v3.25.2
Contingent liabilities, contractual commitments and guarantees
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Other Provisions, Contingent Liabilities And Contingent Assets [Abstract]  
Contingent liabilities, contractual commitments and guarantees 9Contingent liabilities, contractual commitments and guarantees
At
30 Jun 2025
31 Dec 2024
£m
£m
Guarantees and other contingent liabilities:
–  financial guarantees
2,855
2,876
–  performance and other guarantees
20,325
19,464
–  other contingent liabilities
18
18
At the end of the period
23,198
22,358
Commitments:1
–  documentary credits and short-term trade-related transactions
1,368
1,588
–  forward asset purchases and forward deposits placed
56,860
32,672
–  standby facilities, credit lines and other commitments to lend
93,370
93,746
At the end of the period
151,598
128,006
1Includes £145,623m of commitments at 30 June 2025 (31 December 2024: £121,764m), to which the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 are applied where the
group has become party to an irrevocable commitment.
The above table discloses the nominal principal amounts, which represent the maximum amounts at risk should the contracts be fully drawn
upon and clients default. As a significant portion of guarantees and commitments is expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total of
the nominal principal amounts is not indicative of future liquidity requirements.
Guarantees with terms of more than one year are subject to the group’s annual credit review process.
Contingent liabilities arising from legal proceedings, regulatory and other matters against group companies are disclosed in Note 10: ‘Legal
proceedings and regulatory matters’. The expected credit loss provisions relating to guarantees and commitments under IFRS 9 are disclosed in
Note 8: ‘Provisions’. Further analysis of the movement in the ECL provision is disclosed within the ‘Reconciliation of changes in gross carrying/
nominal amount and allowances for loans and advances to banks and customers including loan commitments and financial guarantees‘ table on
page 23.