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 |
History
editCulture 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
edit| Year | Events |
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| 2023 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2007 | Charitable status granted[7] |
| 2006 | Company formed[6] |
Responsibilities
editGlasgow 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.
Structure and Governance
editThe 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:
Funding
editThe 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
editGlasgow 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) |
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Culture and Sport Glasgow (SC313851)". Companies House Register. Companies House. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Arms Length External Organisations (ALEOs)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Glasgow Life 'about us'". Our service areas. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "The 300 highest income charities". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Managing organisational success in the arts. David Stevenson. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon. 2019. ISBN 978-1-315-18572-9. OCLC 1041239513.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "Glasgow City Council annual accounts for Culture and Sport Glasgow".
- ^ a b c d "Culture and Sport Glasgow Charity details (SC037844)".
- ^ a b "Board Minutes, January 2010 (Agenda item 5)" (PDF). Glasgow Life. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Atkinson, Rebecca (11 January 2023). "Glasgow Life becomes first UK museum to repatriate objects to India". Museums Association. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "King reopens Burrell Collection after £68m refurbishment". Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Covid Scotland: Glasgow gyms, swimming pools, museums among more than 90 venues reopening". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Call for clarity over future of Glasgow leisure venues". BBC. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Glasgow Life gets £100m a year guarantee from Glasgow City Council to open up after lockdown". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Glasgow Life warns services face uncertain future". BBC. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Burrell Collection in Glasgow closing for refurbishment". BBC News, 22 October 2016. BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "2016-17 Annual Report" (PDF). Glasgow Life. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games". Glasgow Life 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Culture and Sports Governance Structure". Glasgow Life. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "CSG Board and CSG CIC Board". Glasgow Life. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Deighan, Image: Susan (2022-03-11). "New CEO appointed at Glasgow Life". Museums + Heritage Advisor. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "CULTURE AND SPORT GLASGOW filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "2013 Annual return". Group of companies accounts made up to 31 March 2013. Companies House. Retrieved 8 November 2019.