The facts
- Who files
- Every firm to which the Close Links Part applies (an unincorporated friendly society only if it is aware it has close links) (Close Links 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2). Source
- How often
- Annually (Close Links 4.1). Source
- Deadline
- Within four months of the firm's accounting reference date (Close Links 4.1). Source
- Format
- Other. Filed through RegData: the PRA says CRD firms submit most reports required by the Regulatory Reporting, Close Links and Change in Control Parts using RegData. The pages read do not state the file format for this data item. 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 force
- Legal basis
- Group
- Group structure and ownership
Templates (1)
The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the PRA's code in brackets.
- Close Links Report - Annual (REP001)
Where the list was read: Source
Validation rules
No published validation rules were found for this return. Source
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 (3)
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.
- Banks, building societies and investment firms (regulatory reporting and disclosure, banking sector)
List of returns · HTML · 10 November 2026
The page says it was last updated 10 November 2026.
- REP001 Close Links Report - Annual (form)
Template · PDF · 32.3 KB · 27 December 2018
Also linked from Close Links rule 5.3.
SHA-256
192b8e3e695fshow in full192b8e3e695f6e84af630afed6bd874811cb8f211c75d1cc07f39ce5f8ecfc41 - REP001 Close Links Report - Annual instructions
Instructions · PDF · 145.1 KB · 10 November 2017
SHA-256
38afe64a2ef2show in full38afe64a2ef2cfd48e9464ba093336a0ff0420f69016db13ae755b470aa12eda
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/regulatory-reporting/regulatory-reporting-banking-sector/banks-building-societies-and-investment-firms
- prarulebook.co.uk/pra-rules/close-links
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Last checked 11 November 2026.