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 Impairment   Taxation
              The taxation charge of £5.3m (2021:
 £’000  2022  2021  £3.0m), reflects an effective corporation
              tax rate of 19% (2021: 19%). The taxation
 Value of loans past due –   20,263  11,947  charge includes a £176k charge (2021:
 Up to 3 payments missed
              £141k credit) in respect of deferred tax,
 Value of loans in default –   27,423  28,575  and a credit of £274k in respect of the
 inc. credit impaired and IFRS 9 stage 3 loans  Bank’s convertible loan note interest
              payment (2021: £244k).
 Impairment loan provisions  16,928  14,766
              Dividends and convertible loan
 The Bank’s asset quality remains strong   related weightings, are provided in Note 28.   note payments
 and it continued to successfully manage   The Bank continues to review all its IFRS 9   The Bank paid a £1.4m coupon on 30
 its defaulted loan cases throughout 2022,   model assumptions on a regular basis to   September 2022 (2021: £1.3m) in interest
 despite the uncertain economic and   ensure they reflect actual performance as   payments on the convertible loan notes to
 market environment.  well as management’s future expectations.   Cambridgeshire County Council Pension
 The Bank’s 2022 Expected Credit Loss
 The Bank has always ensured that its   includes a Post Model Adjustment (PMA) of   Fund, the holder of the loan notes.
 customers could potentially service   £685k (December 21: nil). This adjustment   The Board did not pay an ordinary share
 increased levels of repayments with
 has been applied to reflect risks not fully   dividend in 2022 and does not propose
 applicant’s affordability stressed at higher
 captured by the Bank’s REF IFRS 9 model.   an ordinary share dividend in 2023 as
 than current Bank base rate. The Bank has
 Commercial property prices recorded   it continues to focus on maintaining a
 also maintained its loan to value limits with
 significant reductions in the final quarter   strong, well-capitalised balance sheet.
 the average LTV on the Real estate book at
 of 2022 and Management do not consider
 31 December 2022 being 56% (2021: 56%).
 these to have been fully captured within   Shareholders’ funds
 The Bank’s balance sheet impairment   its model at the end of the year for loans
 provision increased from £14.8m to £16.9m   drawn in the year. A Valuation Risk ECL   £’000  2022  2021  Change %
 in 2022. The Bank’s loan loss provision   adjustment has therefore been modelled
 coverage ratio increased to 1.6% during the   and included as part of the total stage   Share capital  44,955  44,955
 year (2021: 1.5%).  1 expected credit loss in 2022. This   Convertible loan notes  22,900  22,900
 adjustment has been calculated by uplifting
 The IFRS 9 calculated income statement
 the Loss Given Default metric for all new   Retained earnings                 118,200      96,437      22.5%
 impairment charge was £4.8m in 2022,
 loans drawn in the first 3 quarters of 2022
 an increase of £1.3m compared to 2021.   Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve  (1,209)  (475)
 to reflect the reported fall in commercial
 The charge reflects write-offs of balances
 property prices in Q4. The increase in the   Total Shareholder Funds          184,846     163,817      12.8%
 totalling £2.9m, recoveries on previously   loan impairment charge combined with the
 written-off accounts of £0.1m and new   growth in total loan balances results in an
 provisions of £2.0m. The number and   annual cost of risk of 47bps (2021: 38bps).  31 December 2022  31 December 2021
 balances of the Bank’s stage 3 loans (the
 majority of which are in default) remains   The Bank is very aware of the potential   Unaudited  Before   After   Before   After
 broadly similar year on year.  impact of the current economic   transitional relief  transitional relief  transitional relief  transitional relief
 environment on its customer’s businesses.
 The impairment charge is calculated using   The Bank remains committed, as it   Risk weighted assets (RWA) £m  783.7  787.6  723.4  728.4
 the Bank’s granular credit grading and   did during Covid-19, to supporting its
 IFRS9 impairment models. The models   customers through this less favourable and   Common Equity Tier 1 ratio   20.1%  20.7%  19.2%  19.9%
 include forward looking economic   more volatile economic environment.  (CET1)
 scenarios. The scenarios, together with the   Tier 1 capital ratio  23.1%  23.6%      22.4%            23.0%

               Total capital ratio                   23.1%            23.6%            22.4%            23.0%


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