BLOC PRODUCTIONS

Charity number: 800642
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BLOC is an established amateur theatre company, founded in 1933. Its aim is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, achieved by: the production of an annual musical where tickets need to be sold to the general public, charity fundraising events organised by members and sponsorship, via a bursary, granted to younger members who are pursuing a drama or musical education

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £286,233
Total expenditure: £248,205

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 January 1989: Standard registration
  • 05 February 2024: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 05 February 2024: Funds transferred to 1195809 BLOC PRODUCTIONS
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BLOC (Working name)
  • BRISTOL LIGHT OPERA CLUB (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2018 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £255.94k £5.73k £6.82k £5.49k £286.23k
Total expenditure £257.88k £10.23k £9.44k £8.31k £248.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 November 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 10 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18/01/1988 AS AMENDED ON 05/10/1988 AS AMENDED ON 28/03/2011

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS, TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BRISTOL