Regulatory Filings • Dec 18, 2025
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(incorporated in England under the Building Societies Act 1986, as amended) Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300XFX12G42QIKN82
US\$35,000,000,000 European Note Programme (the "European Note Programme")
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unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as to payments by Nationwide Covered Bonds LLP (the "LLP") (a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales) LLP Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493003J8ZGXTRDK6480 (the "Covered Bond Programme")
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This supplement (the "Supplement") is prepared by Nationwide Building Society ("Nationwide", the "Issuer" or the "Society") and supplements:
0010023-0027996 UKO2: 2011321276.22 1
This Supplement constitutes (i) a supplement to the Registration Document and each Base Prospectus for the purposes of Article 10(1) and Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation and (ii) supplementary admission particulars to the Base Prospectus for the European Note Programme as it comprises admission particulars for the purposes of the ISM Rulebook (and references herein to the Base Prospectus in respect of the European Note Programme shall include such document as it comprises such admission particulars for the purposes of the ISM Rulebook).
This Supplement is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Registration Document and the relevant Base Prospectus and any other supplements thereto published by the Issuer. Terms defined in the Registration Document or, as the case may be, the relevant Base Prospectus and not defined in this Supplement have the same meaning when used in this Supplement. Where information contained in the Registration Document is expressed in this Supplement to be amended, updated, supplemented or replaced by virtue of this Supplement, such information, as it forms part of each Base Prospectus (by virtue of such information being incorporated by reference therein), shall also be amended, updated, supplemented or replaced (as applicable) accordingly, and each Base Prospectus should be read together with the Registration Document as so supplemented.
The Issuer and, in respect of the Covered Bond Programme only, the LLP, each accept responsibility for the information contained in this Supplement. To the best of the knowledge of the Issuer and, in respect of the Covered Bond Programme only, the LLP, the information contained in this Supplement is in accordance with the facts and this Supplement makes no omission likely to affect its import.
This Supplement has been approved as a supplement to the Registration Document and the Base Prospectuses by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA"), as competent authority under the UK Prospectus Regulation. The FCA only approves this Supplement as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the UK Prospectus Regulation. Such approval should not be considered as an endorsement of the Issuer or, in respect of the Covered Bond Programme, the LLP, or the quality of the Notes and Covered Bonds that are the subject of this Supplement ("Notes" and "Covered Bonds", respectively), the Registration Document and the Base Prospectuses. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in any Notes issued under the European Note Programme or the USMTN Programme or any Covered Bonds issued under the Covered Bond Programme, as the case may be.
A copy of this Supplement has also been submitted to the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange") in connection with the application for Exempt Notes issued under the European Note Programme to be admitted to trading on the International Securities Market (the "ISM") of the London Stock Exchange. The London Stock Exchange has not approved or verified the contents of this Supplement.
The purpose of this Supplement is to supplement, amend and update the following sections of the Registration Document (including as such sections are incorporated by reference in, and form part of, each Base Prospectus):
By virtue of this Supplement, the following sections of the Registration Document (including as such sections are incorporated by reference in, and form part of, each Base Prospectus) are supplemented and amended as follows:
The subsection "Presentation of Financial Information – Pro forma and supplementary financial information" on pages 6-7 of the Registration Document is deleted in its entirety.
The following subsections of the Registration Document within the section titled "Risk Factors" are supplemented and amended as follows.
2.1 The following replaces the subsection "Risk Factors – Economic and Financial Risks – Pension Risk" on pages 22-23 of the Registration Document:
Pension risk is defined as the risk that the value of the pension schemes' assets will be insufficient to meet the estimated liabilities, creating a pension deficit. Pension risk could negatively impact our capital position and may result in increased cash funding obligations to the pension schemes.
The Group has funding obligations to several defined benefit pension schemes, including the Nationwide Pension Fund (the "NPF") and, following the Virgin Money Acquisition, the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Pension Scheme ("YCBPS").
In November 2020, Nationwide and the Trustee of the NPF entered into an arrangement whereby Nationwide has agreed to provide collateral in the form of retained Silverstone notes to provide additional security to the NPF. The NPF would have access to these notes in the case of certain events such as insolvency of Nationwide.
As the NPF is closed to future accrual, there have been no current service costs, past service costs or employer contributions made in respect of future benefit accrual during the current or prior year. The YCBPS was closed to future accrual for most members in 2017 though has a very small number of active members in the scheme which gives rise to employer contributions and service costs made in respect of future benefit accrual.
There have been no employer deficit contributions required into the NPF or the YCBPS and there are no such contributions scheduled in the period ending March 31, 2026, or future years under the current Schedules of Contributions, other than the ongoing funding of the YCBPS administrative expenses.
Employer deficit contributions of less than £1 million were made in June 2025 in respect of the Group's defined benefit scheme in its Nationwide (Isle of Man) Limited subsidiary.
In line with UK pensions legislation, a formal actuarial valuation ("Triennial Valuation") of the assets and liabilities of the defined benefit pension schemes is carried out at least every three years by independent actuaries. The effective date of the NPF Triennial Valuation is March 31, 2025, the Valuation will be completed by June 30, 2026. The effective date of the YCBPS Triennial Valuation is September 30, 2025, and the Valuation will be completed by December 31, 2026.
Any change in the contributions which we are required to pay in respect of our defined benefit pension schemes, including as a result of a future Triennial Valuation of the NPF or YCBPS, could have a negative impact on our results of operations. In addition, any IAS19 accounting deficit in our defined benefit pension scheme would be reflected in our CET1 capital. Accordingly, a deficit can result in a reduction in our capital ratios.
The NPF's liabilities are well hedged by matching assets, primarily government bonds and corporate bonds. In addition, the NPF invests in alternative matching assets such as property ground rents and property leases (included in property above) that are expected to generate inflation-linked income over the long term. The NPF also holds return-seeking assets which are expected to generate a return over and above its liabilities in the long term but may create risk and volatility in the short- to medium-term.
The YCBPS liabilities are also well hedged with matching assets and a portfolio of corporate bonds which are expected to deliver a long-term rate of return in excess of the YCBPS's liabilities. The value of these assets is sensitive to changes in interest rates. Additionally, the YCBPS holds return-seeking assets, including alternative matching assets such as property ground rents and property leases and in renewable energy funds, which are expected to generate a return over and above the YCBPS's liabilities in the long term but may create risk and volatility in the short- to medium-term.
In May 2023, the NPF entered into a longevity swap transaction to manage the scheme's longevity risk in relation to £1.7 billion of pension liabilities, covering approximately 7,000 pensioners. This transaction provides income to the NPF in the event that pensions are paid out for longer than expected, mitigating the financial impact and reducing the scheme's longevity risk exposure by approximately one third. In April 2023, the YCBPS Trustee also entered into a longevity swap transaction to cover approximately 9,000 pensioners, around 40% of the scheme's longevity risk. The swaps are included in the respective scheme assets at fair value. Future changes to the fair value of these longevity swaps are expected to broadly offset changes in the scheme's liabilities relating to updates to life expectancy for those pensioners covered.
In January 2022, the NPF Trustee completed a pensioner buy-in for the smaller Cheshire & Derbyshire section of the NPF, removing the investment and longevity risk to the NPF in relation to retired members in this section.
The Group actively engages with the Trustee Boards to ensure broad alignment on investment objectives and implementation. Potential risk management initiatives include, but are not limited to, adjusting the asset allocation (altering the allocation to return-seeking assets and to liability matching assets), longevity hedging and implementing derivative and other hedging strategies.
The above-mentioned risks and failure to successfully implement risk management initiatives could have a material adverse effect on the performance of the pension schemes, our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or prospects."
2.2 The final paragraph of the risk factor "Risk Factors – Regulatory Risks – a) We are subject to extensive legislation and regulation" on pages 23-24 of the Registration Document is deleted in its entirety.
2.3 The following shall be inserted as the third paragraph into the subsection "Risk Factors – Regulatory Risks – b) Capital and liquidity requirements" on pages 25-27 of the Registration Document:
The PRA's near-final Policy Statement on the implementation of the final Basel IV standards (which the PRA refers to as Basel 3.1) in December 2023 and September 2024. This was followed on December 12, 2023 and September 12, 2024 by two policy statements (PS17/23 and PS9/24, respectively) containing near-final rules. On January 17, 2025, the PRA announced that it was delaying the implementation of the Basel 3.1 rules by a year until January 1, 2027, with the transitional period reduced from four to three years so that it will continue to end on December 31, 2030. The Basel 3.1 package will require Nationwide to calculate its risk weighted assets (RWAs) as the higher of; (1) the total RWAs using all approaches that it has supervisory approval to use, including the Internal Ratings Based (IRB) approach; and (2) under the standardized approach which will be subject to a 72.5% endpoint output floor. In the near-final rules set out in PS9/24, the PRA confirmed that it would introduce changes to the risk weight treatment that applies to certain covered bonds. Should covered bonds meet the definition of a "CRR covered bond" (CRR covered bonds are, among other things, issued by a credit institution with its registered office in the UK) and be secured by exposures which meet the collateral eligibility criteria (including additional requirements for immovable property collateral), they may qualify for lower risk weighting."
The following replaces the section "Capitalization and Indebtedness" on page 37 of the Registration Document:
"The following is a summary of our consolidated capitalization and indebtedness extracted from our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2025:
| September 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| (£ million) | |
| Consolidated Indebtedness(1) | |
| Deposits from banks and similar institutions | 6,218 |
| Other deposits | 75,786 |
| Debt securities in issue | 54,649 |
| Total Senior Debt | 136,653 |
| Subordinated liabilities(1)(2)(6) |
2,506 |
| Permanent Interest Bearing Shares(1)(3)(4) |
130 |
| Members' Funds | |
| CCDS(1) |
1,157 |
| Other equity instruments(1) |
2,178 |
| General reserve | 17,209 |
| September 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| (£ million) | |
| Revaluation reserve | 35 |
| Cash flow hedge reserve | 109 |
| Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve | (129) |
| Other hedging reserve | (36) |
| UK retail member deposits(1) |
213,112 |
| Total members' funds | 233,635 |
| Total capitalization | 372,924 |
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Registration Document, there have been no material change in our consolidated capitalization, indebtedness, guarantees or contingent liabilities since September 30, 2025."
The section titled "Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information" on pages 38-41 of the Registration Document is deleted in its entirety.
The information in this Section 5 should be read together with Nationwide's unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as incorporated by reference in the Registration Document and each Base Prospectus.
The following subsections of the Registration Document within the section titled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" are supplemented and amended as follows:
5.1 The following subsection is inserted immediately before the subsection "Financial Performance" commencing on page 46 of the Registration Document:
Underlying profit before tax for the six months increased to £977 million (September 30, 2024: £959 million), with income, costs and credit impairment charges all increasing due to the Virgin Money Acquisition. Statutory profit before tax was £486 million (September 30, 2024: £568 million), after taking account of the Nationwide Fairer Share Payment of £409 million (September 30, 2024: £385 million).
Total underlying income increased to £3,112 million (September 30, 2024: £2,129 million), reflecting the Virgin Money Acquisition and a strong performance in mortgages and retail deposits. Underlying net interest margin increased to 1.58% (September 30, 2024: 1.50%). During the period, total member value decreased by £146 million to £1,189 million (September 30, 2024: £1,335 million) due to the narrowing of our mortgage customer rate differential to the market. Total member value consists of £780 million of member financial benefit (September 30, 2024: £950 million) and the Nationwide Fairer Share Payment of £409 million (September 30, 2024: £385 million) also increased following growth in eligible members.
Our capital position continues to remain strong with our average Liquidity Coverage Ratio ("LCR") over the twelve-months ended September 30, 2025 at 163% (twelve-months ended March 31, 2025: 174%). We maintain a peer-leading CET1 ratio of 18.4% (March 31, 2025: 19.1%) and leverage ratio of 5.2% (March 31, 2025: 5.2%). We have continued to support our members' borrowing and lending needs during the year, and as a result have sustained overall growth in our deposit and mortgage balances. Mortgage balances increased to £280.6 billion (March 31, 2025: £275.9 billion), with net lending of £4.7 billion (September 30, 2024: £6.3 billion). Stock market share increased to 16.3% (March 31, 2025: 16.2%), demonstrating continued robust performance in a highly competitive market, supported by our switching and first-time buyer propositions. Retail deposit balances increased by £5.3 billion to £266.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £260.7 billion), supported by a strong ISA season and a greater share of market personal current account balances. Our total deposit market share of balances remains at 12.2% (March 31, 2025: 12.2%) despite intensifying competition. Consumer lending balances grew to £11.5 billion (March 31, 2025: £11.1 billion), of this, total credit card balances were £8.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £7.8 billion), representing 10.4% share of the UK's consumer credit card balances (March 31, 2025: 10.7%). Business deposits grew to £22.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £21.1 billion) and business lending balances decreased to £9.4 billion (March 31, 2025: £9.5 billion), in light of an increasingly competitive market. Business banking provides greater diversification of the Group's products and services.
Underlying administrative expenses increased by £826 million to £1,989 million (September 30, 2024: £1,163 million), primarily reflecting the inclusion of Virgin Money and the associated integration costs.
Credit impairment charges increased to £146 million (September 30, 2024: £7 million), reflecting the inclusion of Virgin Money lending balances. In addition, the half year to September 2024 included a release related to cost-of-living adjustments. Arrears rates remain low and have reduced slightly in the half year to September 30, 2025, with mortgage arrears remaining significantly below the market average."
5.2 The following section replaces the subsections titled "Impact of Economic Conditions in the UK Generally and Outlook", "Net Interest Income" and "Interest Rate Management" on pages 47-48 of the Registration Document:
The Group expects modest growth in the UK economy, with inflation gradually returning towards its target level in the years ahead. Following a second quarter average CPI of 3.5% in 2025, the UK's annual inflation rate increased to 3.8% in the third quarter. Inflation stickiness has led to a gradual and careful approach to monetary easing by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee ("MPC"). Inflationary pressures and economic growth considerations were balanced by the MPC, which implemented two rate cuts between May and September 2025 – Bank rate now sits at 4.0%. The two-year and five-year swap rates both closed at approximately 3.8% as of September 30, 2025. A 14-basis point reduction in the five-year swap rate since March 2025 reflects market expectations of generally lower UK Bank Rate in the medium term than previously expected. While the Group has some inflation exposures to UK, EU and US inflation indices via inflation-linked bonds, this risk is managed within tight limits.
The outlook remains uncertain, given ongoing heightened geopolitical tensions, emerging policies of the UK Government and US trade policies. To date, borrowers have remained resilient to affordability pressures.
Net interest income ("NII") increased by £870 million to £2,946 million (September 30, 2024: £2,076 million), with net interest margin increasing to 1.57%. This reflects the inclusion of Virgin Money and a strong performance in mortgages and retail deposits, which more than offset the margin narrowing impact of the Bank rate reductions during the period.
The table below shows the calculation of net interest margin on a statutory basis for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and the period ended March 31, 2025:
| For the six months ended September 30, |
For the period ended March 31, |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||
| Net interest income | 2,946 | 2,076 | 4,992 |
| Weighted average total assets | 374,506 | 282,763 | 327,130 |
| Net interest margin(1) |
1.57% | 1.50% | 1.54% |
Note:
(1) Net interest margin is calculated using annualized Net interest income.
Because the majority of our assets and liabilities are either floating rate instruments or synthetically converted to floating rate instruments using derivatives, variations in market interest rates have a direct impact on our interest income and interest expense. Fluctuations in market interest rates, however, give us the opportunity to manage our interest rate margins and, for most of our assets and liabilities, we can re-price the interest rate that we offer, subject to market and competitive pressures.
The table below shows the daily average SONIA rates and average Bank of England base rates for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and the period ended March 31, 2025.
| For the six months ended September 30, |
For the period ended March 31, |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| (percentages) | |||
| Daily average SONIA | 4.19 | 5.12 | 4.90 |
| Average Bank of England's Bank Rate | 4.23 | 5.17 | 4.95 |
Interest rate risk arises from the mortgage, savings and other financial services products that we offer. The varying interest rate features and maturities of retail products and wholesale funding create exposures to interest risks. This is due to the imperfect matching of variable interest rates, in particular the Bank of England base rate, and timing differences on the re-pricing of assets and liabilities. The risk is managed through the use of derivatives and other appropriate financial instruments and through product design.
Interest rates started to rise in December 2021 to combat higher inflation embedding within the economy. As at April 4, 2022, the rate was 0.75%. The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise its Bank Rate on eleven consecutive occasions since April 2022 to a peak rate of 5.25% in August 2023. The Bank has gradually cut the rate since, most recently to 4.0% in August 2025, with the aim of returning inflation to the 2% target in the medium term.
The BMR is guaranteed to be no more than 2% above the Bank Rate. This rate is significantly lower than the equivalent standard variable rate charged by our competitors and the SMR onto which our mortgages advanced since April 2009 revert. This has the effect of compressing our mortgage margins and reducing the flexibility with which these margins can be managed. However, the BMR portfolio is well seasoned, has low arrears rates and low possession rates, which partly compensates for the low margin it yields."
5.3 The following subsection is inserted immediately prior to the subsection titled "Results of Operations for the Year Ended April 4, 2024 Compared with the Year Ended April 4, 2023" commencing on page 64 of the Registration Document:
During the year, the UK economy grew at a modest pace. Underlying inflationary pressures moderated from elevated levels as labor market conditions cooled while earnings growth remained resilient. Against this background of subdued economic activity and easing price pressures, the Bank Rate was reduced incrementally over the year. Our observed credit quality and performance have remained broadly stable, with arrears in residential mortgage and consumer lending portfolios continuing to track at low levels.
Underlying profit before tax for the six months ended September 30, 2025 increased to £977 million (September 30, 2024: £959 million) with income, costs and credit impairment charges all increasing due to the Virgin Money Acquisition. Statutory profit before tax was £486 million (September 30, 2024: £568 million) after taking account of the Nationwide Fairer Share Payment. This profitability has supported us in maintaining a capital position comfortably above regulatory requirements, with our CET1 and leverage ratio at 18.4% and 5.2%, respectively (March 31, 2025: 19.1% and 5.2%, respectively).
Our total underlying income increased to £3,112 million (September 30, 2024: £2,129 million), reflecting the Virgin Money Acquisition and a strong performance in mortgage and retail deposits. NIM on an underlying basis increased to 1.58% (September 30, 2024: 1.50%). Retail deposit balances increased by £5.3 billion to £266.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £260.7 billion), supported by a strong ISA season and a greater share of market personal current account balances. Our total deposit market share of balances remains at 12.2% (March 31, 2025: 12.2%) despite intensifying competition.
Credit impairment charges increased to £146 million (September 30, 2024: £7 million), primarily reflecting the inclusion of Virgin Money consumer, business and commercial lending balances. In addition, the half year to September 2024 included a release related to cost-of-living adjustments. Arrears rates remain low and have reduced slightly in the half year to September 30, 2025 with mortgage arrears remaining significantly below the market average. Underlying administrative expenses increased by £826 million to £1,989 million (September 30, 2024: £1,163 million), primarily reflecting the inclusion of Virgin Money and associated integration costs.
We maintain a strong liquidity position, with an average LCR of 163% for the twelve months ended September 30, 2025 (twelve months ended March 31, 2025: 174%). We continue to manage our liquidity against internal risk appetite which is more prudent than regulatory requirements.
Profit before tax on a reported basis and underlying basis are set out below. Certain aspects of our results are presented to reflect management's view of the underlying results and to provide a clearer representation of our performance.
| For the period ended September 30, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying profit | Gain from derivatives and hedge accounting (1) |
Acquisition and other adjustments (2) | Statutory profit | |
| Net interest income | 2,967 | _ | (21) | 2,946 |
| Other income | 145 | 20 | _ | 165 |
| Total income | 3,112 | 20 | (21) | 3,111 |
| Administrative expenses | (1,989) | _ | (81) | (2,070) |
| Pre-provision underlying profit | 1,123 | 20 | (102) | 1,041 |
| Impairment charge | (146) | _ | _ | (146) |
| Profit before member reward payments and tax (2) | 977 | 20 | (102) | 895 |
Underlying profit represents management's view of underlying performance. The following items are excluded from statutory profit to arrive at underlying profit:
(2) Unwind of fair value adjustments as well as certain costs relating to the Virgin Money Acquisition.
| For the period ended September 30, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying profit FSCS and bank levy | Gain from derivatives and hedge accounting | Acquisition and other adjustments | Statutory profit | |
| Net interest income | 2,076 | _ | _ | 2,076 |
| Other income | 53 | 20 | _ | 73 |
| Total income | 2,129 | 20 | 2,149 | |
| Administrative expenses | (1,163) | _ | (26) | (1,189) |
| Pre-provision underlying profit | 966 | 20 | (26) | 960 |
| Impairment charge | (7) | _ | _ | (7) |
| Profit before member reward payments and tax | 959 | 20 | (26) | 953 |
The following discussion considers our results for the six months ended September 30, 2025 compared to our results for the six months ended September 30, 2024:
Our total income increased to £3,111 million in the six months ended September 30, 2025 from £2,149 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024. The following table sets forth the components of income for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| For the six months ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (£ millio | n) | |
| Net interest income | 2,946 | 2,076 |
| Net fees and commissions | 131 | 39 |
| Other operating income | 14 | 14 |
| (Losses) /gains from derivatives and hedge accounting | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 3,111 | 2,149 |
Underlying NII increased by £891 million to £2,967 million compared to £2,076 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024. This increase was primarily related to the Virgin Money Acquisition and the contributions thereof to NII as well as strong performances in mortgages and retail
Although derivatives are only used to hedge market risks, income statement volatility can still arise due to hedge accounting ineffectiveness or because hedge accounting volatility is largely attributable accounting rules which do not fully reflect the economic reality of the hedging strategy.
deposits, which more than offset the margin narrowing impact of Bank rate reductions during the period.
The following table sets forth the components of net interest income on a statutory basis for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| For the six months ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (£ million) | ||
| Interest and similar income: | ||
| On residential mortgages | 5,495 | 3,736 |
| On other loans | 1,030 | 374 |
| On investment securities measured at FVOCI | 387 | 265 |
| On other liquid assets, including reserves at central banks | 671 | 816 |
| Net income on financial instruments hedging assets in a qualifying hedge | ||
| accounting relationship | 1,063 | 1,810 |
| Interest on net defined benefit pension surplus | 26 | 15 |
| Other interest and similar income | (1) | 15 |
| Total interest and similar income | 8,671 | 7,031 |
| Interest expense and similar charges: | ||
| On shares held by individuals | 2,928 | 3,016 |
| On non-member retail deposits | 779 | – |
| On subscribed capital | 4 | 5 |
| On deposits and other borrowings: | ||
| Subordinated liabilities | 64 | 40 |
| Deposits from banks and similar institutions and other deposits | 474 | 567 |
| Debt securities in issue | 1,042 | 818 |
| Net expense on financial instruments hedging liabilities | 434 | 509 |
| Total interest expense and similar charges | 5,725 | 4,955 |
| Net interest income | 2,946 | 2,076 |
Interest and similar income from investment securities comprise interest income earned on the corporate and government investment securities that we purchase for our own account to manage our liquidity portfolios and net realized gains and losses on our sales of these instruments.
Interest and similar income from investment securities measured at FVOCI increased by 46.0% to £387 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025 compared with £265 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024.
Net income on financial instruments hedging assets in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship
Derivative instruments are used to synthetically convert fixed rate assets to floating rate assets. If derivatives are subject to hedge accounting, the floating rate income and fixed rate expense on these derivatives are included as "net income on financial instruments hedging assets in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship." In the six months ended September 30, 2025, we generated a net income of £1,063 million on these instruments, compared with a net income of £1,810 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024.
The average interest rate that we paid to UK retail member depositors decreased to 2.83% for the six months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 3.09% for the six months ended September 30, 2024. Retail deposit balances increased by £5.3 billion to £266.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £260.7 billion) supported by a strong ISA season and a greater share of market personal current account
balances. Our total deposit market share of balances remains at 12.2% (March 31, 2025: 12.2%) despite intensifying competition.
Interest expense on deposits and other borrowings includes interest that we pay on subordinated debt instruments and other deposits and borrowings. In the six months ended September 30, 2025, interest on subordinated liabilities increased to £64 million from £40 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024.
Other interest expense on deposits and other borrowings includes the interest that we pay on subordinated liabilities, deposits from other banks and other money market deposits and debt securities in issue. In the six months ended September 30, 2025, deposits from banks and similar institutions and other deposits decreased to £474 million from £567 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily due to maturities in the drawings of the Bank of England's Term Funding Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs as well as the impact of the reduced Bank of England base rate.
Debt securities in issue include interest that we pay on certificates of deposit, time deposits, commercial paper, covered bonds, medium-term notes and securitizations. In the six months ended September 30, 2025, interest expense on debt securities in issue increased by 27.4% to £1,042 million from £818 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024.
We use derivative instruments to synthetically convert fixed rate liabilities to floating rate liabilities. The floating rate expense and fixed rate income on these derivatives are included as "Net expense on financial instruments hedging liabilities." In the six months ended September 30, 2025, net expense on financial instruments used to hedge our fixed rate liabilities was £434 million, compared with £509 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024.
Income from net fees and commissions consists of income that we earn from lending, banking and savings fees and insurance sales commissions less lending fees and commission expense. In the six months ended September 30, 2025, net fees and commissions increased by 236% to £131 million compared with £39 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024.
In the six months ended September 30, 2025, other operating income remained at £14 million (September 30, 2024: £14 million).
All derivatives we enter into are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value with any fair value movements accounted for in the income statement. Derivatives, our use of which is regulated by the UK Building Societies Act, are only used to limit the extent to which we could be affected by changes in interest rates, exchange rates or other factors specified in building society legislation. These derivatives are therefore used exclusively to hedge risk exposures and are not used for speculative purposes.
Where effective hedge accounting relationships can be established, the movement in the fair value of the derivative instrument is offset in full or in part by opposite movements in the fair value of the underlying asset or liability being hedged. Any ineffectiveness arising from different movements in fair value will likely trend to nil over time.
In addition, we enter into certain derivative contracts which, although efficient economically, cannot be included in effective hedge accounting relationships. Consequently, although the implicit interest cost of the underlying instrument and associated derivatives are included in "Net interest income" in the income statement, fair value movements on such derivatives are included in "Gains from derivatives and hedge accounting."
Gains from derivatives and hedge accounting for the six months ended September 30, 2025 remained stable at £20 million, which was the gains recorded from derivatives and hedge accounting for the six months ended September 30, 2024.
Operating expenses and similar charges increased in the six months ended September 30, 2025 to £2,070 million compared to £1,189 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024. The following table sets forth the components of operating expenses and similar charges for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| For the six months ended September 30, |
For the six months ended September 30, |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Administrative expenses | 1,731 | 938 | |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 339 | 251 | |
| Total administrative expenses | 2,070 | 1,189 | |
| Impairment charge on loans and advances to customers | 146 | 7 | |
| Total | 2,216 | 1,196 |
Administrative expenses increased by £881 million to £2,070 million (September 30, 2024: £1,189 million).
The following table sets forth the employee components of administrative expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| For the six months ended September 30, |
For the six months ended September 30, |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Staff costs(1): | |||
| Wages and salaries | 531 | 323 | |
| Bonuses | 64 | 45 | |
| Social security costs | 83 | 41 | |
| Pension costs | 130 | 86 | |
| Other staff costs(2) |
22 | (15) | |
| Total | 830 | 480 | |
| Other administrative expenses(1) (3) |
901 | 458 | |
| Total | 1,731 | 938 |
(1) Staff costs and other administrative expenses categories have been updated to align with the presentation in the Annual Report and Accounts 2025. Prior period comparatives have been restated on a consistent basis.
Employee costs are made up of salaries, bonuses and social security costs (which consist entirely of mandatory UK national insurance contributions) and pension costs.
In the six months ended September 30, 2025, wages and salaries, bonuses, social security costs, and other staff costs increased to £830 million from £480 million in the six months ended September 30, 2024.
The Group operates several defined contribution pension schemes – the Nationwide Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPP"), Virgin Money's "My Retirement" scheme and the Nationwide Temporary Workers Pension Scheme. New employees are automatically enrolled into one of these schemes. Outside of the UK, there is a defined contribution pension schemes for a small number of employees in the Isle of Man.
The Group also has funding obligations to several defined benefit pension schemes, including the Nationwide Pension Fund (the "NPF") and, following the Virgin Money Acquisition, the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Pension Scheme ("YCBPS"). Pension trustees are required by law to act in the interests of all relevant beneficiaries and are responsible for the investment policy of fund assets, as well as the day-to-day administration.
The NPF is a defined benefit pension scheme, with both final salary and career average revalued earnings ("CARE") sections. The NPF was closed to new entrants in 2007 and since that date, employees have been able to join the GPP. The NPF was closed to future accrual on March 31, 2021. Following the Virgin Money Acquisition, the Group has funding obligations to the YCBPS. This scheme, with both final salary and CARE sections, was closed to new entrants in 2004 and to future accrual for almost all current employees on August 1, 2017.
For more information, please see the "Pension Risk" section.
Other administrative costs increased by 96.7% to £901 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, from £458 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the Virgin Money Acquisition as well as the impact of inflation.
For the six months ended September 30, 2025, depreciation and amortization expenses increased by 35% to £339 million from £251 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024.
Impairment losses on loans and advances to customers
Impairment provisions on financial assets are calculated on an ECL basis for assets held at amortized cost and at FVOCI. ECL impairment provisions are based on an assessment of the probability of default, exposure at default and loss given default, discounted to give a net present value. Provision calculations for retail portfolios are typically performed on a collective rather than individual loan basis. For collective assessments, while each loan has an associated ECL calculation, the calculation is based on cohort level data for assets with shared credit risk characteristics such as origination date, origination loan to value or term.
Impairment charges on loans and advances to customers for the six months ended September 30, 2025 were £146 million (September 30, 2024: £7 million) and is equivalent to an annualized cost of risk of 10 basis points, when divided by the average gross lending balances over the period.
The following table analyzes the impairment charge on loans and advances to customers for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| For the six months ended September 30, |
For the six months ended September 30, |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Owner-occupied mortgages | 11 | 3 | |
| Buy to let and legacy residential mortgages | (11) | (7) | |
| Consumer lending | 123 | 13 | |
| Business and commercial lending | 23 | (2) | |
| Impairment charge on loans and advances | 146 | 7 |
The following table analyzes the impairment provisions on loans and advances to customers as at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Owner-occupied mortgages | 126 | 115 | |
| Buy to let and legacy residential mortgages | 219 | 236 | |
| Consumer lending | 827 | 824 | |
| Business and commercial lending | 135 | 113 | |
| Impairment provisions on loans and advances | 1,307 | 1,288 |
Provisions have increased to £1,307 million (March 31, 2025: £1,288 million) and include a modeled adjustment for affordability risks totaling £80 million (March 31, 2025: £83 million). This adjustment reflects the ongoing affordability pressures faced by borrowers, primarily within the residential mortgage portfolio.
The main rate of UK corporation tax remained at 25%, the annual banking surcharge allowance remained at £100 million, and the banking surcharge rate remained at 3%. The Group tax charge for the period was £111 million (September 30, 2024: charge of £147 million) which represents an effective tax rate of 22.8% (September 30, 2024: 25.9%) which is lower than the statutory UK corporation tax rate of 25% (September 30, 2024: 25%). The decrease in effective rate is primarily due to amounts relating to Additional Tier 1 instruments that are recognized in equity rather than through the income statement. Further information is provided in Note 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2025.
| For the period ended September 30, |
For the period ended September 30 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Current tax: | |||
| UK corporation tax | 133 | 156 | |
| Adjustments in respect of prior years | 1 | (1) | |
| Total current tax | 134 | 155 | |
| Deferred tax: | |||
| Current year charge/(credit) | (23) | (8) | |
| Adjustments in respect of prior years | - | - | |
| Total deferred taxation | (23) | (8) |
| For the period ended September 30, |
For the period ended September 30 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Statutory tax charge | 111 | 147 |
Total assets increased to £377.5 billion as at September 30, 2025 (March 31, 2025: £367.9 billion).
Loans and advances to customers
Lending remains predominantly concentrated on high quality secured products, with residential mortgages accounting for 91.0% of our total loans and advances to customers at September 30, 2025 (March 31, 2025: 90.0%).
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | ||||
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||||
| Owner-occupied mortgages | 219,866 | 71.9% | 215,467 | 71.7% | |
| BTL and legacy residential mortgages | 60,438 | 19.8% | 60,108 | 20.0% | |
| Total residential mortgages | 280,304 | 91.7% | 275,575 | 91.7% | |
| Business and commercial lending | 14,505 | 4.7% | 14,754 | 4.9% | |
| Consumer lending | 10,707 | 3.5% | 10,283 | 3.4% | |
| Sub-total | 305,516 | 100% | 300,612 | 100% | |
| Fair value adjustments for portfolio hedged risk | 247 | – | 277 | – | |
| Total | 305,763 | – | 300,889 | – |
Total residential mortgage balances increased to £280.6 billion as at September 30, 2025 (March 31, 2025: £275.9 billion), increasing the Group's market share to 16.3% (March 31, 2025: 16.2%). Owner-occupied mortgage balances increased to £220.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £215.6 billion) and our BTL and legacy residential mortgage balances increased to £60.7 billion (March 31, 2025: £60.3 billion).
Total gross mortgage lending in the period increased to £22.2 billion (September 30, 2024: £17.6 billion), with market share of gross lending increased to 15.7% (September 30, 2024: 14.1%). The growth was primarily due to the inclusion of Virgin Money, also supported by our first-time buyer proposition.
Total mortgage net lending was lower than the prior period at £4.7 billion (September 30, 2024: £6.3 billion) as mortgage market completions accelerated into March 2025 due to the Stamp Duty Land tax changes that were implemented on April 1, 2025.
Total impairment provision balances remained stable at £345 million (March 31, 2025: £351 million) and arrears continued to be low and stable.
The Nationwide House Price Index showed a 2.2% increase year on year, resulting in limited movements in the average LTV of loan stock which remained broadly stable at 57% (March 31, 2025: 56%). The average LTV of new lending in the six months ended September 30, 2025, weighted by value was 72% (September 30, 2024: 73%).
Residential mortgage arrears have remained at low levels during the period, with the arrears rate reducing slightly to 0.42% (March 31, 2025: 0.43%), which remains significantly below the UK industry average of 0.83%. The BTL and legacy portfolio arrears rate has reduced slightly to 0.49% (March 31, 2025: 0.51%). Within this portfolio, the performance of the open buy to let book originated under the TMW brand remains strong, with 0.21% (March 31, 2025: 0.21%) of cases more than 3 months in arrears.
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| (percenta, | ges) | |
| Cases three months or more in arrears as (%) of total book of residential mortgages | ||
| Owner-occupied | 0.39 | 0.40 |
| BTL and legacy | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| Total Combined Group residential mortgages | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| UK Finance (UKF) industry average | 0.83 | 0.89 |
The following table shows the Combined Group's residential mortgage lending balances carried at amortized cost, the stage allocation of the loans, impairment provisions and the resulting provision coverage ratios.
| As at Septem | ber 30, 2025 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Up to date | 1-30 DPD | >30 DPD | |||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 (1) | Stage 2 (1) | Stage 3 | $POCI^{(2,3)}$ | Total | |
| (£ mil | lion) | |||||||
| Gross balances | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 204,834 | 13,881 | 12,520 | 880 | 481 | 899 | 345 | 219,959 |
| Buy to let and legacy | 36,283 | 23,686 | 23,112 | 349 | 225 | 513 | 175 | 60,657 |
| Total | 241,117 | 37,567 | 35,632 | 1,229 | 706 | 1,412 | 520 | 280,616 |
| Provisions | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 16 | 68 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 2 | 126 |
| Buy to let and legacy | 29 | 136 | 117 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 1 | 219 |
| Total | 45 | 204 | 166 | 16 | 22 | 93 | 3 | 345 |
| Provisions as a (%) of total | (percen | tages) | ||||||
| balance | 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 2.30 | 4.42 | 0.06 | |
| Owner-occupied | 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 2.38 | 2.30 4.94 |
10.31 | _ | 0.06 |
| Buy to let and legacy | ||||||||
| Total | 0.02 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 1.32 | 3.14 | 6.56 | 0.12 | |
| As at Marc | h 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Total | Up to date | 1-30 DPD | >30 DPD | |||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 (1) | Stage 2 (1) | Stage 3 | $POCI^{(2,3)}$ | Total | |
| (£ mil | lion) | |||||||
| Gross balances | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 200,586 | 13,740 | 12,434 | 841 | 465 | 833 | 387 | 215,546 |
| Buy to let and legacy | 35,822 | 23,821 | 23,261 | 344 | 216 | 504 | 197 | 60,344 |
| Total | 236,408 | 37,561 | 35,695 | 1,185 | 681 | 1,337 | 584 | 275,890 |
| Provisions | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 14 | 58 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 2 | 115 |
| Buy to let and legacy | 31 | 150 | 131 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 236 |
| Total | 45 | 208 | 172 | 17 | 19 | 95 | 3 | 351 |
| Durvisions as a (0/) of total | ||||||||
| Provisions as a (%) of total balance | (10 0110 011 | tacoa) | ||||||
| Owner-occupied | 0.01 | 0.42 | 0.33 | (percen 0.82 |
2.05 | 4.99 | 0.05 | |
| 1 | 0.01 | 0.42 | 0.55 | 2.84 | 4.49 | 10.62 | _ | 0.03 |
| Buy to let and legacy | 0.09 | 0.65 | 0.30 | 1.41 | 2.82 | 7.11 | 0.39 | |
| Total | 0.02 | 0.55 | U.48 | 1,41 | 2.02 | /,11 | 0.13 |
(1) Days past due ("DPD") is a measure of arrears status.
Purchased or originated credit-impaired (POCI) loans are those which were recognized on the balance sheet when the Derbyshire Building Society was acquired in December 2008 and Virgin Money was acquired in October 2024. The POCI balance of £520 million (March 31, 2025: £584 million) is presented net of lifetime ECL of £18 million (March 31, 2025: £21 million). The provision coverage for POCI loans is not presented in the table due to the gross balance being reported net of the lifetime ECL.
(3) The POCI provision represents the movement in lifetime ECL since acquisition.
Total balances have increased due to growth in the owner-occupied portfolio, resulting in an increase in Stage 1 balances.
Stage 2 balances have remained stable at £37.6 billion (March 31, 2025: £37.6 billion). Of these, only 2% (March 31, 2025: 2%) are in arrears by 30 days or more, with the majority of balances in Stage 2 due to an increase in PD since origination. Total Stage 2 balances include £8.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £9.2 billion) of loans where the PD has been uplifted to recognize the increased risk of default due to borrower affordability pressures. The Annual Report and Accounts 2025 sets out the main criteria used to determine whether a significant increase in credit risk has occurred since origination. There have been no changes to the criteria during the period.
Stage 3 and POCI balances make up 0.7% (March 31, 2025: 0.7%) of total balances. Stage 3 balances increased to £1,412 million (March 31, 2025: £1,337 million), primarily reflecting newly impaired loans during the period. This increase has been largely offset by a reduction in POCI balances to £520 million (March 31, 2025: £584 million), as loans impaired at acquisition continue to redeem or be written off. Of the total Stage 3 and POCI balances, £1,220 million (March 31, 2025: £1,240 million) is in respect of loans which are more than 90 days past due, with the remainder being impaired due to other indicators of unlikeliness to pay such as certain types of forbearance.
Residential mortgage provisions have reduced slightly to £345 million (March 31, 2025: £351 million) and include a modeled adjustment of £64 million (March 31, 2025: £70 million) to reflect an increase to the PD to account for ongoing affordability risks, including those related to higher interest rates. Further information is included in Note 7 to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2025.
Nationwide is committed to supporting borrowers facing financial difficulty by working with them to find a solution through proactive arrears management and forbearance.
The Combined Group applies the European Banking Authority (EBA) definition of forbearance. The main types of forbearance include interest or payment arrangements where the borrower is granted a concession which varies from contractual terms and repayments during a time of financial difficulty.
Residential mortgages subject to forbearance as at September 30, 2025 totaled £1,405 million (March 31, 2025: £1,427 million), which represents 0.5% (March 31, 2025: 0.5%) of total gross balances.
| Balances subject to forbearance as at September 30, 2025 | Owner-occupied | BTL and legacy | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£ million) | ||||
| Total forbearance | 1,025 | 380 | 1,405 | |
| Balances subject to forbearance as at March 31, 2025 | Owner-occupied | BTL and legacy | Total | |
| (£ million) | ||||
| Total forbearance | 1,050 | 377 | 1,427 |
Business and commercial lending comprises lending to non-retail customers, including loans to registered social landlords.
The Combined Group gross balances have decreased slightly during the period to £14.9 billion (March 31, 2025: £15.1 billion), reflecting an increasingly competitive market.
| Business and commercial lending gross balances | As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Business and commercial lending (excl. registered social landlords) | 9,702 | 9,817 | |
| Registered social landlords | 4,894 | 5,001 | |
| Business and commercial lending balances at amortized cost | 14,596 | 14,818 | |
| Fair value adjustment for micro hedged risk | 247 | 277 | |
| Business and commercial lending balances - FVTPL | 44 | 49 | |
| Total | 14,887 | 15,144 | |
| Credit risk concentration by industry sector | As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
| 2025 | 2025 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Registered social landlords | 4,894 | 5,001 | |
| Agriculture | 1,262 | 1,246 | |
| Business services | 1,297 | 1,286 | |
| Commercial real estate | 885 | 842 | |
| Government, health and education | 1,607 | 1,595 | |
| Hospitality | 1,004 | 1,020 | |
| Manufacturing | 672 | 659 | |
| Project finance | 431 | 440 | |
| Resources | 150 | 169 | |
| Retail and wholesale trade | 814 | 878 | |
| Transport and storage | 355 | 391 | |
| Utilities, post and telecoms | 567 | 578 | |
| Other | 658 | 713 | |
| Commercial balances at amortized cost | 14,596 | 14,818 | |
| Fair value adjustment for micro hedged risk | 247 | 277 | |
| Commercial lending balances - FVTPL | 44 | 49 | |
| Total | 14,887 | 15,144 |
Registered social landlords is the largest sector exposure and supports the Group's strategic purpose by helping people access affordable housing. The remainder of the business lending portfolio is diversified across a range of sectors, the largest being agriculture, business services, and government, health and education.
The business and commercial lending impairment charge for the six months ended September 30, 2025 totaled £23 million (six months ended September 30, 2024: £2 million release), reflecting the inclusion of Virgin Money lending.
The following table shows the business and commercial lending balances carried at amortized cost on the balance sheet, with the stage allocation of the exposures, impairment provisions and resulting provision coverage ratio:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | POCI | Total | Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 | POCI | Total | |||
| (£ million) | ||||||||||
| Gross balances | ||||||||||
| Business and commercial lending | ||||||||||
| (excl. registered social landlords) | 7,483 | 1,741 | 168 | 310 | 9,702 | 7,991 | 1.354 | 137 | 335 | 9,817 |
| Registered social landlords | 4,658 | 236 | – | – | 4,894 | 4,731 | 270 | – | – | 5,001 |
| Total | 12,141 | 1,977 | 168 | 310 | 14,596 | 12,722 | 1,624 | 137 | 335 | 14,818 |
| Provisions | ||||||||||
| Business and commercial lending | ||||||||||
| (excl. registered social landlords) | 29 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 134 | 34 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 112 |
| Registered social landlords | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 135 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 113 |
| As at September 30, | As at March 31 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | POCI | Total | Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 | POCI | Total | |||
| (£ million) | ||||||||||
| Provisions as a (%) of total balance | (percentages) | |||||||||
| Business and commercial lending | ||||||||||
| (excl. registered social landlords) | 0.39 | 3.00 | 28.29 | – | 1.38 | 0.42 | 2.87 | 25.42 | – | 1.14 |
| Registered social landlords | 0.02 | 0.13 | – | – | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.13 | – | – | 0.02 |
| Total | 0.24 | 2.66 | 28.29 | – | 0.92 | 0.27 | 2.41 | 25.42 | – | 0.76 |
Total gross balances have reduced slightly to £14.6 billion (March 31, 2025: £14.8 billion) during the period.
Stage 2 balances have increased to £1,977 million (March 31, 2025: £1,624 million), of which 0.5% (March 31, 2025: 0.7%) are in arrears by 30 days or more. During the period a new PD model has been implemented which has increased the sensitivity to economic scenarios, resulting in an increase in stage 2 balances. The Annual Report and Accounts 2025 sets out the main criteria used to determine whether a significant increase in credit risk has occurred since origination. There have been no changes to the criteria during the period.
Credit performance continues to remain broadly stable with stage 3 and POCI balances making up 3.3% (March 31, 2025: 3.2%) of total balances. Stage 3 balances increased to £168 million (March 31, 2025: £137 million), primarily reflecting newly impaired loans during the period. This increase has been largely offset by a reduction in POCI balances to £310 million (March 31, 2025: £335 million), as loans impaired at acquisition continue to redeem or be written off.
During the six months ended September 30, 2025, total provisions increased to £135 million (March 31, 2025: £113 million), driven by provisions on a small number of individual stage 3 loans and the increase in stage 2 balances.
We are committed to supporting borrowers facing financial difficulty by working with them to find a solution through proactive arrears management and forbearance.
Forbearance is recorded and reported at borrower level and applies to all business and commercial lending, including impaired exposures and borrowers subject to enforcement and recovery action. The Combined Group applies the European Banking Authority definition of forbearance. Accounts that are currently subject to a concession are all assessed as either stage 2, or stage 3 (credit impaired) where full repayment of principal and interest is no longer anticipated.
The table below provides details of business and commercial lending that is currently subject to forbearance. The main types of forbearance are associated with covenants and deferrals of interest or capital repayments.
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| (£ million) | ||
| Total | 621 | 659 |
| Total forbearance as a % of total gross balances | 4.2% | 4.4% |
Consumer lending gross balances increased to £11.5 billion (March 31, 2025: £11.1 billion). All consumer lending loans continue to be classified and measured at amortized cost.
Arrears levels have remained low during the period. Excluding charged off accounts, balances more than three months in arrears have reduced slightly and represent 0.99% (March 31, 2025: 1.11%) of the portfolio.
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, 2025 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||||
| (£ million) | (percentages) | (£ million) | (percentages) | ||
| Credit cards | 8,012 | 69 | 7,807 | 70 | |
| Personal loans | 3,182 | 28 | 2,962 | 27 | |
| Overdrawn current accounts | 340 | 3 | 338 | 3 | |
| Total consumer lending | 11,534 | 100 | 11,107 | 100 |
| For the period ended September 30, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| (£ million) | |||||
| Credit cards | 91 | (16) | |||
| Personal loans | 18 | 21 | |||
| Overdrawn current accounts | 14 | 8 | |||
| Total | 123 | 13 |
Note: Impairment losses represent the net amount charged through the profit and loss account rather than amounts written off during the year.
The following table shows consumer lending balances by stage, with the corresponding impairment provisions and resulting provision coverage ratios:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | POCI | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | POCI | Total | |
| (£ million) | ||||||||||
| Gross balances | ||||||||||
| Credit cards | 6,491 | 1,283 | 223 | 15 | 8,012 | 6,311 | 1,304 | 165 | 27 | 7,807 |
| Personal loans | 2,276 | 577 | 329 | - | 3,182 | 2,131 | 488 | 342 | 1 | 2,962 |
| Overdrawn current accounts | 171 | 125 | 44 | - | 340 | 179 | 115 | 44 | - | 338 |
| Total | 8,938 | 1,985 | 596 | 15 | 11,534 | 8,621 | 1,907 | 551 | 28 | 11,107 |
| Provisions | ||||||||||
| Credit cards | 146 | 264 | 141 | (12) | 539 | 104 | 323 | 119 | (4) | 542 |
| Personal loans | 17 | 47 | 152 | - | 216 | 16 | 41 | 158 | - | 215 |
| Overdrawn current accounts | 5 | 27 | 40 | - | 72 | 5 | 22 | 40 | - | 67 |
| Total | 168 | 338 | 333 | (12) | 827 | 125 | 386 | 317 | (4) | 824 |
| Provisions as a (%) of total balance |
(percentages) | |||||||||
| Credit cards | 2.25 | 20.58 | 63.30 | - | 6.73 | 1.65 | 24.78 | 71.64 | - | 6.94 |
| Personal loans | 0.76 | 8.03 | 46.27 | - | 6.78 | 0.76 | 8.39 | 46.18 | - | 7.25 |
| Overdrawn current accounts | 2.85 | 22.05 | 90.51 | - | 21.17 | 2.77 | 19.39 | 90.17 | - | 19.74 |
| Total | 1.88 | 17.02 | 55.91 | - | 7.17 | 1.46 | 20.26 | 57.32 | - | 7.42 |
Total balances have increased due to growth in the credit card and personal loan portfolios, resulting in an increase in Stage 1 balances.
Stage 2 balances have increased slightly to £1,985 million (March 31, 2025: £1,907 million). Of these, only 2% (March 31, 2025: 3%) are in arrears by 30 days or more, with the majority of balances in Stage 2 due to an increase in PD since origination. Total Stage 2 balances include £330 million (March 31, 2025: £291 million) of loans where the PD has been uplifted due to affordability risks or credit card persistent debt.
Stage 3 and POCI balances make up 5.3% (March 31,2025: 5.2%) of total balances. The stage 3 gross balances and provisions include charged off balances. These are accounts which are closed to future transactions and may be held on the balance sheet for an extended period (up to 36 months) while recovery activities take place. The charged off balances are £176 million (March 31, 2025: £178 million), and provisions held against these balances are £170 million (March 31, 2025: £171 million).
Consumer lending provisions remain broadly unchanged at £827 million (March 31, 2025: £824 million). As a result of the redevelopment of the credit card model, there has been an increase in stage 1 provision coverage and a decrease in stage 2 provision coverage. Excluding charged off balances and related provisions, total provisions amount to 5.8% (March 31, 2025: 6.0%) of total gross balances.
Nationwide is committed to supporting customers facing financial difficulty by working with them to find a solution through proactive arrears management and forbearance. The Combined Group applies the European Banking Authority definition of forbearance. The main types of forbearance offered are interest payment concessions, which reduce monthly payments and may be offered to customers with an overdraft, credit card or personal loan.
Gross balances subject to forbearance have remained unchanged at £191 million (March 31, 2025: £191 million) representing 1.7% (March 31, 2025: 1.7%) of total gross balances."
5.4 The following replaces the subsection titled "Liquidity and Funding – Funding strategy" on pages 79- 80 of the Registration Document:
Our funding strategy is to remain predominantly retail funded. In line with this strategy, retail customer loans and advances are largely funded by customer deposits. Non-retail lending, including treasury assets and commercial customer loans, are largely funded by wholesale debt, as set out below.
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| (£ billion) | ||
| Liabilities: | ||
| Customer deposits - individual | 266 | 261 |
| Customer deposits - business | 22 | 21 |
| Wholesale funding(2) |
62 | 57 |
| Capital and reserves(3) |
23 | 23 |
| Other liabilities | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 378 | 368 |
| Assets(1): | ||
| Retail mortgages | 280 | 276 |
| Treasury (including liquidity portfolio) | 65 | 60 |
| Business and commercial lending | 15 | 15 |
| Consumer lending | 11 | 10 |
| Other assets | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 378 | 368" |
Note:
"The 18.4% CET1 ratio remains in excess of the Group's regulatory CET1 capital requirement of 12.3%. The CET1 ratio decreased to 18.4% (March 31, 2025: 19.1%) predominantly driven by an increase in RWAs. RWAs increased by £4.9 billion, mainly driven by the higher residential mortgage balances and a one-off £3.0 billion increase in the temporary model adjustment applied to Virgin Money's existing Internal Ratings Based (IRB) mortgage models, following recent regulatory feedback as part of the revised model approval process.
The leverage ratio has held at 5.2% as at September 30, 2025 (March 31, 2025: 5.2%). This position remains in excess of our leverage capital requirement of 4.3%, which comprises a minimum Tier 1 capital requirement of 3.25% and buffer requirements of 1.05%. The buffer requirements include a 0.7% UK countercyclical leverage ratio buffer, in force from July 2023, and a 0.35% additional leverage ratio buffer."
5.6 The following paragraphs are added at the end of the subsection titled "Liquidity and funding – Liquidity" on page 81 of the Registration Document:
"Our average LCR for the twelve-months ended September 30, 2025 was 163% (twelvemonths ended March 31, 2025: 174%), which is above the regulatory minimum of 100%.
Based on current interpretations of expected regulatory requirements and guidance, our average NSFR for the four quarters ended September 30, 2025 was 143% (March 31, 2025: 147%), well in excess of the minimum 100% regulatory requirement."
5.7 The following is added at the end of the subsection titled "Liquidity and funding –Wholesale funding" on page 84 of the Registration Document:
"An analysis of our wholesale funding is set out in the table below:
| As at September 30, 2025 | As at March 31, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£ billion, except percentages) | |||||
| Repos | 2.4 | 4% | 1.5 | 2% | |
| Deposits | 3.9 | 6% | 3.8 | 7% | |
| Certificates of deposit | 2.5 | 4% | 1.8 | 3% | |
| Commercial paper | 1.2 | 2% | 0.7 | 1% | |
| Covered bonds | 23.0 | 37% | 21.2 | 37% | |
| Senior preferred | 11.9 | 19% | 14.9 | 26% | |
| Senior non-preferred | 11.2 | 18% | 8.2 | 14% | |
| Securitizations | 5.3 | 9% | 5.0 | 9% | |
| Term Funding Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs (TFSME) | |||||
| 0.9 | 1% | 0.9 | 2% | ||
| Other | (0.5) | (1)% | (0.6) | (1)% | |
| Total | 61.8 | 100% | 57.4 | 100% |
To mitigate cross-currency refinancing risk, we prudently manage the currency mix of our liquid assets to ensure there is no undue reliance on currencies not consistent with the profile of stressed outflows.
At September 30, 2025, cash, government bonds and supranational bonds included in the liquid asset buffer represented 304% (March 31, 2025: 316%) of wholesale funding maturing in less than one year, assuming no rollovers.
The tables below set out the residual maturity of the wholesale funding book as at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 respectively:
| As at September 30, 2025 | As at March 31, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£ billion, except percentages) | |||||
| Less than one year | 17.1 | 27.7% | 14.2 | 24.7% | |
| One to two years | 16.0 | 25.9% | 14.4 | 25.1% | |
| More than two years | 28.7 | 46.4% | 28.8 | 50.2% | |
| Total | 61.8 | 100% | 57.4 | 100% |
The table below sets out a more detailed breakdown of the residual maturity on the wholesale funding book:
| As at September 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Not more than one month |
Over one month but not more than three months |
Over three months but not more than six months |
Over six months but not more than one year |
Sub-total less than one year |
Over one year but not more than two years |
Over two years |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£ billion, except percentages) | ||||||||
| Repos | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | – | 2.4 | – | – | 2.4 |
| Deposits | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | 3.9 | – | – | 3.9 |
| Certificates of deposit | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | 2.5 | – | – | 2.5 |
| Commercial paper | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | 1.2 | – | – | 1.2 |
| Covered bonds | – | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 14.6 | 23.0 |
| Senior preferred | – | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 11.9 |
| Senior non-preferred | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 11.2 |
| Securitizations | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| TFSME | – | – | – | – | – | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | (0.5) | (0.5) |
| Total | 6.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 28.7 | 61.8 |
| Of which secured | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 17.9 | 31.2 |
| Of which unsecured | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 30.6 |
| % of total | 10.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 27.7 | 25.9 | 46.4 | 100.0" |
5.8 The following replaces the first paragraph (including the table) of the subsection titled "External Credit Ratings" on page 84 of the Registration Document:
"Our long-term and short-term credit ratings from the major rating agencies as at the date of this Supplement are as set out below. The long-term rating for both Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's is the senior preferred rating. The long-term rating for Fitch is the senior non-preferred rating:
| Senior | Senior Non | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred | Short-Term | Preferred | Tier 2 | Outlook | |
| S&P | A+ | A-1 | BBB+ | BBB | Stable |
| Moody's | A1 | P-1 | A3 | Baa1 | Stable |
| Fitch | A+ | F1 | A | BBB+ | Stable |
Our credit ratings were affirmed and outlook confirmed by Fitch in November 2025, S&P in September 2025 and Moody's in August 2025."
5.9 The following supplements and updates the subsections titled "Treasury Assets" and "Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve" on pages 85-89 of the Registration Document:
Our liquidity and investment portfolio held on the balance sheet at September 30, 2025 of £64.8 billion (March 31, 2025: £60.0 billion) is held in two separate portfolios: liquid assets and other securities.
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve
Of the total £64.8 billion (March 31, 2025: £60.0 billion) liquidity and investment portfolio at September 30, 2025, £28.3 billion (March 31, 2025: £28.7 billion) was held at fair value. These assets are marked to market, with fair value movements recognized in reserves or through profit and loss.
Of these assets, £80 million (March 31, 2025: £65 million) were classified as Level 3 (valuation not based on observable market data) for the purposes of IFRS 13. Further detail on the Level 3 portfolio is provided in Note 10 in our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2025.
As at September 30, 2025, the balance on the FVOCI reserve was a £129 million loss, net of tax (March 31, 2025: £119 million loss). The movements in the FVOCI reserve reflect general market movements. The fair value movement of FVOCI assets that are not impaired has no effect on our profit. As at September 30, 2025 investment securities classified as FVTPL totaled £5 million (March 31, 2025: £5 million).
The following table provides an analysis of financial assets and liabilities held on our balance sheet at fair value, grouped in levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable:
| As at September 30, 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||
| (£ million) | |||||
| Financial Assets: | |||||
| Government, government guaranteed and supranational | |||||
| investments | 22,694 | – | – | 22,694 | |
| Other debt investment securities | 4,207 | 1,298 | 3 | 5,508 | |
| Investment in equity shares | – | – | 77 | 77 | |
| Total investment securities | 26,901 | 1,298 | 80 | 28,279 | |
| Interest rate swaps | – | 2,218 | – | 2,218 | |
| Cross currency interest rate swaps | – | 1,606 | – | 1,606 | |
| Foreign exchange swaps | – | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Inflation swaps | – | 126 | – | 126 | |
| Other derivatives | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Total derivative financial instruments | – | 3,972 | – | 3,972 | |
| Loans and advances to customers | – | 42 | 35 | 77 | |
| Total financial assets | 26,901 | 5,312 | 115 | 32,328 | |
| Financial liabilities: | |||||
| Interest rate swaps | – | 333 | – | 333 | |
| Cross currency interest rate swaps | – | 803 | – | 803 | |
| Foreign exchange swaps | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Inflation swaps | – | 89 | – | 89 | |
| Other derivatives | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Total derivative financial instruments | 1,238 | – | 1,238 | ||
| Financial liabilities | – | 1,238 | – | 1,238" |
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5.10 The following supplements and updates the subsection titled "Financial Condition of Nationwide – Capital Resources" commencing on page 89 of the Registration Document:
"The table below reconciles the general reserves to total regulatory capital:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| General reserve | 17,209 | 17,086 | |
| Proportional consolidated gains/losses arising from joint | |||
| venture(1) |
7 | 9 | |
| Core capital deferred shares (CCDS)(2) |
1,334 | 1,334 | |
| Revaluation reserve | 35 | 35 | |
| FVOCI reserve | (129) | (119) | |
| Cashflow hedge and other hedging reserves | 73 | 79 | |
| Regulatory adjustments and deductions: | |||
| Cashflow hedge and other hedging reserves(3) |
(73) | (79) | |
| Direct holdings of CET1 instruments(2) |
(177) | (177) | |
| Foreseeable distributions(4) |
(85) | (100) | |
| Prudent valuation adjustment(5) |
(68) | (82) | |
| Own credit and debit valuation adjustments(6) |
(3) | (4) | |
| Intangible assets(7) |
(1,143) | (1,226) | |
| Goodwill(7) |
(12) | (12) | |
| Defined-benefit pension fund asset(7) |
(577) | (669) | |
| Excess of regulatory expected losses over impairment | |||
| provisions(8) |
(253) | (247) | |
| Deferred tax asset(9) |
(211) | (217) | |
| Total regulatory adjustments and deductions | (2,602) | (2,813) | |
| CET1 capital | 15,927 | 15,611 | |
| Other equity instruments (Additional Tier 1) (10) | 2,370 | 2,121 | |
| Total Tier 1 capital | 18,297 | 17,732 | |
| Dated subordinated debt(11) |
1,844 | 1,757 | |
| Excess of impairment provisions over regulatory expected losses(8) |
– | – | |
| Tier 2 capital | 1,844 | 1,757 | |
| Total regulatory capital | 20,141 | 19,489 |
(1) The Group applies a proportional consolidation approach to the Salary Finance Loans Limited joint venture, which is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method. This is the accumulated amount since the Virgin Money Acquisition on 1 October 2024.
(2) The CCDS amount does not include the deductions for the Group's repurchase exercises completed in 2023. This is presented separately as a regulatory adjustment in line with UK Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) article 42.
(3) In accordance with CRR article 33, institutions do not include the fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges of financial instruments that are not valued at fair value.
(4) Foreseeable distributions in respect of CCDS and AT1 securities are deducted from CET1 capital under UK CRD V rules.
(5) A prudent valuation adjustment (PVA) is applied in respect of fair valued instruments as required under UK CRD V rules.
(6) Own credit and debit valuation adjustments are applied to remove balance sheet gains or losses of fair valued liabilities and derivatives that result from changes in own credit standing and risk, as per UK CRD V rules.
(7) Intangible, goodwill and defined benefit pension fund assets are deducted from capital resources after netting associated deferred tax liabilities.
Our key capital measures are summarized in the table below:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | ||
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||
| Solvency ratios | |||
| CET1 ratio | 18.4% | 19.1% | |
| Total Tier 1 ratio | 21.1% | 21.7% | |
| Total regulatory capital ratio | 23.2% | 23.8% | |
| Leverage | |||
| UK leverage exposure(1) |
350,117 | 344,018 | |
| Total Tier 1 capital | 18,297 | 17,732 | |
| Leverage ratio | 5.2% | 5.2% |
Note:
Risk-based capital ratios remain in excess of regulatory requirements with the CET1 ratio of 18.4% (March 31, 2025: 19.1%) above Nationwide's CET1 capital requirement of 12.3%. This includes a minimum CET1 capital requirement of 6.8% (Pillar 1 and Pillar 2A) and the UK CRD V combined buffer requirements of 5.5% of RWAs.
The CET1 ratio decreased to 18.4% (March 31, 2025: 19.1%) as at September 30, 2025. CET1 capital resources increased by £0.3 billion drive by statutory profit after tax. RWAs increased by £4.9 billion predominantly driven by an increase in retail credit risk RWAs due to growth in balances and a £3.0 billion one-off increase in the temporary model adjustment applied to Virgin Money's existing Internal Ratings Based (IRB) mortgage models following recent regulatory feedback as part of the revised model approval process.
The leverage ratio remained at 5.2% (March 31, 2025: 5.2%), with Tier 1 capital increasing by £0.6 billion as a result of the CET1 capital movements referenced above. Offsetting the impact of this was an increase in leverage exposure of £6.1 billion, predominantly due to increased residential mortgage balances.
The following sets forth a breakdown of total risk-weighted assets for the periods indicated.
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| (£ million) | ||
| Credit risk (1) | ||
| Retail mortgages | 50,414 | 45,914 |
| Retail unsecured lending | 9,998 | 9,481 |
| Business and commercial lending | 11,326 | 11,274 |
| Treasury | 1,643 | 1,903 |
(1) The UK leverage ratio is calculated using the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) definition of Tier 1 for the capital amount and the Delegated Act definition of the exposure measure, excluding eligible central bank reserves.
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Other(3) |
2,674 | 2,686 | |
| Total credit risk | 76,055 | 71,258 | |
| Counterparty credit risk(2) |
531 | 463 | |
| Credit valuation adjustment | 388 | 338 | |
| Operational risk (4) |
9,812 | 9,812 | |
| Total risk weighted assets (RWAs) | 86,786 | 81,871 |
The following subsections of the Registration Document within the section titled "Description of Business" are supplemented and amended as follows:
6.1 The following paragraph replaces the fifth paragraph of the subsection titled "Strategy – Simply brilliant experience" on page 95 of the Registration Document:
"We know that branches are important to customers, some of whom rely on our branches, prefer to speak to us face to face, or value choice in the way they bank. We are committed to our Branch Promise – we promise to keep every one of our branches open until at least the start of 20301 . We have extended our Branch Promise to include Virgin Money branches. Together, we now have almost 700 branches across the UK. Our Nationwide brand has the largest single-brand branch network across the UK financial services sector. At the 2025 Moneyfacts Consumer Awards, we won the Branch Network of the Year award for the third year running."
6.2 The following replaces the subsection titled "Group Structure and Principal Subsidiaries" on pages 101-102 of the Registration Document:
"We are the principal holding entity of the Group and the main business of the Group is conducted by the Society. Our interests in our principal subsidiary undertakings, all of which are consolidated, as at September 30, 2025 are set out below:
Nationwide Syndications Limited Syndicated lending The Mortgage Works (UK) plc Centralized mortgage lender Derbyshire Home Loans Limited Centralized mortgage lender E-Mex Home Funding Limited Centralized mortgage lender UCB Home Loans Corporation Limited Centralized mortgage lender
Virgin Money UK PLC(1) Retail and commercial banking business
(1) Virgin Money UK PLC is the holding company for Clydesdale Bank plc, which is the operating entity for Virgin Money UK PLC.
1 All our 605 Nationwide branches and 91 Virgin Money branches will remain open until at least January 1, 2030. Opening hours may vary. There may be exceptional circumstances outside of our control that mean we have to close a branch, but we will only do this if we do not have another workable option.
All the above subsidiary undertakings are limited liability companies which are registered in England and Wales and operate in the UK and, with the exception of Nationwide Syndications Limited, they are all regulated entities.
Nationwide Syndications Limited is a wholly owned mortgage lender specializing in syndicated commercial loans to registered social landlords. Nationwide Syndications Limited has ceased to offer new lending.
TMW is a wholly owned centralized mortgage lending subsidiary, specializing mainly in residential BTL lending to individuals.
Each of Derbyshire Home Loans Limited, E-Mex Home Funding Limited ("E-Mex") and UCB Home Loans Corporation Limited ("UCB") is a wholly owned subsidiary that has ceased to offer new lending.
We also have interests in structured entities. A structured entity is an entity in which voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in deciding control. Structured entities are consolidated when the substance of the relationship indicates control.
The table below provides details of these entities as at September 30, 2025.
| Group undertaking | Nature of business | Country of registration | Country of operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Covered Bonds LLP | Mortgage acquisition and guarantor of covered bonds |
England and Wales | UK |
| Silverstone Master Issuer plc | Funding vehicle | England and Wales | UK |
| Silverstone Funding No. 1 Limited | Funding vehicle | England and Wales | UK" |
6.3 The following replaces the subsection titled "Savings and Current accounts" on pages 104-105 of the Registration Document:
As at September 30, 2025, total retail deposit balances grew by £5.3 billion to £266.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £260.7 billion) with market share of retail deposit balances remaining at 12.2% (March 31, 2025: 12.2%).
Member retail deposit balances grew to £266.0 billion (March 31, 2025: £260.7 billion) supported by a strong ISA season and personal current accounts credit balances increasing by £0.4 billion to £43.1 billion (March 31, 2025: £42.7 billion). Our market share of personal current account balances increased to 10.9% (March 31, 2025: 10.7%), with growth supported by our current account switch incentive and strong brand.
We provide a wide range of retail savings products that may be repayable on demand or on notice and which may pay a variable or fixed rate of interest. On most retail savings products, we determine variable interest rates at our discretion according to market conditions. Generally, the more restrictions on withdrawal of retail savings, the higher the rate of interest. Balances on all of our notice deposit accounts are, by their terms, withdrawable on demand but, in some cases, subject to loss of interest.
We believe that the primary determinant for attracting retail savings is the interest rate offered to savers. As a mutual organization, we typically set higher interest rates on our retail savings products than those set by our main competitors. We gather UK retail member deposits from a number of sources, chiefly from our branch network but also by mail and internet-based deposit accounts.
The UK retail savings market is highly competitive among building societies and banks, including those banks owned by insurance companies and retailers. This competition has increased the relative cost of retail funds, especially new retail funds.
Our retail business also manages a range of business savings accounts that are offered to UKdomiciled small- and medium-sized enterprises, including companies, housing associations, charities and educational organizations. We provide a wide range of savings products that may be repayable on demand or on notice and which may pay a variable or fixed rate of interest. On all business savings products, we determine variable interest rates at our discretion according to market conditions. Generally, the more restrictions on withdrawal of business savings, the higher the rate of interest."
6.4 The following replaces the subsection titled "Business and commercial lending" on page 106 of the Registration Document:
As at September 30, 2025, combined Group business and commercial lending balances have decreased slightly to £14.9 billion (March 31, 2025: £15.1 billion) reflecting an increasingly competitive market. The overall portfolio of the Combined Group includes registered social landlords with balances of £4.6 billion (March 31, 2025: £4.7 billion). Registered social landlords have a low risk profile.
The Virgin Money business lending balances total £9.4 billion and include term lending, asset and lease financing, specialist finance and other business lending, including business overdrafts and credit cards. The Virgin Money portfolio is diversified across a range of sectors, with the highest risk concentration being across the agriculture, business services, and government, health and education sectors."
6.5 The following replaces the first paragraph (including the bullet points) of the subsection titled "Recent Developments" on page 107 of the Registration Document:
"On December 11, 2025, the FCA imposed a financial penalty of £44,078,500 on Nationwide for inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls between October 2016 and July 2021. Since 2021, we have invested significantly in all aspects of its economic crime control framework.
While inflation has declined considerably from its peak and real earnings have made up much of the ground lost during the cost-of-living crisis, there remain lingering concerns about mortgage refinancing costs, and, for tenants, rising rents. We, over the course of the 2024-2025 financial year, rolled out a number of measures to respond to these concerns. Some of the measures announced include:
• demonstrating our mutual good in the communities we serve, committing £20.0 million over the year to charitable activities and continuing the roll out of the Nationwide Databank program in Virgin Money branches, providing free, data-loaded SIM cards for those impacted by data poverty."
The following replaces the subsection titled "Selected Statistical Information" on pages 109-121 of the Registration Document:
"The following information has been extracted from our management information systems. This information is unaudited. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements as well as the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
The tables below present the average balances for our interest-earning assets and interestbearing liabilities together with the related interest income and expense amounts, resulting in the presentation of the average yields and rates for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 and the period ended March 31, 2025, respectively:
For the six months ended September 30, 2025
| Average balance(1) | Interest(2) | Average yield/ rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||
| Interest-earning assets: | |||
| Loans to credit institutions | 34,408 | 674 | 3.91% |
| Investment securities & derivative financial instruments | 32,959 | 804 | 4.87% |
| Unwind of discount on net defined benefit pension asset(3) |
– | 26 | – |
| Loans to customers | 303,357 | 7,167 | 4.71% |
| Total average interest-earning assets | 370,724 | 8,671 | 4.66% |
| Non-interest-earning assets: | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 779 | – | – |
| Fair value adjustment for hedged risk | (987) | – | – |
| Other assets | 2,270 | – | – |
| Goodwill and intangible fixed assets | 1,422 | – | – |
| Deferred tax assets | 298 | – | – |
| Investment Properties | – | – | – |
| Total average assets | 374,506 | – | – |
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||
| UK retail member deposits | 211,526 | 3,010 | 2.84% |
| Other deposits | 81,298 | 1,178 | 2.89% |
| Debt securities in issue and derivative financial instruments(2) |
54,680 | 1,429 | 5.21% |
| Subordinated liabilities | 2,873 | 104 | 7.22% |
| Subscribed Capital | 131 | 4 | 6.09% |
| Total average interest-bearing liabilities | 350,508 | 5,725 | 3.26% |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities: | |||
| Other liabilities | 3,459 | – | – |
| Fair value adjustment for hedged risk | 41 | – | – |
| Reserves | 20,561 | – | – |
| Current taxes | (63) | – | – |
| Total average liabilities | 374,506 | – | – |
____________
(1) Average balances are based on the balance as of the end of each month during the financial year.
(2) The interest income and expense amounts are stated after allocation of interest on financial instruments entered into for hedging purposes.
(3) The pension fund surplus is classified as non-interest-bearing within Other Assets, however the unwind of the discount is included within net interest income.
| For the six months ended September 30, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Average balance(1) | Interest(2) | Average yield/ rate |
|
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||
| Interest-earning assets: | |||
| Loans to credit institutions | 33,343 | 824 | 5.04% |
| Investment securities & derivative financial instruments | 31,538 | 734 | 4.75% |
| Unwind of discount on net defined benefit pension asset(3) |
– | 15 | – |
| Loans to customers | 217,253 | 5,458 | 5.12% |
| Total average interest-earning assets | 282,134 | 7,031 | 5.08% |
| Non-interest-earning assets: | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 625 | – | – |
| Fair value adjustment for hedged risk | (2,976) | – | – |
| Other assets | 2,038 | – | – |
| Goodwill and intangible fixed assets | 831 | – | – |
| Deferred tax assets | 109 | – | – |
| Investment Properties | 2 | – | – |
| Total average assets | 282,763 | – | – |
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||
| UK retail member deposits | 198,819 | 3,056 | 3.13% |
| Other deposits | 21,181 | 567 | 5.46% |
| Debt securities in issue and derivative financial instruments(2) |
41,346 | 1,247 | 6.15% |
| Subordinated liabilities | 2,059 | 79 | 7.82% |
| Subscribed Capital | 173 | 6 | 7.07% |
| Total average interest-bearing liabilities | 263,578 | 4,955 | 3.83% |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities: | |||
| Other liabilities | 1,105 | – | – |
| Fair value adjustment for hedged risk | 22 | – | – |
| Reserves | 17,920 | – | – |
| Current taxes | 138 | – | – |
| Total average liabilities | 282,763 | – | – |
| For the period ended March 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Average balance(1) | Interest(2) | Average yield/ rate |
|
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||
| Interest-earning assets: | |||
| Loans to credit institutions | 35,201 | 1,667 | 4.74% |
| Investment securities & derivative financial instruments | 33,408 | 1,701 | 5.09% |
| Unwind of discount on net defined benefit pension asset(3) |
– | 45 | – |
| Loans to customers | 256,998 | 12,670 | 4.93% |
| Total average interest-earning assets | 325,607 | 16,083 | 4.94% |
| Non-interest-earning assets: | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 707 | – | – |
| Fair value adjustment for hedged risk | (2,693) | – | – |
| Other assets | 2,080 | – | – |
| Goodwill and intangible fixed assets | 1,187 | – | – |
| Deferred tax assets | 241 | – | – |
| Investment Properties | 1 | – | – |
| Total average assets | 327,130 | – | – |
| Average balance(1) | Interest(2) | Average yield/ rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||
| UK retail member deposits | 201,785 | 6,167 | 3.06% |
| Other deposits | 54,011 | 1,990 | 3.68% |
| Debt securities in issue and derivative financial instruments(2) |
47,141 | 2,749 | 5.83% |
| Subordinated liabilities | 2,262 | 174 | 7.69% |
| Subscribed Capital | 152 | 10 | 6.58% |
| Total average interest-bearing liabilities | 305,351 | 11,090 | 3.63% |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities: | |||
| Other liabilities | 2,211 | – | – |
| Fair value adjustment for hedged risk | 23 | – | – |
| Reserves | 19,463 | – | – |
| Current taxes | 82 | – | – |
| Total average liabilities | 327,130 | – | – |
The following tables show our average interest-earning assets, average interest-bearing liabilities and net interest income and illustrate the comparative net interest margin and net interest spread as at September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 and as at March 31, 2025, respectively on a statutory basis:
| As at September 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| (£ million, except percentages) | |
| Net average interest-earning assets | 370,724 |
| Net average interest-bearing liabilities | 350,508 |
| Net interest income(1) |
2,946 |
| Average yield on average interest-earning assets | 4.66% |
| Average rate on average interest-bearing liabilities | 3.26% |
| Net interest spread(2) |
1.41% |
| Net interest margin(3) |
1.57% |
| As at September 30, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| (£ million, except percentages) | |
| Net average interest-earning assets | 282,134 |
| Net average interest-bearing liabilities | 263,578 |
| Net interest income(1) |
2,076 |
| Average yield on average interest-earning assets | 5.08% |
| Average rate on average interest-bearing liabilities | 3.83% |
| Net interest spread(2) |
1.25% |
| Net interest margin(3) |
1.50% |
| As at March 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| (£ million, except percentages) | |
| Net average interest-earning assets | 325,607 |
| Net average interest-bearing liabilities | 305,351 |
| Net interest income(1) |
4,992 |
| Average yield on average interest-earning assets | 4.94% |
| Average rate on average interest-bearing liabilities | 3.63% |
| Net interest spread(2) |
1.31% |
| Net interest margin(3) |
1.54% |
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The following table allocates the changes in our interest income and expense between changes in average volume and changes in the average rates for the six months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the period ended March 31, 2025. We calculated volume and yield/rate variances based on movements of average balances over the period and changes in average interest yields/rates on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The net change attributable to changes in both volume and rate has been allocated in line with the amounts derived for pure rate and volume variances. Pension interest income and expense has been excluded from the table as the assets and liabilities to which they relate are held net on the balance sheet. More information on the net pension liability can be found in our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2025 incorporated by reference herein:
Six months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the period ended September 30, 2024
| Increase/(decrease) in net interest due to changes in: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | Yield/rate | Total net change | |
| (£ million) | |||
| Interest income:(1) | |||
| Loans to credit institutions | 26 | (176) | (150) |
| Debt securities and derivative financial instruments | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| Loans to customers | 2,163 | (454) | 1,709 |
| Unwind of discount of pension assets | 11 | - | 11 |
| Total interest income | 2,233 | (593) | 1,640 |
| Interest expense:(1) | |||
| UK retail member deposits | 195 | (241) | (46) |
| Other deposits | 1,609 | (998) | 611 |
| Debt securities in issue and derivative financial instruments | 402 | (220) | 182 |
| Subordinated liabilities | 31 | (6) | 25 |
| Subscribed capital | (1) | (1) | (2) |
| Total interest expense | 2,236 | (1,466) | 770 |
| Net interest income | (3) | 873 | 870 |
(1) Interest income and expense amounts are stated after allocation of interest on financial instruments entered into for hedging purposes.
As at September 30, 2025, our investment securities portfolios were carried at a book value of £28,279 million, representing 7.5% of our total assets. We only purchase investment-grade debt securities and do not operate a trading portfolio. The following table provides information on the breakdown of our investment securities as at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | ||
| (£ million) | |||
| Government, government guaranteed and supranational investment securities |
22,694 | 22,977 | |
| Other debt investment securities | 5,508 | 5,624 | |
| Investments in equity shares | 77 | 62 | |
| Total | 28,279 | 28,663 |
The following table shows the contractual maturity of investment securities held as at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| (£ million) | ||
| Due less than 1 month | 148 | 207 |
| Due between 1 and 3 months | 265 | 411 |
| Due between 3 and 6 months | 1,464 | 515 |
| Due between 6 and 9 months | 322 | 381 |
| Due between 9 and 12 months | 393 | 966 |
| Due between 1 and 2 years | 2,272 | 2,237 |
| Due between 2 and 5 years | 9,346 | 9,117 |
| Due after more than 5 years | 14,069 | 14,829 |
| Total | 28,279 | 28,663 |
As at September 30, 2025, total loans to customers excluding fair value adjustments for hedge accounting, including accrued interest, were £305,516 million, representing 81% of our total assets. Our total loans and advances net of allowances has increased by 1.4% during the six months from £302,699 million as at March 31, 2025 to £306,997 million as at September 30, 2025.
The following table summarizes our loan portfolio, net of allowances, as at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively:
| As at September 30, | As at March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| (£ million) | ||
| Residential mortgage loans | 219,866 | 215,467 |
| Buy to let and legacy residential mortgages | 60,438 | 60,108 |
| Consumer lending | 10,707 | 10,283 |
| Business and commercial lending | 14,505 | 14,754 |
| Total loans to customers | 305,516 | 300,612 |
| Fair value adjustment for micro hedged risk(1) |
247 | 277 |
| Loans and advances to banks and similar institutions | 1,234 | 1,810 |
| Total | 306,997 | 302,699 |
(1) Under IFRS, the carrying value of the hedged item is adjusted for the change in value of the hedged risk.
The following table presents the contractual maturity distribution for repayment for the loan portfolio held by us as at September 30, 2025:
| As at September 30, 2025 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due in less than 1 month |
Due in 1 month to 3 Months |
Due in 3 months to 1 year |
Due in 1 year to 5 years |
Due after 5 years |
Total(1) | ||
| (£ million) | |||||||
| Loans and advances to customers | 2,560 | 9,623 | 8,332 | 43,694 | 241,554 | 305,763 | |
| Loans and advances to banks | 1,098 | - | - | - | 136 | 1,234 | |
| Total Loans portfolio net of impairment provisions |
3,657 | 9,623 | 8,332 | 43,694 | 241,690 | 306,997 |
Note:
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Loans in arrears refer to amounts that are unpaid at their contractual date. A customer is in arrears when they are behind in fulfilling their obligations such that an outstanding loan payment is overdue.
Residential mortgage arrears have remained at low levels during the period, with the arrears rate reducing slightly to 0.42% (March 31, 2025: 0.43%), which remains significantly below the UK industry average of 0.83%. The BTL and legacy portfolio arrears rate has reduced slightly to 0.49% (March 31, 2025: 0.51%). Within this portfolio, the performance of the open buy to let book originated under the TMW brand remains strong, with 0.21% (March 31, 2025: 0.21%) of cases more than 3 months in arrears.
Impairment provisions on financial assets are calculated on an ECL basis for assets held at amortized cost and at FVOCI. ECL impairment provisions are based on an assessment of the probability of default, exposure at default and loss given default, discounted to give a net present value. Provision calculations for retail portfolios are typically performed on a collective rather than individual loan basis. For collective assessments, while each loan has an associated ECL calculation, the calculation is based on cohort level data for assets with shared credit risk characteristics, such as origination date, origination loan to value and term.
Impairment provisions are calculated using a three-stage approach depending on changes in credit risk since original recognition of the assets:
(1) The maturity analysis is produced on the basis that where a loan is repayable by installments, each installment is treated as a separate repayment.
In addition to the stage allocation outlined above, loans which have been purchased or originated with a credit-impaired (POCI) status are reported separately. At initial recognition, POCI assets do not carry an impairment provision; instead, gross balances are presented net of lifetime expected credit losses at acquisition. All changes in lifetime expected credit losses subsequent to acquisition are recognized as an impairment charge or release.
The following table sets forth the movement in, and stage allocations of, the residential mortgages held at amortized cost, including the impact of ECL impairment provisions. The movements within the table compare the position at September 30, 2025 to that at March 31, 2025:
| Non-credit impaired | Credit impaired (1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject to 12 month ECL |
Subject to lifetime ECL | Subject to lifetime ECL | Total | |||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 and POCl | ||||||
| Group | Gross balances |
Provisions | Gross balances |
Provisions | Gross balances |
Provisions | Gross balances |
Provisions |
| (£ millions) | ||||||||
| At March 31, 2025 | 236,408 | 45 | 37,561 | 208 | 1,921 | 98 | 275,890 | 351 |
| Stage transfers: Transfers from Stage 1 to |
||||||||
| Stage 2 | (11,423) | (3) | 11,423 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Transfers to Stage 3 Transfers from Stage 2 to |
(106) | – | (344) | (7) | 450 | 7 | – | – |
| Stage 1 | 10,283 | 39 | (10,283) | (39) | – | – | – | – |
| Transfers from Stage 3 Net remeasurement of ECL arising from transfer of stage |
24 | 1 | 181 | 7 | (205) | (8) | – | – |
Net movement arising |
– | (36) | – | 44 | – | 9 | – | 17 |
| from transfer of stage(2) |
(1,222) | 1 | 977 | 8 | 245 | 8 | – | 17 |
| New assets originated or purchased(3) |
22,656 | 4 | 919 | 14 | 2 | – | 23,577 | 18 |
| Net impact of further | ||||||||
| lending/repayments (4) Changes in risk parameters |
(5,038) | – | (271) | (1) | (10) | – | (5,319) | (1) |
| in relation to credit quality(5) Other items impacting income statement |
– | (2) | – | (17) | – | 10 | – | (9) |
| charge/(reversal) including | ||||||||
| recoveries Redemptions(6) Income statement charge for |
– (11,687) |
– (3) |
– (1,619) |
– (8) |
– (196) |
(5) (9) |
– (13,502) |
(5) (20) |
| the year | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Decrease due to write-offs | – | – | – | – | (30) | (11) | (30) | (11) |
| Other provision movements | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 5 |
| September 30, 2025 | 241,117 | 45 | 37,567 | 204 | 1,932 | 96 | 280,616 | 345 |
Net carrying amount......... – 241,072 – 37,363 – 1,836 – 280,271
(1) Group balances of credit impaired loans include £520 million (March 31, 2025: £584 million) of purchased or originated credit impaired (POCI) loans, which are presented net of lifetime ECL impairment provisions on transition to IFRS 9 of £18 million (March 31, 2025: £21 million).
(2) The remeasurement of provisions arising from a change in stage is reported within the stage to which the assets are transferred.
(3) If a new asset is originated in the year, the values included are the closing gross balance and provision for the year. The stage in which the addition is shown reflects the stage of the account at the end of the year.
(4) This comprises further lending and capital repayments where the asset is not derecognized. The gross balances value is calculated as the closing gross balance for the year less the opening gross balance for the year. The provisions value is calculated as the change in exposure at default ("EAD") multiplied by opening provision coverage for the year.
(5) This comprises changes in risk parameters, and changes to modeling inputs and methodology. The provision movement for the change in risk parameters is calculated for assets that do not move stage in the year.
(6) For any asset that is derecognized in the year, the value disclosed is the provision at the start of the year.
The following table sets forth the movement in, and stage allocations of, the consumer lending balances held at amortized cost, including the impact of ECL impairment provisions. The movements within the table compare the position at September 30, 2025 to that at March 31, 2025.
| Reconciliation of net movements in balances and impairment provisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-credit impaired | Credit impaired (1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject to 12 month ECL | Subject to lifetime ECL | Subject to lifetime ECL | Total | |||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 and POCl | ||||||
| Gross | Gross | Gross | Gross | |||||
| Group | balances | Provisions | balances | Provisions | balances | Provisions | balances | Provisions |
| At March 31, 2025 | 8,621 | 125 | 1,907 | (£ millions) 386 |
579 | 313 | 11,107 | 824 |
| Stage transfers: Transfers from Stage |
||||||||
| 1 to Stage 2 Transfers to Stage |
(778) | (17) | 778 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Transfers from Stage |
(61) | (3) | (142) | (58) | 203 | 61 | - | - |
| 2 to Stage 1 Transfers from Stage |
684 | 125 | (684) | (125) | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Net remeasurement of ECL arising from |
2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | (6) | (4) | - | - |
| transfer of stage Net movement |
- | (121) | - | 128 | - | 52 | - | 59 |
| arising from transfer of stage |
(153) | (15) | (44) | (35) | 197 | 109 | - | 59 |
| New assets originated | ||||||||
| or purchased Net impact of further lending/repayments |
1,585 | 21 | 192 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1,781 | 42 |
Changes in risk parameters ink |
(653) | 26 | 28 | 4 | (11) | - | (636) | 30 |
| relation to credit quality Other items impacting income statement |
- | 16 | - | (22) | - | 54 | - | 48 |
| charge/(reversal) including recoveries |
- | - | - | - | - | (38) | - | (38) |
| Redemptions Income statement |
(462) | (5) | (98) | (13) | - | - | (560) | (18) |
| charge for the year Decrease due to |
123 | |||||||
| write-offs Other provision |
- | - | - | - | (158) | (158) | (158) | (158) |
| movements September 30, 2025 |
- 8,938 |
- 168 |
- 1,985 |
- 338 |
- 611 |
38 321 |
- 11,534 |
38 827 |
| Net carrying amount |
8,770 | 1,647 | 290 | 10,707 |
The following table sets forth the movement in, and stage allocations of, the business and commercial lending balances held at amortized cost, including the impact of ECL impairment provisions. The movements within the table compare the position at September 30, 2025 to that at March 31, 2025.
(1) Group balances of credit impaired loans include £15 million (March 31, 2025: £28 million) of purchased or originated credit impaired (POCI) loans, which are presented net of lifetime ECL impairment provisions on transition to IFRS 9 of £20 million (March 31, 2025: £29 million).
Reconciliation of net movements in balances and impairment provisions
| Reconciliation of net movements in balances and impairment provisions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-credit impaired Subject to 12 month ECL Subject to lifetime ECL |
Credit impaired (1) | Total | ||||||
| Subject to lifetime ECL | ||||||||
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 and POCl | ||||||
| Group | Gross balances |
Provisions | Gross balances |
Provisions | Gross balances |
Provisions | Gross balances |
Provisions |
| At March 31, 2025 | 12,722 | 35 | 1,624 | (£ millions) 39 |
472 | 39 | 14,818 | 113 |
| Stage transfers: | ||||||||
| Transfers from Stage | ||||||||
| 1 to Stage 2 Transfers to Stage |
(717) | (3) | 717 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Transfers from Stage |
(36) | - | (25) | (1) | 61 | - | - | - |
| 2 to Stage 1 Transfers from Stage |
205 | 3 | (205) | (3) | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | - | 17 | 1 | (17) | (1) | - | - |
| Net remeasurement of ECL arising from |
||||||||
| transfer of stage Net movement |
- | (3) | - | 9 | - | 13 | - | 19 |
| arising from transfer of stage |
(548) | (3) | 504 | 9 | 44 | 13 | - | 19 |
| New assets originated | ||||||||
| or purchased Net impact of further lending/repayments |
3,173 | 16 | 215 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3,402 | 32 |
| (414) | 3 | (99) | 8 | (7) | 1 | (520) | 12 | |
| Changes in risk parameters ink relation to credit |
||||||||
| quality Other items impacting income statement |
- | (7) | - | (9) | - | 7 | - | (9) |
| charge/(reversal) including |
||||||||
| recoveries Redemptions |
- (2,792) |
- (14) |
- (267) |
- (9) |
- (37) |
(7) (1) |
- (3,096) |
(7) (24) |
| Income statement charge for the year |
23 | |||||||
| Decrease due to | ||||||||
| write-offs Other provision |
- | - | - | - | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) |
| movements September 30, 2025 Net carrying |
- 12,141 |
- 30 |
- 1,977 |
- 53 |
- 478 |
7 52 |
- 14,596 |
7 135 |
| amount | 12,111 | 1,924 | 426 | 14,461 |
The following tables show the allowances for loan losses as a percentage of total loans, analyzed by category as at September 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025:
| September 30, 2025 | Total Balance |
(%) of Total |
Provision | Provision/ Total Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied residential mortgages | 219,959 | 72% | 126 | 0.06% |
| Buy to let and legacy residential mortgages | 60,657 | 20% | 219 | 0.36% |
| Consumer lending | 11,534 | 4% | 827 | 7.17% |
| Commercial and other lending | 14,596 | 5% | 135 | 0.92% |
| Total | 306,746 | 100% | 1,307 | 0.43% |
(1) Group balances of credit impaired loans include £310 million (March 31, 2025: £335 million) of purchased or originated credit impaired (POCI) loans, which are presented net of lifetime ECL impairment provisions on transition to IFRS 9 of £36 million (March 31, 2025: £50 million).
| March 31, 2025 | Total Balance |
(%) of Total |
Provision | Provision/ Total Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied residential mortgages | 215,546 | 71% | 115 | 0.05% |
| Buy to let and legacy residential mortgages | 60,344 | 20% | 236 | 0.39% |
| Consumer lending | 11,107 | 4% | 824 | 7.42% |
| Commercial and other lending | 14,818 | 5% | 113 | 0.76% |
| Total | 301,815 | 100% | 1,288 | 0.43% |
The following table sets out the average balances and average interest rates for each deposit type for the six months ended September 30, 2025:
| For the six months ended September 30, 2025 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Average rate Average balance paid |
||
| (£ million, except percentages) | ||
| UK retail member deposits | 211,526 | 2.83% |
| Other customer deposits and amounts due to banks(1) |
81,298 | 2.89% |
Note:
The following table shows the maturity analysis of time deposits over £100,000 and certificates of deposit as at September 30, 2025:
| As at September 30, 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time deposits |
Certificates of deposit |
Total | (%) | ||
| (£ million, except percentages) | |||||
| Less than 3 months | 888 | 2,262 | 3,150 | 91.5% | |
| 3 months to 6 months | 59 | 214 | 273 | 7.9% | |
| 6 months to 1 year | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.6% | |
| Over 1 year | - | - | - | 0% | |
| Total | 956 | 2,486 | 3,442 | 100% |
The following table represents net income as a percentage of total average assets:
| For the six months ended September 30, |
For the period ended March 31, |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | |
| (£ million, except percentages) | ||
| Net income(1) |
375 | 2,338 |
| Total average assets(2) |
374,506 | 327,130 |
| Return on total average assets | 0.20% | 0.71% |
(1) Amounts owed to other customers include time deposits, call deposits and retail deposits that do not grant "member" status.
(1) Net income represents profit for the financial year after tax.
(2) Total average asset is based on the total assets as of the end of each month during the financial year."
The following replaces the final paragraph and accompanying table in the subsection titled "Financial Risk Management — Credit Risk" on pages 126-127 of the Registration Document:
"The following table presents our maximum exposure to credit risk of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet financial instruments, before taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements and after allowance for impairment where appropriate. The maximum exposure to loss for off-balance sheet financial instruments is considered to be their contractual nominal amounts:
| September 30, 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying value | Commitments | Maximum credit risk exposure |
||||
| (£ million) | ||||||
| Cash | 35,272 | – | 35,272 | |||
| Loans and advances to banks | 1,234 | – | 1,234 | |||
| Investment securities | 28,279 | 5 | 28,284 | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | 3,972 | – | 3,972 | |||
| Fair value adjustment for portfolio hedged risk | (1,079) | – | (1,079) | |||
| Loans and advances to customers | 305,763 | 21,892 | 327,655 | |||
| Total | 373,441 | 21,897 | 395,338 |
| March 31, 2025 | April 4, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying value | Commitments | Maximum credit risk exposure |
Carrying value |
Commitments (1)(2) |
Maximum credit risk exposure |
|
| (£ million) | ||||||
| Cash | 29,483 | – | 29,483 | 25,231 | – | 25,231 |
| Loans and advances to | ||||||
| banks | 1,810 | – | 1,810 | 918 | – | 918 |
| Investment securities | 28,663 | 5 | 28,668 | 26,532 | 5 | 26,537 |
| Derivative financial | ||||||
| instruments | 4,742 | – | 4,742 | 6,290 | – | 6,290 |
| Fair value adjustment for | ||||||
| portfolio hedged risk | (2,037) | – | (2,037) | (3,330) | – | (3,330) |
| Loans and advances to | ||||||
| customers | 300,889 | 19,458 | 320,347 | 213,440 | 13,339 | 226,779 |
| Total | 363,550 | 19,463 | 383,013 | 269,081(3) | 13,344 | 282,425 |
The following subsections of the Registration Document within the section titled "Management" are supplemented and amended as follows:
9.1 The following replaces the subsection titled "Management and Director Changes" on page 138 of the Registration Document:
On September 30, 2025, Chris Rhodes (Virgin Money UK Chief Executive Officer) was appointed to the Board of the Issuer as an Executive Director of Nationwide.
On September 30, 2025, Albert Hitchcock (non-executive director) resigned from the Board of the Issuer."
9.2 The following replaces the subsection titled "Directors" on pages 138-139 of the Registration Document:
The following table presents information with respect to current directors:
| Name | Date of Birth | Position | Other Directorships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Crosbie DBE | March 30, 1970 | Group Chief Executive Officer | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| SSE plc | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Kevin Parry OBE | January 29, 1962 | Chairman | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Daily Mail and General Trust plc | |||
| K A H Parry Limited | |||
| Marie Curie | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Phil Rivett | June 27, 1955 | Non-Executive Director | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Standard Chartered Plc | |||
| Standard Chartered Bank | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Tamara Rajah MBE | August 24, 1982 | Non-Executive Director | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Live Better With Limited | |||
| Parkrun Global Limited | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Debbie Klein | August 10, 1968 | Non-executive Director | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Guardian Media Group plc | |||
| Gwanda Global Limited | |||
| Gwanda Properties Limited | |||
| Showmax Africa Holdings Limited | |||
| The Multichoice Group | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Xyon Health Inc | |||
| Alan Keir | October 16, 1958 | Non-executive Director | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Gillian Riley | December 6, 1967 | Non-executive Director | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Roynat Capital Inc. | |||
| St Michael's Hospital Foundation | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Tracey Graham | July 20, 1965 | Senior Independent Director and | Close Brothers Group plc |
| Non-executive Director | Close Brothers Limited | ||
| Clydesdale Bank PLC | |||
| Pension Insurance Corporation plc | |||
| Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Sally Orton | March 5, 1970 | Non-executive Director | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Muir Mathieson | August 15, 1974 | Group Chief Financial Officer | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| CYB Intermediaries Limited | |||
| Derbyshire Home Loans Limited | |||
| E-Mex Home Funding Limited | |||
| FN1 | |||
| Nationwide Housing Trust Limited | |||
| Nationwide Syndications Limited | |||
| NBS Ventures Management Limited | |||
| Silverstone Securitisation Holdings Limited | |||
| The Mortgage Works (UK) plc | |||
| UCB Home Loans Corporation Limited | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC |
| Name | Date of Birth | Position | Other Directorships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Bank Home Loans Limited | |||
| David Bennett | March 26, 1962 | Non-Executive Director | Allfunds Group plc |
| Allfunds Bank S.A. | |||
| Clydesdale Bank PLC | |||
| Department of Work and Pensions | |||
| Macmillan Cancer Support | |||
| PayPal UK LTD | |||
| PayPal Digital Incorporation | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Anand Aithal | February 14, 1968 | Non-Executive Director | Clydesdale Bank PLC |
| Institute for Government | |||
| Persimmon plc | |||
| Polar Capital Holdings plc | |||
| Saga plc | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Chris Rhodes | March 17, | Virgin Money UK, Chief | CGF No. 9 Limited |
| 1963 | Executive Officer | Clydesdale Bank Asset Finance | |
| Limited | |||
| Clydesdale Bank PLC | |||
| CYB Intermediaries Limited | |||
| Virgin Money Personal Financial | |||
| Service Limited | |||
| Virgin Money UK PLC | |||
| Yorkshire Bank Home Loans Limited" |
9.3 The subsection "Albert Hitchcock" on pages 140-141 of the Registration Document is deleted in its entirety and replaced with a new section entitled "Chris Rhodes".
Virgin Money UK Chief Executive Officer
Chris Rhodes was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Money on 1 October 2024 upon completion of Nationwide Building Society's acquisition of the bank. Before then he had been Chief Financial Officer of Nationwide since October 2019 having been a Nationwide Board member since April 2009. He is a chartered accountant with over 30 years' experience in retail and commercial banking having held senior leadership roles across finance, treasury, operations, retail distribution and risk management. His previous positions include Group Finance Director of Alliance and Leicester Group, Board Director at Visa Europe and Deputy Managing Director for Girobank. He has been a Director of the Lending Standards Board and a Trustee of National Numeracy.
N/A
Chief Financial Officer, Nationwide Building Society Trustee, National Numeracy Director, Lending Standards Board Limited Group Finance Director, Alliance and Leicester Group Deputy Managing Director, Girobank Board of Directors, Visa Europe."
The following subsections of the Registration Document within the section titled "Supervision and Regulation" are supplemented and amended as follows:
10.1 The following replaces the subsection titled "Our capital, leverage and MREL requirements – Riskbased capital requirements" on pages 153-154 of the Registration Document:
Under the prudential framework as at the date of this Registration Document, we are required to hold a minimum amount of regulatory capital equal to 8% of its RWAs (the "Pillar 1 requirement"), plus certain additional CET1 capital buffers (the "buffer requirement"). Certain buffer requirements may be extended to credit institutions designated as 'global systemically important institutions' ("G-SIIs") or 'other systemically important institutions' ("O-SIIs"). We are not presently designated as a G-SII but we have been designated as an O-SII. The PRA has indicated that the O-SII buffer will be used to reflect an institution's domestic and global systemic importance, while a separate Systemic Risk Buffer ("SRB") will be used to prevent and mitigate macroprudential or systemic risks not otherwise covered by Pillar 1 requirements or the O-SII buffer.
Our total buffer requirement, as at the date of this Registration Document, is equal to 5.5% of RWAs (comprised of a capital conservation buffer of 2.5%, a counter-cyclical buffer of 2.0% and an O-SII buffer of 1.0%).
In addition, the PRA may impose additional individual capital requirements on us, which may comprise an add-on to the Pillar 1 requirement (the "Pillar 2A requirement") to address risks to us which the PRA considers are not adequately covered by Pillar 1 requirements, and/or an add-on to the buffer requirement (the "PRA buffer") to provide for additional capital buffers as a mitigation against future possible stress periods. We are subject to a Pillar 2A requirement which is set on an annual basis by the PRA based on the submission of the results of the annual internal capital adequacy assessment process. As at September 30, 2025, our Pillar 2A capital requirement was 4.0% of RWAs. The PRA presently requires that the level of the PRA buffer is not publicly disclosed and is set for each institution individually. Like the Pillar 2A requirement, the PRA buffer is a point in time assessment that, in respect of UK firms, is made by the PRA and is expected to vary over time. A failure to satisfy the PRA buffer could result in the Society being required to prepare a capital restoration plan.
We may also decide to hold additional amounts of capital as part of our risk and growth strategies.
As at September 30, 2025, our CET1 ratio was 18.4% and our total regulatory capital ratio was 23.2%."
10.2 The following replaces the first sentence of the penultimate paragraph in the subsection titled "Our capital, leverage and MREL requirements – Leverage-based requirements" on page 154 of the Registration Document:
"Our leverage ratio was 5.2% at September 30, 2025."
10.3 The following replaces the last sentence of the third paragraph in the subsection titled "Our capital, leverage and MREL requirements – MREL and resolution strategy" on page 155 of the Registration Document:
"As at September 30, 2025, our MREL resources were equal to 9.0% of our leverage exposure."
The second paragraph under item 5 of the section titled "General Information" on page 156 of the Registration Document is deleted in its entirety.
There has been no significant change in the financial performance or financial position of the Combined Group since September 30, 2025.
To the extent that there is any inconsistency between (a) any statement in this Supplement or any statement incorporated by reference into the Registration Document or the relevant Base Prospectus by this Supplement and (b) any other statement in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Document or the relevant Base Prospectus, the statements in (a) above will prevail.
Save as disclosed in this Supplement and any other supplement to the Registration Document and/or the relevant Base Prospectus issued previously, there has been no other significant new factor, material mistake or material inaccuracy relating to information included in the Registration Document or the relevant Base Prospectus since the respective dates of publication of the Registration Document and the relevant Base Prospectus.
The date of this Supplement is December 16, 2025.
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