## **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** 

1. Lesley Ward - Chairperson 

2. Gabrielle Pavone - Secretary 

3. Janet Walker - Treasurer 

4. Scott Anderson 

5. 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<br>£25,000<br>£20,000<br>£15,000<br>£10,000<br>£5,000<br>£2,427 £700 £1,727 £2,124 £750 £1,374 £669 £1,209<br>£0<br>Cabaret Come From Away -£450 Christmas Concert General Expenditure -£540<br>-£5,000<br>Receipts Payments Profit/Loss<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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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## **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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