Glasgow Life
{{Short description|Brand of a charity in Glasgow, Scotland}}
{{EngvarB|date = November 2017}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Glasgow Life
| image =
| formation = 22 December 2006{{cite web |title=Culture and Sport Glasgow (SC313851) |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC313851 |website=Companies House Register |publisher=Companies House |accessdate=8 November 2019}}
| logo =
| 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, {{postcode|G|1}}
| 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 (including a £76.7M service fee from Glasgow City Council)
| website = {{URL|glasgowlife.org.uk}}
| remarks =
| extinction =
| 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,{{cite web|title=Arms Length External Organisations (ALEOs)|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18350|website=Glasgow City Council|accessdate=8 November 2019}} 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,{{Cite web|title=The 300 highest income charities|url=https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/the-300-highest-income-charities|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator}} 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“{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1041239513 |title=Managing organisational success in the arts |date=2019 |others=David Stevenson |isbn=978-1-315-18572-9 |location=Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon |oclc=1041239513}}
History
Culture and Sport Glasgow was formed as a company in December 2006,{{cite web|title=Glasgow City Council annual accounts for Culture and Sport Glasgow|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17648}} and a registered charity from February 2007.{{cite web|title=Culture and Sport Glasgow Charity details (SC037844)|url=https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=37844}} The organisation's Board agreed to adopt the name and brand "Glasgow Life" in January 2010{{cite web|title=Board Minutes, January 2010 (Agenda item 5)|url=https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/media/1253/minute-of-meeting-27-01-10.pdf|website=Glasgow Life|accessdate=8 November 2019}}
= Notable events =
Responsibilities
Glasgow Life are responsible for six service areas{{cite web|title=Glasgow Life 'about us'|url=https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us|website=Our service areas|accessdate=8 November 2019}} within the city:
- Public Libraries, including 32 community libraries, 29 school libraries and the Mitchell Library.
- Sport venues and facilities, including
- Tollcross International Swimming Centre
- Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
- 10 Museums
- See Glasgow Museums
- Arts and Music, through management of culture venues and festivals, including
- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
- Glasgow City Halls
- Local community centres
- Young Glasgow, providing services aimed at children, young people and their parent/carers.
Structure and Governance
The charity is controlled by Glasgow City Council. It is governed by a Board of directors,{{cite web|title=Culture and Sports Governance Structure|url=https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/governance-structure|website=Glasgow Life|accessdate=8 November 2019}} consisting of:
- 8 independent directors
- 5 partner directors (drawn from within Glasgow City Council)
- Executive Director
The Chair is Councillor Bailie Christie,{{Cite web |title=CSG Board and CSG CIC Board |url=https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/culture-and-sport-glasgow-csg-board-and-culture-and-sport-glasgow-csg-community-interest-company-cic-board |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Glasgow Life |language=en}} and the Chief Executive is Susan Deighan.{{Cite web |last=Deighan |first=Image: Susan |date=2022-03-11 |title=New CEO appointed at Glasgow Life |url=https://advisor.museumsandheritage.com/news/new-ceo-appointed-glasgow-life/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Museums + Heritage Advisor |language=en-GB}}
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.
= 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, with full accounts available from Companies House.{{Cite web |title=CULTURE AND SPORT GLASGOW filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC313851/filing-history |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}} The 'Service Fee' is the direct contribution from Glasgow City Council.
| class="wikitable"
!Financial Year end !Income !(Of which Service fee) !Expenditure !Difference |
| 31 March 2012{{cite web|title=2013 Annual return|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC313851/filing-history?page=3|website=Group of companies accounts made up to 31 March 2013|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=8 November 2019}}
|£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) |