Sheffield City Trust


Sheffield City Trust is a registered charity in the United Kingdom that owns and/or manages twelve entertainment and sports venues in Sheffield, England.

Charitable objectives

The Trust was established in 1988 with three charitable objects:
The charity is funded via its three wholly owned subsidiaries, Sheffield International Venues Ltd, Sheffield City Hall Limited and Sheffield Festival Limited. It operates the following venues:
The trust always plays significant roles in the Race for Life events and the Sheffield Half Marathon.

Finance

In 2005–6 the Trust had an income of £56.7million, expenditure of £55.8million and held assets valued at £316million. It is one of the 100 largest UK charitable organizations ranked by annual expenditure. The current chair of the Trust is Howard Culley, the previous chair was Paul Blomfield.