Glasgow Life | |
Formation: | 22 December 2006[1] |
Type: | Charitable organisation |
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, |
Region Served: | Glasgow |
Leader Title: | Executive Director |
Leader Name: | Susan Deighan |
Leader Title2: | Chair |
Leader Name2: | Bailie Christie |
Parent Organisation: | Glasgow City Council |
Budget: | 2021–22: £123.4 million (£76.7m of which a service fee from Glasgow City Council) |
Num Staff: | 2,660 |
Num Volunteers: | 850 |
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. It is the 14th largest charity, by income, in Scotland,[3] 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“[4]
Culture and Sport Glasgow was formed as a company in December, 2006,[5] and a registered charity from February, 2007.[6] The organisation's Board agreed to adopt the name and brand 'Glasgow Life' in January 2010[7]
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Glasgow Life are responsible for six service areas[17] within the city:
The charity is controlled by Glasgow City Council. It is governed by a Board of directors,[18] consisting of:
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.
Glasgow Life is regulated in its charitable activities by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), which publishes headline income and expenditure figures, with full accounts available from Companies House.[21] The 'Service Fee' is the direct contribution from Glasgow City Council.
Financial Year end | Income | (Of whichService fee) | Expenditure | Difference |
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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 | £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) |