Blackout Productions
Trustees’ Annual Report
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Charity contact information
Blackout Productions
Scottish Charity Number: SC052655
2 Hermitage Park South
Edinburgh
EH6 8EZ
07748 967 906
blackoutproductions@live.co.uk
www.blackoutproductions.org
Instagram - @productionsblackout
Facebook - @blackoutproductions
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Charity Trustees
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Lesley Ward - Chairperson
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Gabrielle Pavone - Secretary
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Janet Walker - Treasurer
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Scott Anderson
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Carole Gibson
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Objectives and activities
Blackout Productions was set up to allow people who are interested in theatre arts to come together to help produce a variety of events to perform to audience members.
Our main activities are performing concerts, plays and musicals. This varies from year to year and will involve a different number of people depending on that the production is.
We have open auditions to allow anyone interested in taking part the opportunity to be involved in the audition process. We also have a group of volunteers who help to produce and stage the event.
Our events are performed for the local community to help promote theatre arts within Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document
Blackout Productions is governed by a constitution.
Trustee recruitment and appointment
There has been no recruitment for new trustees for this year. All trustees are volunteers and have agreed to continue to support the charity.
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Achievements and performance
This year Blackout Productions performed two fundraising concerts:
In May we performed our Schwartz Sunday Cabaret.
In December we performed our Christmas Cabaret at Dirty Martini in Le Monde.
Both concerts were are great success and very
much enjoyed by audiences and performers.
. We also performed the musical Come from Away in October 2025 Although this made a loss it was a great success for the company and thoroughly enjoyed by audiences.
Any profits made from the concerts go towards the costs of putting on the Musical in 2025 and our next productions in 2026.
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Financial review
Blackout Productions Annual Finance
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£30,000 £27,966£28,416
£25,000
£20,000
£15,000
£10,000
£5,000
£2,427 £700 £1,727 £2,124 £750 £1,374 £669 £1,209
£0
Cabaret Come From Away -£450 Christmas Concert General Expenditure -£540
-£5,000
Receipts Payments Profit/Loss
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This year Blackout Productions performed two concerts. We had a Schwartz Cabaret before our Musical in October and one for Christmas. Both made a profit. We also performed Come from Away in October which came in at a loss although was a very successful show! We still managed to make a profit this year overall.
Statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
At present any reserves that Blackout Productions have will be used to finance future Musical events.
Details of any deficit
n/a
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Blackout Productions Annual Finance
Summary
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£2,111
£31,075 £33,186
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Receipts Payments Profit/Loss
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Future plans
Blackout Productions have two events planned in 2026.
In May 2026 Blackout Productions will be hosting a Big Sing to welcome everyone to a sing a long of popular musical numbers.
In October 2026 we will be performing a Streisand Cabaret.
Declaration
Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:
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JANET WALKER
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TREASURER
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