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Consolidated Balance Sheet (as at 31 December 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.12.97 |
31.12.96
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Notes
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£m
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£m
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£m
|
£m
|
Assets
|
Cash and balances at central banks |
|
|
486.0
|
|
184.0
|
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
|
15
|
1,520.2
|
1,325.5
|
Loans and advances to banks
|
16
|
9,419.4
|
4,886.3
|
Loans and advances to customers
|
17
|
83,367.0
|
81,756.0
|
Debt securities
|
18
|
17,273.1
|
12,321.0
|
Tangible fixed assets
|
21
|
957.2
|
889.4
|
Other assets
|
22
|
533.4
|
221.5
|
Prepayments and accrued income
|
23
|
859.5
|
541.2
|
Long term assurance business attributable to shareholders
|
24
|
743.5
|
695.7
|
|
115,159.3
|
102,820.6
|
Long term assurance assets attributable to policyholders
|
24
|
15,940.5
|
13,254.7
|
Total assets
|
|
131,099.8
|
116,075.3
| Liabilities
Deposits by banks
|
25
|
5,370.5
|
2,389.4
|
Customer accounts
|
26
|
81,101.4
|
79,055.0
|
Debt securities in issue
|
27
|
14,042.2
|
8,956.1
|
Other liabilities
|
28
|
1,590.7
|
767.1
|
Accruals and deferred income
|
29
|
3,778.7
|
3,128.6
|
Provisions for liabilities and charges
|
30
|
154.7
|
375.7
|
Subordinated liabilities
|
31
|
1,905.7
|
1,543.2
|
Equity shareholders’ funds:
|
Called up share capital
|
32
|
503.9
|
|
0.1
|
|
Share premium account
|
32
|
70.1
|
|
-
|
|
Profit and loss account
|
33
|
6,641.4
|
|
6,605.4
|
|
7,215.4
|
6,605.5
|
115,159.3
|
102,820.6
| Long term assurance liabilities attributable to policy holders 24 15,940.5 13,254.7
Total liabilities
|
|
131,099.8
|
116,075.3
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| Memorandum Items
Commitments
|
35
|
2,630.5
|
2,198.2
| Approved by the Board on 2 March 1998 and signed on its behalf by:
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