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
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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 prOfeSs￿on ol foith In Jesus Chllst or. follo￿rng 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
Inv￿Ved 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 tV￿ce 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 s￿￿rdaY 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 Life￿ne 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 acc0rnp0ny￿ng finonclol stotement. The
Tnjstees ore sat￿5flÈd 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.
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RESERVES K￿lcy
The Tru5tee5 hove implemenied o Re5erye5 p0￿Cu to ensure the church mointoins elfectlve
operations ond con meei its 0￿gatiOnS 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 Mo10￿7.
Thisreport wos #ppro¥edtrrf the Trustees oAthe Churdj Cht7rftyon SAuqust202&
Rned..
John picke￿￿& P•stor
Svdned..
Roysmith. TTUStee &TreaSU￿r
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. 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
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.G. WALKER. FAI& FWIT. CLS
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To: TheT￿￿ee5 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 h￿e 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
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WAL£S
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ents accounts
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J1.13
26,1S4
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Cash funds this yew en
-1,122.00
21.7S1
217SU
29.810
247
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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