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Balance sheets at 31 December 2006

Group Company
Note 2006
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
2005
£m
Assets
Cash and balances at central banks 6,121 4,759
Treasury and other eligible bills subject to repurchase agreements 33   1,426 896
Other treasury and other eligible bills 4,065 4,642
Treasury and other eligible bills 10   5,491 5,538
Loans and advances to banks 11   82,606 70,587 7,252 9,122
Loans and advances to customers 12   466,893 417,226 286 567
Debt securities subject to repurchase agreements 33   58,874 53,485
Other debt securities 68,377 67,480
Debt securities 13   127,251 120,965
Equity shares 14   13,504 9,301
Investments in Group undertakings 15   21,784 20,851
Intangible assets 17   18,904 19,932
Property, plant and equipment 18   18,420 18,053
Settlement balances 7,425 6,005
Derivatives 19   116,681 95,663 55
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 20   8,136 8,798 3 147
Total assets 871,432 776,827 29,325 30,742
 
Liabilities
Deposits by banks 21   132,143 110,407 738 951
Customer accounts 22   384,222 342,867 55
Debt securities in issue 23   85,963 90,420 2,139 2,942
Settlement balances and short positions 24   49,476 43,988
Derivatives 19   118,112 96,438 42
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 25   15,660 14,247 15 14
Retirement benefit liabilities 3   1,992 3,735
Deferred taxation 26   3,264 1,695
Insurance liabilities 27   7,456 7,212
Subordinated liabilities 28   27,654 28,274 8,194 9,242
Total liabilities 825,942 739,283 11,128 13,204
 
Equity
Minority interests 29   5,263 2,109
Shareholders’ equity
Called up share capital 30   815 826 815 826
Reserves 31   39,412 34,609 17,382 16,712
Total equity 45,490 37,544 18,197 17,538
 
Total liabilities and equity 871,432 776,827 29,325 30,742

The accounts were approved by the Board of directors on 28 February 2007 and signed on its behalf by:

Sir Tom McKillop
Chairman
Sir Fred Goodwin
Group Chief Executive
Guy Whittaker
Group Finance Director

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