Science and completed his MSc in Sports Coaching. Here he founded ProFutsal and has represented England at senior level. He now heads the programme for the futsal department and oversees first team activity and development of youth boys and girls from U6 to U18.

Shana joined the team in July 2025 combining her experience in social impact consulting and project delivery with her passion for youth empowerment. From founding a literacy initiative in the Philippines to supporting socially-driven development in London, she’s committed to creating inclusive spaces where young people can unlock their potential — on and off the pitch.

Jo joined Bloomsbury Football Foundation in 2026, bringing experience from across the women’s game. A semi-professional player, grassroots coach, and former director of a Women’s National League Club, she also supported the delivery of the FA Women’s National League in her role as Compliance Officer. Jo is passionate about creating empowered football environments that develop great people as well as great players.