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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2008

Consolidated balance sheet

as at 31 December 2008
   

Note

2008
£ million

 

2007
£ million

Assets

         

Cash and balances at central banks

   

5,008

 

4,330

Items in the course of collection from banks

   

946

 

1,242

Trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

16

45,064

 

57,911

Derivative financial instruments

 

17

28,884

 

8,659

Loans and advances to banks

 

18

40,758

 

34,845

Loans and advances to customers

 

19

242,735

 

209,814

Available-for-sale financial assets

 

21

55,707

 

20,196

Investment property

 

22

2,631

 

3,722

Goodwill

 

23

2,256

 

2,358

Value of in-force business

 

24

1,893

 

2,218

Other intangible assets

 

25

197

 

149

Tangible fixed assets

 

26

2,965

 

2,839

Current tax recoverable

   

300

 

Deferred tax assets

 

38

833

 

Other assets

27

5,856

 

5,063

Total assets

   

436,033

 

353,346

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

Equity and liabilities

Note

2008
£ million

 

2007
£ million

Liabilities

       

Deposits from banks

28

66,514

 

39,091

Customer accounts

29

170,938

 

156,555

Items in course of transmission to banks

 

508

 

668

Trading and other liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

30

6,754

 

3,206

Derivative financial instruments

17

26,892

 

7,582

Debt securities in issue

31

75,710

 

51,572

Liabilities arising from insurance contracts and participating investment contracts

32

33,792

 

38,063

Liabilities arising from non-participating investment contracts

34

14,243

 

18,197

Unallocated surplus within insurance businesses

35

270

 

554

Other liabilities

36

11,456

 

9,690

Retirement benefit obligations

37

1,771

 

2,144

Current tax liabilities

 

 

484

Deferred tax liabilities

38

 

948

Other provisions

39

230

 

209

Subordinated liabilities

40

17,256

 

11,958

Total liabilities

 

426,334

 

340,921

Equity

       

Share capital

41

1,513

 

1,432

Share premium account

42

2,096

 

1,298

Other reserves

43

(2,476)

 

(60)

Retained profits

44

8,260

 

9,471

Shareholders' equity

 

9,393

 

12,141

Minority interests

 

306

 

284

Total equity

9,699

 

12,425

Total equity and liabilities

 

436,033

 

353,346

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

The directors approved the consolidated financial statements on 26 February 2009.

Sir Victor Blank

J Eric Daniels

Tim J W Tookey

Chairman

Group Chief Executive

Group Finance Director

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