2024 Half-Year Results

Lloyds Bank PLC
25 July 2024
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lloyds Bank plc

2024 Half-Year Results

25 July 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Member of the Lloyds Banking Group



FINANCIAL REVIEW

Principal activities

Lloyds Bank plc (the Bank) and its subsidiary undertakings (the Group) provide a wide range of banking and financial services through branches and offices in the UK and in certain overseas locations. The Group's revenue is earned through interest and fees on a broad range of financial services products including current accounts, savings, mortgages, credit cards, motor finance and unsecured loans to personal and business banking customers; and lending, transactional banking, working capital management and risk management services to commercial customers.

Income statement

The Group's profit before tax for the first half of 2024 was £2,818 million, 20 per cent lower than the same period in 2023. This was due to lower net interest income and higher operating expenses, partly offset by a lower impairment charge. Profit after tax was £2,007 million (half-year to 30 June 2023: £2,590 million).

Total income for the period was £8,376 million, a decrease of 7 per cent on the same period in 2023, primarily reflecting lower net interest income. Net interest income of £6,222 million was down 11 per cent compared to the first half of 2023, driven by lower margins. The lower margin reflects anticipated headwinds due to deposit churn and asset margin compression, particularly in the mortgage book as it refinances in a lower margin environment. These factors were partially offset by benefits from higher structural hedge earnings as it refinances in the higher rate environment.

Other income amounted to £2,154 million in the half-year to 30 June 2024 compared to £2,031 million in the same period in 2023, with improved UK Motor Finance performance, including growth following the acquisition of Tusker in the first half of 2023 and continued Commercial Banking growth partially offset by the impact of changes to commission arrangements with Scottish Widows.

Operating expenses of £5,436 million were 13 per cent higher than in the prior year. This reflects higher operating lease depreciation, due to fleet size growth, the depreciation of higher value vehicles and declines in used car prices (particularly in electric vehicles), alongside planned strategic investment, elevated severance charges and continued inflationary pressure. It also includes c.£100 million relating to the sector-wide change in the charging approach for the Bank of England Levy during the first quarter.

In the first half of 2024 the Group recognised remediation costs of £90 million (half-year to 30 June 2023: £62 million), largely in relation to pre-existing programmes. There have been no further charges relating to the potential impact of the FCA review into historical motor finance commission arrangements. An update from the FCA is currently expected in September.

Impairment was a net charge of £122 million compared to a £681 million charge in the half-year to 30 June 2023. This decrease reflects a larger credit from improvements to the Group's economic outlook in the period compared to the prior year (notably in HPI) and changes in methodology. In addition the reduction also includes the release of judgemental adjustments for inflation and interest rate risks and stronger performance in UK mortgages resulting in lower charges. Commercial Banking has benefited from a one-off release from loss rates used in the model, while observing a low charge on new and existing Stage 3 clients.

The Group recognised a tax expense of £811 million in the period, compared to £940 million in the first half of 2023, reflecting decreased profits.

FINANCIAL REVIEW (continued)

Balance sheet

Total assets were £2,957 million higher at £608,362 million at 30 June 2024 compared to £605,405 million at 31 December 2023. Financial assets at amortised cost were £9,987 million higher at £498,058 million compared to £488,071 million at 31 December 2023 with increases in reverse repurchase agreements of £9,522 million and loans and advances to customers of £2,186 million, partly offset by a reduction in loans and advances to banks of £1,743 million. The increase in reverse repurchase agreements and the decrease in cash and balances at central banks by £8,755 million to £49,154 million reflected a change in the mix of liquidity holdings. The increase in loans and advances to customers included growth across most Retail product areas, in particular UK Retail unsecured loans, due to balance growth and lower repayments following a securitisation in the fourth quarter of 2023. Other assets increased by £2,021 million to £13,959 million, driven by higher settlement balances and higher operating lease assets reflecting continued motor finance growth.

Total liabilities were £3,749 million higher at £568,723 million compared to £564,974 million at 31 December 2023. Customer deposits at £446,165 million increased by £4,212 million since the end of 2023, driven by inflows to limited withdrawal and fixed savings products, partly offset by decreases in current account balances. Debt securities in issue at amortised cost decreased by £3,724 million to £48,725 million at 30 June 2024. Amounts due to fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings increased by £2,236 million to £5,168 million at 30 June 2024. Other liabilities increased by £2,208 million to £8,468 million, driven by higher settlement balances.

Total equity was £39,639 million at 30 June 2024 compared to £40,431 million at 31 December 2023. The reduction in total equity was driven by an interim dividend of £2.1 billion, pension revaluations and cash flow hedging reserve movements, partly offset by the profit for the period.

Capital

The Group's common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio reduced to 13.6 per cent at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: 14.4 per cent). This largely reflected profit for the period, offset by the payment of ordinary dividends during the first half of the year, the accrual for foreseeable ordinary dividends and an increase in risk-weighted assets.

Risk-weighted assets have increased by £1,389 million to £183,949 million at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: £182,560 million). This incorporates the impact of Retail lending growth, offset by optimisation including capital efficient securitisation activity, in addition to other movements.


RISK MANAGEMENT

 


PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The most important risks faced by the Group are detailed below. The external risks faced by the Group may impact the success of delivering against the Group's long-term strategic objectives. They include, but are not limited to, macroeconomic uncertainty and elevated interest rates which are contributing to the cost of living and associated implications for UK consumers and businesses.

Asset quality remains strong with resilient credit performance throughout the period. The Group continues to monitor the impacts of the economic environment carefully through a suite of early warning indicators and governance arrangements that ensure risk mitigating action plans are in place to support customers and protect the Group's positions.

With respect to conduct risk there have been no further charges relating to the potential impact of the FCA review into historical motor finance commission arrangements. An update from the FCA is currently expected in September.

The Group is transforming its approach to risk management to support its strategic ambition and purpose of Helping Britain Prosper. The Group has reviewed its three lines of defence model and is evolving its accountabilities with enhanced focus on controls and expertise. This will increase the pace of decision making, with the intent of improving risk management. The Group has initially focused on non-financial risks.

The Group has also undertaken a detailed review of its risk categories and implemented an events-based risk management framework. This has resulted in a reduction in the number of principal risk types and the simplification of secondary risk categories. This change better aligns to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's event categories which will benefit the Group for scenario activities and regulatory reporting.

The Group has 10 principal risks; capital risk, climate risk, compliance risk (previously regulatory and legal risk), conduct risk, credit risk, economic crime risk, liquidity risk (previously liquidity and funding risk), market risk, model risk and operational risk (operational resilience risk has been removed as a separate risk category as it relates to many of the principal risk types).

The below principal risk definitions have changed since the Group's 2023 annual report and accounts:

Conduct risk - The risk of our Group activities, behaviours, strategy or business planning, having an adverse impact on outcomes for customers, undermining the integrity of the market or distorting competition, which could lead to regulatory censure, reputational damage or financial loss.

Economic crime risk - The risk that the Group implements ineffective policies, systems, processes and controls to prevent, detect and respond to the risk of fraud and/or financial crime resulting in increased losses, regulatory censure/fines and/or adverse publicity in the UK or other jurisdictions in which the Group operates.

Liquidity risk - The risk that the Group does not have sufficient financial resources to meet its commitments when they fall due or can only secure them at excessive cost.

Model risk - The potential for adverse consequences from model errors or the inappropriate use of modelled outputs to inform business decisions. Adverse consequences could lead to a deterioration in the prudential position, non-compliance with applicable laws and/or regulations, or damage to the Group's reputation. Model risk can also lead to financial loss, as well as qualitative limitations such as the imposition of restrictions on business activities.

Operational risk - The risk of actual or potential impact to the Group (financial and/or non-financial) resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems or from external events. Resilience is core to the management of operational risk within Lloyds Banking Group to ensure that business processes (including those that are outsourced) can withstand operational risks and can respond to and meet customer and stakeholder needs when continuity of operations is compromised.

All other principal risk definitions remain unchanged.


CAPITAL RISK

Capital resources

An analysis of the Group's capital position as at 30 June 2024 is presented in the following table. This reflects the application of the transitional arrangements for IFRS 9.

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£m

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity per balance sheet

         34,552

 

         35,355

Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable dividends

         (1,250)

 

            (490)

Cash flow hedging reserve

           3,815

 

           3,554

Other adjustments

                (6)

 

                73

 

         37,111 

 

         38,492

less: deductions from common equity tier 1

 

 

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

         (5,608)

 

         (5,531)

Prudent valuation adjustment

            (103)

 

            (117)

Removal of defined benefit pension surplus

         (2,473)

 

         (2,653)

Deferred tax assets

         (3,889)

 

         (3,971)

Common equity tier 1 capital

         25,038

 

         26,220

Additional tier 1

 

 

 

Additional tier 1 instruments

           5,018

 

           5,018

Total tier 1 capital

         30,056

 

         31,238

Tier 2

 

 

 

Tier 2 instruments

           5,506

 

           5,747

Eligible provisions

              119

 

              417

Total tier 2 capital

           5,625

 

           6,164

Total capital resources

         35,681

 

         37,402

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

       183,949

 

       182,560

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

                13.6%

 

                14.4%

Tier 1 capital ratio

                16.3%

 

                17.1%

Total capital ratio

                19.4%

 

                20.5%

CAPITAL RISK (continued)

Movements in CET1 capital resources

The key movements are set out in the table below.

Common

equity tier 1

£m

 

 

At 31 December 2023

         26,220

Profit for the period

           2,007

Movement in foreseeable dividends1

            (760)

Dividends paid out on ordinary shares during the year

         (2,140)

IFRS 9 transitional adjustment to retained earnings

            (141)

Deferred tax asset

                83

Goodwill and other intangible assets

              (77)

Distributions on other equity instruments

            (172)

Other movements

                18

At 30 June 2024

         25,038

1  Reflects the reversal of the brought forward accrual for the interim ordinary dividend at 31 December 2023, net of the accrual recognised at 30 June 2024.

CET1 capital resources have reduced by £1,182 million during the period, primarily reflecting profit for the period, which was more than offset by:

•  The payment of ordinary dividends during the first half of the year and the accrual for foreseeable ordinary dividends

•  Distributions on other equity instruments

•  The unwind of IFRS 9 dynamic transitional relief, including the phased reduction on 1 January 2024

Movements in total capital

The Group's total capital ratio reduced to 19.4 per cent (31 December 2023: 20.5 per cent). This reflected the reduction in CET1 capital, the reduction in eligible provisions recognised through Tier 2 capital, the impact of interest rates on Tier 2 capital instruments and the increase in risk-weighted assets.

CAPITAL RISK (continued)

Risk-weighted assets

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£m

 

 

 

 

Foundation Internal Ratings Based (IRB) Approach

         34,955

 

         36,478

Retail IRB Approach

         88,587

 

         85,436

Other IRB Approach

           6,263

 

           6,126

IRB Approach

       129,805

 

       128,040

Standardised (STA) Approach1

         18,827

 

         19,021

Credit risk

       148,632

 

       147,061

Securitisation

           8,440

 

           8,246

Counterparty credit risk

              947

 

              875

Credit valuation adjustment risk

              331

 

              454

Operational risk

         25,305

 

         25,605

Market risk

              294

 

              319

Risk-weighted assets

       183,949

 

       182,560

of which: threshold risk-weighted assets2

           1,070

 

           1,424

1  Threshold risk-weighted assets are included within the Standardised (STA) Approach.

2  Threshold risk-weighted assets reflect the element of deferred tax assets that are permitted to be risk-weighted instead of being deducted from CET1 capital.

Risk-weighted assets have increased by £1,389 million to £183,949 million at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: £182,560 million). This incorporates the impact of Retail lending growth, offset by optimisation including capital efficient securitisation activity, in addition to other movements.

CAPITAL RISK (continued)

Leverage ratio

The table below summarises the component parts of the Group's leverage ratio.

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£m

 

 

 

 

Total tier 1 capital

30,056

 

         31,238

 

 

 

 

Exposure measure

 

 

 

Statutory balance sheet assets

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

2,688

 

           3,165

Securities financing transactions

42,773

 

         32,796

Loans and advances and other assets

562,901

 

       569,444

Total assets

608,362

 

       605,405

 

 

 

 

Qualifying central bank claims

(48,670)

 

       (57,430)

 

 

 

 

Derivatives adjustments

(1,350)

 

         (1,737)

Securities financing transactions adjustments

1,519

 

           1,431

Off-balance sheet items

31,940

 

         31,494

Amounts already deducted from Tier 1 capital

(12,013)

 

       (12,060)

Other regulatory adjustments1

(4,856)

 

         (4,950)

Total exposure measure

574,932

 

       562,153

 

 

 

 

UK leverage ratio

                5.2%

 

                5.6%

 

 

 

 

Leverage exposure measure (including central bank claims)

623,602

 

       619,583

Leverage ratio (including central bank claims)

                4.8%

 

                5.0%

1  Includes deconsolidation adjustments that relate to the deconsolidation of certain Group entities that fall outside the scope of the Group's regulatory capital consolidation and adjustments to exclude lending under the UK Government's Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).

Analysis of leverage movements

The Group's UK leverage ratio reduced to 5.2 per cent (31 December 2023: 5.6 per cent). This reflected both the reduction in the total tier 1 capital position and the £12.8 billion increase in the leverage exposure measure, principally related to the increase in securities financing transactions and other balance sheet movements.

Stress testing

As part of the 2022 Annual Cyclical Scenario stress test run by the Bank of England, the Group's resilience to a severe economic shock where the House Price Index (HPI) falls by 31 per cent, Commercial Real Estate (CRE) falls by 45 per cent, unemployment peaks at 8.5 per cent and the Base Rate peaks at 6 per cent was assessed. The results of this exercise were published by the Bank of England on 12 July 2023, with the Group comfortably passing the relevant hurdle rates.

Pillar 3 disclosures

The Group will publish a condensed set of half-year Pillar 3 disclosures in the second half of August. A copy of the disclosures will be available to view at: www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/investors/financial-downloads.html.


CREDIT RISK

Overview

The Group's portfolios are well-positioned to benefit from an improved, but still challenging macroeconomic environment. The Group retains a prudent approach to credit risk appetite and risk management, with strong credit origination criteria and robust LTVs in the secured portfolios.

Asset quality remains strong with resilient credit performance throughout the period. In UK mortgages, reductions in new to arrears and flows to default have been observed in the half-year and second quarter. Unsecured portfolios continue to exhibit stable new to arrears and flow to default trends. Credit quality remains stable and resilient in Commercial Banking. The Group continues to monitor the impacts of the economic environment carefully through a suite of early warning indicators and governance arrangements that ensure risk mitigating action plans are in place to support customers and protect the Group's positions.

The impairment charge in the first half of 2024 was £122 million, down from a charge of £681 million in the first half of 2023. This is partly as a result of improvements in the Group's macroeconomic outlook. The Group's ECL allowance on loans and advances to customers decreased in the first half to £3,587 million (31 December 2023: £4,007 million).

Group Stage 2 loans and advances to customers reduced to £42,774 million (31 December 2023: £52,973 million) and as a percentage of total lending to at 9.8 per cent (31 December 2023: 12.1 per cent). This is due to improvements in the macroeconomic outlook transferring assets back to Stage 1. Of the total Group Stage 2 loans and advances to customers, 91.5 per cent are up to date (31 December 2023: 92.5 per cent). Stage 2 coverage remains stable at 3.2 per cent (31 December 2023: 3.1 per cent).

Stage 3 loans and advances to customers have increased slightly to £7,343 million (31 December 2023: £7,131 million), and as a percentage of total lending to 1.7 per cent (31 December 2023: 1.6 per cent). Stage 3 coverage decreased by 1.2 percentage points to 14.7 per cent (31 December 2023: 15.9 per cent).

Prudent risk appetite and risk management

•  The Group continues to take a prudent and proactive approach to credit risk management and credit risk appetite whilst, in line with the Group's strategy, supporting clients to grow, as well as working closely with customers to help them through the impact of higher borrowing costs and higher prices following elevated inflation in recent years

•  Sector, asset and product concentrations within the portfolios are closely monitored and controlled, with mitigating actions taken where appropriate. Sector and product risk appetite parameters help manage exposure to certain higher risk and cyclical sectors, segments and asset classes

•  The Group's effective risk management seeks to ensure early identification and management of customers and counterparties who may be showing signs of distress

•  The Group will continue to work closely with its customers to ensure that they receive the appropriate level of support, including but not restricted to embracing the standards outlined in the Mortgage Charter

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Impairment charge (credit) by division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

           (119)

 

 

            191

 

 

 

 

           (242)

 

 

              (51)

Credit cards

            115

 

 

            197

 

 

                42

 

            260

 

 

                56

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

            140

 

 

            160

 

 

                13

 

              91

 

 

              (54)

UK Motor Finance

              61

 

 

              43

 

 

              (42)

 

            126

 

 

                52

Other

               (3)

 

 

                1

 

 

 

 

                4

 

 

 

Retail

            194

 

 

            592

 

 

                67

 

            239

 

 

                19

Small and Medium Businesses

              11

 

 

              25

 

 

                56

 

              89

 

 

                88

Corporate and Institutional Banking

             (80)

 

 

              65

 

 

 

 

           (662)

 

 

              (88)

Commercial Banking

             (69)

 

 

              90

 

 

 

 

           (573)

 

 

              (88)

Other

               (3)

 

 

               (1)

 

 

 

 

               (4)

 

 

              (25)

Total impairment charge (credit)

            122

 

 

            681

 

 

                82

 

           (338)

 

 

 

Total expected credit loss allowance

 

At 30 Jun 2024

£m

 

 

At 31 Dec 2023

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related balances

 

 

 

 

 

Drawn

         3,314

 

 

         3,693

 

Undrawn

            273

 

 

            314

 

 

         3,587

 

 

         4,007

 

Other assets

                9

 

 

              14

 

Total ECL allowance

         3,596

 

 

         4,021

 

Movements in total expected credit loss allowance

 

Opening

ECL at

31 Dec

2023

£m

 

 

 

Write-offs

and other1

£m

 

 

Income

statement

charge (credit)

£m

 

 

 

Net ECL

increase

(decrease)

£m

 

 

Closing

ECL at

30 Jun

2024

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages2

         1,115

 

 

 

             (25)

 

 

           (119)

 

 

 

           (144)

 

 

            971

 

Credit cards

            810

 

 

 

           (225)

 

 

            115

 

 

 

           (110)

 

 

            700

 

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

            515

 

 

 

           (156)

 

 

            140

 

 

 

             (16)

 

 

            499

 

UK Motor Finance

            342

 

 

 

             (39)

 

 

              61

 

 

 

              22

 

 

            364

 

Other

              88

 

 

 

               (6)

 

 

               (3)

 

 

 

               (9)

 

 

              79

 

Retail

         2,870

 

 

 

           (451)

 

 

            194

 

 

 

           (257)

 

 

         2,613

 

Small and Medium Businesses

            537

 

 

 

             (51)

 

 

              11

 

 

 

             (40)

 

 

            497

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

            613

 

 

 

             (48)

 

 

             (80)

 

 

 

           (128)

 

 

            485

 

Commercial Banking

         1,150

 

 

 

             (99)

 

 

             (69)

 

 

 

           (168)

 

 

            982

 

Other

                1

 

 

 

                3

 

 

               (3)

 

 

 

                -

 

 

                1

 

Total3

         4,021

 

 

 

           (547)

 

 

            122

 

 

 

           (425)

 

 

         3,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Contains adjustments in respect of purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets.

2  Includes £20 million within write-offs and other relating to the securitisation of £1 billion of legacy Retail mortgages in the second quarter of 2024.

3  Total ECL includes £9 million relating to other non customer-related assets (31 December 2023: £14 million).

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Loans and advances to customers and expected credit loss allowance

At 30 June 2024

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 2

as % of

total

 

Stage 3

as % of

total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

UK mortgages

   266,308

 

     29,842

 

       4,542

 

       7,218

 

   307,910

 

      9.7    

 

      1.5    

Credit cards

     13,329

 

       2,601

 

          290

 

              -

 

     16,220

 

        16.0

 

      1.8    

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

       8,261

 

       1,213

 

          186

 

              -

 

       9,660

 

        12.6

 

      1.9    

UK Motor Finance

     14,185

 

       2,288

 

          117

 

              -

 

     16,590

 

        13.8

 

      0.7    

Other

     16,434

 

          522

 

          163

 

              -

 

     17,119

 

      3.0    

 

      1.0    

Retail

   318,517

 

     36,466

 

       5,298

 

       7,218

 

   367,499

 

      9.9    

 

      1.4    

Small and Medium Businesses

     26,866

 

       3,773

 

       1,323

 

              -

 

     31,962

 

        11.8

 

      4.1    

Corporate and Institutional Banking

     36,888

 

       2,535

 

          722

 

              -

 

     40,145

 

      6.3    

 

      1.8    

Commercial Banking

     63,754

 

       6,308

 

       2,045

 

              -

 

     72,107

 

      8.7    

 

      2.8    

Other1

        (982)

 

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

        (982)

 

               

 

               

Total gross lending

   381,289

 

     42,774

 

       7,343

 

       7,218

 

   438,624

 

      9.8    

 

      1.7    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn)

UK mortgages

            87

 

          328

 

          331

 

          225

 

          971

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

          206

 

          361

 

          133

 

              -

 

          700

 

 

 

 

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

          158

 

          231

 

          110

 

              -

 

          499

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance2

          185

 

          112

 

            67

 

              -

 

          364

 

 

 

 

Other

            15

 

            19

 

            45

 

              -

 

            79

 

 

 

 

Retail

          651

 

       1,051

 

          686

 

          225

 

       2,613

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

          131

 

          205

 

          161

 

              -

 

          497

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

          127

 

          120

 

          230

 

              -

 

          477

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

          258

 

          325

 

          391

 

              -

 

          974

 

 

 

 

Other

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

 

 

 

Total

          909

 

       1,376

 

       1,077

 

          225

 

       3,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn) as a percentage of loans and advances to customers

 

Stage 1
%

 

Stage 2
%

 

Stage 3
%

 

POCI
%

 

Total
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

   -          

 

      1.1    

 

      7.3    

 

      3.1    

 

      0.3    

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

      1.5    

 

        13.9

 

        45.9

 

   -          

 

      4.3    

 

 

 

 

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

      1.9    

 

        19.0

 

        59.1

 

   -          

 

      5.2    

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance

      1.3    

 

      4.9    

 

        57.3

 

   -          

 

      2.2    

 

 

 

 

Other

      0.1    

 

      3.6    

 

        27.6

 

   -          

 

      0.5    

 

 

 

 

Retail

      0.2    

 

      2.9    

 

        12.9

 

      3.1    

 

      0.7    

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

      0.5    

 

      5.4    

 

        12.2

 

   -          

 

      1.6    

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

      0.3    

 

      4.7    

 

        31.9

 

   -          

 

      1.2    

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

      0.4    

 

      5.2    

 

        19.1

 

   -          

 

      1.4    

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

      0.2    

 

      3.2    

 

        14.7

 

      3.1    

 

      0.8    

 

 

 

 

1  Contains centralised fair value hedge accounting adjustments.

2  UK Motor Finance for Stages 1 and 2 include £185 million relating to provisions against residual values of vehicles subject to finance leasing agreements for Black Horse. These provisions are included within the calculation of coverage ratios.

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Loans and advances to customers and expected credit loss allowance (continued)

At 31 December 2023

Stage 1

£m

 

Stage 2

£m

 

Stage 3

£m

 

POCI

£m

 

Total

£m

 

Stage 2

as % of

total

 

Stage 3

as % of

total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

   256,596

 

     38,533

 

       4,337

 

       7,854

 

   307,320

 

        12.5

 

      1.4    

Credit cards

     12,625

 

       2,908

 

          284

 

              -

 

     15,817

 

        18.4

 

      1.8    

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

       7,103

 

       1,187

 

          196

 

              -

 

       8,486

 

        14.0

 

      2.3    

UK Motor Finance

     13,541

 

       2,027

 

          112

 

              -

 

     15,680

 

        12.9

 

      0.7    

Other

     15,898

 

          525

 

          144

 

              -

 

     16,567

 

      3.2    

 

      0.9    

Retail

   305,763

 

     45,180

 

       5,073

 

       7,854

 

   363,870

 

        12.4

 

      1.4    

Small and Medium Businesses

     27,525

 

       4,458

 

       1,530

 

              -

 

     33,513

 

        13.3

 

      4.6    

Corporate and Institutional Banking

     35,872

 

       3,335

 

          528

 

              -

 

     39,735

 

      8.4    

 

      1.3    

Commercial Banking

     63,397

 

       7,793

 

       2,058

 

              -

 

     73,248

 

        10.6

 

      2.8    

Other1

        (301)

 

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

        (301)

 

               

 

               

Total gross lending

   368,859

 

     52,973

 

       7,131

 

       7,854

 

   436,817

 

        12.1

 

      1.6    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn)

UK mortgages

          169

 

          376

 

          357

 

          213

 

       1,115

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

          234

 

          446

 

          130

 

              -

 

          810

 

 

 

 

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

          153

 

          244

 

          118

 

              -

 

          515

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance2

          188

 

            91

 

            63

 

              -

 

          342

 

 

 

 

Other

            20

 

            21

 

            47

 

              -

 

            88

 

 

 

 

Retail

          764

 

       1,178

 

          715

 

          213

 

       2,870

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

          139

 

          231

 

          167

 

              -

 

          537

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

          135

 

          212

 

          253

 

              -

 

          600

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

          274

 

          443

 

          420

 

              -

 

       1,137

 

 

 

 

Other

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

              -

 

 

 

 

Total

       1,038

 

       1,621

 

       1,135

 

          213

 

       4,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer related ECL allowance (drawn and undrawn) as a percentage of loans and advances to customers

 

Stage 1
%

 

Stage 2
%

 

Stage 3
%

 

POCI
%

 

Total
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

      0.1    

 

      1.0    

 

      8.2    

 

      2.7    

 

      0.4    

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

      1.9    

 

        15.3

 

        45.8

 

   -          

 

      5.1    

 

 

 

 

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

      2.2    

 

        20.6

 

        60.2

 

   -          

 

      6.1    

 

 

 

 

UK Motor Finance

      1.4    

 

      4.5    

 

        56.3

 

   -          

 

      2.2    

 

 

 

 

Other

      0.1    

 

      4.0    

 

        32.6

 

   -          

 

      0.5    

 

 

 

 

Retail

      0.2    

 

      2.6    

 

        14.1

 

      2.7    

 

      0.8    

 

 

 

 

Small and Medium Businesses

      0.5    

 

      5.2    

 

        10.9

 

   -          

 

      1.6    

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Institutional Banking

      0.4    

 

      6.4    

 

        47.9

 

   -          

 

      1.5    

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banking

      0.4    

 

      5.7    

 

        20.4

 

   -          

 

      1.6    

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

   -          

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

      0.3    

 

      3.1    

 

        15.9

 

      2.7    

 

      0.9    

 

 

 

 

1  Contains centralised fair value hedge accounting adjustments.

2  UK Motor Finance for Stages 1 and 2 include £187 million relating to provisions against residual values of vehicles subject to finance leasing agreements for Black Horse. These provisions are included within the calculation of coverage ratios.

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Stage 2 loans and advances to customers and expected credit loss allowance

 

Up to date

 

1 to 30 days

past due2

 

Over 30 days

past due

 

Total

 

PD movements

 

Other1

 

 

 

At 30 June 2024

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

Gross

lending

£m

 

ECL3

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

   17,837

 

        109

 

     9,350

 

        131

 

     1,678

 

          48

 

        977

 

          40

 

   29,842

 

        328

Credit cards

     2,317

 

        272

 

        151

 

          46

 

          96

 

          27

 

          37

 

          16

 

     2,601

 

        361

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

        715

 

        135

 

        343

 

          47

 

        114

 

          33

 

          41

 

          16

 

     1,213

 

        231

UK Motor Finance

        971

 

          44

 

     1,127

 

          31

 

        155

 

          26

 

          35

 

          11

 

     2,288

 

        112

Other

        109

 

            3

 

        308

 

            9

 

          59

 

            5

 

          46

 

            2

 

        522

 

          19

Retail

   21,949

 

        563

 

   11,279

 

        264

 

     2,102

 

        139

 

     1,136

 

          85

 

   36,466

 

     1,051

Small and Medium Businesses

     2,943

 

        171

 

        464

 

          18

 

        229

 

          11

 

        137

 

            5

 

     3,773

 

        205

Corporate and Institutional Banking

     2,492

 

        119

 

          19

 

            1

 

            5

 

            -

 

          19

 

            -

 

     2,535

 

        120

Commercial Banking

     5,435

 

        290

 

        483

 

          19

 

        234

 

          11

 

        156

 

            5

 

     6,308

 

        325

Total

   27,384

 

        853

 

   11,762

 

        283

 

     2,336

 

        150

 

     1,292

 

          90

 

   42,774

 

     1,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

   26,665

 

        146

 

     9,024

 

        133

 

     1,771

 

          52

 

     1,073

 

          45

 

   38,533

 

        376

Credit cards

     2,612

 

        345

 

        145

 

          49

 

        115

 

          34

 

          36

 

          18

 

     2,908

 

        446

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

        756

 

        148

 

        279

 

          46

 

        112

 

          34

 

          40

 

          16

 

     1,187

 

        244

UK Motor Finance

        735

 

          30

 

     1,120

 

          30

 

        138

 

          21

 

          34

 

          10

 

     2,027

 

          91

Other

        125

 

            5

 

        295

 

            7

 

          52

 

            5

 

          53

 

            4

 

        525

 

          21

Retail

   30,893

 

        674

 

   10,863

 

        265

 

     2,188

 

        146

 

     1,236

 

          93

 

   45,180

 

     1,178

Small and Medium Businesses

     3,455

 

        202

 

        590

 

          17

 

        253

 

            8

 

        160

 

            4

 

     4,458

 

        231

Corporate and Institutional Banking

     3,175

 

        208

 

            2

 

            -

 

          27

 

            3

 

        131

 

            1

 

     3,335

 

        212

Commercial Banking

     6,630

 

        410

 

        592

 

          17

 

        280

 

          11

 

        291

 

            5

 

     7,793

 

        443

Total

   37,523

 

     1,084

 

   11,455

 

        282

 

     2,468

 

        157

 

     1,527

 

          98

 

   52,973

 

     1,621

1    Includes forbearance, client and product-specific indicators not reflected within quantitative PD assessments.

2  Includes assets that have triggered PD movements, or other rules, given that being 1 to 29 days in arrears in and of itself is not a Stage 2 trigger.

3  Expected credit loss allowance on loans and advances to customers (drawn and undrawn).

CREDIT RISK (continued)

ECL sensitivity to economic assumptions

The measurement of ECL reflects an unbiased probability-weighted range of possible future economic outcomes. The Group achieves this by generating four economic scenarios to appropriately reflect the range of outcomes; the central scenario reflects the Group's base case assumptions used for medium-term planning purposes, an upside and a downside scenario are also selected together with a severe downside scenario. If the base case moves adversely, it generates a new, more adverse downside and severe downside which are then incorporated into the ECL. Consistent with prior years, the base case, upside and downside scenarios carry a 30 per cent weighting; the severe downside is weighted at 10 per cent. These assumptions can be found in note 12 on page 44 onwards.

The table below shows the Group's ECL for the probability-weighted, upside, base case, downside and severe downside scenarios, with the severe downside scenario incorporating adjustments made to CPI inflation and UK Bank Rate paths. The stage allocation for an asset is based on the overall scenario probability-weighted probability of default and hence the staging of assets is constant across all the scenarios. In each economic scenario the ECL for individual assessments is held constant reflecting the basis on which they are evaluated. Judgemental adjustments applied through changes to model inputs or parameters, or more qualitative post model adjustments, are apportioned across the scenarios in proportion to modelled ECL where this better reflects the sensitivity of these adjustments to each scenario. The probability-weighted view shows the extent to which a higher ECL allowance has been recognised to take account of multiple economic scenarios relative to the base case; the uplift being £464 million compared to £673 million at 31 December 2023.

Total ECL allowance by scenario

Probability-

weighted

£m

 

 

Upside

£m

 

 

Base case

£m

 

 

Downside

£m

 

 

Severe

downside

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

            971

 

 

            387

 

 

            658

 

 

         1,190

 

 

         3,004

 

Credit cards

            700

 

 

            583

 

 

            676

 

 

            772

 

 

            903

 

Other Retail

            942

 

 

            855

 

 

            915

 

 

            990

 

 

         1,139

 

Commercial Banking

            982

 

 

            735

 

 

            882

 

 

         1,122

 

 

         1,606

 

Other

                1

 

 

                2

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

At 30 June 2024

         3,596

 

 

         2,562

 

 

         3,132

 

 

         4,075

 

 

         6,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK mortgages

         1,115

 

 

            395

 

 

            670

 

 

         1,155

 

 

         4,485

 

Credit cards

            810

 

 

            600

 

 

            771

 

 

            918

 

 

         1,235

 

Other Retail

            945

 

 

            850

 

 

            920

 

 

            981

 

 

         1,200

 

Commercial Banking

         1,150

 

 

            780

 

 

            986

 

 

         1,342

 

 

         2,179

 

Other

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

 

                1

 

At 31 December 2023

         4,021

 

 

         2,626

 

 

         3,348

 

 

         4,397

 

 

         9,100

 

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Retail

•  Asset quality remains strong in the Retail portfolio with resilient credit performance throughout the period. There are signs that affordability pressures are easing as inflation has fallen back and the UK bank rate has settled. However, lagged impacts from previous interest rate rises and rising unemployment remain potential headwinds

•  Robust risk management remains in place, with strong affordability and indebtedness controls for both new and existing lending and a prudent risk appetite approach

•  Lending strategies are under continuous review and have been proactively managed and calibrated to the latest macroeconomic outlook, with actions taken to enhance both living and housing cost assumptions in affordability assessments

•  In UK mortgages, reductions in new to arrears and flows to default have been observed in the half-year and second quarter

•  Unsecured portfolios continue to exhibit stable new to arrears and flow to default trends with a small increase observed in flow to default in Motor driven by a normalisation of Voluntary Terminations (VT's) as used car prices fall from historic highs

•  The Retail impairment charge in the first half of 2024 was £194 million and is materially lower than the charge of £592  million for the first half of 2023. This is largely due to favourable updates to the Group's macroeconomic outlook within the base case and other scenarios, as well as the release of inflationary adjustments, given portfolio performance

•  All existing IFRS 9 staging rules and triggers have been maintained across Retail from the 2023 year end. Retail customer related ECL allowance as a percentage of drawn loans and advances (coverage) decreased to 0.7 per cent (31 December 2023: 0.8 per cent)

•  Favourable updates to the Group's macroeconomic outlook have reduced Stage 2 loans and advances to 9.9 per cent of the Retail portfolio (31 December 2023: 12.4 per cent), of which 91.1 per cent are up to date loans (31 December 2023: 92.4 per cent). Stage 2 ECL coverage increased to 2.9 per cent (31 December 2023:  2.6 per cent)

•  Stage 3 loans and advances remain flat at 1.4 per cent of total loans and advances. Retail Stage 3 ECL coverage decreased to 12.9 per cent (31 December 2023: 14.1 per cent) due to portfolio mix changes; notably because UK mortgages require comparatively lower coverage in comparison to other Retail products due to security. Stage 3 loans and advances and Stage 3 coverage for all other Retail products excluding UK mortgages remain broadly stable

UK mortgages

•  The UK mortgage portfolio is well positioned with low arrears and a strong loan to value (LTV) profile. The Group has actively improved the quality of the portfolio over recent years using robust affordability and credit controls, while the balances of higher risk legacy vintages have continued to reduce

•  New to arrears and flows to default have improved in the half-year and second quarter. The Group is proactively monitoring existing mortgage customers as they reach the end of fixed rate deals with customers' immediate behaviour remaining stable

•  Total loans and advances increased to £307.9 billion (31 December 2023: £307.3 billion), with a decrease in average LTV. The proportion of balances with a LTV greater than 90 per cent decreased. The average LTV of new business increased

•  Favourable updates to the Group's macroeconomic outlook and stronger asset performance resulted in a net impairment release of £119 million for the first half of 2024 compared to a charge of £191 million for the first half of 2023. Total ECL coverage decreased to 0.3 per cent (31 December 2023: 0.4 per cent)

•  Favourable macroeconomic updates also resulted in reductions to Stage 2 loans and advances to 9.7 per cent of the portfolio (31 December 2023: 12.5 per cent) and Stage 2 ECL coverage rising slightly to 1.1 per cent (31 December 2023: 1.0 per cent)

•  Stage 3 loans and advances remain stable at 1.5 per cent of the portfolio (31 December 2023: 1.4 per cent) with increases in legacy variable rate customers reaching 90 days past due largely offset by legacy mortgage securitisation activity. Stage 3 ECL coverage decreased to 7.3 per cent (31 December 2023: 8.2 per cent), due to the favourable macroeconomic outlook

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Credit cards

•  Credit cards balances increased to £16.2 billion (31 December 2023: £15.8 billion) due to continued recovery in customer spend, with no change to acquisition risk appetite

•  The credit card portfolio is a prime book, with stable credit performance in the half-year and continued strong repayment rates

•  Impairment charge of £115 million for the first half of 2024, is lower than the charge of £197 million in the first half of 2023, largely due to the release of ECL judgements raised to cover the risk of increased defaults from high inflation and cost of living pressures, given continued resilient portfolio performance. Total ECL coverage reduced to 4.3 per cent (31 December 2023: 5.1 per cent)

•  Favourable updates to the macroeconomic outlook resulted in a reduction in Stage 2 loans and advances to 16.0 per cent of the portfolio (31 December 2023: 18.4 per cent), with Stage 2 ECL coverage reducing to 13.9 per cent (31 December 2023: 15.3 per cent)

•  Resilient underlying arrears and default performance has also resulted in stable Stage 3 loans and advances at 1.8 per cent of the portfolio (31 December 2023: 1.8 per cent). Stage 3 ECL coverage is broadly stable at 45.9 per cent (31 December 2023: 45.8 per cent)

UK unsecured loans and overdrafts

•  Loans and advances for personal current account and the personal loans portfolios increased to £9.7 billion (31 December 2023: £8.5 billion) largely driven by recovering market demand in loans and natural balance build following the securitisation of assets at the end of 2023

•  Impairment charge of £140 million for the first half of 2024 is modestly below the charge of £160 million for the first half of 2023 again due to favourable macroeconomic updates and a more resilient underlying performance than previously anticipated. ECL coverage levels by individual stage all remain broadly stable, with Stage 2 ECL coverage at 19.0 per cent (31 December 2023: 20.6 per cent) and Stage 3 ECL coverage at 59.1 per cent (31 December 2023: 60.2 per cent)

UK Motor Finance

•  The UK Motor Finance portfolio increased to £16.6 billion (31 December 2023: £15.7 billion) driven by stocking and fleet, partially offset by a softening of Retail demand in the half-year

•  Updates to Residual Value (RV) and Voluntary Termination (VT) risk held against Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) and Hire Purchase (HP) lending are included within the impairment charge1. Recent significant falls in used car prices have been reflected and absorbed by an existing management judgement within this item. As a result RV and VT provision reduced to £185 million as at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: £187 million)

•  Impairment charge of £61 million for the first half of 2024 is higher than a charge of £43 million for the first half of 2023, which benefitted from more stable used car prices, partially driven by global supply constraints following the pandemic that have now eased

•  ECL coverage levels at a total level and by individual stage remain broadly stable. Total ECL coverage at 2.2 per cent (31 December 2023: 2.2 per cent), Stage 2 ECL coverage at 4.9 per cent (31 December 2023: 4.5 per cent) and Stage 3 ECL coverage at  57.3 per cent (31 December 2023: 56.3 per cent)

Other

•  Other loans and advances increased to £17.1 billion (31 December 2023: £16.6 billion). Stage 3 loans and advances remain stable at 1.0 per cent (31 December 2023: 0.9 per cent) and Stage 3 coverage reduced to 27.6 per cent (31 December 2023: 32.6 per cent)

•  There was a net impairment credit of £3 million for the first half of 2024 compared to a charge of £1 million in the first half of 2023

1  The depreciation of operating leases is included separately in the operating lease depreciation charge.

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Commercial Banking

•  The Commercial portfolio credit quality remains stable and resilient, benefitting from a focused approach to credit underwriting and monitoring standards and proactively managing exposures to higher risk and vulnerable sectors

•  The Group is cognisant of a number of risks and headwinds associated with the elevated interest rate environment especially in, but not limited to, sectors reliant upon consumer discretionary spend. Risks include reduced asset valuation and refinancing risk, a reduction in market liquidity impacting credit supply and pressure on both household discretionary spending and business margins

•  The Group continues to closely monitor credit quality, sector and single name concentrations. Sector and credit risk appetite continue to be proactively managed to ensure clients are supported in the right way and the Group is protected

•  The Group continues to provide early support to its more vulnerable customers through focused risk management via its Watchlist and Business Support framework. The Group continues to balance prudent risk appetite with ensuring support for financially viable clients

Impairment

•  There was a net impairment credit of £69 million in the first half of 2024, compared to a net impairment charge of £90 million in the first half of 2023. Commercial Banking has benefitted from a one-off release from loss rates used in the model, while observing a low charge on new and existing Stage 3 clients

•  ECL allowances decreased in the year to £974 million at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: £1,137 million). This was driven by the one-off release noted above, as well as a revised approach to modelling the multiple economic scenarios and a more favourable outlook across multiple economic indicators

•  Stage 2 loans and advances decreased to £6,308 million (31 December 2023: £7,793 million), largely as a result of improvements in the Group's macroeconomic outlook, with 93.8 per cent of Stage 2 balances up to date (31 December 2023: 92.7 per cent). Stage 2 as a proportion of total loans and advances to customers decreased to 8.7 per cent (31 December 2023: 10.6 per cent). Stage 2 ECL coverage was lower at 5.2 per cent (31 December 2023: 5.7 per cent) with the decrease in coverage largely a result of the change in the forward-looking multiple economic scenarios

•  Stage 3 loans and advances were broadly stable at £2,045 million (31 December 2023: £2,058 million) and as a proportion of total loans and advances to customers, flat at 2.8 per cent (31 December 2023: 2.8 per cent). Stage 3 ECL coverage reduced to 19.1 per cent (31 December 2023: 20.4 per cent)

CREDIT RISK (continued)

Commercial Banking UK Real Estate

•  Commercial Banking UK Real Estate committed drawn lending stood at £9.5 billion at May 2024 (net of £3.1 billion exposures subject to protection through Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) securitisations). This compares to £9.7 billion at 31 December 2023 (net of £3.6 billion subject to SRT securitisations). In addition there are undrawn lending facilities of £2.2 billion (31 December 2023: £2.8 billion) to predominantly investment grade rated corporate customers

•  The Group classifies Real Estate as exposure which is directly supported by cash flows from property activities (as opposed to trading activities, such as hotels, care homes and housebuilders). Exposures of £6.6 billion to social housing providers are also excluded (31 December 2023: £6.7 billion)

•  Despite some headwinds, including the impact of elevated interest rates, the portfolio continues to remain well-positioned and proactively managed with conservative LTVs, good levels of interest cover and appropriate risk mitigants in place

•  Overall performance of the portfolio has remained resilient. The Group has seen improvement within this sector, with a decrease in cases in its more closely monitored Watchlist category and limited flow into Business Support

•  Lending continues to be heavily weighted towards investment real estate (c.90 per cent) rather than development. Of these investment exposures c.91 per cent have an LTV of less than 70 per cent, with an average LTV of 46 per cent. The average interest cover ratio was 3.2 times, with 74 per cent having interest cover of above 2 times. In SME, LTV at origination has been typically limited to c.55 per cent, in the context of prudent repayment cover criteria (including notional base rate stress)

•  The portfolio is well diversified with no speculative commercial development lending (defined as property not pre-sold or pre-let at a level to fully repay the debt or generate sufficient income to meet the minimum interest cover requirements). Approximately 49 per cent of exposures relate to commercial real estate, including c.13 per cent secured by office assets, c.12 per cent by retail assets and c.12 per cent by industrial assets. Approximately 49 per cent of the portfolio relates to residential

•  Recognising this is a cyclical sector, total (gross and net) and asset type quantum caps are in place to control origination and exposure, including several asset type categories. Focus remains on the UK market and new business has been written in line with a prudent risk appetite criteria including conservative LTVs, strong quality of income and proven management teams. Development lending criteria also includes maximum loan to gross development value and maximum loan to cost, with funding typically only released against completed work, as confirmed by the Group's monitoring quantity surveyor

•  Use of SRT securitisations also acts as a risk mitigant in this portfolio. Run-off of these is carefully managed and sequenced

• 


LIQUIDITY RISK

The Group has maintained its strong funding and liquidity position with a loan to deposit ratio of 98 per cent as at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: 98 per cent). Total wholesale funding decreased to £66.0 billion as at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: £70.4 billion), driven by a reduction in money market funding and covered bond maturities. The Group maintains access to diverse sources and tenors of funding.

The Group's liquid assets continue to exceed the regulatory minimum and internal risk appetite, with a liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)1 of 134 per cent (based on a monthly rolling average over the previous 12 months) as at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: 133 per cent). The net stable funding ratio is strong at 125 per cent as at 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: 125 per cent).

The Group's credit ratings continue to reflect the strength of its business model and balance sheet. The rating agencies continue to monitor the impact of economic conditions and elevated rates for the UK banking sector. The strength of the Group's management and franchise, along with its robust financial performance, capital and funding position, are reflected in the Group's strong ratings.

1  Based on a monthly rolling simple average over the previous 12 months.

Lloyds Bank Group funding requirements and sources

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£bn

 

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£bn

 

 

Change

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lloyds Bank Group funding position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

           49.2

 

 

           57.9

 

 

              (15)

Loans and advances to banks

             7.1

 

 

             8.8

 

 

              (19)

Loans and advances to customers

         435.3

 

 

         433.1

 

 

                  1

Reverse repurchase agreements - non-trading

           42.3

 

 

           32.8

 

 

                29

Debt securities at amortised cost

           12.6

 

 

           12.5

 

 

                  1

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

           27.5

 

 

           27.3

 

 

                  1

Other assets1

           34.4

 

 

           33.0

 

 

                  4

Total Lloyds Bank Group assets

         608.4

 

 

         605.4

 

 

 

Less other liabilities1

          (16.6)

 

 

          (12.6)

 

 

              (32)

Funding requirements

         591.8

 

 

         592.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer deposits

         446.2

 

 

         442.0

 

 

                  1

Wholesale funding2

           66.0

 

 

           70.4

 

 

                (6)

Repurchase agreements - non-trading

             7.7

 

 

             7.7

 

 

 

Term Funding Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs (TFSME)

           30.0

 

 

           30.0

 

 

 

Deposits from fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

             2.3

 

 

             2.3

 

 

 

Total equity

           39.6

 

 

           40.4

 

 

                (2)

Funding sources

         591.8

 

 

         592.8

 

 

 

1  Other assets and other liabilities include the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities.

2  Lloyds Bank Group's definition of wholesale funding aligns with that used by other international market participants; including bank deposits, debt securities in issue and subordinated liabilities. Excludes balances relating to margins of £0.4 billion (31 December 2023: £0.6 billion).

FUNDING AND LIQUIDITY RISK (continued)

Reconciliation of Group funding to the balance sheet

At 30 June 2024

Included

in funding

analysis

£bn

 

Cash collateral received

£bn

 

Fair value

and other

accounting methods

£bn

 

Balance

sheet

£bn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

               2.5

 

               0.4

 

               0.1

 

               3.0

Debt securities in issue at amortised cost

             55.3

 

                  -

 

             (6.6)

 

             48.7

Subordinated liabilities

               8.2

 

                  -

 

             (1.4)

 

               6.8

Total wholesale funding

             66.0

 

               0.4

 

 

 

 

Customer deposits

           442.0

 

                  -

 

               4.2

 

           446.2

Total

           508.0

 

               0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

               2.8

 

               0.6

 

               0.2

 

               3.6

Debt securities in issue at amortised cost

             59.3

 

                  -

 

             (6.9)

 

             52.4

Subordinated liabilities

               8.3

 

                  -

 

             (1.4)

 

               6.9

Total wholesale funding

             70.4

 

               0.6

 

 

 

 

Customer deposits

           442.0

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

           442.0

Total

           512.4

 

               0.6

 

 

 

 

Analysis of total wholesale funding by residual maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

         1.3

 

         0.4

 

         0.4

 

         0.2

 

         0.2

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         2.5

 

         2.8

Debt securities in issue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured notes issued

         1.3

 

         0.2

 

         1.9

 

         2.6

 

         1.6

 

         3.1

 

         7.5

 

       12.1

 

       30.3

 

       29.5

Covered bonds

            -

 

            -

 

         0.5

 

         2.0

 

         0.1

 

         1.7

 

         6.5

 

         0.9

 

       11.7

 

       14.1

Commercial paper

         1.5

 

         2.5

 

         1.5

 

         1.3

 

         0.1

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         6.9

 

         8.4

Certificates of deposit issued

         0.1

 

         0.6

 

         0.4

 

         0.1

 

         0.1

 

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         1.3

 

         3.1

Securitisation notes

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         0.1

 

            -

 

         0.1

 

         4.3

 

         0.6

 

         5.1

 

         4.2

 

         2.9

 

         3.3

 

         4.3

 

         6.1

 

         1.9

 

         4.9

 

       18.3

 

       13.6

 

       55.3

 

       59.3

Subordinated liabilities

            -

 

            -

 

            -

 

         0.6

 

         0.3

 

         0.5

 

         2.2

 

         4.6

 

         8.2

 

         8.3

Total wholesale funding1

         4.2

 

         3.7

 

         4.7

 

         6.9

 

         2.4

 

         5.4

 

       20.5

 

       18.2

 

       66.0

 

       70.4

1  Excludes balances relating to margins of £0.4 billion (31 December 2023: £0.6 billion).

FUNDING AND LIQUIDITY RISK (continued)

Analysis of term issuance in half-year to 30 June 2024

 

Sterling

£bn

 

US Dollar

£bn

 

Euro

£bn

 

Other

currencies

£bn

 

Total

£bn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securitisation1

               0.9

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

               0.9

Covered bonds

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

Senior unsecured notes

                  -

 

               3.0

 

               0.8

 

               0.5

 

               4.3

Additional tier 1

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

Total issuance

               0.9

 

               3.0

 

               0.8

 

               0.5

 

               5.2

1  Includes significant risk transfer securitisations.

Liquidity portfolio

At 30 June 2024, the Group had £108.4 billion of highly liquid unencumbered LCR eligible assets, based on a monthly rolling average over the previous 12 months post any liquidity haircuts (31 December 2023: £108.7 billion). These assets are available to meet cash and collateral outflows and regulatory requirements.

The Group also has a significant amount of non-LCR eligible liquid assets which are eligible for use in a range of central bank or similar facilities. Future use of such facilities will be based on prudent liquidity management and economic considerations, having regard for external market conditions.

LCR eligible assets

 

Average

 

 

 

20241

£bn

 

20231

£bn

 

Change

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and central bank reserves

             52.4

 

             63.3

 

                (17)

High quality government/MDB/agency bonds2

             48.1

 

             38.4

 

     25      

High quality covered bonds

               2.9

 

               2.7

 

   7          

Level 1

           103.4

 

           104.4

 

                (1)

Level 23

               5.0

 

               4.3

 

     16      

Total LCR eligible assets

           108.4

 

           108.7

 

               

1  Based on 12 months rolling simple average to 30 June 2024 (2023: 31 December 2023). Eligible assets are calculated as a simple average of month-end observations over the previous 12 months post any liquidity haircuts.

2  Designated multilateral development bank (MDB).

3  Includes Level 2A and Level 2B.



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

       13,980

 

 

       11,802

 

Interest expense

 

 

        (7,758)

 

 

        (4,793)

 

Net interest income

 

 

         6,222

 

 

         7,009

 

Fee and commission income

 

 

         1,186

 

 

         1,196

 

Fee and commission expense

 

 

           (883)

 

 

           (550)

 

Net fee and commission income

4

 

            303

 

 

            646

 

Net trading income

 

 

            331

 

 

            107

 

Other operating income

 

 

         1,520

 

 

         1,278

 

Other income

 

 

         2,154

 

 

         2,031

 

Total income

 

 

         8,376

 

 

         9,040

 

Operating expenses

5

 

        (5,436)

 

 

        (4,829)

 

Impairment

7

 

           (122)

 

 

           (681)

 

Profit before tax

 

 

         2,818

 

 

         3,530

 

Tax expense

8

 

           (811)

 

 

           (940)

 

Profit for the period

 

 

         2,007

 

 

         2,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

         1,824

 

 

         2,417

 

Profit attributable to other equity holders

 

 

            172

 

 

            161

 

Profit attributable to equity holders

 

 

         1,996

 

 

         2,578

 

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

              11

 

 

              12

 

Profit for the period

 

 

         2,007

 

 

         2,590

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

         2,007

 

 

         2,590

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Items that will not subsequently be reclassified to profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements:

 

 

 

 

 

Remeasurements before tax

           (351)

 

 

           (119)

 

Tax

              93

 

 

              27

 

 

           (258)

 

 

             (92)

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk:

 

 

 

 

 

Losses before tax

             (86)

 

 

             (85)

 

Tax

              24

 

 

              24

 

 

             (62)

 

 

             (61)

 

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of debt securities held at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value

            105

 

 

            157

 

Income statement transfers in respect of disposals

               (4)

 

 

              67

 

Income statement transfers in respect of impairment

               (2)

 

 

               (2)

 

Tax

             (27)

 

 

             (61)

 

 

              72

 

 

            161

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve:

 

 

 

 

 

Effective portion of changes in fair value taken to other comprehensive income

        (1,435)

 

 

        (1,287)

 

Net income statement transfers

         1,072

 

 

            616

 

Tax

            102

 

 

            188

 

 

           (261)

 

 

           (483)

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve:

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation differences (tax: £nil)

             (39)

 

 

             (58)

 

Transfers to income statement (tax: £nil)

                -

 

 

                -

 

 

             (39)

 

 

             (58)

 

Total other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax

           (548)

 

 

           (533)

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

         1,459

 

 

         2,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to ordinary shareholders

         1,276

 

 

         1,884

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to other equity holders

            172

 

 

            161

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders

         1,448

 

 

         2,045

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

              11

 

 

              12

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

         1,459

 

 

         2,057

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

 

Note

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£m

 

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 

       49,154

 

 

       57,909

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

9

 

         2,265

 

 

         1,862

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

         2,688

 

 

         3,165

 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 

         7,067

 

 

         8,810

 

Loans and advances to customers

10

 

      435,310

 

 

      433,124

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

       42,273

 

 

       32,751

 

Debt securities

 

 

       12,619

 

 

       12,546

 

Due from fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

 

 

            789

 

 

            840

 

Financial assets at amortised cost

 

 

      498,058

 

 

      488,071

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

9

 

       27,521

 

 

       27,337

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

         5,870

 

 

         5,837

 

Current tax recoverable

 

 

            846

 

 

         1,026

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

         4,622

 

 

         4,636

 

Retirement benefit assets

6

 

         3,379

 

 

         3,624

 

Other assets

 

 

       13,959

 

 

       11,938

 

Total assets

 

 

      608,362

 

 

      605,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from banks

 

 

         2,973

 

 

         3,557

 

Customer deposits

 

 

      446,165

 

 

      441,953

 

Repurchase agreements

 

 

       37,848

 

 

       37,702

 

Due to fellow Lloyds Banking Group undertakings

 

 

         5,168

 

 

         2,932

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

9

 

         4,909

 

 

         5,255

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

         3,980

 

 

         4,307

 

Notes in circulation

 

 

         1,766

 

 

         1,392

 

Debt securities in issue at amortised cost

13

 

       48,725

 

 

       52,449

 

Other liabilities

 

 

         8,468

 

 

         6,260

 

Retirement benefit obligations

6

 

            130

 

 

            136

 

Current tax liabilities

 

 

              28

 

 

              23

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

            146

 

 

            157

 

Provisions

14

 

         1,653

 

 

         1,916

 

Subordinated liabilities

 

 

         6,764

 

 

         6,935

 

Total liabilities

 

 

      568,723

 

 

      564,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

 

         1,574

 

 

         1,574

 

Share premium account

 

 

            600

 

 

            600

 

Other reserves

 

 

         2,167

 

 

         2,395

 

Retained profits

 

 

       30,211

 

 

       30,786

 

Ordinary shareholders' equity

 

 

       34,552

 

 

       35,355

 

Other equity instruments

 

 

         5,018

 

 

         5,018

 

Total equity excluding non-controlling interests

 

 

       39,570

 

 

       40,373

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

              69

 

 

              58

 

Total equity

 

 

       39,639

 

 

       40,431

 

Total equity and liabilities

 

 

      608,362

 

 

      605,405

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2024

 

         2,174

 

 

      2,395

 

 

    30,786

 

 

    35,355

 

 

          5,018

 

 

             58

 

 

    40,431

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

      1,824

 

 

      1,824

 

 

             172

 

 

             11

 

 

      2,007

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

       (258)

 

 

       (258)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (258)

 

Debt securities

 

                -

 

 

           72

 

 

             -

 

 

           72

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           72

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         (62)

 

 

         (62)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (62)

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

       (261)

 

 

             -

 

 

       (261)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (261)

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

         (39)

 

 

             -

 

 

         (39)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (39)

 

Total other comprehensive loss

 

                -

 

 

       (228)

 

 

       (320)

 

 

       (548)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (548)

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income1

 

                -

 

 

       (228)

 

 

      1,504

 

 

      1,276

 

 

             172

 

 

             11

 

 

      1,459

 

Transactions with owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (2,140)

 

 

     (2,140)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

     (2,140)

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (172)

 

 

               -

 

 

       (172)

 

Issue of other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

Capital contributions received

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           61

 

 

           61

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           61

 

Return of capital contributions

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

Total transactions with owners

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (2,079)

 

 

     (2,079)

 

 

           (172)

 

 

               -

 

 

     (2,251)

 

At 30 June 20242

 

         2,174

 

 

      2,167

 

 

    30,211

 

 

    34,552

 

 

          5,018

 

 

             69

 

 

    39,639

 

1  Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent was £1,448 million.

2  Total equity attributable to owners of the parent was £39,570 million.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (continued)

 

 

Attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2023

 

         2,174

 

 

         743

 

 

    31,792

 

 

    34,709

 

 

          4,268

 

 

             82

 

 

    39,059

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

      2,417

 

 

      2,417

 

 

             161

 

 

             12

 

 

      2,590

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         (92)

 

 

         (92)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (92)

 

Debt securities

 

                -

 

 

         161

 

 

             -

 

 

         161

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         161

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         (61)

 

 

         (61)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (61)

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

       (483)

 

 

             -

 

 

       (483)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (483)

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

         (58)

 

 

             -

 

 

         (58)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (58)

 

Total other comprehensive loss

 

                -

 

 

       (380)

 

 

       (153)

 

 

       (533)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (533)

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income1

 

                -

 

 

       (380)

 

 

      2,264

 

 

      1,884

 

 

             161

 

 

             12

 

 

      2,057

 

Transactions with owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (1,900)

 

 

     (1,900)

 

 

                 -

 

 

           (30)

 

 

     (1,930)

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (161)

 

 

               -

 

 

       (161)

 

Issue of other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (5)

 

 

           (5)

 

 

             750

 

 

               -

 

 

         745

 

Capital contributions received

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           94

 

 

           94

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           94

 

Return of capital contributions

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

Total transactions with owners

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (1,811)

 

 

     (1,811)

 

 

             589

 

 

           (30)

 

 

     (1,252)

 

At 30 June 20232

 

         2,174

 

 

         363

 

 

    32,245

 

 

    34,782

 

 

          5,018

 

 

             64

 

 

    39,864

 

1  Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent was £2,045 million.

2  Total equity attributable to owners of the parent was £39,800 million.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (continued)

 

 

Attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 July 2023

 

         2,174

 

 

         363

 

 

    32,245

 

 

    34,782

 

 

          5,018

 

 

             64

 

 

    39,864

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

      2,441

 

 

      2,441

 

 

             173

 

 

               3

 

 

      2,617

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post-retirement defined benefit scheme remeasurements, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (1,113)

 

 

     (1,113)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

     (1,113)

 

Debt securities

 

                -

 

 

         (90)

 

 

             -

 

 

         (90)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         (90)

 

Gains and losses attributable to own credit risk, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

       (107)

 

 

       (107)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

       (107)

 

Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

      2,097

 

 

             -

 

 

      2,097

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

      2,097

 

Movements in foreign currency translation reserve, net of tax

 

                -

 

 

           25

 

 

             -

 

 

           25

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           25

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

                -

 

 

      2,032

 

 

     (1,220)

 

 

         812

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         812

 

Total comprehensive income1

 

                -

 

 

      2,032

 

 

      1,221

 

 

      3,253

 

 

             173

 

 

               3

 

 

      3,429

 

Transactions with owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (2,800)

 

 

     (2,800)

 

 

                 -

 

 

             (9)

 

 

     (2,809)

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (173)

 

 

               -

 

 

       (173)

 

Issue of other equity instruments

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

             -

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

             -

 

Capital contributions received

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

         121

 

 

         121

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

         121

 

Return of capital contributions

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

           (1)

 

 

           (1)

 

 

                 -

 

 

               -

 

 

           (1)

 

Total transactions with owners

 

                -

 

 

             -

 

 

     (2,680)

 

 

     (2,680)

 

 

           (173)

 

 

             (9)

 

 

     (2,862)

 

At 31 December 20232

 

         2,174

 

 

      2,395

 

 

    30,786

 

 

    35,355

 

 

          5,018

 

 

             58

 

 

    40,431

 

1  Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent was £3,426 million.

2  Total equity attributable to owners of the parent was £40,373 million.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before tax

         2,818

 

 

         3,530

 

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in operating assets

      (11,747)

 

 

         8,828

 

Change in operating liabilities

         2,077

 

 

        (1,869)

 

Non-cash and other items

         2,270

 

 

         1,897

 

Net tax paid

           (415)

 

 

           (785)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

        (4,997)

 

 

       11,601

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of financial assets

        (5,800)

 

 

        (3,847)

 

Proceeds from sale and maturity of financial assets

         5,261

 

 

         3,654

 

Purchase of fixed assets

        (2,636)

 

 

        (3,220)

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

            604

 

 

            506

 

Net cash used in investing activities

        (2,571)

 

 

        (2,907)

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders

        (2,140)

 

 

        (1,900)

 

Distributions on other equity instruments

           (172)

 

 

           (161)

 

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

                -

 

 

             (30)

 

Interest paid on subordinated liabilities

           (194)

 

 

           (198)

 

Proceeds from issue of other equity instruments

                -

 

 

            745

 

Repayment of subordinated liabilities

                -

 

 

           (265)

 

Borrowings from parent company

         3,168

 

 

            389

 

Repayments of borrowings to parent company

        (1,001)

 

 

           (945)

 

Interest paid on borrowings from parent company

           (198)

 

 

           (214)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

           (537)

 

 

        (2,579)

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

             (66)

 

 

             (70)

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

        (8,171)

 

 

         6,045

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

       66,538

 

 

       75,201

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

       58,367

 

 

       81,246

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated half-year financial statements.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and non-mandatory balances with central banks and amounts due from banks with an original maturity of less than three months.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


Note 1: Basis of preparation and accounting policies

These condensed consolidated half-year financial statements as at and for the period to 30 June 2024 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and with International Accounting Standard 34 (IAS 34), Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the United Kingdom and comprise the results of Lloyds Bank plc (the Bank) together with its subsidiaries (the Group). They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2023 which complied with international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Copies of the 2023 annual report and accounts are available on the Lloyds Banking Group's website and are also available upon request from Investor Relations, Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN.

The directors consider that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these condensed consolidated half-year financial statements. In reaching this assessment, the directors have taken into account the uncertainties affecting the UK economy and their potential effects upon the Group's performance and projected funding and capital position; the impact of further stress scenarios has also been considered. On this basis, the directors are satisfied that the Group will maintain adequate levels of funding and capital for the foreseeable future.

The Group's accounting policies are consistent with those applied by the Group in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 and there have been no changes in the Group's methods of computation.

The IASB has issued a number of minor amendments to IFRSs that are relevant to the Group effective 1 January 2024, including IFRS 16 Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback, IAS 1 Non-current Liabilities with Covenants, and IAS 1 Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current. These amendments have not had a significant impact on the Group.

Future accounting developments

The IASB has issued Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments (IFRS 9 and IFRS 7) which is effective 1 January 2026 and IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures which is effective 1 January 2027. Neither the amendments nor IFRS 19 are expected to have a significant impact on the Group. The IASB has also issued IFRS 18 Primary Financial Statements which is effective 1 January 2027. The standard includes no measurement changes, and the Group is currently assessing the impact of this standard on its income statement presentation.

The Bank's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Lloyds Banking Group plc which is incorporated in Scotland. Lloyds Banking Group plc has published consolidated accounts for the year to 31 December 2023 and copies may be obtained from Investor Relations, Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN and are available for download from www.lloydsbankinggroup.com.

The financial information contained in this document does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act). The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 were approved by the directors on 29 February 2024 and were delivered to the Registrar of Companies on 30 March 2024. The auditors' report on those accounts was unqualified and did not include a statement under sections 498(2) (accounting records or returns inadequate or accounts not agreeing with records and returns) or 498(3) (failure to obtain necessary information and explanations) of the Act.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

Note 2: Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the Group's financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in applying the accounting policies that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Due to the inherent uncertainty in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts which differ from these estimates. Estimates, judgements and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. In preparing the financial statements, the Group has considered the impact of climate-related risks on its financial position and performance. While the effects of climate change represent a source of uncertainty, the Group does not consider there to be a material impact on its judgements and estimates from the physical, transition and other climate-related risks in the short-term.

The Group's significant judgements, estimates and assumptions are unchanged compared to those disclosed in note 3 of the Group's 2023 financial statements. Further information on the critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty for the allowance for expected credit losses is set out in note 12.


Note 3: Segmental analysis

The Group provides a wide range of banking and financial services in the UK and in certain locations overseas. The Group Executive Committee (GEC) of Lloyds Bank plc remains the "chief operating decision maker" (as defined by IFRS 8 Operating Segments) for the Group.

Half-year to 30 June 2024

Retail

£m

Commercial

Banking

£m

 

Other

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

           4,429

 

           1,636

 

              157

 

           6,222

Other income

              837

 

              521

 

              796

 

           2,154

Total income

           5,266

 

           2,157

 

              953

 

           8,376

Operating expenses

         (3,563)

 

         (1,149)

 

            (724)

 

         (5,436)

Impairment (charge) credit

            (195)

 

                69

 

                  4

 

            (122)

Profit before tax

           1,508

 

           1,077

 

              233

 

           2,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External income (expense)

           6,254

 

           2,829

 

            (707)

 

           8,376

Inter-segment (expense) income

            (988)

 

            (672)

 

           1,660

 

                  -

Segment income

           5,266

 

           2,157

 

              953

 

           8,376

 

Half-year to 30 June 2023

Retail

£m

 

Commercial

Banking

£m

 

Other

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

           5,063

 

           1,881

 

                65

 

           7,009

Other income

           1,005

 

              513

 

              513

 

           2,031

Total income

           6,068

 

           2,394

 

              578

 

           9,040

Operating expenses

         (3,009)

 

         (1,063)

 

            (757)

 

         (4,829)

Impairment (charge) credit

            (592)

 

              (90)

 

                  1

 

            (681)

Profit (loss) before tax

           2,467

 

           1,241

 

            (178)

 

           3,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External income (expense)

           6,427

 

           2,904

 

            (291)

 

           9,040

Inter-segment (expense) income

            (359)

 

            (510)

 

              869

 

                  -

Segment income

           6,068

 

           2,394

 

              578

 

           9,040

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

Note 3: Segmental analysis (continued)

 

Segment

external assets

 

Segment

external liabilities

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£m

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

       380,653

 

       376,589

 

       319,063

 

       313,232

Commercial Banking

         86,004

 

         90,301

 

       136,393

 

       138,835

Other

       141,705

 

       138,515

 

       113,267

 

       112,907

Total Group

       608,362

 

       605,405

 

       568,723

 

       564,974

 


Note 4: Net fee and commission income

 

 

 

 

Fee and commission income:

 

 

 

Current accounts

              312

 

              308

Credit and debit card fees

              629

 

              614

Commercial banking and treasury fees

                92

 

                93

Factoring

                35

 

                39

Other fees and commissions

              118

 

              142

Total fee and commission income

           1,186

 

           1,196

Fee and commission expense

            (883)

 

            (550)

Net fee and commission income

              303

 

              646

Current account and credit and debit card fees principally arise in Retail; commercial banking, treasury and factoring fees arise in Commercial Banking.


Note 5: Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

Staff costs

           2,287

 

           1,934

Premises and equipment costs

              182

 

              167

Depreciation and amortisation

           1,659

 

           1,310

Other

           1,308

 

           1,418

Total operating expenses

           5,436

 

           4,829

 


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

Note 6: Retirement benefit obligations

The Group's post-retirement defined benefit scheme obligations are comprised as follows:

 

At 30 Jun

2024

£m

 

At 31 Dec

2023

£m

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit pension schemes:

 

 

 

Present value of funded obligations

       (28,633)

 

       (30,201)

Fair value of scheme assets

         31,924

 

         33,733

Net pension scheme asset

           3,291

 

           3,532

Other post-retirement schemes

              (42)

 

              (44)

Total amounts recognised in the balance sheet

           3,249

 

           3,488

 

 

 

 

Recognised on the balance sheet as:

 

 

 

Retirement benefit assets

           3,379

 

           3,624

Retirement benefit obligations

            (130)

 

            (136)

Total amounts recognised in the balance sheet

           3,249

 

           3,488

Movements in the Group's net post-retirement defined benefit scheme asset during the period were as follows:

 

£m

 

 

Asset at 1 January 2024

           3,488

Income statement credit

                21

Employer contributions

                91

Remeasurement

            (351)

Asset at 30 June 2024

           3,249

The principal assumptions used in the valuations of the defined benefit pension schemes were as follows:

 

At 30 Jun

2024

%

 

At 31 Dec

2023

%

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

             5.18

 

             4.70

Rate of inflation:

 

 

 

Retail Price Index (RPI)

             3.08

 

             2.96

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

             2.67

 

             2.47

Rate of salary increases

             0.00

 

             0.00

Weighted-average rate of increase for pensions in payment

             2.90

 

             2.73

 


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

Note 7: Impairment

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to banks

                (4)

 

                (2)

Loans and advances to customers

              169

 

              678

Debt securities

                (1)

 

                (1)

Financial assets held at amortised cost

              164

 

              675

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

                (2)

 

                (1)

Loan commitments and financial guarantees

              (40)

 

                  7

Total impairment

              122

 

              681

There was a £10 million charge in respect of residual value impairment and voluntary terminations within the Group's UK Motor Finance business in the current period (half-year to 30 June 2023: £27 million).


Note 8: Tax

In accordance with IAS 34, the Group's income tax expense for the half-year to 30 June 2024 is based on the best estimate of the weighted-average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year. The tax effects of one-off items are not included in the weighted-average annual income tax rate, but are recognised in the relevant period.

An explanation of the relationship between tax expense and accounting profit is set out below:

 

 

 

 

Profit before tax

           2,818

 

           3,530

UK corporation tax thereon at 25.0 per cent (2023: 23.5 per cent)

            (704)

 

            (830)

Impact of surcharge on banking profits

              (78)

 

            (130)

Non-deductible costs: conduct charges

                  4

 

                (2)

Other non-deductible costs

              (98)

 

              (40)

Non-taxable income

                33

 

                  1

Tax relief on coupons on other equity instruments

                42

 

                38

Tax-exempt gains/(losses) on disposals

                  -

 

                22

Remeasurement of deferred tax due to rate changes

                  3

 

                (1)

Differences in overseas tax rates

                (3)

 

                (1)

Adjustments in respect of prior years

              (10)

 

                  3

Tax expense

            (811)

 

            (940)

 


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

Note 9: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

The valuations of financial instruments have been classified into three levels according to the quality and reliability of information used to determine those fair values. Note 16 to the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 details the definitions of the three levels in the fair value hierarchy.

Financial instruments classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, derivative financial instruments, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognised at fair value.

The Group manages valuation adjustments for its derivative exposures on a net basis; the Group determines their fair values on the basis of their net exposures. In all other cases, fair values of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are determined on the basis of their gross exposures.

The following tables provide an analysis of the financial assets and liabilities of the Group that are carried at fair value in the Group's consolidated balance sheet, grouped into levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable. There were no significant transfers between level 1 and level 2 during the period.

Financial assets

Level 1

£m

 

Level 2

£m

 

Level 3

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 30 June 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

                  -

 

           1,784

 

              282

 

           2,066

Equity shares

              195

 

                  -

 

                  4

 

              199

Total financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

              195

 

           1,784

 

              286

 

           2,265

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

         14,038

 

         13,432

 

                51

 

         27,521

Equity shares

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  -

Total financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

         14,038

 

         13,432

 

                51

 

         27,521

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           2,688

 

                  -

 

           2,688

Total financial assets carried at fair value

         14,233

 

         17,904

 

              337

 

         32,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances to customers

                  -

 

           1,391

 

              266

 

           1,657

Equity shares

              201

 

                  -

 

                  4

 

              205

Total financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

              201

 

           1,391

 

              270

 

           1,862

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

         15,025

 

         12,259

 

                52

 

         27,336

Equity shares

                  -

 

                  -

 

                  1

 

                  1

Total financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

         15,025

 

         12,259

 

                53

 

         27,337

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           3,165

 

                  -

 

           3,165

Total financial assets carried at fair value

         15,226

 

         16,815

 

              323

 

         32,364

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

Note 9: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities (continued)

Financial liabilities

Level 1

£m

 

Level 2

£m

 

Level 3

£m

 

Total

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 30 June 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

                  -

 

           4,886

 

                23

 

           4,909

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           3,832

 

              148

 

           3,980

Total financial liabilities carried at fair value

                  -

 

           8,718

 

              171

 

           8,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31 December 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

                  -

 

           5,232

 

                23

 

           5,255

Derivative financial instruments

                  -

 

           4,168

 

              139

 

           4,307

Total financial liabilities carried at fair value

                  -

 

           9,400

 

              162

 

           9,562

Valuation control framework

Key elements of the valuation control framework include model validation (incorporating pre-trade and post-trade testing), product implementation review and independent price verification. The framework covers processes for all 3 levels in the fair value hierarchy. Formal committees meet quarterly to discuss and approve valuations in more judgemental areas.

Transfers into and out of level 3 portfolios

Transfers out of level 3 portfolios arise when inputs that could have a significant impact on the instrument's valuation become market observable; conversely, transfers into the portfolios arise when sources of data cease to be observable.

Valuation methodology

For level 2 and level 3 portfolios, there is no significant change to the valuation methodology (techniques and inputs) disclosed in the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 applied to these portfolios.

Movements in level 3 portfolio

The tables below analyse movements in the level 3 financial assets portfolio.

 

Financial

assets at

fair value

through

profit or loss

£m

 

Financial

assets at

fair value

through other

comprehensive

income

£m

 

Total

financial

assets

carried at

fair value

£m

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2024

                      270

 

                        53

 

                      323

Exchange and other adjustments

                          -

 

                         (1)

 

                         (1)

Gains recognised in the income statement within other income

                        26

 

                          -

 

                        26

Purchases/increases to customer loans

                          6

 

                          -

 

                          6

Sales/repayments of customer loans

                       (16)

 

                         (1)

 

                       (17)

At 30 June 2024

                      286

 

                        51

 

                      337

Gains recognised in the income statement, within other income, relating to the change in fair value of those assets held at 30 June 2024

                        26

 

                          -

 

                        26