CCEW Charity Commission profile

BLOC PRODUCTIONS

Registered charity 1195809 · organisation 5185465

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
14 September 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£657,853
Latest expenditure
£616,726
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 2 BRAMBLE LANE, BRISTOL, BS9 1RD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.blocproductions.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

(1) To engage the public in the appreciation of dramatic and operatic arts by promoting andperforming musical theatre, or other dramatic works;(2) To educate members of the CIO and the wider community by providing opportunities for themto learn and develop skills in the said arts;(3) To develop leadership, performance and technical opportunities for members of the CIO in thesaid arts;

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
6 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
6 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£657,853
Total Gross Expenditure
£616,726
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
13 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
13 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£214,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£218,737
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
8 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
8 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£268,186
Total Gross Expenditure
£289,544
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
17 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
17 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Fin Period Start Date
14 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
21 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
6 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£657,853
Total Gross Expenditure
£616,726
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
13 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£214,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£218,737
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
8 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£268,186
Total Gross Expenditure
£289,544
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
17 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
14 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
21 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
6 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
425
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
598629
Income Investments
638
Income Other
58161
Income Total Income And Endowments
657853
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£616,726
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
616726
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£135,044
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£136,004
Assets Total Liabilities
£960
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£135,044
Creditors One Year Total Current
960
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£136,004
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
135044
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
135044
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bristol City
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BLOC PRODUCTIONS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2021-09-14T00:00:00
Charity Name
BLOC PRODUCTIONS
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-02-05T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
800642
Assoc Registered Charity Number
800642
Assoc Charity Name
BLOC PRODUCTIONS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 14 Sep 2021
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 TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures