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

"Total Exposure" must equal the sum of 9 cells (SR808.01.08.04, Bank of England check boe_b1084_m)

A blocking check on the excluded activities and prohibitions Risk management transactions Part 4: Exposure to Financial Institutions - for hedging risk (articles 14(2), 14(3) and 14(5)) template (SR808.01.08.04), in the excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all eight test files of that return.

The rule in plain words

In column "Current period" (column 010) of Excluded activities and prohibitions Risk management transactions Part 4: Exposure to Financial Institutions - for hedging risk (articles 14(2), 14(3) and 14(5)) (SR808.01.08.04): "Total Exposure" (row 240) must equal the sum of 9 cells (listed below).

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Add up the parts in your return and compare the result with the total.
  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.
  4. 04The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark SR808.01.08 as reported.
  6. 06This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Excluded activities and prohibitions Risk management transactions Part 4: Exposure to Financial Institutions - for hedging risk (articles 14(2), 14(3) and 14(5)) (SR808.01.08.04)

Rows

  • R240Total Exposure
  • R250Transactions to hedge changes in interest rates
  • R270Transactions to hedge changes in exchange rates
  • R290Transactions to hedge changes in commodity prices
  • R310Transactions to hedge changes in any index of retail prices
  • R330Transactions to hedge changes in any index of residential property prices
  • R350Transactions to hedge changes in any index of commercial property prices
  • R370Transactions to hedge changes in any index of price of shares
  • R390Transactions to hedge default risk
  • R410Other transactions

Column

  • C010Current period

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The plain words above spell out the Bank’s formula, with each cell named from its templates. In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:

boe_b1084_m: T1: SR808.01.08.04; columns: {SR808.01.08.04, c010}; Expression: {SR808.01.08.04, r240} = {SR808.01.08.04, r250}+{SR808.01.08.04, r270}+{SR808.01.08.04, r290}+{SR808.01.08.04, r310}+{SR808.01.08.04, r330}+{SR808.01.08.04, r350}+{SR808.01.08.04, r370}+{SR808.01.08.04, r390}+{SR808.01.08.04, r410}
Show the formulaShow

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

{t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 240} = {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 250} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 270} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 290} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 310} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 330} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 350} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 370} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 390} + {t: SR808.01.08.04, r: 410}

Where it applies, in the Bank's words (its scope):

scope({t: SR808.01.08.04, c: 010, seq: False, f: banking, fv: structural_reform})

Every PRA banking rule on SR808.01.08.04

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