Sheffield City Trust is a registered charity in the United Kingdom that owns and/or manages fifteen entertainment and sports venues in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Charitable objectives edit
The Trust was established in 1988 with three charitable objectives:
- provide recreational and other leisure facilities of a high standard and as economically as possible
- promote the physical health of the inhabitants of the City of Sheffield
- encouragement of the Arts, and the acquisition, preservation, restoration and maintenance of buildings of historical interest in Sheffield.
Venues edit
The Trust operates a range of sports and entertainment venues:[1]
Sports and leisure centres edit
- Concord Sports Centre
- English Institute of Sport, Sheffield (venue management only)
- Heeley Pool and Gym
- Hillsborough Leisure Centre
- iceSheffield
- Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
- Springs Leisure Centre
- Westfield Sports Centre
The trust formerly managed Don Valley Stadium until its demolition.
Entertainment venues edit
- Sheffield Arena (managed by Live Nation)
- Sheffield City Hall (managed on a 99-year lease from Sheffield City Council)
Golf courses edit
- Beauchief Golf Club
- Birley Wood Golf Club
- Tinsley Park Golf Club
- Tapton Park Golf Club
- Sinfin Golf Club
Finance edit
The charity is funded via its three wholly owned subsidiaries, Sheffield International Venues Ltd, Sheffield City Hall Limited and Sheffield Festival Limited. In 2005–6 the Trust had an income of £56.7 million, expenditure of £55.8 million and held assets valued at £316 million.[citation needed] It is one of the 100 largest UK charitable organisations ranked by annual expenditure.[2] The current chair of the Trust is David Grey,[3] the previous chair was Howard Culley and before that (1997–2008) was Paul Blomfield.
References edit
- ^ "Venues | Sheffield City Trust". www.sheffieldcitytrust.org. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Charities Direct: Top 500 Charities - Expenditure Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "DAVID GREY MBE". Connect Yorkshire. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
