FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

central banks, which consist of demand deposits with the Bank of England, together with cash in tills and ATMs, have been excluded from the table as the

carrying amount is deemed an appropriate approximation of fair value.


	30 June 2026		31 December 2025
	Fair	Carrying	Fair	Carrying
	value	value	value	value
	£m	£m	£m	£m
Assets
Loans and advances to customers	239,975	240,406	203,426	202,609
Loans and advances to banks	1,290	1,290	1,048	1,048
Reverse repurchase agreements - non-trading	10,728	10,725	17,696	17,678
Other financial assets at amortised cost	5,524	5,738	3,747	3,987
	257,517	258,159	225,917	225,322
Liabilities
Deposits by customers	225,213	224,589	187,966	187,300
Deposits by banks	7,865	7,865	6,630	6,628
Repurchase agreements - non-trading	6,394	6,394	9,039	9,029
Debt securities in issue	47,795	47,255	41,913	41,388
Subordinated liabilities	2,946	2,552	2,413	2,032
	290,213	288,655	247,961	246,377

by their levels in the fair value hierarchy - Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.


		30 June 2026				31 December 2025
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total	Valuation
		£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	technique
Assets
Derivative financial instruments	Exchange rate contracts	–	501	–	501	–	671	–	671	A
	Interest rate contracts	–	2,340	–	2,340	–	1,078	–	1,078	A & C
	Inflation rate contracts	–	18	–	18	–	85	–	85	A
	Equity and credit contracts	–	59	28	87	–	64	30	94	B & D
	Netting	–	(857)	–	(857)	–	(1,058)	–	(1,058)
		–	2,061	28	2,089	–	840	30	870
Other financial assets at FVTPL	Loans and advances to customers	–	–	31	31	–	–	40	40	A
	Debt securities and other debt instruments	–	–	22	22	–	–	24	24	A, B & D
		–	–	53	53	–	–	64	64
Financial assets at FVOCI	Debt securities	5,317	244	–	5,561	5,017	199	–	5,216	D
		5,317	244	–	5,561	5,017	199	–	5,216
Total assets at fair value		5,317	2,305	81	7,703	5,017	1,039	94	6,150

Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	Exchange rate contracts	–	379	–	379	–	512	–	512	A
	Interest rate contracts	–	1,450	–	1,450	–	1,182	–	1,182	A & C
	Inflation rate contracts	–	19	–	19	–	30	–	30	A
	Equity and credit contracts	–	9	12	21	–	8	13	21	B & D
	Netting	–	(857)	–	(857)	–	(1,058)	–	(1,058)
		–	1,000	12	1,012	–	674	13	687
Other financial liabilities at FVTPL	Debt securities in issue	–	334	–	334	–	331	–	331	A
	Structured deposits	–	1,323	–	1,323	–	824	–	824	A
	Zero Amortising Guaranteed Notes	–	85	–	85	–	95	–	95	D
		–	1,742	–	1,742	–	1,250	–	1,250
Total liabilities at fair value		–	2,742	12	2,754	–	1,924	13	1,937


	30 June 2026	31 December 2025
	£m	£m
Risk-related:
- Bid-offer and trade specific adjustments	8	9
- Uncertainty	3	4
- Credit risk adjustment	1	1
- Funding fair value adjustment	–	1
	12	15


	Assets			Liabilities
	Derivatives	Other financial assets at FVTPL	Total	Derivatives	Total
	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m
At 1 January 2026	30	64	94	(13)	(13)
Total gains/(losses) recognised:
Fair value movements1	–	–	–	1	1
Settlements	(2)	(11)	(13)	–	–
At 30 June 2026	28	53	81	(12)	(12)

Gains/(losses) recognised in profit or loss/other comprehensive income relating to assets and liabilities held at the end of the period1	–	–	–	1	1

1 Fair value movements relating to derivatives and other financial assets at FVTPL are recognised in other operating income in the income statement.