Results and usage data

Results and usage data for our facilities

In this section

Participation in the Sterling Monetary Framework

The number of firms participating in the Sterling Monetary Framework (as at 21 September 2023) are:

Sterling Monetary Framework 224
Reserves Accounts and Operational Standing Facilities 216
Open Market Operations 118
Discount Window Facility

166

Operational Standing Facilities

We do not publish data on individual Operational Standing Facilities transactions. We publish aggregate data on OSFs drawings on the third Wednesday of the following maintenance period on the Bank of England Database.

Short-Term Repo results

Indexed Long-Term Repo results

Discount Window Facility

We do not publish data on individual transactions within the Discount Window Facility. We update aggregate data on DWF drawings on the first Tuesday following the final working day of the calendar quarter, five quarters ahead.

Contingent Term Repo Facility

Liquidity Facility in Euros (LiFE)

US Dollar repo operations

Asset Purchase Facility - Gilt Operations

Current stock of gilts £744,799 million

Data as at close 6 December 2023, reported on a settlement date basis in initial purchase proceeds

The headline figure above takes into account any sales and redemptions. We publish a more detailed breakdown of our sales operations, including nominal and sales proceeds, in the spreadsheet below. This data is reported on a trade date basis and updated following any gilt operation.

We also publish data on gilt maturities and the overall maturity profile of the stock of gilts held in the APF, in terms of initial purchase proceeds, in the spreadsheet below:

This profile is usually updated on Thursdays at 3pm when an APF operation has occurred in the preceding week and/or a gilt from the portfolio has reached maturity.

Asset Purchase Facility - Corporate Bond Operations

Current stock of corporate bonds (initial purchase proceeds)  £475 million

Data as at close 6 December 2023, reported on a settlement basis in initial purchase proceeds

Please see below for the list of the individual sterling corporate bonds held in the Asset Purchase Facility (last updated on 30 August 2023):

The Bank confirmed that it has now concluded its corporate bond sales programme. A small number of very short maturity bonds will continue to be held in the portfolio, maturing fully by 5 April 2024.

Term Funding Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs (TFSME)

Current loans made through the Term Funding Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs £157,618 million

Data as at close 6 December 2023

The Bank will publish on this page quarterly data showing, for each group participating in the TFSME, the amount borrowed from the Scheme and the net quarterly flows of lending to UK households and firms. The first publication on 4 June 2020 will show lending data only. This will include participants’ base stock of lending as of end-December 2019, and Q1 net quarterly flows of lending for participants who have had this data certified by end-May.

Quarterly provisional publication dates for 2022 are set out in the table below.

Publication date

Period covered (up to)

9 March 2023

Q4 2022

8 June 2023

Q1 2023

14 September 2023

Q2 2023

14 December 2023

Q3 2023

  • TFSME Group Quarterly net TFSME drawings (drawings less repayments) (£mn) Aggregate outstanding TFSME drawings as at 30/06/2023 (£mn)
    Q2 2023

    TOTAL

    (6,855)

    169,064

    AIB Group (UK)

    -

    250

    Aldermore

    -

    1,065

    Allica Bank

    -

    -

    Arbuthnot Latham

    -

    190

    Atom Bank

    -

    675

    Bank of Ireland *

    -

    2,300

    Barclays (NRFB)

    -

    6,930

    Barclays (RFB)

    -

    15,000

    BNP Paribas

    -

    -

    Buckinghamshire Building Society

    -

    31

    Cambridge & Counties Bank

    -

    78

    Cambridge Building Society

    -

    170

    Chorley & District Building Society

    -

    13

    Close Brothers

    -

    600

    Co-operative

    (276)

    4,824

    Coventry Building Society

    (850)

    3,900

    Cumberland Building Society

    -

    200

    Cynergy Bank

    -

    380

    Darlington Building Society

    -

    65

    Dudley Building Society

    -

    40

    Furness Building Society

    -

    90

    Habib Bank Zurich

    -

    70

    Hampshire Trust Bank

    -

    295

    Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

    -

    50

    HSBC (RFB)

    -

    10,300

    Investec Bank

    -

    1,200

    Julian Hodge Bank

    -

    205

    Leeds Building Society

    (200)

    2,040

    Leek United Building Society

    -

    109

    Lloyds Banking Group (RFB)

    -

    30,000

    Mansfield Building Society

    -

    60

    Market Harborough Building Society

    -

    59

    Marsden Building Society

    -

    70

    Melton Mowbray Building Society

    (13)

    104

    Metro Bank

    -

    3,800

    Monmouthshire Building Society

    -

    115

    National Counties Building Society

    -

    220

    Nationwide Building Society *

    -

    17,160

    Natwest (RFB)

    -

    12,000

    Newbury Building Society

    (30)

    100

    Newcastle Building Society

    -

    515

    Northern Bank

    -

    350

    Nottingham Building Society

    -

    315

    OakNorth Bank

    -

    200

    OneSavings Bank

    -

    4,202

    Paragon Bank

    -

    2,750

    PCF Bank

    (21)

    32

    Principality Building Society

    -

    900

    Progressive Building Society

    -

    50

    RCI Bank UK

    -

    409

    Redwood Bank

    -

    38

    Saffron Building Society

    -

    190

    Sainsbury's Bank

    (60)

    600

    Santander (NRFB)

    -

    1,760

    Santander (RFB)

    (4,000)

    21,000

    Scottish Building Society

    (5)

    55

    Secure Trust Bank

    -

    390

    Shawbrook Bank

    -

    1,200

    Skipton Building Society

    (300)

    1,600

    Starling Bank

    -

    2,200

    Suffolk Building Society

    -

    50

    Tandem Bank

    -

    24

    Teachers Building Society

    -

    40

    Tesco Bank

    -

    900

    Tipton & Coseley Building Society

    -

    55

    TSB Bank

    -

    4,000

    United Trust Bank

    -

    300

    Vanquis Bank

    -

    174

    Virgin Money

    -

    7,000

    Wesleyan Bank

    -

    99

    West Bromwich Building Society

    (100)

    610

    Yorkshire Building Society

    (1,000)

    2,150

    Zopa Bank

    -

    150

Alternative Liquidity Facility

We do not publish data on individual transactions within the Alternative Liquidity Facility. We update monthly average aggregate data on ALF usage each month, with a one-quarter delay.

Bank of England Database

We publish a list of the assets that form the composition of the ALF backing fund. This information is updated when there are changes to asset composition.

ALF backing fund assets

Historic facilities and schemes

The Bank of England Database provides more data for operations, facilities and schemes that have closed or been suspended. For example, the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), the Term Funding Scheme (TFS) and the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).

Additional information on other historic operations, facilities and schemes is available via the National Archives.

 

Asset purchase facility – financial stability gilt portfolio

The Bank carried out a series of temporary and targeted purchases of UK government bonds between 28 September and 14 October 2022, in line with its financial stability objective. Further information is provided in Historic Facilities section of our Market Operations Guide.    

Gilt Purchases

Data on the value of each of the bonds bought under the Bank's temporary financial stability gilt purchases is published here.

Gilt Sales
A detailed breakdown of the results of these gilt sales, including in nominal and sales proceeds terms, is provided in the spreadsheet below. This data is reported on a trade date basis.

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This page was last updated 07 December 2023