Glasgow Life

Glasgow Life
Formation22 December 2006
TypeCharitable organisation
Legal statusSubsidiary organisation to Glasgow City Council
PurposeManagement of culture, sporting and learning activities in Glasgow, Scotland
HeadquartersCommonwealth House, 38 Albion Street
Glasgow, G1
Region served
Glasgow
Executive Director
Susan Deighan
Chair
Bailie Christie
Parent organisation
Glasgow City Council
Budget2021–22: £123.4 million (including a £76.7M service fee from Glasgow City Council)
Staff2,660
Volunteers850
Websiteglasgowlife.org.uk

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, 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, 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