HASLAND Baptist Church REPORT & ACCOUNTS Financial Year Ending 30 June 2026
HASLAND Baptist Church TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025-2026 REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Address.. Hoslond Boptist Church. Eure Street Eost, Hoslund, Chesterfeld, S41 OPF Chorlty Registrotion Number.. 1199485 Trustees Nlr Roy Srnith, Choir of Chur1ty Trustees and Tre05urer Mi John Pickering. Postor Isecretoryl Mr5 Doreen Titmu& Elder Mr Dorien Moore. Elder Ireelected 6 Nov2025} Mr Peter Jones, Elder Property Trustees Eost Midlond Boptist Trust Cornpony Ltd., Baptist House, 129 Broadway. Didcot. Oxon. OXII 8RT Bonkers The CTroperotive Bonk, P.0 8ox 250 Oelf House, Soulhway Skelmersdole. WN8 6wr Independent Exomlner MG Wolker Accounlonts 119A Hlgh St. Clay Cross. Chesterfield, S45 90Z 21Page
CHARITA8LE OBJECT Hasiond Boptisl Church Charity Ss on 0550clotlon bosed Choritable Incorportsted Orgoni50tion ICIOI. It 55 governed by o constitution based on the'Approved Governlng Document lor 8apUst Churches. underplnned by the Chur¢h'5 Trust deed. MemL)erg ol the Church are occepted i occordonce with the constitution whlch requires them to be or to have been publicly boptised on the prOfeSson ol foith In Jesus Chllst or. follorng olher mode5 of bapiism, to renew thelr pubuc profession of foith in Jesus Christ. The church members normally meet four times per yeor ond In ossociotion wth the Trustees hove responslbllily for tlie overott pollcy of the church. In accordonce wlth its CQnStitullon the mernbe oppoint electlonl o minirrum ol iwo ond o rnaximum of four trustees. These Trustees. together with the Minister (Postoil, who is aL80 o Trustee bu natufe ol theli role ond responslbllities, are resPOn5ible for the doy to doy running of the church's work ond wtness, and the finonciol and legol ospects ol Ihe chonty. All members are encouroged to toke an oppropriote port In the splritLJal ond proctlcal iosk5 InvVed in the furtheronce of the charitable objectNe. Relevont motters moy be submitted to the Church meets.llg bu the Trustees for guidonce or muy be ro15ed tiy mernber5 in Church meeting foi further conslclerotlon by the Trustees. Though the Constitution permits decisions lo be made ot Church ffleetings by oppropriote mojoritie5, the Church seeks to work bu consensus wherever possible The Church occuples premlses whlch are held by the East Midlonds Boptlst Trust Compony Ltd, on Trust which ore elltirelu cornpotible the above object. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIWTIES The principol purpose o>f the charity is the odvoncement ol the Christion faith according to the prlnciples of the Boptlst denomlnolion to Include the odvancement of education. eommunlty 5eMce ond such other generol chofltabLe purposes in such ports ol the United Kirlgdom ond the world os the Church shaLL determlne. To achieve the prlncipol objeuive. whlch Is sel out above. the Church provldes o vorlety of octivities both to its mernbership and to the community generally. The oim is to show the love of Jesus Christ In both wold and deed and (o bring people Into a closer relaiitsnship with Him os living Lord. Centrol to the work ond witness of the Church is the prowsion of regular pubtic *rvice5 of Christion worshlp, blble swdy and pruyer. These servlces toke ploce eoch Sundoy ot 10.30 om ond each Thursdou at 7pm. There ore 0150 occosional services at other tirnes which ore odvertised on the chuich notice boord. soclol rnedlo and Ihe church webslte_ The church Seeks to be o Irlendly and welcornlng eommunlty. and onybody Is free io ottend any of these services. The Church is responsible for (T toddler group. known os'Humming Bees.. %thich ffleets in the Church premise5 on Thursdoy rnornlngs during school terrn tlrnè, the purpose of 05slstlng the comrnunitu ond demonslroting the (ove of Jesus Christ. The Church operates sysierns to ensure thot oll people worknng vath children ond vulnerable odults ore approprlolely vetted by Ihe Dlsclosure and Barrlng Servlcè. The chuich has reod the Choiliy Comrni55ion guldance on publlc benefrt ond Is sotlsfled that the ocbwties outlined obove cleorly demonstrote thot ihe chority is providing a benefit to the public.
AC141EVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE As 0130 June 2026, the Church membership wos 29. Aveloge oltendonce ot the regulor Sundou worship semces was 45. Thursdoy evening fellowship. which wos ottended by 16-18 people eoch week, took severol foms during the year Including.. bible studu. ond prauer & worship evenlngs and during the yeor aLso included severol evening communion & fellowship merJLs. The Church h05 olso welcomed guest speokers ot their Sundoy morning servlce and hove been pleosed to heor the messoge from mernbers of its ovffl congregalion. The church continues lo ploy o role In the life of the communlly of Ha51ond lo pubtic benefit with Its operatlon of o regular porent ond toddler group, 'Hummlng Bees.. il contlnues to offer o tVce monthly 'Fridau Lunch Club. and severol Saturday mornlng breakfasts for the locol comrnunity. An onnijol service ol remernbrance Is held, ond ot Christrnus the chufch presents a corol service, The church congregoton ore oiso generous In their gjpport lor the locol food bonk wth regular donations being mod? locotlu. The Church Holl Is used woekly for Ils 8ible Study und Proyer meetsngs and for its monthly Lodies, group which meets on a srdaY mornlng. The holl is let, under Ilcence, during 5ch¢xil term time. to o bieoklost ond ofter school dub, called Kids Zone Ltd. for children oged 4-7. The Church conllnues to be grateful to volunteers from Kids Zone whtr operate. on our beholf.'Humrnlng Bees., the weekLy ptsient ond to¢Jdlei group. FINANCIAL REVIEW The Church conunues to roise the funds Nvhich It needs to carry on I octivrties from wlthin tts ovm membership ond congregotion, ond from fees for the use of the Church Holl. No wder public oppeul wos rnocle for funds durlng Ihe yeor. The pastor nor onu other trustee receives ony payrn&nt for their time or services. The Church expressed its port in the b.fe of the wder church by making gronls to tocol, notional ond internotionol organisotions ond socleties Christian oirns ond objectyves compatible wilh the church's own choritoble purpose. During the yeor donotions were mode to Teor Fund. Aquaid Lifene Fund. Chrisiian Aid. Cornposslon UK, The Bible Society. &od News for Everyone and Ashgoie H05picecore. The Church olso contributed to the eoptist Union Home Mission. The total value of mission donation5 wos £7,724123% of total income) ol whlch £7,786 wos In the fomi of deslgnoled donotions tnade directly os prescribed by the donors. The linonciat results for the yeor ore set out In the acc0rnp0nyng finonclol stotement. The Tnjstees ore sat5flÈd thot they have sufficient reserves 01 the balonce sheet date. together with onticipoted ongoing income. to enable the church to function effedively In the coming yeor. The Church is heavily ¢Jependen¢ on its membership working 05 volunteers in o1105pects of the church s octwitles, many ol which run wth little or no impact on the church s expendiiure but nevertheless contrlbute subs¢antsolly to the ochievement ol the church's objectNes. 41Page
RESERVES Klcy The Tru5tee5 hove implemenied o Re5erye5 p0Cu to ensure the church mointoins elfectlve operations ond con meei its 0gatiOnS should thefe be o redud*)n In incotThè the occurrence of ggnificoni expetTdilure. Foilowng on ossessment ol polentiol risks rtiotlng to ftuctvouons in income ond expenses, the Trustees hove set on otvowote reserves range of £15.000 to £25.000. A5 of 30 June 2026, totol re5erye5 stood ot £21.492 orth15 omounl. £15.000 hos been allocoted for future repLoceTnent or refurt)ithment of the Church Halt roof. ond £3.000 is reserved for repairs to the 8optistnJ In the Church. The balonce is ieioined to covey month5. operating costs for the Church ond its Mis%on c¢ynmrtmetts. tx)th vAthin the UK in support of the children of Phalombe Villoge In Mo107. Thisreport wos #ppro¥edtrrf the Trustees oAthe Churdj Cht7rftyon SAuqust202& Rned.. John picke& P•stor Svdned.. Roysmith. TTUStee &TreaSUr 51Pa8e
. G. WALKER & Co. Limited MG Aceountaney Ser¥i¢es, Audltors & Tax Advlsors The Coach HNJyè, 1t9a Streel, CltyCro8¥. Che4wW. LWoyshiFe S45 9DZ ACCOUNTANTS T.. lQ12481272888 M. on68 997711 E". yJir rrvJwalker.nat .G. WALKER. FAI& FWIT. CLS . L ROOERTS. kl4(NPLEGbiPWT To: TheTee5 of Hasland BaOlst (Iwth I confim that l am qualified under sertion 145 of the 2011 Charltles Art to undertake the examlnatlon by beln8 a qualified member of the AfA and AAT. I have completed my examlnatlon and can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In connection the examlnatlon 8Mn8 me cause to believe th In any material respect: The accountin8 records were not kept im respert of the tharlty as reouired by sertbn 130 of the Act: or The finanaal statements do not wtih those records: or The financial statements do not compty with the appllcable requirements concemln8 the form and conient of the financlal statements set out in the Charrtles IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2( other than any requirement that the financial statements wve a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter consldered as part of an independent examlnation. I have no concerns and he cornt across no other matters In conrtrtctoon wlth t exarninatK)n to whith attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandln8 of the finamlal ststements to be reathed. rjeoff Walker M G Walker & Co limited 119A Hrfh Street C Cross Chesterfield Derbyshire S4S 90Z D•te: 2510712026 G L•th•tr•dtrq lIGWla Cr* Umknd.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WAL£S Recei tsand ents accounts CC16a Forth• pqrfod mnO25 To Section A Receipt5 and payments Unrntdtt fund¥ Re•lrlcl• fundB EDdoment lund• Totsi Last yr A1 Rec yAL% 379 5J75 759 b totsllGr0s¥in lorARJ A2A•••i •Thd •al•4. l••• tsbhl. Sub ttstai 15.032 A3P• 31. Sub tot•1 164 A4 A•••t In•ty•ffl pu•. l•••tsbh) Sub totsi 31,838 J1.13 26,1S4 N•1 ofrncWp•ymentsJ A5TTansfers between furbdB A6C•Bh lund• l&•t y••r •nd Cash funds this yew en -1,122.00 21.7S1 217SU 29.810 247 CCXX R1 occ1$ {SSI
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr••tAct•d R•i¢t•d funds EDdo¥¥ment fund¥ Bl Ca•h fund• funds Jo, Unr•Btrf¢f•d fuv#J R••trf¢t•d fId Endrr¢TrTh•nt fund• lonw•vt£ D•u113 Details BJ Inv•8tmen¢ •M•ts D•l4¢18 B4 Assets retslned forthe h•rlty'¥ own u Oetsi15 BS Ll•blllll Pmt N• Date of LAu9u*t 202 CCXX ac4yJrts ISSI