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1 min readBlockingBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

Leverage ratio calculation (LRCalc): values must agree (LV47.00.00.01, Bank of England check boe_b0022)

A blocking check on the leverage ratio calculation (LRCalc) template (LV47.00.00.01), in the leverage ratio (LVR001) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the leverage ratio (LVR001) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all eight test files of that return.

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The rule in plain words

The CET1 capital surplus/shortfall to the minimum requirement plus buffers must be equal to the amount of CET1 capital reported in row 0520, minus the sum of 2.4375% and the buffers reported in rows 0530 and 0540 multiplied by the total exposure measure reported in row 0300 of this column.

In column "Daily/Monthly Average over the reporting quarter (LREQ firms only)" (0020) of Leverage ratio calculation (LRCalc) (LV47.00.00.01): "Surplus (Shortfall) CET1 to 2.4375% minimum CET1 plus buffers" (row 0570) must equal "CET1 capital" (row 0520) minus "Total exposure measure excluding claims on central banks - using a transitional definition of tier 1 capital (leverage)" (row 0300) multiplied by 0.024375 plus "G-SII or O-SII additional leverage ratio buffer rate, as applicable (%)" (row 0530) plus "Countercyclical leverage ratio buffer rate (%)" (row 0540).

The headline gives only the template and the kind of check, because the rule is too long to say in a headline. The plain words above say all of it.

This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit. It runs only when your filing indicators mark LV47.00.00 as reported.

The cells it reads

Leverage ratio calculation (LRCalc) (LV47.00.00.01)

Rows

  • R0300Total exposure measure excluding claims on central banks - using a transitional definition of tier 1 capital (leverage)
  • R0520CET1 capital
  • R0530G-SII or O-SII additional leverage ratio buffer rate, as applicable (%)
  • R0540Countercyclical leverage ratio buffer rate (%)
  • R0570Surplus (Shortfall) CET1 to 2.4375% minimum CET1 plus buffers

Column

  • C0020Daily/Monthly Average over the reporting quarter (LREQ firms only)

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the leverage ratio (LVR001) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to leverage ratio (LVR001) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The first paragraph of the plain words above is the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations. The second spells out its formula, with each cell named from its templates.

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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: LV47.00.00.01, r: 0570, c: 0020} = {t: LV47.00.00.01, r: 0520, c: 0020} - {t: LV47.00.00.01, r: 0300, c: 0020} * (0.024375 + {t: LV47.00.00.01, r: 0530, c: 0020} + {t: LV47.00.00.01, r: 0540, c: 0020})

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