Risk Management - Disclosure of Balance Sheet credit quality (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks |
£ 208,544
|
£ 180,365
|
£ 189,686
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balances |
124,519
|
113,987
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
150,786
|
144,827
|
|
| Debt instruments held at amortised cost |
55,153
|
50,227
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending |
17,662
|
3,393
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
189,743
|
166,244
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
185,002
|
191,845
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments |
252,192
|
292,356
|
|
| Other assets |
624
|
665
|
|
| Assets held for sale |
5,932
|
9,854
|
|
| Total assets |
1,245,473
|
1,218,524
|
£ 1,185,200
|
| Debt securities |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
94,040
|
77,805
|
|
| Traded loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
12,249
|
13,470
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks |
208,544
|
180,365
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balances |
124,519
|
113,987
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending |
17,662
|
3,393
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
106,289
|
91,275
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
182,666
|
188,989
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments |
252,192
|
292,356
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
42,818
|
51,010
|
|
| Other assets |
624
|
665
|
|
| Assets held for sale |
5,801
|
9,544
|
|
| Total assets |
£ 1,147,054
|
£ 1,126,638
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balance, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Other assets, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Assets held for sale, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total assets, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Reverse repurchase agreements |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 132,600
|
£ 141,791
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Other financial assets |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 60
|
£ 85
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Debt securities |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 94,040
|
£ 77,805
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 3,121
|
£ 2,931
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Traded loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 12,249
|
£ 13,470
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Total loans and advances at amortised cost |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 150,786
|
£ 144,827
|
|
| Debt instruments held at amortised cost |
£ 55,153
|
£ 50,227
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Debt securities at amortised cost, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Retail mortgages |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 4,952
|
£ 4,956
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Retail credit cards |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 20,527
|
£ 19,749
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Retail other |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 4,128
|
£ 3,918
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Corporate loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 121,179
|
£ 116,204
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | Loans and advances |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 46,885
|
£ 44,182
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks |
£ 208,544
|
£ 180,365
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balances |
111,541
|
98,590
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending |
15,712
|
1,625
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
84,744
|
68,328
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
125,263
|
129,626
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments |
237,139
|
274,058
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
42,756
|
50,960
|
|
| Other assets |
566
|
594
|
|
| Assets held for sale |
2,461
|
1,178
|
|
| Total assets |
£ 996,351
|
£ 963,765
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balance, percentage |
90.00%
|
87.00%
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, percentage |
89.00%
|
48.00%
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
80.00%
|
75.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
68.00%
|
68.00%
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments, percentage |
94.00%
|
94.00%
|
|
| Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, percentage |
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|
| Other assets, percentage |
91.00%
|
90.00%
|
|
| Assets held for sale, percentage |
42.00%
|
12.00%
|
|
| Total assets, percentage |
87.00%
|
85.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Reverse repurchase agreements |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 96,968
|
£ 103,589
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
73.00%
|
73.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Other financial assets |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 41
|
£ 63
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
68.00%
|
74.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Debt securities |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 79,405
|
£ 65,785
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 1,937
|
£ 1,722
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
84.00%
|
84.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
62.00%
|
59.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Traded loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 5,339
|
£ 2,543
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
43.00%
|
19.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Total loans and advances at amortised cost |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 112,865
|
£ 108,553
|
|
| Debt instruments held at amortised cost |
£ 54,760
|
£ 49,888
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
75.00%
|
75.00%
|
|
| Debt securities at amortised cost, percentage |
99.00%
|
99.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Retail mortgages |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 4,662
|
£ 4,524
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
94.00%
|
91.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Retail credit cards |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 5,933
|
£ 7,488
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
29.00%
|
38.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Retail other |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 3,605
|
£ 3,217
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
88.00%
|
82.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Corporate loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 98,665
|
£ 93,324
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
81.00%
|
80.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.0 to 0.60% | Loans and advances |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 26,317
|
£ 24,252
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
56.00%
|
55.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks |
£ 0
|
£ 0
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balances |
12,970
|
15,371
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending |
1,950
|
1,768
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
19,385
|
18,920
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
56,106
|
58,100
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments |
14,617
|
18,104
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
62
|
50
|
|
| Other assets |
56
|
68
|
|
| Assets held for sale |
3,130
|
8,235
|
|
| Total assets |
£ 141,441
|
£ 152,567
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balance, percentage |
10.00%
|
13.00%
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, percentage |
11.00%
|
52.00%
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
18.00%
|
21.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
31.00%
|
31.00%
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments, percentage |
6.00%
|
6.00%
|
|
| Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Other assets, percentage |
9.00%
|
10.00%
|
|
| Assets held for sale, percentage |
54.00%
|
87.00%
|
|
| Total assets, percentage |
12.00%
|
14.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Reverse repurchase agreements |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 35,131
|
£ 37,565
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
27.00%
|
27.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Other financial assets |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 19
|
£ 22
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
32.00%
|
26.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Debt securities |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 14,144
|
£ 11,478
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 930
|
£ 1,156
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
15.00%
|
15.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
30.00%
|
39.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Traded loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 5,241
|
£ 7,442
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
43.00%
|
55.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Total loans and advances at amortised cost |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 32,832
|
£ 31,612
|
|
| Debt instruments held at amortised cost |
£ 333
|
£ 339
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
22.00%
|
22.00%
|
|
| Debt securities at amortised cost, percentage |
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Retail mortgages |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 138
|
£ 153
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
3.00%
|
3.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Retail credit cards |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 13,141
|
£ 11,063
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
64.00%
|
56.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Retail other |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 424
|
£ 503
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
10.00%
|
13.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Corporate loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 19,129
|
£ 19,893
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
16.00%
|
17.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 0.60 to 11.35% | Loans and advances |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 20,026
|
£ 19,357
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
43.00%
|
44.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks |
£ 0
|
£ 0
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balances |
8
|
26
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending |
0
|
0
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
2,160
|
4,027
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
1,297
|
1,263
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments |
436
|
194
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0
|
0
|
|
| Other assets |
2
|
3
|
|
| Assets held for sale |
210
|
131
|
|
| Total assets |
£ 9,262
|
£ 10,306
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Cash and balances at central banks, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Cash collateral and settlement balance, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
2.00%
|
4.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Other assets, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Assets held for sale, percentage |
4.00%
|
1.00%
|
|
| Total assets, percentage |
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Reverse repurchase agreements |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 501
|
£ 637
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Other financial assets |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 0
|
£ 0
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Debt securities |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 491
|
£ 542
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 254
|
£ 53
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
8.00%
|
2.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Traded loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets |
£ 1,669
|
£ 3,485
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Trading portfolio assets, percentage |
14.00%
|
26.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Total loans and advances at amortised cost |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 5,089
|
£ 4,662
|
|
| Debt instruments held at amortised cost |
£ 60
|
£ 0
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
3.00%
|
3.00%
|
|
| Debt securities at amortised cost, percentage |
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Retail mortgages |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 152
|
£ 279
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
3.00%
|
6.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Retail credit cards |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 1,453
|
£ 1,198
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
7.00%
|
6.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Retail other |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 99
|
£ 198
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
2.00%
|
5.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Corporate loans |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost |
£ 3,385
|
£ 2,987
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Loans and advances at amortised cost, percentage |
3.00%
|
3.00%
|
|
| Total for all internal credit grades | 11.35% to 100% | Loans and advances |
|
|
|
| On-balance sheet, values |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement |
£ 542
|
£ 573
|
|
| On-balance sheet, percentage |
|
|
|
| Financial assets at fair value through the income statement, percentage |
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
|