Balance sheets

at 31 December 2007

Group Company
Note 2007
£m
2006
£m
2007
£m
2006
£m
Assets
Cash and balances at central banks 17,866 6,121
Treasury and other eligible bills subject to repurchase agreements 29 7,090 1,426
Other treasury and other eligible bills 11,139 4,065
Treasury and other eligible bills 10 18,229 5,491
Loans and advances to banks 10 219,460 82,606 7,686 7,252
Loans and advances to customers 10 829,250 466,893 307 286
Debt securities subject to repurchase agreements 29 100,561 58,874
Other debt securities 175,866 68,377
Debt securities 14 276,427 127,251
Equity shares 15 53,026 13,504
Investments in Group undertakings 16 43,542 21,784
Settlement balances 16,589 7,425
Derivatives 13 337,410 116,681 173
Intangible assets 17 48,492 18,904
Property, plant and equipment 18 18,750 18,420
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 19 19,066 8,136 127 3
Assets of disposal groups 45,954
Total assets 1,900,519 871,432 51,835 29,325
             
Liabilities
Deposits by banks 10 312,633 132,143 5,572 738
Customer accounts 10 682,365 384,222
Debt securities in issue 10 273,615 85,963 13,453 2,139
Settlement balances and short positions 10 91,021 49,476
Derivatives 13 332,060 118,112 179 42
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 21 34,024 15,660 8 15
Retirement benefit liabilities 3 496 1,992
Deferred taxation 22 5,510 3,264 3
Insurance liabilities 23 10,162 7,456
Subordinated liabilities 24 37,979 27,654 7,743 8,194
Liabilities of disposal groups 29,228
Total liabilities 1,809,093 825,942 26,958 11,128
             
Minority interests 25 38,388 5,263
Equity owners 26, 27 53,038 40,227 24,877 18,197
Total equity 91,426 45,490 24,877 18,197
             
Total liabilities and equity 1,900,519 871,432 51,835 29,325

The accounts were approved by the Board of directors on 27 February 2008 and signed on its behalf by:

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