Culture and Sport Glasgow

In February 2007, Glasgow City Council approved the devolution of its Culture and Leisure Services department into two separate companies and a charity:

Culture and Sport Glasgow is registered in Scotland No SC313851 with its registered office at 20 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5ES. Culture and Sport Glasgow is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity (No SCO37844) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Culture and Sport Glasgow (Trading) CIC is registered in Scotland No SC313850 with its registered office at 20 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5ES.

Culture and Sport Glasgow (company and charity)

Culture and Sport Glasgow reports to a Board of 11 Directors, which comprises six elected members, four independent Directors and the Chief Executive of Culture and Sport Glasgow as folows:

Elected Members:

• Bailie Liz Cameron (Chair)
• Councillor Steven Purcell, Leader of the Council
• Councillor Archie Graham, Executive Member for Culture and Sport
• Councillor Stephen Curran, City Treasurer
• Councillor James Dornan
• Councillor Aileen Colleran

4 Independent Directors:

• The Rt Hon The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden KT
• Sir Angus Grossart
• The Rt Hon George Reid
• The Lord Stevenson of Coddenham

Chief Executive of Culture and Sport Glasgow

• Bridget McConnell

Culture and Sport Glasgow has established a trading subsidiary called Culture and Sport Glasgow Trading CIC to undertake the management and development of commercial activities which Culture and Sport Glasgow cannot undertake as a charity:

Culture and Sport Glasgow (Trading) CIC Board

• Dr Kenneth Chrystie (Chair)

• Edward Crozier

• Councillor Stephen Curran

• Councillor Archie Graham

• Bridget McConnell (Chief Executive of Culture and Sport Glasgow)

• Flora Martin

• Seumas MacInnes

It is stated on the Culture and Sport Glasgow website that 'all net income generated by Culture and Sport Glasgow Trading CIC will be Gift Aided to Culture and Sport Glasgow to be invested in the charitable aims of the company.'