v3.25.4
Tax - Disclosure of reconciliation between the actual tax charge and the corporate tax rate (Details) - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items]      
Profit before tax from continuing operations £ 5,943 £ 4,747 £ 4,223
Tax charge based on the applicable UK corporation tax rate of 25% (2024: 25%, 2023: 23.5%) 1,486 1,187 992
Impact of profits/losses earned in territories with different statutory rates to the UK (weighted average tax rate is 23.5% (2024: 23%, 2023: 23.6%)) (88) (95) 3
Recurring items:      
Non-creditable taxes including withholding taxes 134 95 124
Adjustments in respect of prior years 84 80 14
Changes in recognition of deferred tax and effect of unrecognised tax losses 49 69 (58)
Impact of UK bank levy being non-deductible 47 47 35
Non-deductible expenses 35 44 47
Non-taxable gains and income (29) (74) (60)
Banking surcharge and other items (110) (32) (74)
Tax relief on payments made under AT1 instruments (189) (189) (174)
Tax relief on holdings of inflation-linked government bonds (194) (157) (194)
Non-recurring items:      
Non-deductible provisions for UK customer redress 47 22 7
Non-deductible provisions for investigations and litigation 10 2 0
Non-deductible impairments and losses on divestments 3 0 0
Tax charge £ 1,285 £ 999 £ 662
UK Corporation tax rate 25.00% 25.00% 23.50%
Tax rate impact of profits/losses earned in territories with different statutory rates to the UK (1.50%) (2.00%) 0.10%
Recurring items, percentages      
Non-creditable taxes including withholding taxes, percentage 2.30% 2.00% 3.00%
Adjustments in respect of prior years, percentage 1.50% 1.70% 0.30%
Changes in recognition of deferred tax and effect of unrecognised tax losses, percentage 0.80% 1.50% (1.40%)
Impact of UK bank levy being non-deductible, percentage 0.80% 1.00% 0.80%
Non-deductible expenses, percentage 0.60% 0.90% 1.10%
Non-taxable gains and income, percentage (0.50%) (1.60%) (1.40%)
Banking surcharge and other items, percentage (2.00%) (0.70%) (1.80%)
Tax relief on payments made under AT1 instruments, percentage (3.20%) (4.00%) (4.10%)
Tax relief on holdings of inflation-linked government bonds, percentage (0.033) (0.033) (0.046)
Non-recurring items, percentages      
Non-deductible provisions for UK customer redress, percentage 0.80% 0.50% 0.20%
Non-deductible provisions for investigations and litigation, percentage 0.20% 0.00% 0.00%
Non-deductible impairments and losses on divestments, percentage 0.10% 0.00% 0.00%
Total tax charge, percentage 21.60% 21.00% 15.70%
UK banking surcharge rate (%) 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
Weighted average      
Non-recurring items:      
Tax rate impact of profits/losses earned in territories with different statutory rates to the UK 23.50% 23.00% 23.60%