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In forceBranches of non-UK banksLast checked 11 November 2026

Branch return (UK branches of non-UK banks)

A regulatory return listed by the Bank of England (PRA), banks, United Kingdom.

Gives the PRA data on a UK branch of an overseas bank, in parts that include total assets and liabilities, deposits and whole-firm liquidity data. The PRA revised it under PS17/19, Supervising international banks: Revision of the Branch Return. Source

Official title: Branch Return Form

The facts

Who files
Third country firms that are banks or designated investment firms, for their UK branch (Regulatory Reporting Chapter 22). Source
How often
As at 30 June and 31 December each year (rule 22.2). Source
Deadline
Within 30 business days of 30 June and 31 December (rule 22.2). Source
Format
Excel, XML. Excel template with an XML schema, filed through BEEDS; emailed returns are still accepted (BoE page, update of 20 November 2020). Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the PRA: BEEDS (Bank of England Electronic Data Submission portal); RegData (Financial Conduct Authority). See how firms file with the PRA.
Status
In forceAn updated form and schema (v1.2) apply from 1 March 2026 and must be used from reference date 30 June 2026 (BoE page). Source
Legal basis
Group
Branches of non-UK banks

Templates (1)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the PRA's code in brackets.

  • PRA Branch Return v1.2 - March 2026 (Branch Return v1.2)

One form: the workbook has a single reporting sheet (Branch Return) besides an information sheet and lists. Source

Validation rules

71 rules, as counted from the PRA's published material. They are written for people to read; software cannot run them as published. Source

How they are written: Excel list with a formula in row and column notation and a plain-English description.

The rules, on bankofengland.co.uk

How they were counted

Rows with an ID starting BRv in sheet 'List of Validations' of branch-return-validations-march-2026.xlsx: 68 non-blocking and 3 blocking.

Counts are in the PRA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No publication of this data, firm by firm or added up, was found on the Bank of England pages read. The PRA does not publish individual firms' returns. Source

Official documents (11)

The PRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

Knowing exactly what is collected, in what format and under which rules is the first step to real-time supervision. Line4 builds SupTech software for financial regulators that runs checks like these as each return arrives.

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Last checked 11 November 2026.