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           •  Operational risk                                  to the Executive Committee, ALCO, Risk &                                £’000                                                                       2022        2021
                                                                Compliance Committee, and Board. The key
              Operational risk is the risk of direct or indirect loss   assumptions and risk drivers used to create the                 Tier 1
              arising from inadequate or failed internal processes,   ICAAP are regularly monitored and reported,                       Ordinary share capital                                                     44,955     44,955
              people and systems or from external events that   and any material deviation from the forecast and
              cause regulatory censure, reputational damage,    risk profile of the Bank would require the ICAAP                        Perpetual subordinated contingent convertible loan notes                   22,900     22,900
              financial loss, service disruption and/or customer   to be reviewed.                                                      Retained earnings                                                         118,200     96,437
              detriment.
                                                                The Bank’s Total Capital Requirement (TCR) is                           FVOCI reserve                                                              (1,209)      (475)
              The Bank’s objective is to manage operational risk   set by its Regulator, the PRA. The Bank’s TCR
              to balance the avoidance of financial losses or   was 13.19% of Risk Weighted Assets (RWA)                                Deductions: Intangible assets                                              (1,774)      (163)
              damage to the Bank’s reputation with overall cost
                                                                at 31 December 2022. The Bank’s regulatory                              Other deductions*                                                          (1,718)    (1,726)
              effectiveness and innovation. In all cases, Bank
                                                                capital at 31 December 2022 totalled £185.1m
              policy requires compliance with all applicable legal                                                                      Total Tier 1 capital                                                      181,354    161,928
                                                                (2021: £167.5m), (after IFRS 9 transitional
              and regulatory requirements.
                                                                relief). In addition to the TCR requirement                             Total regulatory capital before IFRS 9 transitional relief**              181,354    161,928
              The Board of Directors has delegated responsibility   the Bank is required to hold additional capital
              for operational risk to the Risk & Compliance     buffers, referred to as Pillar 2B, which includes                       IFRS 9 transitional relief                                                  4,618      5,627
              Committee, which is responsible for the oversight   the Counter Cyclical Buffer and the Capital                           Total regulatory capital after IFRS 9 transitional relief                 185,972    167,555
              of the management of the full range of operational   Conservation Buffer. The Capital Conservation
              risks the Bank faces, including:                  Buffer remained at 2.5% of RWA in 2022
                                                                whilst the Counter Cyclical Buffer increased                            Equity as per statement of financial position                             184,846    163,817
                 – People
                                                                from 0% RWA at 31 December 2021 to 1% in
                 – Fraud                                                                                                                Regulatory adjustments                                                     (3,492)    (1,889)
                                                                December 2022.
                 – Execution, delivery and process management
                 – Information security and management          As at 31 December 2022, the Bank’s regulatory                           Total regulatory capital before IFRS 9 transitional relief**              181,354    161,928
                 – Technology and cyber security                capital consists entirely of Tier 1 capital which                       IFRS 9 transitional relief                                                  4,618      5,627
                 – Model risk                                   includes ordinary share capital, convertible
                 – Supplier risk                                loan notes, retained earnings, reserves, and                            Total regulatory capital after IFRS 9 transitional relief                 185,972    167,555
                 – Change management/execution                  deductions for intangible assets. The Bank’s                          *  Other deductions from Common Equity Tier 1 Capital includes the first loss element of the British Business Bank’s Enable Guarantee and the
                 – Employment practices and workplace safety    intangible asset deduction as at 31 December                            Bank’s prudential valuation adjustment. The Enable Guarantee provided the Bank with a facility to guarantee up to £50m of commercial loans.
                 – Conduct                                      2022 are fully deducted from CET1 (Common                               The guarantee, which for regulatory reporting purposes is treated as a synthetic securitisation enables the Bank to risk weight the loans within the
                                                                                                                                        guarantee at 0%. The reduction in capital requirements as a result of the lower risk-weighting is partially offset by a requirement to hold capital to
                 – Operational resilience                       Equity Tier 1) capital.                                                 cover the first £1.688m of losses arising from the loans within the guarantee. The £1,688k is referred to as the Bank’s first loss element.
                 – Environmental risk                                                                                                 ** After applying the transitional factors to both the original and CRR Quick FIX relief values.
                                                                Impact of IFRS 9 on capital planning
              The Bank uses various tools to monitor its exposure   The Bank elected to adopt the phased IFRS 9
              to operational risk, including Risk and Control Self   transitional relief approach from 1 January 2018.               30 Leases
              Assessments, monitoring of operational risk events,   Under the transition guidelines, the financial
              scenario analysis and the use of key risk indicators.                                                                     The Bank applies IFRS 16 in calculating a value for the lease, and lease liability, for its long-term property
                                                                impact of the increase in provision balances                            and computer printer leases. The value is calculated as the present value of the remaining lease payments
                                                                on CET 1 regulatory capital is phased in over 5                         discounted at the Bank’s incremental borrowing rate. These right-of-use assets have been measured at an
           29 Capital management
                                                                years, with 25% of the increase in requirements                         amount equal to the lease liabilities, adjusted by the amount of any pre-paid or accrued lease payments
              The Bank manages its capital under the Capital    being excluded in 2022 (50% in 2021).
              Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Capital         In June 2020, as part of the economic
              Requirements Directive (together referred to as CRD   support initiatives implemented as a result of                      2022                                                      Computer Hardware
              IV) framework. The framework is enforced in the UK   the Covid-19 pandemic, the CRR ‘Quick Fix’                           Right of use asset (£’000)                   Property              – Printers           Total
              by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) who   package announced measures that enable                                 Balance at 1 January 2022                       1,761                    62            1,823
              sets and monitors capital requirements for the Bank.
                                                                banks to reduce the impact on Tier 1 capital                            Additions                                         52                     –                52
              The Bank’s policy is to maintain a strong capital   from increased expected credit losses in 2020
              base, to maintain investor and market confidence,   and 2021. The Bank elected to adopt the new                           Depreciation charged to P&L                     (151)                   (24)            (175)
              and to sustain the future development of the      transitional relief and informed its Regulator of                       Balance at 31 December 2022                    1,662                     38            1,700
              business. The Board manages its capital levels for   this decision. The additional relief allows the
              both current and future activities, and documents   impact of increased expected loss provision
              its risk appetite, and capital requirements during   balances in stage 1 and stage 2 cases in 2020,
              stress scenarios as part of the Bank’s Internal Capital   2021 and 2022 on CET 1 regulatory capital, to                   2021                                                      Computer Hardware
              Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP). The Bank’s   be phased in over 5 years. 100% of the increase                         Right of use asset (£’000)                   Property              – Printers           Total
              ICAAP was updated during the year and approved    was added back to CET1 capital in 2020 and                              Balance at 1 January 2021                       1,955                    86            2,041
              by the Board in October 2022.                     2021, reducing to 75% in 2022, 50% in 2023,
                                                                and 25% in 2024.                                                        Lease additions/modifications/disposals            –                     –                –
              The ICAAP represents the Board’s risk assessment
              for the Bank, and it is used by the Board,        The Bank’s capital requirement is calculated                            Depreciation charged to P&L                     (194)                   (24)            (218)
              management, and shareholders to understand the    based on the gross exposures net of specific                            Balance at 31 December 2021                    1,761                     62            1,823
              levels of capital required to be held over the short   provisions. The tables below set out the Bank’s
              and medium term, and to assess the resilience of   capital resources at 31 December and reconciles
              the Bank against failure. The Bank presents regular   these resources to the Bank’s reported
              reports on the current and forecast level of capital   regulatory capital.
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