Sheffield City Trust
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Sheffield City Trust is a UK charity that owes and/or manages twelve entertainment and sports venues in Sheffield, England
[edit] 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
[edit] Activities
The charity is funded via its three wholly owned subsidiaries, Sheffield International Venues Ltd, Sheffield City Hall Limited and Sheffield Festival Limited.
- Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
- Sheffield Arena (managed by Live Nation)
- Don Valley Stadium
- iceSheffield
- English Institute of Sport - Sheffield (Venue Management only)
- Woodbourn Road Athletics Centre
- Tinsley Park Golf Course
- Beauchief Golf Course
- Birley Golf Course
- Concord Sports Centre
- Hillsborough Leisure Centre
- Sheffield City Hall (managed on a 99 year lease from Sheffield City Council)
The trust always plays significant roles in the ‘Race for Life’ events and the ‘Sheffield Half Marathon’.
[edit] 2005/2006 Accounts
Income £56.7million
Expenditure £55.8million
Assets Value £316million