Who we are
Our Ethos and Values
We transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support. We do this through values-driven physical education, street dance, mentoring, chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies.
KICK is proud of its Christian identity and is equally proud that its services are delivered unconditionally to those of all faiths and none.
Our Values
Our values are key to the way each staff member and volunteer works and are at the core of who we are as a team. We aim to transform the workings in people’s lives by staying true to these values:
Aspirational
Aspirational on behalf of our young people, being ambitious for their progress and in our desire to reach more young people.
Compassionate
Compassionate towards our young people, showing humbleness, being inclusive and making our approach flexible to suit their needs.
Excellent
Excellent in our performance, innovating with continuous improvement in order to see best outcomes for our young people
Intentional
Intentional in our interactions with young people, schools, churches, partners, funders and one another to look to build a family together at KICK
Integral
Integral in our decision making, in our relationships with each other and in our partnerships
We transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support. We do this through values-driven physical education, street dance, mentoring, chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies.
KICK is proud of its Christian identity and is equally proud that its services are delivered unconditionally to those of all faiths and none.
OUR SAFEGUARDING POLICY
KICK is committed to good practice through our core values which ensure our organisation places the young person at the heart of our work and that we have high professional standards. As an organisation with a Christian ethos, we affirm our belief in the God-given value of each young person with whom we work or have contact with. In recognition of God’s wholehearted commitment to them, we will also treat each individual with value and dignity, aiming for no young person to suffer from neglect or physical, sexual, emotional or spiritual abuse of any kind.
KICK has a duty under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children by providing a safe learning environment, making appropriate referrals to children’s social care where children are in need or at risk of harm, and working with local authorities in taking action to safeguard children missing from education.
These duties are set out in the statutory guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The safeguarding point of contact at KICK is Jonny Wright who can be contacted via email – johnwright@kick.org.uk
The following policies have been developed to support our KICK staff to safeguard children: Download KICK Safeguarding Policy
Staff and Trustees
Senior Staff
Joe Lowther
CEO
John Wright
Executive Team - Director of Quality
Andrew Martin
Executive Team - Director
Chris Weir
Finance and Fundraising Director
Becci Lee
HR Manager and Executive Assistant to CEO
Adam Charlton
Branch Manager in the North East
Andy Dutton
Quality Manager
Alastair Park
Quality Lead
Beth Veenendaal
Relationship Manager and Talent Aquisition
Gordon Campbell
Regional Development Manager
Isabelle De Reis
Finance Officer
Maggie Chrysanthou
Communications and Project Manager
Rachel Hollings
Quality Manager
Randy Ashie
Relationship Manager
Simon Gee
Staff Chaplain and KICK Academies
Kick Coaches and Mentors
Adam Smith
KICK Coach
Adena Davis
KICK Coach
Alex Davis
KICK Coach
Alex McLean
Senior Coach
Alex Shoderu
Senior Coach
Amber Perry
Dance Coach
Andrew Chidwick
KICK Coach
Andrew Sedman
Coach and Mentor
Antony Willans
KICK Coach
Billy Wretham
KICK Coach
Caleb Meier
KICK Coach
Cameron Nanu
KICK Coach
Daniel Garratt
KICK Coach
Daniel Mcavoy
KICK Coach
Denys Scott
KICK Coach
Dominic Benn
KICK Coach
Duane Anderson
Mentor
Elizabeth Chapman
KICK Coach
Ellie Kemp
KICK Coach
Goda Frost
Mentor
Hannah Gerrard
KICK Coach
Heather Scholer
KICK Coach
Jack Newman
Coach
Jack Taylor
KICK Coach
Jacob Davidson
KICK Coach
Jacob Blaney
KICK Coach
Jamie Linton
KICK Coach
James Pascoe
KICK Coach
James Wilde
KICK Coach
Joe Farley
Senior Coach
Joe Mallett
Quality Team
John-Mark Hutton
KICK Coach
Johnny Byamungu
KICK Intern
Jordan Lee Chambers
KICK Coach
Joshua Newton
Chaplain
Joy Daley
KICK Coach
Jules Warner
KICK Coach
Kerry Pain
KICK Coach
Kian Harding
KICK Coach
Leanne Henlon
Mentor
Louise Corless
HR Assistant
Mark Daft
KICK Coach
Mark Holden
KICK Coach
Marvin Thompson
KICK Coach and Mentor
Matt Rogers
Senior Coach
Melody Ayandokun
Dance Coach
Michael Lynds
Coach
Natalia Diaz
KICK Coach
Natoya Blake
KICK Coach
Nick Adams
KICK Coach
Paul Jackson
KICK Coach
Peter Brooks
Senior Coach and Mentor
Peter Debrah Mensah
Sports Coach
Rebekah Louis
Dance Coach and Mentor
Renee Gottshalk
KICK Coach
Rob Curtis
Coach/Mentor
Ryan Pope
KICK Coach
Sanique Gordon
Mentor
Shanti Patel
KICK Coach
Troy Ebanks
KICK Coach
Zoe Cross
Coach/Mentor
Trustees
Chris Edwards
Bio
Chris is a trustee for Jubilee Church Coventry. Chris is a former headteacher and regional academies director. He shares KICK’s heart for young people in sport and education.
Cliff Underhay
Bio
Cliff is a former Engineering Operations Manager and has supported KICK for ove 20 years. He is Trustee and Secretary for his church, and does work in support of Boys’ Brigade and mentoring Youth Leaders.
John McGinley
Bio
After 25 years of ordained church leadership in which he had overseen church planting and evangelism in three different churches, John felt called to form Myriad as part of the work of The Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication (CCX). Myriad has a vision to see the formation of thousands of small church communities each led by everyday people in places where God has placed them. John oversees the work of The Send UK & Ireland which seeks to mobilize a younger generations of believers to fulfil the Great Commission.
He is also the author of a number of books including “The Church of Tomorrow: Being a Christ Centred People in a Changing World”. This has been received as a prophetic call revealing the reforming work God is doing with his church at this time. John is married to Bridget and they have two grown up daughters. They live in a village north of London where they are planting a church.
Jordana Smith
Bio
Jordana has recently joined the board of trustees, she is a mother of two sons and is currently the National Youth Coordinator for Shine Your Light the National day of Prayer and Worship project. Prior to this she was the London Region Mission Enabler at Scripture Union England and Wales, and has over 15 years experience working with young people in different capacities and in emotional health. Jordana also ran a Kick Academy in Fulham, London from 2017-2021. She is a worship leader at her local church and has a burden to see young peoples lives transformed by Jesus.
Matt King
Bio
Matt serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees. He was formerly Chief Transformation Officer at Santander UK, an auditor at PwC, and on the Global Executive Team at BUPA. Matt has been on the KICK board for over 15 years with a vision for KICK to engage with a generation of young people within a generation.
Mike Wakeham
Bio
Mike brings a wealth of experience to KICK, drawing on his career working for the Ministry of Defence. Additionally, he has served as a Magistrate for over 14 years. Mike was particularly moved to make a difference in young people’s lives following a stabbing in his hometown.
Paul Newton
Bio
Paul brings valuable expertise from his roles with a number of charitable boards. Paul was formerly Head of Legal at BUPA.
Peter Burt
Bio
Pete brings additional financial skills to the boards of KICK and other charities following a career as an actuary. Pete is passionate about the significnat positive influence that sport can have on the lives of young people.
Penny Cox
Bio
Penny brings understanding of school leadership, having spent most of her career in primary education and served as head teacher. She is also a secondary school Foundation Governor. Penny supports community youth work and wants young people to feel respected and valued.
Steve Thomas
Bio
Steve has a expansionary mindset and a deep value for multicultural environments, having worked in the oil and gas industry across the globe. Steve had seen the difference KICK was making in his local community and wanted thoes benefits to be felt more widely.
Our History
TIMELINE
KICK goes to the South and South West.
KICK deepens presence in the 5 new regions.
KICK launches in the North West and North East.
KICK goes national launching in the West Midlands, East Midlands and East of England.
In 2020 we delivered vital mentoring sessions and sports lessons to key worker children in the height of Covid 19 to children and young people during the national lockdown. Despite a challenging year, we are now preparing to launch KICK nationally across the UK in the year ahead.
In 2019 we launched our new Chaplaincy service enabling us to reach and support staff within schools. We have also undertaken a re-brand to now be known as KICK moving forward.
This year we have been engaging with over 10,000 young people each week, we praise God for everything he is doing with Kick London.
In 2017 we continued to grow as an organisation by which point we had trebled in size in just two years. We now have the privilege to work in over 55 Schools, 25 Kick Academies and engaging with over 7,500 young people each week. In 2017 Kick London also launched another new service of Schools’ based Chaplaincy.
In 2016 we updated and developed our mentoring provision to offer Solutions Focused Mentoring for Schools. This saw our mentoring provision grow by 400% in a single year.
In 2015 we launched our Street Dance provision to schools around London. This saw our first Senior Dance Coach recruited, with three more brought in before the end of the year.
In 2014 the Board of Trustees decided they wanted to accelerate the growth of Kick London and built a new infrastructure to do so which saw our first CEO appointed.
From this point, Kick London has steadily grown and moved into boroughs across London with an increase in both schools provision and church-based Kick Academies.
At the end of 2005, based on the success of the work in Richmond, a management team was developed to establish a Kick London presence in Croydon.
In 2004, our first coach was appointed to work full-time for Kick London by the Board of Trustees. He worked closely with the support of the local Church, Holy Trinity Richmond. A weekend Football Kick Academy was established within the area in connection with the church and contracts to deliver sports coaching in local schools were secured.
Kick London was originally founded in collaboration between an inspirational coach, a local church and a National charity (British Youth for Christ). Kick London were granted Charitable Status in 2003 as an extension of Youth for Christ’s vision of a “Kick” football ministry in London.
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