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32. Leases

Minimum amounts receivable and payable under non-cancellable leases

Group
Year in which receipt or payment will occur
2006 Within 1
year
£m
After 1 year
but within
5 years
£m
After 5
years
£m
Total
£m
Finance lease assets:
Amounts receivable 1,235 4,331 11,166 16,732
Present value adjustment (453) (1,648) (3,110) (5,211)
Other movements (22) (80) (295) (397)
Present value amounts receivable 760 2,603 7,761 11,124
 
Operating lease assets:
Future minimum lease receivables 444 2,391 2,640 5,475
 
Operating lease obligations:
Future minimum lease payables:
Premises 332 1,151 1,877 3,360
Equipment 7 6 13
339 1,157 1,877 3,373
Group
Year in which receipt or payment will occur
2005 Within 1
year
£m
After 1 year
but within
5 years
£m
After 5
years
£m
Total
£m
Finance lease assets:
Amounts receivable 1,297 4,733 11,604 17,634
Present value adjustment (462) (1,857) (3,628) (5,947)
Other movements (26) (136) (231) (393)
Present value amounts receivable 809 2,740 7,745 11,294
 
Operating lease assets:
Future minimum lease receivables 954 2,757 2,241 5,952
 
Operating lease obligations:
Future minimum lease payables:
Premises 310 1,103 1,700 3,113
Equipment 10 11 21
320 1,114 1,700 3,134


2006
£m
2005
£m
Nature of operating lease assets in balance sheet
Transportation 7,414 7,742
Cars and light commercial vehicles 1,204 978
Other 291 333
8,909 9,053
Amounts recognised as income and expense (1)
Finance lease receivables – contingent rental income (37) (34)
Operating lease payables – minimum payments 366 332
Contracts for future capital expenditure not provided for at the year end
Operating leases 1,437 594
Finance lease receivables
Unearned finance income 5,211 5,947
Accumulated allowance for uncollectable minimum lease receivables 67 72

Note:

(1) In the year ended 31 December 2004 contingent rental income amounted to £51 million and minimum operating lease payments amounted to £319 million.

Residual value exposures

The tables below give details of the unguaranteed residual values included in the carrying value of finance lease receivables (see page 178) and operating lease assets (see Note 18).

Year in which residual value will be recovered
2006 Within 1
year
£m
After 1 year
but within
2 years
£m
After 2 years
but within
5 years
£m
After 5
years
£m
Total
£m
Operating leases
Transportation 1,054 180 1,339 2,517 5,090
Cars and light commercial vehicles 168 295 329 792
Other 13 30 77 24 144
Finance leases 22 22 58 295 397
1,257 527 1,803 2,836 6,423
 
2005
Operating leases
Transportation 579 912 895 3,229 5,615
Cars and light commercial vehicles 612 115 77 804
Other 26 21 84 21 152
Finance leases 26 32 104 231 393
1,243 1,080 1,160 3,481 6,964

The Group provides asset finance to its customers through acting as a lessor. It purchases plant, equipment and intellectual property, renting them to customers under lease arrangements that, depending on their terms, qualify as either operating or finance leases.

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