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Glasgow Life is the principal trading name and brand of Culture and Sport Glasgow, a charity based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is an Arms' Length External body from Glasgow City Council,[2] with operating responsibility for managing the arts, music, sports, events, festivals, libraries and learning programmes for the council.[3] It is the 14th largest charity, by income, in Scotland,[4] and its formation has been described as “one of the highest profile transfers of functions from a council to a charitable Trust in the UK” and that “...the inclusion of libraries was unprecedented“[5]
| Formation | 22 December 2006[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable organisation |
| Legal status | Subsidiary organisation to Glasgow City Council |
| Purpose | Management of culture, sporting and learning activities in Glasgow, Scotland |
| Headquarters | Commonwealth House, 38 Albion Street Glasgow, G1 |
Region served | Glasgow |
Executive Director | Susan Deighan |
Chair | Bailie Christie |
Parent organisation | Glasgow City Council |
Budget | 2021–22: £123.4 million (£76.7m of which a service fee from Glasgow City Council) |
Staff | 2,660 |
Volunteers | 850 |
| Website | glasgowlife |
Culture and Sport Glasgow was formed as a company in December, 2006,[6] and a registered charity from February, 2007.[7] The organisation's Board agreed to adopt the name and brand 'Glasgow Life' in January 2010[8]
Notable events
| Year | Events |
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| 2020 |
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| 2007 | Charitable status granted[7] |
| 2006 | Company formed[6] |
Glasgow Life are responsible for six service areas[3] within the city:
- Public Libraries, including 32 community libraries, 29 school libraries and the Mitchell Library.
- Sport venues and facilities, including
- 10 Museums
- See Glasgow Museums
- Arts and Music, through management of culture venues and festivals, including
- Local community centres
- Young Glasgow, providing services aimed at children, young people and their parent/carers.
The charity is controlled by Glasgow City Council. It is governed by a Board of directors,[18] consisting of:
- 8 independent directors
- 5 partner directors (drawn from within Glasgow City Council)
- Executive Director
The Chair is Councillor Bailie Christie,[19] and the Chief Executive is Susan Deighan.[20]
There are a number of sub-committees, including:
The majority of the income for the organisation is provided as a service fee from Glasgow City Council, with annual reports showing this is approximately 60% of income.
Audited figures
Glasgow Life is regulated in its charitable activities by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), which publishes headline income and expenditure figures,[7] with full accounts available from Companies House.[21] The 'Service Fee' is the direct contribution from Glasgow City Council.
| Financial Year end | Income | (Of which
Service fee) |
Expenditure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2012[22] | £117,221,000 | £78,148,000 | £118,274,000 | £(-1,053,000) |
| 31 March 2013 | £118,586,000 | £78,207,000 | £116,486,000 | £2,082,000 |
| 31 March 2014 | £121,482,000 | £78,096,276 | £131,364,000 | £(-9,882,000) |
| 31 March 2015 | £126,032,000 | £77,547,397 | £130,860,000 | £(-4,828,000) |
| 31 March 2016 | £119,535,000 | £75,379,960 | £120,674,000 | £(-1,139,000) |
| 31 March 2017[7] | £127,268,000 | £72,793,769 | £124,579,000 | £2,689,000 |
| 31 March 2018 | £121,482,000 | £73,549,000 | £131,364,000 | £(-9,882,000) |
| 31 March 2019 | £128,116,000 | £73,375,000 | £142,745,000 | £(-14,629,000) |
| 31 March 2020 | £124,923,000 | £75,545,000 | £135,972,000 | £(-11,049,000) |
| 31 March 2021 | £118,439,000 | £77,988,000 | £116,530,000 | £1,909,000 |
| 31 March 2022 | £123,430,000 | £76,716,000 | £132,855,000 | £(-9,425,000) |
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