BLACKBURN MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY TRUSTEES REPORT
Charity number 513346
Period covered 1 September 2024 to 1 September 2025
Charities Aims and Objectives
The object of the society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, and to further the development of public appreciation. Our annual musical encourages current members, and new members to take part in the productions, and so provide entertainment and a musical experience to people from the local community and surrounding areas.
Activities and Achievements
The Blackburn Musical Theatre Company continues to thrive and our current membership is 60 with an age range of 9 to 80 years. In addition a further 15 members of the public support our annual musical production off stage.
In May 2025 our production was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and this was a huge success with many full houses of 300 plus members of the audience. Also for the first time ever we gave 9 performances instead of the usual 7, including two matinees.
All our performances are supported by excellent sound and lighting engineers as well as a musical director conducting a 12 piece orchestra. Employees of the theatre also help with the production along with the many volunteers who work front of house and behind the bar.
The NODA awards were held in February and we received three awards for Best Male Comedy Actor, Best Male Supporting Actor and Best Programme.
Financial Review
Beauty and the Beast was a financial success with a profit of £8573 despite the huge costs of the production.
Running costs of the society this year were helped by membership fees, a BDAC grant and donations of £2900. The society remains financially healthy and this provides a great platform for future productions.
Our social committee continue to hold fund raising events for the society including a cake sale, a quiz night, a dinner dance and a football card lotto. A donation was also made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Management of the Society
The society holds monthly meetings with the trustees to discuss future events and productions plus a financial update from the treasurer. Unfortunately we lost one member of the trustees, our wardrobe mistress, who sadly passed away after 47 years with the society. There have been three new additions to the society and their details have been recorded in the main document.
Final Summary
Our finances go towards our annual musical production in May and the general running of the society plus a donation to a charity. Future plans for the society revolve around our next production in 2027 of Kipps plus various fund raising activities by the social committee.
Blackburn Musical Theatre Company Recelpts and Payments Account- General for the year ended 31st August 2025 2025 2024 Re¢eipts Subscription5 Contributions towards NODA Medals BDAC Grant Props Sold Donations Merchandise NODA Dinner Social events 1295 102 450 250 529 945 717 6,786 2,402 Payments SfjJbscription5 NODA Membership fee BDAC Insurance Postage and Stationery Accountancy Fee NODA fvledals HMRC Fine Piano Tuning Social events NODA Dlnner Misc Donation5: Empire Theatre Blackburn Darwen Art5 CouTrcil MS Soclety 238 230 20 412 414 45 340 55 556 95 200 701 945 107 58 250 20 50 2,895 1,847 Surplus/(Defi¢ltl for the year 3,891 555
Blackburn Muslcal Theatre Companv Receipts and Pawnents Account- Pyoductlon Accourrt for the year ended 31st August 2025 2025 2024 Beauty and the Beast Sunshine on Leith Receipt5 Ticket Sales Programmes Raffle Advertlslng Spon50r5hip Receipts: Rehearsal Room Other 42,162 1,517 1.549 1,230 25,945 962 1,062 820 690 1,329 1.432 325 48,215 30,808 Pa)Thents Theatre Hire Scenery Prop5 Sound Ltghting Choreogr3phy Rehearsal Room Hire Costumes Make up Orchestra Royalties Ticket and Programme Printing Advertising and Publicity Refreshments Ticket Commission Producers, Fees Stage Manager Misc ficket Refunds Refund Membership 4,524 3,463 849 3,181 599 700 897 2,663 121 8,000 9,684 276 1.515 301 1,174 I,ioo 150 333 112 3,680 3,600 731 2,135 600 880 220 5,500 4,593 360 697 225 434 I,ILIO 250 81 166 60 39,642 25,660 Surplus for the year 8.573 5.148
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