Company number 02338444
Legal & General Finance PLC
Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 December 2023
Legal & General Finance PLC
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Contents
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Strategic Report
Section 172(1) Statement & Stakeholder Engagement
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port to the members of Legal & General Finance PLC
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Statement of Comprehensive Income
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Balance Sheet
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Statement of Changes in Equity
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Strategic Report Legal & General Finance PLC
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The directors present their Strategic Report on Legal & General Finance PLC (the Company) for the year ended 31
December 2023.
Principal activities
Legal & General Finance PLC is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales, whose ultimate controlling
party is Legal & General Group Plc. The Company's registered office is at One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA, United
Kingdom. It is registered in England and Wales under company registration number 02338444 and domiciled in the United
Kingdom. The principal activity of the Company throughout the year was to operate as a finance company.
The Company's prime objective is to provide funding to Legal & General Group Plc and its global subsidiaries (the Group), by
raising finance from capital markets and investing in liquid assets. In fulfilling this role, the Company issues listed debt through
Legal & General Group Plc's £5bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme and the Company's US $2bn Commercial Paper
Programme. All of the Company's issued listed debt under these programmes is guaranteed by Legal & General Group Plc.
The Directors Report and financial risk management note are on pages 6 and 24 respectively.
Business review and future developments
The Company continued to provide funding to other Legal & General group companies throughout the year. The directors do
not envisage any changes in activity for the foreseeable future. During the year the Company issued and repaid operational
borrowings under the commercial paper programme noted above.
Financial review and key performance indicators
The directors review a range of performance indicators to monitor the performance of the Company. Profit before income
tax, total assets and net assets are regarded as the principal key performance indicators.
The profit before income tax of the Company increased to £32.1m (2022: £27.4m) mainly reflecting increased income from
loans to other group companies and investments, partially offset by a rise in interest paid to other group companies. Total
assets as at 31 December 2023 were £3,571.9m (2022: £3,271.2m) and nets assets were £80.5m (2022: £56.0m).
Section 172(1) statement
Section 172(1) Statement & Stakeholder Engagement is on page 4.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Company's business involves the acceptance and management of risk. A detailed review of the Company's exposure to
risks, including market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk, together with the framework for the management and analysis of the
exposure of the Company's financial instruments to risk, is set out in Note 16. The principal risks and uncertainties facing the
Company are:
a) Market risk
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in exchange rates which may impact income from, or the value of, assets
denominated in foreign currencies. Interest rate movements can affect profits as well as potentially impacting investment and
fund raising activities. The global economic outlook remains challenging. While the market continues to predict significant falls
in interest rates over 2024 supported by an easing of inflationary pressures, other factors may slow this decline. Asset values
remain susceptible to reappraisal should the current economic outlook deteriorate, as well as from a range of geo-political
factors including the on-going conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. The Company may use derivatives to limit exposure to
market risks, as deemed necessary.
b) Market infrastructure risk
The Company's investment and fund raising activities are reliant upon the availability of market infrastructure. Disruption to
trading in markets may have a significant effect on the Company's operation and profitability.
c) Credit risk
A number of major banks operate as counterparties for the investments of the Company. Whilst the Company ensures that it
only transacts with strongly rated counterparties, and it regularly reviews its level of exposure, the financial failure of a
significant counterparty could result in disruption and financial loss.
d) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company, though solvent, either does not have sufficient liquid financial resources available to
enable it to meet its obligations as they fall due, or can only secure such liquid financial resources at an excessive borrowing
cost relative to that achieved in the recent past by a comparably rated borrower or through the sale of illiquid assets at a
price significantly below the fair value of such assets in the recent past. This risk can arise from adverse market conditions or an
unexpected event that causes liquidity stress in other entities within the group.
e) Climate risk
The Company is exposed to climate risk through the move to a low-carbon economy and the impact this has on asset
valuation and the economy.
Strategic Report (continued) Legal & General Finance PLC
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By Order of the Board:
L. Cornish
For and on behalf of Legal & General Co Sec Limited
Company Secretary
4 March 2024
Section 172(1) Statement & Stakeholder Engagement Legal & General Finance PLC
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The Board of Legal and General Finance PLC (the Company) considers that it has adhered to the requirements of section
172 of the Companies Act 2006 and has, in good faith, acted in a way that it considers would be most likely to promote the
success of the Company for the benefit of its shareholders as a whole and, in doing so, has had regard to, and recognised,
the importance of considering all stakeholders and other matters (as set out in s.172(1)(a-f) of the Act) in its decision-making.
As part of the wider Legal & General Group (the Group), taking into account the relative size and complexity of the
Company and centralised nature of the Group, the Board may consider it reasonable for decision making to be handled by
the Group Board. In such cases, this will be articulated in the Statement and refer
key stakeholder engagement undertaken by the Board during the year and how this helps the Board to factor potential
impacts on stakeholders in the decision-making process. Further information on key stakeholders and their
eport & Accounts, which can be found here:
www.legalandgeneralgroup.com/investors/results-reports-and-presentations.
General
The Group promotes the highest standards of governance and ensures that these standards cascade throughout the Group
and its subsidiaries. Guiding principles are in place for the relationship between the Group Board and the Boards of the
otes full and effective interaction across all levels of the Group to support
the delivery of strategy and business objectives within a framework of best corporate governance practice. A full description
in the Group Annual Report & Accounts.
Corporate governance underpins how we conduct ourselves as a Board, our culture, values, behaviours and how we do
business. As a Board we are conscious of the impact that our business and decisions have on our direct stakeholders, as well
as our wider societal impact.
As part of the director induction process, directors are briefed on their duties, including their duty under s.172 of the
Companies Act 2006. The directors are entitled to request from the Company all such information they may reasonably
require in order to be able to perform their duties as directors, including professional advice from either the Company
Secretary -going training is provided to the directors, as
required, to ensure that their knowledge remains up to date and they continue to be able to discharge their duties as
directors.
Stakeholder considerations are embedded in the decision-making of the Board and all key decision-making forums
throughout the Group. As part of the paper submissions, all Group and subsidiary board papers must demonstrate that any
potential impacts to stakeholders have been considered. Details of the potential impacts to our key stakeholders are included
in the cover sheet for each Group and subsidiary Board paper throughout the year, where relevant. For each transaction
approved by the Board, including but not limited to material acquisitions and strategic expansion, discussion takes place in
relation to the employee impact and impact on other stakeholders, such as customers. The Board seeks to understand the
views, priorities and issues of each stakeholder group so that these can be carefully considered by the Board. Whilst not all
decisions affect every stakeholder group, the Board endeavours to balance the, sometimes conflicting, needs of its
stakeholders to ensure that all groups are treated consistently and fairly.
Principal decisions
For the year ended 31 December 2023, the Board considers that the following is an example of a principal decision during the
year:
Approval of the annual update to the £5bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme (EMTN). Under the Euro Medium
Term Note Programme, (i) Legal and General Finance PLC can issue senior unsubordinated notes, (ii) Legal & General
Group Plc can issue both senior unsubordinated notes and subordinated notes; and (iii) Legal & General Group Plc
guarantees the senior notes issued by Legal and General Finance PLC.
The table on the next page sets out our key stakeholders and provides examples of how we have engaged with them in the
period, as well as demonstrating stakeholder consideration in the decision-making process.
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Stakeholders & their
importance to us
The roach to stakeholder
engagement
Outcomes and stakeholder consideration in
the Boarng
Shareholders
and
Bondholders
Our shareholders and
bondholders are vital to
the future success of our
business, business
growth and the
generation of
sustainable returns.
Our ultimate shareholder is Legal & General
Group Plc, whose shareholders are institutional
and individual investors who own Legal &
General shares or bonds.
Performance metrics and updates are provided
by the Board to our parent company, with
subsidiary performance cascaded up the
Group.
Bondholders have access t
announcements, results and investor information
through our website which as a dedicated
section for investors.
As a Board, we aim to provide clear
information to our parent company and
ultimate shareholders, being honest and
transparent as to the performance of the
business.
Value is generated for shareholders by
achieving the business plan, providing a
sustainable, progressive dividend (where
appropriate) and through share price
performance of the ultimate shareholder,
Legal & General Group Plc.
Value is generated for bondholders by
ensuring that we have the necessary
financial resources to meet our payment
obligations as they become due.
Customers
Listening to our
customers helps us to
better understand their
needs and provide
suitable and reliable
products and services.
Our Group teams are dedicated to making sure
we constantly refine and improve what we do
delivering our promises to them in everything we
do. Driven by our purpose to improve the lives of
customers, we listen to, and act on customer
feedback to help increase their confidence
and trust in us.
operate as a finance company providing
funding to the other group companies. As
such, it has no direct external customers, and
therefore, the Board consider it appropriate
that customer engagement and decision
marking is undertaken at Group level.
However, in its role as a Group finance
company, the Board considers its approval of
the updates to the EMTN to be in the best
interests of its internal customers, being other
Group entities, by providing requisite funding
for the achievement of business strategy.
Communities
and
envrionment
Contributing positively
to wider society enables
us to create stronger
communities and have
a positive environmental
impact.
lives of
our customers, build a better society for the long
term and create value for our shareholders. This
inspires us to use our long-term assets in an
economically and socially useful way to benefit
approach to inclusive capitalism takes our belief
in responsible behaviour and extends it into
investing in communities and cities to change
The Group uses own capital and its
-term
investments in real assets. This allows the
Company to create value for shareholders,
provide stability for pension customers and
benefits communities right across the UK.
of, and engagement with, climate and
environmental issues, please see our Climate
and Nature Report which can be found in the
Group website.
For more information on the non-environmental
please see our new Social Impact Report which
can be found in the Group website.
Our Group Sustainability function is
responsible for developing areas of focus for
sustainability activity, as well as forming
charitable partnerships and enabling our
endeavours.
The impact on communities and the
environment was a key consideration when
developing Calon. To achieve our green
ambitions, and support our net zero targets,
we installed a solar system and use air-source
heat pumps powered by renewable energy.
The building is part of our strategic plan to
steer companies and our clients towards a
low-carbon world.
The Group continued to support transactions
that align with its strategic growth drivers of
investing in the real economy for the benefit
of society and addressing climate change.
While s.172(1) requires consideration of all stakeholders, including employees and suppliers, due to the nature of Legal &
General Finance PLCs operations within the wider Legal & General Group, it does not have any direct employee, regulator
or supplier engagement. Engagement with these stakeholders is undertaken at Group level.
Further information on how the Legal & General Group Plc Board have engaged with stakeholders can be found in the
Group s.172(1) Statement, which can be found here: legalandgeneralgroup.com/investors/results-reports-and-presentations.
Directors Report Legal & General Finance PLC
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The directors present their Directors' Report together with the audited financial statements of Legal & General Finance PLC
(the Company) for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Results for the year and dividend
The results of the Company are set out on page 13. The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend (2022:
£nil) and no interim dividends were declared or paid in the year (2022: £nil).
Directors
The directors of the Company, who were in office during the year and up to the date of signing the financial statements,
together with their dates of appointment and resignation, where appropriate, are shown below:
S. J. Davies
M. Moore
G. O'Neill
F. B. Turley resigned 30 June 2023
C. Wright appointed 30 June 2023
Directors' insurance
The immediate and ultimate parent company, Legal & General Group Plc, maintains an appropriate level of directors' and
Officers' liability insurance which is reviewed annually.
Directorsemnities (s.236 of the Companies Act 2006)
As permitted by the Articles of Association, the directors have the benefit of an indemnity which is a qualifying third party
indemnity provision as defined by Section 234 of the Companies Act 2006. The indemnity was in force throughout the last
financial year and is currently in force.
Charitable donations
The Company did not make any charitable donations during the year (2022: £nil).
Political contributions
The Company did not make any political contributions during the year (2022: £nil).
Modern slavery
The Group and its global subsidiaries recognise that companies have an obligation to ensure that their business and
supporting supply chains are slavery free. Legal full modern slavery statement can be found at
https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en/sustainability.
Internal control and risk management framework
The Board of directors has overall responsibility for the Comptems of risk management and internal controls. The
Company operates within the risk management framework and under the policies, procedures and internal controls
maintained by its parent company.
The Group Audit Committee, in conjunction with the Group Risk Committee, assists in ensuring that the Group operates within
a framework of prudent and effective controls which allows risk to be identified, assessed and managed. The Grou control
policies and procedures are in accordance with the Financial Reporting Council's guidance on risk management, internal
control and related financial and business reporting. The Grnternal control is designed to manage rather than
eliminate risk and can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material loss.
Accordingly, the Company adheres to the practices set out in the Financial Reporting Council's guidance on risk
management, internal control and related financial and business reporting through a system of timely preparation of
management and financial statements, internal review of the statements by suitably qualified finance professionals and
periodic reviews by Group Internal Audit.
The Company's exposure to financial risks is contained in Note 16.
The day to day operations of the Company are managed by the Group treasury function.
Directors Report (continued)
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Statement of Directorsresponsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, Directors Report and the financial statements in accordance
with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law they have
elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards and applicable law, including FRS
101 Reduced Disclosure Framework.
Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of its profit or loss for that period. In preparing the financial statements,
the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable, relevant and reliable and prudent;
state whether they have been prepared in accordance with UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to
any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
assess ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern;
and
use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or
have no realistic alternative but to do so.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the
Compand disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and
enable them to ensure that its financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for such
internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to
them to safeguard the assets of the Company and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Under applicable law and regulations, the directors are also responsible for preparing a Strategic Report and Directorport
that complies with that law and those regulations.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the
Companite. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ
from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Responsibility statement of the directors in respect of the annual financial report
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable set of accounting standards, give a true and fair
view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company; and
the Strategic Report / Directors Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and
the position of the issuer, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
Disclosure of information to auditors
Each of the directors, who held office at the date the Director' Report is approved, confirms that:
a) so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Compitors are unaware; and
b) they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any
relevant audit information and to establre of that information.
This confirmation is given in accordance with Section 481(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Independent auditors
Pursuant to Section 487 of the Companies Act 2006, the auditor will be deemed to be reappointed and KPMG LLP will
therefore continue in office.
By Order of the Board:
L. Cornish
For and on behalf of Legal & General Co Sec Limited
Company Secretary
4 March 2024
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LEGAL & GENERAL FINANCE PLC
1 Our opinion is unmodified
We have audited the financial statements of Legal & General Finance PLC ed 31
December 2023 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet and Statement of Changes in
Equity, and the related notes, including the accounting policies in note 1.
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of t31 December 2023 and of its profit for
the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with UK accounting standards, including FRS 101 Reduced
Disclosure Framework and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International
Our responsibilities are described below. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is a sufficient and
appropriate basis for our opinion. Our audit opinion is consistent with our report to the Board of Directors.
We were first appointed as auditor by the directors on 17 May 2018. The period of total uninterrupted engagement is for
the six financial years ended 31 December 2023. We have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities under, and we remain
independent of the Company in accordance with, UK ethical requirements including the FRC Ethical Standard as applied
to listed public interest entities. No non-audit services prohibited by that standard were provided.
2 Key audit matters: our assessment of risks of material misstatement
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in the audit of the
financial statements and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud)
identified by us, including those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of resources in
the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. We summarise below the key audit matter (unchanged
from 2022), in arriving at our audit opinion above, together with our key audit procedures to address this matter and, as
required for public interest entities, our results from those procedures. These matters were addressed, and our results are
based on procedures undertaken, in the context of, and solely for the purpose of, our audit of the financial statements as
a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and consequently are incidental to that opinion, and we do not provide a
separate opinion on these matters.
The risk
Our response
Recoverability of
intercompany balances
due from group
companies
(Amounts owed by group
undertakings £2.5 billion;
2022: £2 billion).
Refer to page 18
(accounting policy) and
page 21 (financial
disclosures).
Low Risk, High Value:
The carrying amount of the
intracompany group
balance represents 70%
(2022: 61%) of the
assets.
Their recoverability is not at
a high risk of significant
misstatement or subject to
significant judgement.
However, due to their
materiality in the context of
statements, this is
considered to be the area
that had the greatest effect
on our overall Company
audit and as such is
reported as a Key Audit
Matter.
We have performed the tests below rather
than seeking to rely on any of the
the balance is such that we would expect
to obtain audit evidence primarily through
the detailed procedures described.
Our procedures included:
Tests of detail: Assessing 100% of
intercompany debtors to identify,
with reference to the relevant
whether they have a positive net
asset value and therefore
coverage of the debt owed, as
well as assessing whether those
debtor companies have
historically been profit-making,
and consider group support
mechanisms if necessary.
Our results:
We found the conclusion that there is no
impairment of the intercompany balances
due from group companies to be
acceptable. (2022: acceptable).
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3 Our application of materiality and an overview of the scope of our audit
Materiality for the financial statements as a whole was set at £14.3m (2022: £16m), determined with reference to a
benchmark of Total Assets (2022: Normalised Total assets; normalised by averaging total assets over 5 years to account for
volatility), of which it represents 0.44% (2022: 0.5%). We selected total assets as reported, without any normalisation, as the
benchmark in the current period given a more stable year on year balance than in previous years.
In addition, we applied materiality of £1,000 (2022: £1,000) to the disclosed directors remuneration balance for which we
believe misstatements of lesser amounts than materiality for the financial statements as a whole could be reasonably
expected to influence the Company's members' assessment of the financial performance of the Company.
In line with our audit methodology, our procedures on individual account balances and disclosures were performed to a
lower threshold, performance materiality, so as to reduce to an acceptable level the risk that individually immaterial
misstatements in individual account balances add up to a material amount across the financial statements as a whole.
Performance materiality was set at 75% (2022: 75%) of materiality for the financial statements as a whole, which equates
to £10.7mn (2022: £12mn). We applied this percentage in our determination of performance materiality because we did
not identify any factors indicating an elevated level of risk.
We agreed to report to those charged with governance any corrected or uncorrected identified misstatements
exceeding £715k (2022: £800k), in addition to other identified misstatements that warranted reporting on qualitative
grounds.
Our audit of the Company was undertaken to the materiality and performance materiality levels specified above and
was performed by a single audit team.
The scope of the audit work performed was predominately substantive as we placed limited reliance upon the
trols over financial reporting.
4 Going concern
The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the
Company or to nancial position means that this is
realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its
ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financia
We used our knowledge of the Company, its industry, and the general economic environment in which it operates to
identify the inherent risks to its business model and analysed how those risks might affect the Company's financial
resources or ability to continue operations over the going concern period. The risks that were considered most likely to
adversely affect the Company's available financial resources over this period were:
The risk of deterioration in the valuation of the Company's investments;
The ability of the Company to recover amounts due from group entities. The recoverability of these
balances is inextricably linked to the
companies to which it lends money.
Since the entity may need financial support from other group entities if these risks crystallise, we assessed the risk that this
support would not be available. We inspected the Group's intention to provide this support, examined the parent
concern assessment, and assessed the business reasons why the Group may or may not choose to provide this support.
We considered whether the going concern disclosure in note 1 to the financial statements gives an appropriate
description of the directors' assessment of going concern, including the identified risks, and dependencies.
Our conclusions based on this work:
we conside
statements is appropriate;
we have not identified, and concur with the directossessment that there is not, a material uncertainty related to
events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Companys ability to
continue as a going concern for the going concern period; and
we found the going concern disclosure in note 1 to be acceptable.
However, as we cannot predict all future events or conditions and as subsequent events may result in outcomes
that are inconsistent with judgements that were reasonable at the time they were made, the above conclusions
are not a guarantee that the Company will continue in operation.
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5 Fraud and breaches of laws and regulations ability to detect
Identifying and responding to risks of material misstatement due to fraud
To identify risks of maconditions that could indicate
an incentive or pressure to commit fraud or provide an opportunity to commit fraud. Our risk assessment procedures
included:
Enquiring of directors, Group Financial Crime Director and Group head of Internal Audit as to the Gs high-
level policies and procedures to prevent and detect fraud as well as whether they have knowledge of any
actual, suspected or alleged fraud.
Reading Company Board and Group Risk committee minutes.
Using analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships.
We communicated identified fraud risks throughout the audit team and remained alert to any indications of fraud
throughout the audit.
As required by auditing standards, we perform procedures to address the risk of management override of controls, in
particular the risk that management may be in a position to make inappropriate accounting. On this audit we do not
believe there is a fraud risk related to revenue recognition because there is no judgement involved in the recognition of
revenue.
We did not identify any additional fraud risks.
We performed procedures including identifying journal entries and other adjustments to test based on high-risk criteria and
comparing the identified entries to supporting documentation. These included but were not limited to journal entries
containing key words e.g. , restatement, reclassification and error, journal entries made by individuals who typically do not
make journal entries or are not authorized to post journal entries, journal entries posted without a user ID , journal entries
recorded at the end of the period or as post-closing entries that have little or no explanation or description, journals
impacting cash or revenue balance that were identified as unusual or unexpected in our risk assessment procedures.
Identifying and responding to risks of material misstatement related to compliance with laws and regulations
We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial
statements from our general commercial and sector experience and through discussion with the directors and others
management (as required by auditing standards), and from inspection of th
correspondence and discussed with the directors and other management the policies and procedures regarding
compliance with laws and regulations. As the Company is regulated, our assessment of risks involved gaining an
unds procedures for complying with regulatory requirements.
We communicated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and remained alert to any indications of non-
compliance throughout the audit.
The potential effect of these laws and regulations on the financial statements varies considerably.
Firstly, the Company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial
reporting legislation (including related companies legislation), distributable profits legislation and taxation legislation and
we assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial
statement items.
Secondly, the Company is subject to other indirect laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance
could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of
fines or litigation. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: Compliance with the
Disclosure guidance and transparency rules sourcebook issued by FCA. Auditing standards limit the required audit
procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and inspection of
regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Therefore if a breach of operational regulations is not disclosed to us or
evident from relevant correspondence, an audit will not detect that breach.
Context of the ability of the audit to detect fraud or breaches of law or regulation
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material
misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in
accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from
the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required
by auditing standards would identify it.
In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of fraud, as fraud may involve collusion,
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. Our audit procedures are designed to
detect material misstatement. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance or fraud and cannot be expected
to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
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6 We have nothing to report on the other information in the Annual Report
The directors are responsible for the other information presented in the Annual Report together with the financial
statements. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not
express an audit opinion or, except as explicitly stated below, any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether, based on our financial statements
audit work, the information therein is materially misstated or inconsistent with the financial statements or our audit
knowledge. Based solely on that work we have not identified material misstatements in the other information.
Strategic Report and DirectoReport
Based solely on our work on the other information:
we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the DReport;
in our opinion the information given in those reports for the financial year is consistent with the financial
statements; and
in our opinion those reports have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.
7 We have nothing to report on the other matters on which we are required to report by exception
Under the Companies Act 2006, we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Company, or returns adequate for our audit
have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directoremuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
We have nothing to report in these respects.
8 Respective responsibilities
Directorsesponsibilities
As explained more fully in their statement set out on page 7, the directors are responsible for: the preparation of
the financial statements including being satisfied that they give a true and fair view; such internal control as they
determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or a going concern,
disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and using the going concern basis of accounting
unless they either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to
do so.
Audit responsibilities
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to iss
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but does not guarantee that an audit conducted in
accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from
fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
A fuller description of our responsibilities is provided on the FRC www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.
9 The purpose of our audit work and to whom we owe our responsibilities
th Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the
Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might st
extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the
Coms members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Company number 02338444
Legal & General Finance PLC
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Kushan Tikkoo (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of KPMG LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
15 Canada Square,
London, E14 5GL
4 March 2024
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Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 December 2023
2023
2022
Notes
£m
£m
Finance income
Income received from loans to group undertakings 6
123.9
86.8
Investment return 6
50.7
15.3
Total finance income 174.6
102.1
Finance costs
Interest paid to group undertakings
(100.3)
(35.0)
Other finance costs 12
(37.9)
(36.2)
Total finance costs (138.2)
(71.2)
Administrative expenses
3
(4.3)
(3.5)
Profit before income tax 32.1
27.4
Income tax expense 7
(7.6)
(5.3)
Profit for the financial year and total comprehensive income 24.5
22.1
There were no gains or losses in the period other than those included in the above Statement of Comprehensive Income.
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Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2023
2023
2022
Notes
£m
£m
Non-current assets
Financial investments 8
601.2
601.2
Receivables 10
1,767.4
1,347.8
Current assets
Financial investments 9
1,058.3
1,251.8
Receivables 10
135.0
64.7
Cash and cash equivalents 11
10.0
5.7
Total assets 3,571.9
3,271.2
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 12
598.5
598.4
Other payables and financial liabilities 13
1,021.0
671.0
Current liabilities
Borrowings 12
59.9
60.5
Other payables and financial liabilities 13
1,812.0
1,885.3
Total liabilities 3,491.4
3,215.2
Net assets 80.5
56.0
Equity
Share capital 14
-
-
Retained earnings and capital contributions
80.5
56.0
Total shareholders' equity 80.5
56.0
The notes on pages 16 to 26 form an integral part of these financial statements.
The financial statements on pages 13 to 15 were approved by the Board of directors on 4
March 2024 and were signed on their
behalf by:
G. O'Neill
Director
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Statement of Changes in Equity
Retained
Called up earnings
share and capital Total
capital contributions equity
For the year ended 31 December 2023 £m £m £m
As at 1 January
- 56.0 56.0
Total comprehensive income for the year
- 24.5 24.5
As at 31 December 2023 - 80.5 80.5
For the year ended 31 December 2022
As at 1 January - 33.9 33.9
Total comprehensive income for the year - 22.1 22.1
As at 31 December 2022
- 56.0 56.0
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1. Summary of material accounting policies
The material accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have
been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
A Basis of preparation
(i) Material accounting policies
The financial statements of Legal & General Finance PLC (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with Financial
Reporting Standard 101, 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' (FRS 101). The financial statements have been prepared under the
historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of derivative financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair
value through profit and loss, and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with FRS 101 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also
requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Company's accounting policies. The areas
involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial
statements, are the determination of fair value for unquoted or illiquid financial instruments.
The following exemptions from the requirements of IFRS have been applied in the preparation of these financial statements, in
accordance with FRS 101:
- The following paragraphs of IAS 1, 'Presentation of financial statements':
- 10(d), (statement of cash flows),
- 16 (a statement of compliance with all IFRS),
- 38A (requirement for minimum of two primary statements, including cash flow statements),
- 38B-D (additional comparative information),
- 111 (cash flow statement information),
- IAS 7, 'statement of cash flows'
- Paragraphs 91 to 99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement to the extent they do not apply to financial instruments
- Paragraph 30 and 31 of IAS 8 'Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors' (requirement
for the disclosure of information when an entity has not applied a new IFRS that has been issued but is not yet
effective)
- The requirements in IAS 24, 'Related party disclosures' to disclose related party transactions entered into between
two or more members of a group.
(ii) Going concern
Notwithstanding a net current liability as at 31 December 2023 of £668.6m the financial statements have been prepared on a
going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. Both the Cformance
and outlook have been assessed using the information available up to the date of issue of these financial statements. In the
extreme event that all current liabilities became due, actions can be put in place to enable the Company to meet those
commitments, such as drawing upon funding from Legal & General Group Plc. Legal & General Group Plc existing and past
practice indicates an intent to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the Company during the going concern
assessment period. As with any company placing reliance on other group entities for financial support, the directors
acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue although, at the date of approval of these financial
statements, they have no reason to believe that it will not do so.
Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall
due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial
statements on a going concern basis.
(iii) New standards, interpretations and amendments to published standards that have been adopted by the Company
The Company has applied the following standards and amendments for the first time in its annual reporting period commencing 1
January 2023.
Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, and IFRS Practice Statement 2, Making Materiality Judgements
From 1 January 2023, the Company adopted Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice
Statement 2). The amendments require discloficanng policies. The amendments did
not result in any changes to the accounting policy information disclosed in the financial statements.
Amendments to IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors
From 1 January 2023, the Company adopted Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS 8). The amendments now
define accounting estimates as monetary amounts in financial statements that are subject to measurement uncertainty. The
amendments did not give rise to a material impact on the Companys financial statements.
(iv) Standards, interpretations and amendments to published standards which are not yet effective
The Company has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective. No
material impact is expected when these amendments become effective.
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(iv) Standards, interpretations and amendments to published standards which are not yet effective (continued)
Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statementsn of Liabilities as Current or Non-
These amendments, issued in January 2020, clarify the existing requirements for classifying liabilities as current or non-current. The
amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024.
Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Fin-current
These amendments, issued in October 2022, clarify that only covenants with which an entity must comply on or before the
reporting date will affect a l-current. The amendments are effective for annual reporting
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024.
B Finance income
Finance income comprises interest receivable, which is recognised using the effective interest rate method and dividend
income which is recognised when the right to receive payment is established. It also includes investment return arising on fair
value gains and losses on financial investments measured at fair value through profit or loss.
C Distributions
Interim dividends on ordinary shares are deducted from retained earnings in the period in which they are paid. Final dividends
on ordinary shares are recognised as a liability in the period in which they have been approved by shareholders.
D Foreign currencies
Items included in the financial statements of the Company are measured using the currency of the primary economic
environment in which it operates. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is also the Company's functional
currency.
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the rates of exchange prevailing
at the time of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at
the rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. All exchange gains or losses are recognised in the Statement of
Comprehensive Income.
E Taxation
Current tax comprises tax payable on current period profits, adjusted for non-tax deductible or non-taxable items and any
adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous periods.
F Financial Investments
On initial recognition, financial assets are measured at fair value. Subsequently, they can be measured at amortised cost, fair
value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) or fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL). The classification depends on
two criteria:
(i) the business model within which financial assets are managed; and
(ii) their contractual cash flow characteristics (whether the cash flows represent olely payments of principal and
interest (SPPI)).
Financial assets are measured at amortised cost if the following conditions are met:
(i) it is held within a business model that has an objective to hold financial assets to collect contractual cash flows;
and
(ii) the contractual terms of the financial asset result in cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on
the principal amount outstanding.
Financial assets are measured at FVOCI if the following conditions are met:
(i) it is held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets; and
(ii) the asses cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest.
All other financial assets are measured subsequently at FVTPL.
Movements in the carrying amount of financial assets measured at FVOCI are recognised in other comprehensive income
except for the recognition of impairment gains or losses and interest revenue which are recognised in the Statement of
Comprehensive Income. When the financial asset is derecognised, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in other
comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to the Statement of Comprehensive Income. Interest income from these
financial assets is included in finance income using the effective interest rate method. Impairment expenses are presented as
separate line item in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Financial assets which fail the SPPI test and /or fail the business model test are classified and measured at FVTPL. Notwithstanding
the criteria for financial assets to be classified at amortised cost or at FVOCI, as described above, financial assets may be
designated at FVTPL on initial recognition if doing so eliminates, or significantly reduces, an accounting mismatch.
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F Financial Investments (continued)
Assets that are held at FVTPL include derivative assets which are held for trading and not designated as effective hedging
instruments and financial assets designated at FVTPL.
Loans to group undertakings are subsequently measured at amortised cost. All other financial investments are measured at FVTPL.
A gain or loss on a financial asset that is subsequently measured at FVTPL is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive
Income within finance income.
G Receivables
Receivables are initially measured at fair value plus acquisition costs, and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the
effective interest method.
H Impairment
The Company reviews the carrying value of its financial assets held at amortised cost or FVOCI at each balance sheet date. For
such assets, the Company determines forward looking expected credit losses, based on the difference between the
contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive. The
shortfall is then discounted at an approximation to the assffective interest rate.
The Company measures loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime credit losses, except for financial assets that are
determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date and other financial assets for which credit risk has not increased
significantly since initial recognition. In these cases, expected credit losses are based on the 12-month expected credit loss, which
is the expected credit loss that results from a possible default up to 12 months after the reporting date. The Company uses
relevant quantitative and qualitative information and analysis based on historical experience, and informed credit assessment
including forward-looking information in order to evaluate the credit-worthiness of each security at each reporting date, to
determine whether a significant increase in credit risk since origination occurred. Should this be the case, the allowance will be
based on the lifetime expected credit loss.
Expected credit losses are calculated by considering the probability of default, the loss given default and the exposure at default.
The probability of default is determined by reference to available third party information, or using qualitative information available
to the Company, and depends on whether a financial asset requires determination of a 12-month expected credit loss or lifetime
credit loss.
The loss given default is determined with reference to any exposure reducing instruments such as collateral or liquid
assets that the counterparty may have. The exposure at default is determined as the amount of the loan balance outstanding at
the reporting date.
Generally, the Company considers a financial instrument defaulted, and therefore credit-impaired for ECL calculations, in cases
when the counterparty becomes 90 days past due on its contractual payments. The Company may also consider an instrument
to be in default when internal or external information indicates that the Company is unlikely to receive the outstanding
contractual amounts in full.
I Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents represents deposits held at call with banks.
J Borrowings
Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortised cost. The
difference between the proceeds and the redemption value is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income over
the borrowing period as part of the effective interest method.
K Derivative assets and liabilities
The Company activities expose it to the financial risks of changes in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. The Company
uses derivatives such as foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swap contracts to hedge these exposures, as
deemed necessary.
Changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments, which are held for trading and do not qualify for hedge accounting, are
recognised immediately in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Cash inflows and outflows are presented on a net basis where the group is required to settle net or has a legally enforceable
right of offset and the intention is to settle on a net basis.
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L Exchange rates
United States
dollar
Euro
United States
dollar
Euro
Principal rates of exchange used for translation are:
2023 2023
2022 2022
Closing exchange rates at 31 December 1.27 1.15 1.21 1.13
Average exchange rates for the year ended 31 December 1.24 1.15 1.24 1.17
2. Segmental disclosure
The Company has not made any segmental disclosure as its income is wholly attributable to its principal activity and is generated in
the UK.
3. Administrative expenses
Administrative expenses include £0.5m (2022: £0.5m) of expected credit losses and auditors' remuneration of £41.4k (2022: £40.2k)
wholly in relation to audit work. The auditor did not perform any non-audit services for the Company (2022: none).
4. Employee costs and pension
The Company does not have direct employees since they are employed by a fellow subsidiary of Legal & General Group Plc,
Legal & General Resources Limited (2022: nil). The Company is recharged a proportion of the staff costs incurred by the parent.
5. Director emoluments
2023
2022
£'000
£'000
Short-term employment benefits
305.6 323.2
Compensation to directors for loss of office
48.6 -
Aggregate emoluments
1
354.2 323.2
1. Director's emoluments have been attributed to the Company on the basis of the time spent on Company business by each director.
These figures represent the portion of the directors' emoluments allocated in respect of their services to the Company. No fees
were paid by the Company to the directors. Directors are not employees of the Company, but their services are reflected in a
management charge levied by Legal & General Resources Limited. Emoluments relate to salaries, performance bonuses and
amounts paid in cash to directors for loss of office.
Retirement benefits are not accruing to any of the directors under a defined benefit pension scheme (2022: no directors).
Four directors exercised share options under the Group's share schemes during the year (2022: one).
Highest paid director: 2023
2022
£'000
£'000
Aggregate emoluments (incl. retirement benefits)
135.7
273.8
The highest paid director has accrued £nil (apportioned Company contribution) of retirement benefits in 2023 (2022: £nil).
Directors' loans
At 31 December 2023 there were no loans to directors (2022: none).
Directors' transactions and arrangements
No director had any material interest in any contract or arrangement of significance in relation to the business of the Company
during 2023.
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6. Finance income
Income from loans to group undertakings of £123.9m (2022: £86.8m) relates to interest income from loans to fellow group
subsidiaries and the parent, including £(2.6)m (2022: £3.6m) of foreign exchange revaluation gains / (losses).
Included within investment return is £47.3m (2022: £13.3m) of income from investments in managed funds, £0.5m (2022: £1.3m) of
income from reverse repurchase agreements and bank interest, and fair value gains of £2.9m (2022: £0.7m) from financial
instruments held at FVTPL.
7. Tax on profit on ordinary activities
2023
2022
£m
£m
Profit before tax 32.1
27.4
UK corporation tax at 23.5% (2022: 19%)
7.5
5.2
Effects of:
Disallowable expenses
0.1
0.1
Total income tax expense
7.6 5.3
The Finance Act 2021 increased the rate of corporation tax from 19% to 25% from 1 April 2023. The prevailing rate of UK
corporation tax for the year has increased to 23.5% (2022: 19.0%).
To calculate the current tax on profits, the rate of tax used is 23.5% (2022: 19%), which is the average rate of Corporation Tax
applicable for the year.
8. Financial investments, non-current
2023
2022
£m
£m
Amounts owed by group undertakings
601.2
601.2
The investments above are neither past due nor impaired. The loans to group undertakings are held at amortised cost. The terms
of the loans, interest rates and maturity dates are based on the sterling medium term notes set out in Note 12. The fair value of
the loans is £665.8m (2022: £649.3m). The loans are classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
9. Financial investments, current
All of the financial investments classified as current assets are mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss, which
includes derivative assets which are held for trading.
A Financial investments at fair value
The fair values of quoted financial investments are based on current bid prices. If the market for a financial investment is not
active, the Company establishes fair value by using valuation techniques such as recent arm's length transactions, consensus
market pricing, reference to similar listed investments or discounted cash flow models.
2023
2022
£m
£m
Financial investments at fair value:
Managed funds
1,044.1
1,235.1
Derivative assets
4.1
6.7
Reverse repurchase agreements
10.1
10.0
Total financial investments at fair value 1,058.3
1,251.8
None of the financial investments above are past due or impaired. The managed funds investments are holdings in Legal &
General Investment Management Limited managed funds which invest solely in cash, cash equivalents and debt securities.
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9. Financial investments, current (continued)
B Financial assets by hierarchy levels
Fair value measurements are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained
from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's view of market assumptions in the absence of
observable market information. The Company utilises techniques that maximise the use of observable inputs and minimise the
use of unobservable inputs.
The table that follows presents an analysis of the assets held at fair value in accordance with the measurement technique,
defined below:
Level 1: fair values measured using quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: fair values measured using valuation techniques for all inputs significant to the measurement other than quoted prices
included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from
prices).
Level 3: fair values measured using valuation techniques for any input for the asset or liability significant to the measurement that
is not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
All of the Level 2 assets have been valued using either standard market pricing sources or observable market prices.
Carrying
value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
As at 31 December 2023 £m £m £m £m
Managed funds
1,044.1 1,044.1 - -
Derivative assets
4.1 - 4.1 -
Reverse repurchase agreements
10.1 - 10.1 -
Total financial assets 1,058.3 1,044.1 14.2
-
There were no transfers between levels during the period.
Carrying
value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
As at 31 December 2022
£m £m £m £m
Managed funds 1,235.1 1,235.1 - -
Derivative assets 6.7 - 6.7 -
Reverse repurchase agreements 10.0 - 10.0 -
Total financial investments 1,251.8 1,235.1 16.7 -
The Company's policy is to re-assess the categorisation of financial assets at the end of each year and to recognise transfers
between levels at that point in time.
10. Receivables
2023
2022
£m
£m
Amounts owed by group undertakings
1,904.6
1,414.2
Allowance for expected credit loss
(2.2)
(1.7)
Total amounts owed by group undertakings 1,902.4 1,412.5
None of the receivables above are past due and £0.5m of expected credit losses has been recognised in the year (2022:
£0.5m).
11. Cash and cash equivalents
2023
2022
£m
£m
Cash at bank and in hand
10.0
5.7
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12. Borrowings
Weighted
average
Carrying coupon Fair
amount rate value
2023 2023 2023
£m % £m
Core borrowings
Sterling medium term notes 2031 - 2041
598.5 5.87 665.8
Operational borrowings
Euro commercial paper
49.2 4.73 49.2
Total borrowings
1
647.7 - 715.0
1. Total borrowings excludes accrued interest of £10.7m (2022: £10.7m) on sterling medium term notes
Weighted
average
Carrying coupon Fair
amount rate value
2022 2022 2022
£m % £m
Core borrowings
Sterling medium term notes 2031 - 2041 598.4 5.87 649.3
Operational borrowings
Euro commercial paper 49.8 1.60 49.8
Total borrowings 648.2 - 699.1
The presented fair values of the Company's core borrowings reflect quoted prices in active markets (£548.5m) and observable
market information (£50.0m). They have been classified as level 1 and 2 respectively in the fair value hierarchy. Operational
borrowings reflect observable market information and have been classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Between 2000 and 2002 the Company issued £600m of senior unsecured sterling medium term notes at coupons between 5.75%
and 5.875%. These notes have various maturity dates between 2031 and 2041.
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12. Borrowings (continued)
Analysis by nature and maturity
Carrying Within 1 1-5 5-15 15-25 Total
amount year years years years
As at 31 December 2023 £m £m £m £m £m £m
Core borrowings -
Sterling medium term notes 2031 - 2041
598.5 - - 590.0 10.0 600.0
Operational borrowings
Euro commercial paper
49.2 49.2 - - - 49.2
647.7 49.2 - 590.0 10.0 649.2
Contractural undiscounted interest payments
35.2 140.8 136.6 1.7 314.3
Total contractual undiscounted cash flows 84.4 140.8 726.6 11.7 963.5
Carrying Within 1 1-5 5-15 15-25 Total
amount year years years years
As at December 2022 £m £m £m £m £m £m
Core borrowings -
Sterling medium term notes 2031 - 2041 598.4 - - 590.0 10.0 600.0
Operational borrowings
Euro commercial paper 49.8 49.8 - - - 49.8
648.2 49.8 - 590.0 10.0 649.8
Contractural undiscounted interest payments 35.2 140.8 171.3 2.3 349.6
Total contractual undiscounted cash flows 85.0 140.8 761.3 12.3 999.4
Maturity profile of undiscounted cash flows
Maturity profile of undiscounted cash flows
Other finance costs consist of £37.9m (2022: £36.2m) of interest expenses on core and operational borrowings issued. All interest expenses have
been paid in the year.
13. Other payables and financial liabilities
2023
2022
£m
£m
Amounts owed to group undertakings
2,813.8
2,548.3
Other payables
7.4
0.5
Income tax payable
7.6
5.3
Derivative liabilities
4.2
2.2
Total other payables and financial liabilities
2,833.0 2,556.3
Derivative liabilities are held for trading and measured at fair value through profit or loss. Derivative liabilities are classified as
level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. All other financial liabilities are held at amortised cost.
Included within amounts owed to group undertakings are those due within 12 months, totalling £1,792.8.m (2022: £1,877.3m), the
fair value of which is equivalent to their carrying values. Amounts owed to group undertakings of £1,021.0m (2022: £671.0m) are
due after 12 months and have a fair value of £954.0m (2022: £584.2m). Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured.
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14. Share capital
2023 2023
2022 2022
Number of
Number of
shares £
shares £
Alloted and partly paid:
Ordinary shares of £1 each partially paid of 25p each
50,000 12,500 50,000 12,500
There is one class of ordinary shares of £1 each where all shares issued carry equal voting rights. The holders of the Company's
ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared. There were no changes to the issued share capital during the
financial year.
15. Parent and ultimate holding company
The immediate and ultimate parent company, and the smallest and largest group to consolidate these financial statements, is
Legal & General Group Plc, a company incorporated in England and Wales. These financial statements, therefore, provide
information about the Company as an individual undertaking. Copies of the financial statements of the ultimate holding
company, Legal & General Group Plc, are available on the Group website, legalandgeneralgroup.com or from the Company
Secretary at the Registered Office, One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA, United Kingdom.
16. Financial risk management
Management of risk
The Company, in the course of its business activities, is exposed principally to market, credit and liquidity risks. As part of the
Legal & General Group, the Company operates within a formal risk management framework to ensure that all significant risks
are identified and managed.
A risk identification and assessment process is operated to formally evaluate and manage significant risks to the achievement of
the Company's objectives. A standard approach is used to assess risks. Senior management and the risk review functions (see
below) review the output of the assessments.
Control framework
The Company manages its exposure to financial instruments by maintaining an appropriate control structure. Dealing authority
is formally approved by the Investment Committee. The Group Treasurer directs dealing operations and reports regularly to the
Liquidity and Treasury Oversight Group and to the Board of this Company. The activities of the Group Treasury department are
subject to review via periodic independent reviews and audits by internal auditors. The internal control framework within the
Group Treasury department includes segregation of duties between dealing and settlement. Settlement is outsourced to Legal
& General Investment Management Limited, part of the Legal and General Group.
Risk review function
The Group's risk review function provides oversight of the risk management processes of the Legal & General Group companies.
Its responsibilities include the evaluation of changes in the business operating environment and business processes, the
assessment of these changes on risks to business and the monitoring of mitigating actions.
Details of the categories of risk to the Company and high-level management processes are set out below.
Market risk
A Currency
Currency risk is the risk arising from fluctuations in exchange rates which may affect assets, liabilities and any mismatch between
the two.
The Company is also potentially exposed to loss as a result of fluctuations in the value of, or income from, assets denominated in
foreign currencies. The Company's objective is to have minimal residual foreign exchange risk on its assets and liabilities. It
achieves this by matching the currency of its assets with those of its borrowings. Where an opportunity exists to borrow in a
different currency on an advantageous basis to that for which funding is actually required, cross currency swaps or forward
foreign exchange contracts are used to convert to the desired currency.
During the year there were no material net exposures.
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B Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk arising from fluctuations in interest rates which may affect assets, liabilities and any mismatch between
the two.
The Company's borrowings comprise the current and non current liabilities set out in Note 12. All of the Company's borrowings
were fixed rate loans under the medium term note and commercial paper programmes throughout the year and at 31
December 2023. The fixed rate loans in operation were lent to another group company on a fixed rate basis with the same
maturitis length basis.
All floating interest rate intra-group liabilities have interest rates based on either SONIA or the relevant currency equivalents.
A sensitivity analysis performed showed that +100 / - 50 basis points movement in interest rates would (decrease) / increase
profit before income tax by £(1.9m) / £1.0m (2022: (£1.6m) / £0.8m). The impacts may arise from asset and/or liability movements
under the sensitivities.
C Exposure to worldwide equity markets
The only equity security investments held are in funds managed by Legal & General Investment Management Limited and are
solely invested in cash, cash equivalents and debt securities. The funds are unlisted and based in the UK. Therefore, there is no
underlying exposure on these funds to equity price risk.
Market infrastructure risk
Market infrastructure risk is the risk that the infrastructure supporting market trading in any of the major global financial centres
fails or is impaired. Any subsequent inability to invest or raise funds in capital markets may cause significant disruption to the
Compa principal activities and operations, potentially creating a strain on liquidity.
The risk of significant disruption to investment and capital markets is considered low, however there are actions management
may take if the risk increases such as temporarily increasing cash reserves.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the Company is exposed to loss if another party fails to perform its financial obligations to the Company.
The investment of shareholder money requires some credit risk to be taken. Credit risk is managed through the setting and
regular review of detailed counterparty credit and concentration limits. Compliance with these limits for treasury investments is
monitored. The limits apply to cash deposits, money market investments, foreign exchange and interest rate management
transactions. The Credit Risk Committee oversees this process.
The credit risk of the external financial assets based on long term ratings is outlined below. Ratings are provided by independent
rating agencies and the average of these is used.
AAA AA A B Total
As at 31 December 2023
£m £m £m £m £m
Reverse repurchase agreements
- - 10.1 - 10.1
Derivative assets
- - 2.8 1.3 4.1
Cash and cash equivalents
- - 10.0 - 10.0
Managed funds
1,044.1 - - - 1,044.1
Total
1,044.1 - 22.9 1.3 1,068.3
AAA AA A B Total
As at 31 December 2022
£m £m £m £m £m
Reverse repurchase agreements
- - 10.0 - 10.0
Derivative assets
- - 5.9 0.8 6.7
Cash and cash equivalents
- 3.9 1.8 - 5.7
Managed funds
1,235.1 - - - 1,235.1
Total
1,235.1
3.9 17.7 0.8 1,257.5
Amounts owed by group undertakings have been considered in Note 10, please also refer to Note 1F for further details.
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Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company either does not have sufficient financial resources available to enable it to meet its
obligations as they fall due or can secure them only at excessive cost. A degree of liquidity risk is implicit in the activities of the
Company. Liquidity risk arises as a consequence of the uncertainty surrounding the value and timing of cash flows.
The Group's treasury function manages liquidity to ensure that it maintains sufficient liquid assets which are able to be realised
(see Note 9), as well as standby facilities to meet a prudent estimate of its net cash outflows. The Group's formal governance
structure oversees the management of liquidity risk. See Note 12 for maturity profile of undiscounted cash flows.
Climate risk
Climate risk is the risk that asset valuations and the wider economy are negatively impacted by the transition to a low-carbon
economy, as well as the physical risk to asset holdings as a result of severe weather events and longer-term shifts in climate.
The Group has integrated climate risk management into its governance framework and has carried out a detailed assessment
of how it might expect climate risk to emerge across its business model. The Group risk mitigation strategy includes setting
portfolio carbon intensity targets, integrating carbon controls into the investment processes through stock exclusions and
corporate engagement.
Capital management
The Company's capital is determined with reference to the requirements of the Company's stakeholders. In managing capital
we seek to maintain sufficient, but not excessive, financial strength to support funding of the Legal & General Group, payment
of dividends and the requirements of other stakeholders. The sources of capital used by the Company are equity shareholders'
funds and retained earnings arising from the Companys operations. At 31 December 2023 the Company had £12,500 of
ordinary share capital and £80.5m of retained earnings.
17. Commitments
The Company has nine loan agreements under which it is committed to provide funding of £749m at 31 December 2023 (2022:
£745.0m) to fellow group subsidiaries. Of this, £749m was drawn as at 31 December 2023 (2022: £675.0m ). The agreements
expire as follows: £8.2m on 30 June 2024, £175.0m on 31 December 2024, £70.0m on 17 June 2029, £66m on 20 October 2029,
£29.3m on 24 October 2029, £100.0m on 5 December 2029 and £300m on 28 February 2031.
18. Post balance sheet events
There were no adjusting or non-adjusting post balance sheet events between 31 December 2023 and the approval of the
report and accounts of the Company.