v3.26.1
Financial instruments - valuation (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Financial instruments  
Schedule of financial assets and liabilities at fair value by valuation hierarchy

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30 June 2026

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31 December 2025

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Level 1

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Level 2

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Level 3

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Total

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Level 1

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Level 2

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Level 3

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Total

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

Assets

 

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Trading assets

 

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​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

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  ​

Loans

 

—

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29,022

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256

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29,278

 

—

 

33,556

 

96

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33,652

Securities

 

13,811

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4,277

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—

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18,088

 

9,586

 

3,299

 

—

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12,885

Derivatives

 

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Interest rate

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—

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30,819

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337

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31,156

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—

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32,382

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360

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32,742

Foreign exchange

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—

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31,850

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90

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31,940

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—

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27,878

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103

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27,981

Other

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—

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49

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12

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61

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—

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57

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9

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66

Other financial assets

 

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Loans

 

—

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24

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829

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853

 

—

 

35

 

533

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568

Securities

 

29,888

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20,606

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117

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50,611

 

25,528

 

16,964

 

152

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42,644

Total financial assets held at fair value

 

43,699

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116,647

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1,641

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161,987

 

35,114

 

114,171

 

1,253

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150,538

As a % of total fair value assets

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27%

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72%

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1%

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23%

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76%

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1%

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Liabilities

 

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Trading liabilities

 

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Deposits

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—

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40,399

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40,399

 

—

 

41,284

 

—

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41,284

Debt securities in issue

 

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215

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—

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215

 

—

 

234

 

—

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234

Short positions

 

8,174

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1,848

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1

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10,023

 

6,172

 

1,331

 

1

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7,504

Derivatives

 

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Interest rate

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—

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25,284

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181

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25,465

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—

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26,589

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169

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26,758

Foreign exchange

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—

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30,611

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52

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30,663

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—

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26,988

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54

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27,042

Other

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—

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100

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28

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128

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—

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119

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55

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174

Other financial liabilities

 

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Debt securities in issue

 

—

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2,338

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3

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2,341

 

—

 

2,302

 

3

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2,305

Other deposits

 

—

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2,423

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26

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2,449

 

—

 

2,285

 

27

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2,312

Subordinated liabilities

 

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230

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—

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230

 

—

 

237

 

—

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237

Total financial liabilities held at fair value

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8,174

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103,448

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291

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111,913

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6,172

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101,369

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309

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107,850

As a % of total fair value liabilities

 

7%

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93%

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0%

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6%

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94%

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0%

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(1)Level 1 - Instruments valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active and liquid markets, for identical financial instruments. Examples include government bonds, listed equity shares and certain exchange-traded derivatives.

Level 2 - Instruments valued using valuation techniques that have observable inputs. Observable inputs are those that are readily available with limited adjustments required. Examples include most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products - including CLOs, most bank loans, repos and reverse repos, state and municipal obligations, most notes issued, certain money market securities, loan commitments and most OTC derivatives.

Level 3 – Instruments valued using a valuation technique where at least one input which could have a significant effect on the instrument’s valuation, is not based on observable market data. Examples include non-derivative instruments which trade infrequently, certain syndicated and commercial mortgage loans, private equity, and derivatives with unobservable model inputs.

(2)Transfers between levels are deemed to have occurred at the beginning of the quarter in which the instrument was transferred.
(3)For an analysis of debt securities held at mandatory fair value through profit or loss by issuer as well as ratings and derivatives, by type and contract, refer to Capital and risk management – Credit risk.
Schedule of financial instruments valuation adjustments

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30 June

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31 December

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2026

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2025

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£m

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£m

Funding - FVA

 

(16)

 

(11)

Credit - CVA

 

174

 

179

Bid - Offer

 

61

 

60

Product and deal specific

 

96

 

124

Total

 

315

 

352

Schedule of financial instruments carried at fair value on the balance sheet by valuation sensitivities for level 3 balances

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30 June 2026

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31 December 2025

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Level 3

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Favourable

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Unfavourable

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Level 3

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Favourable

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Unfavourable

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

Assets

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Trading assets

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Loans

 

256

 

—

 

—

 

96

 

—

 

—

Derivatives

 

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Interest rate

 

337

 

10

 

(10)

 

360

 

20

 

(10)

Foreign exchange

 

90

 

—

 

—

 

103

 

10

 

(10)

Other

 

12

 

—

 

—

 

9

 

—

 

—

Other financial assets

 

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Loans

 

829

 

10

 

(10)

 

533

 

—

 

(10)

Securities

 

117

 

10

 

(20)

 

152

 

10

 

(20)

Total financial assets held at fair value

 

1,641

 

30

 

(40)

 

1,253

 

40

 

(50)

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Liabilities

 

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Trading liabilities

 

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Short positions

 

1

 

—

 

—

 

1

 

—

 

—

Derivatives

 

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Interest rate

 

181

 

10

 

(10)

 

169

 

10

 

(10)

Foreign exchange

 

52

 

—

 

—

 

54

 

—

 

—

Other

 

28

 

—

 

—

 

55

 

—

 

—

Other financial liabilities

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Debt securities in issue

 

3

 

—

 

—

 

3

 

—

 

—

Other deposits

 

26

 

—

 

—

 

27

 

—

 

(20)

Total financial liabilities held at fair value

 

291

 

10

 

(10)

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309

 

10

 

(30)

Schedule of movement in level 3 assets and liabilities

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Other

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Other

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Other

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Other

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Derivatives

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trading

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financial

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Total

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Derivatives

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trading

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financial

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Total

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assets

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assets (2)

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assets (3)

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assets

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liabilities

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liabilities (2)

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liabilities

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liabilities

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

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£m

At 1 January 2026

 

472

 

96

 

685

 

1,253

 

278

 

1

 

30

 

309

Amounts recorded in the income statement (1)

 

(30)

 

13

 

1

 

(16)

 

(26)

 

—

 

(1)

 

(27)

Amount recorded in the statement of comprehensive income

 

—

 

—

 

2

 

2

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

Level 3 transfers in

 

41

 

—

 

45

 

86

 

20

 

—

 

—

 

20

Level 3 transfers out

 

(50)

 

—

 

(41)

 

(91)

 

(1)

 

—

 

—

 

(1)

Purchases/originations

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39

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157

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336

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532

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22

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—

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—

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22

Settlements/other decreases

 

—

 

(10)

 

(1)

 

(11)

 

(14)

 

—

 

—

 

(14)

Sales

 

(33)

 

—

 

(81)

 

(114)

 

(17)

 

—

 

—

 

(17)

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

(1)

 

—

 

—

 

(1)

At 30 June 2026

 

439

 

256

 

946

 

1,641

 

261

 

1

 

29

 

291

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Amounts recorded in the income statement in respect of balances held at period end - unrealised

 

66

 

13

 

3

 

82

 

18

 

(1)

 

(0)

 

17

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At 1 January 2025

 

630

 

278

 

774

 

1,682

 

465

 

1

 

28

 

494

Amounts recorded in the income statement (1)

 

(65)

 

2

 

(1)

 

(64)

 

(94)

 

—

 

1

 

(93)

Amount recorded in the statement of comprehensive income

 

—

 

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11

 

11

 

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—

 

—

 

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Level 3 transfers in

 

40

 

—

 

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40

 

7

 

—

 

25

 

32

Level 3 transfers out

 

(6)

 

—

 

(16)

 

(22)

 

(11)

 

—

 

—

 

(11)

Purchases/originations

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70

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89

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59

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218

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47

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—

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—

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47

Settlements/other decreases

 

(2)

 

(31)

 

—

 

(33)

 

(34)

 

—

 

—

 

(34)

Sales

 

(31)

 

(97)

 

(125)

 

(253)

 

(40)

 

—

 

—

 

(40)

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

 

1

 

2

 

1

 

4

 

2

 

—

 

1

 

3

At 30 June 2025

 

637

 

243

 

703

 

1,583

 

342

 

1

 

55

 

398

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Amounts recorded in the income statement in respect of balances held at period end - unrealised

 

57

 

1

 

(3)

 

55

 

(10)

 

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(10)

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(1)There were £9 million net gains on trading assets and liabilities (30 June 2025 – £31 million net gains) recorded in income from trading activities. Net gains on other instruments of £2 million (30 June 2025 – £2 million net losses) were recorded in other operating income and interest income as appropriate.
(2)Other trading assets and other trading liabilities comprise assets and liabilities held at fair value in trading portfolios.
(3)Other financial assets comprise fair value through other comprehensive income, designated as at fair value through profit or loss and other fair value through profit or loss.
(4)During the period ended 30 June 2026, £61 million of assets and liabilities transferred into Level 3 driven by decrease in observability of swaps and increase in the proportion of trades with unobservable inputs in structured netting. £51 million of assets and liabilities transferred out of Level 3 driven by decrease in observability of inputs
Schedule of carrying value and fair value of financial instruments carried at amortised cost on the balance sheet

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Carrying

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value

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Fair value

30 June 2026

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£bn

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£bn

Financial assets

 

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Loans to banks

 

7.3

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7.4

Loans to customers

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435.9

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430.7

Other financial assets - securities

 

35.1

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35.0

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31 December 2025

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Financial assets

 

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Loans to banks

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7.0

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6.9

Loans to customers

 

418.9

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414.5

Other financial assets - securities

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36.6

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36.6

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30 June 2026

 

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Financial liabilities

 

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Bank deposits

 

50.0

 

50.0

Customer deposits

 

448.6

 

448.6

Other financial liabilities

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- debt securities in issue

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67.2

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67.7

Subordinated liabilities

 

6.4

 

6.5

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31 December 2025

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Financial liabilities

 

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Bank deposits

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44.1

 

44.1

Customer deposits

 

443.0

 

424.4

Other financial liabilities

 

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- debt securities in issue

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63.0

 

63.6

Subordinated liabilities

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5.9

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6.1