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106  Notes to the Financial Statements                                                                           107


 27  Financial instruments and fair values    – The Bank assumes no obligation to pay amounts to   Key considerations in the calculation of the
                 the eventual recipients unless those amounts have   disclosed fair values for those financial assets
 The Bank has set out in notes 22, 27, and 28, how it classifies financial assets and liabilities under IFRS 9.   been collected from the original financial asset;  carried at amortised cost include the following:  Contents
 The following table summarises the classification and carrying amounts of the Bank’s financial assets and liabilities:
                  – The Bank is prohibited under the terms of the     – Cash and balances at central banks
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 2021  Amortised   At fair value   At fair value   Liabilities at   Total  transfer contract from selling or pledging the
 £’000  cost  through other   through profit  amortised cost  original asset, other than as security to the   These represent amounts with an initial maturity
 comprehensive   or loss  recipients of the cash flows; and         of less than 3 months and their carrying value is
 income                                                             considered to be the fair value.
                  – The Bank has an obligation to remit any cash flows
 Cash & balances at   240,158  –  –  –  240,158  it collects on behalf of the eventual recipients     – Loans and advances to banks  Strategic Report
 central banks   without material delay. The Bank may also not      These represent amounts with a maturity of less
                 reinvest any such cash flows received.
 Loans and advances to banks  12,293  –  –  –  12,293               than 3 months, where adjustments to fair value
               Where the above criteria are met, and a transfer is   in respect of the credit rating of the counterparty
 Debt securities  –  37,137  –  –  37,137
               deemed to have occurred, the Bank evaluates the      are not considered necessary. The carrying value
 Loans and advances   977,834  –  –  –  977,834  extent to which it retains the risk and rewards of   of the asset is considered to be the fair value.
 to customers  ownership of the financial asset. Where the Bank      – Loans and advances to customers
               determines that the risk and reward of ownership
 Total  1,230,285  37,137  –  –  1,267,422
               of the assets has been transferred, the Bank         In both the Bank’s Real Estate and Asset Finance
               derecognises the asset. If the Bank determines that   portfolios, each loan is individually priced based
               the risk and reward remains with them, the asset is   on the circumstances and credit quality of the
 Customers’ accounts  –  –  (253)  1,025,773  1,025,520  not derecognised and remains on the statement of   customer. The Bank’s policies in this area have   Corporate Governance Statement
 Derivatives  –  –  254  –  254  financial position.                not markedly changed and therefore the fair
                                                                    value of each portfolio is not considered to be
 Total  –  –  1  1,025,773  1,025,774  On derecognition of the financial asset, the Bank   materially different to book value.
               recognises the difference between the carrying        –  Customers’ accounts
               amount of the asset and the consideration received in
 2020  Amortised   At fair value   At fair value   Liabilities at   Total  the income statement.  Customers’ accounts at variable rates are at
 £’000  cost  through other   through profit  amortised cost        current market rates and therefore the Bank
 comprehensive   or loss  •  Derecognition of financial liabilities  regards the fair value to be equal to the carrying
 income                                                             value. The fair value of fixed rate customers’
               The Bank derecognises a financial liability only when
 Cash & balances at   190,962  –  –  –  190,962  the obligation, which is specified in the contract,   accounts that have been designated as
 central banks                                                      hedged with interest rate derivatives have been
               has been discharged, is cancelled, or expires.       determined by discounting estimated future cash
 Loans and advances to banks  9,687  –  –  –  9,687  The Bank may also be required to derecognise a   flows based on future market interest rates. The
               financial liability where there has been a substantial                                              Independent Auditor’s Report
 Derivatives  –  –  9  –  9                                         fair value of unhedged fixed rate deposits has
               modification. A modification is considered to be     been determined by discounting the estimated
 Debt securities  –  38,044  –  –  38,044  substantial where the discounted present value of the   future cash flows based on the existing product
               cash flows under the new terms, including any fees
 Loans and advances   828,380  –  –  –  828,380  paid net of any fees received and discounted using the   rate compared to current market rates for an
 to customers                                                       equivalent deposit.
               original effective interest rate, is at least 10 per cent
 Total  1,029,029  38,044  9  –  1,067,082  different from the discounted present value of the     – Debt securities
               remaining cash flows of the original financial liability.
                                                                    Where securities are actively traded in a
                                                                    recognised market, with available and quoted
 Customers’ accounts  –  –  7  917,208  917,215  Fair value         prices, these have been used to value these
 Total  –  –  7  917,208  917,215  Fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities   instruments. These securities are therefore   Financial Statements
               are based on quoted market prices. If the market is   regarded as having level 1 fair values.
               not active, the Bank establishes a fair value by using     – Derivatives
               appropriate valuation techniques.
                                                                    The fair value of derivative assets and liabilities
 Derecognition
               The Bank measures fair values using the following fair   are calculated based on the present value of
 The following sets out how the Bank derecognises     – The contractual right to receive the cash flows   value hierarchy, which reflects the significance of the   future interest cash flows, discounted at the
 assets and liabilities and fair values its assets in   of the financial asset have been transferred; or  inputs used in making the measurements:  market rate of interest at the balance sheet date.
 accordance with IFRS 9:                                            The Bank has not been required to post any
   – The contractual right to receive the cash flows     – Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical   collateral in respect of its derivatives. Derivative
 of the financial asset is retained by the Bank, but
 •  Derecognition of financial assets  assets or liabilities;       financial assets and liabilities are classified at fair
 the Bank also assumes a contractual obligation                     value through the income statement.
 The Bank derecognises a financial asset only when   to pay the cash flows to one or more recipients.    – Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included
 the contractual rights to the associated cash flows   In respect of point 2 above, the Bank assesses   within level 1 that are observable either directly (e.g.   Notes to the Financial Statements
 expire, or the Bank transfers the financial asset, and   whether the following three conditions are all   prices) or indirectly (e.g. derived from prices); and
 the transfer qualifies for derecognition in accordance
 met before treating the financial asset as having     – Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not
 with the provisions set out in IFRS 9. To qualify for a
 been derecognised:  based on observable market data.
 transfer, the Bank must meet either of the following:
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