Glasgow Life
Brand of a charity in Glasgow, Scotland
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]
History
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
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Events
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2023
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2022
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2021
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- Venue re-opening plans,[11] but possible closures of libraries, museums, sports and community centres[12]
- Glasgow City Council announce £100m financial guarantee for charity[13]
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2020
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2016
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- Burrell Collection closes for refurbishment[15]
- Glasgow City Marketing Bureau becomes wholly owned subsidiary[16]
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2015
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2014
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2010
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2007
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Charitable status granted[7]
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2006
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Company formed[6]
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Responsibilities
Glasgow Life are responsible for six service areas[3] within the city:
Structure and Governance
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:
Funding
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,[7] with full accounts available from Companies House.[21] The 'Service Fee' is the direct contribution from Glasgow City Council.
Financial Year end
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Income
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(Of which
Service fee)
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Expenditure
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Difference
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31 March 2012[22]
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£117,221,000
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£78,148,000
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£118,274,000
|
£(-1,053,000)
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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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