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In 2007 Glasgow City Council created a charitable trust 鈥� Culture and Sport Glasgow 鈥� to look after all of the city鈥檚 museums, galleries and leisure services.

Glasgow Life (a trading name created after a rebranding exercise in 2010) currently runs over 140 venues across the city including world class facilities such as Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, The Burrell Collection, The Mitchell Library (the largest public reference library in Europe), Scotstoun Stadium and Leisure Centre, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and the newly opened Riverside Museum, created by world renowned Architect Zaha Hadid.

In 2007 a linked trading company called Culture and Sport Glasgow Trading CIC was also established. The CIC trading arm oversees the management and development of commercial activities that Culture and Sport Glasgow cannot undertake as a charity. The creation of these two new bodies has allowed services to be delivered more efficiently, with savings over the four years now reaching more than 拢35m.

鈥淭he creation of Culture and Sport Glasgow has allowed us to continue to deliver key services to the people of Glasgow and to our visitors at a time of significant financial pressures for the entire public sector, 鈥� says Director of Finance, Martin Booth. 鈥淏eing an independent charity has allowed us to do things differently and to be more innovative than ever before.鈥�

The CIC trading arm oversees the management and development of commercial activities that Culture and Sport Glasgow cannot undertake as a charity. The CIC creates income through three main areas: retail in museums, daytime catering in Culture and Sport Glasgow venues, and venue hire. This income is gift aided to Culture and Sport Glasgow to help it carry out its work.

鈥淭he CIC structure is ideal for us,鈥� says Martin Booth. 鈥淚t鈥檚 designed to create benefits for the community rather than company owners, and the asset lock enshrines that. Our profits can鈥檛 be used for any personal gain, but can be transferred to another organisation which, in this case, is our linked charity, Culture and Sport Glasgow.鈥�

Since its establishment, Culture and Sport Glasgow Trading CIC has gift aided more than 拢3m to the charity with profits available to be gift aided increasing every year. In 2014, Glasgow will be hosting the Commonwealth Games 鈥� an opportunity to show off what Culture and Sport Glasgow has achieved.

鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting time for Glasgow鈥檚 regeneration,鈥� says Martin Booth, 鈥渁nd as the Charity and its associated CIC continue to grow we are delivering real benefits for the city of Glasgow.鈥�

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