Greenwich Leisure Limited
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Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL), operating under the brand Better, is a British social enterprise organisation which runs sport and leisure facilities,[2] on behalf of local authorities the UK.
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| Company type | Industrial and Provident Society |
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| Industry | Sport, leisure and culture |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Royal Arsenal London, SE18 United Kingdom |
Key people | Peter Bundey – CEO, Phil Donnay – Deputy CEO, Mark Sesnan OBE – Founder |
| Revenue | £306 million (2022)[1] |
Number of employees | 10,800 |
| Website | www |
It has operated the GLL Sport Foundation since 2007, providing support to young athletes and is one of the largest independent athlete schemes in the UK.[3]
History
GLL was established to run local services in the London Borough of Greenwich in 1993 as a non profit distributing co-operative.[4] In the following years it started to run services for other local authorities. It also manages Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. On 9 January 2012 it was announced that GLL would be managing the Aquatics Centre[5] and the "copper box" Multi-Use Arena of the London 2012 Olympic Games from 2013 for 10 years.
In June 2012 GLL rebranded all their centres under the "Better" brand.[6]
In April 2022, GLL became the largest operator of London 2012 legacy venues, when it entered a new partnership with Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. These included London 2012 venues at Lee Valley Velo Park, Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, and Lee Valley White Water Centre.[5][7][8]
Structure
GLL is a staff-led 'Leisure Trust', social enterprise structured as an Industrial and Provident Society[9] for the benefit of the community. The members of the co-operative and therefore owners of the company are the workers of GLL.[8]
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