Currency analysis of currencies other than sterling and euros (CA) return

Details about the balance sheet (form CA) return including deadlines, instructions, and contact details.

In this section

Key facts

Data to be reported:

Who has to report:

All deposit-taking corporations with offices in the UK that break the threshold should complete a return

Check who needs to submit returns
Data uses:

Multiple, including:
Frequency:

Quarterly

  • Business of £2 billion in all currencies other than sterling and euros on either side of the balance sheet
Coverage: Go to reporting criteria to find detailed calculations used to determine eligibility

Deadlines

Firms need to report figures as at the last calendar day of the reporting period.

Go to reporting criteria to download deadlines for all returns for all available years.

Reporting period Reporters impacted Deadline
(5pm UK time)		 Concessionary deadline
(5pm UK time)

Deadlines for 2025 will be released in October 2024.

 

Instructions

Overview of reported data

This return captures reporting institutions’ balance sheets. This form is used to collect total spot liabilities and claims by currency, instrument, and sector, for all currencies other than sterling and euros. It includes breakdowns by:

  • currency – US dollar, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, and other
  • instrument – for example, loans and advances, time and sight deposits, etc
  • the broad economic sectors of counterparties – for example, UK banking sector versus other UK residents

In every return firms also need to include:

  • their company name
  • their legal entity identifier (LEI) or firm reference number (FRN)
  • the first day of the reporting period
  • the last day of the reporting period

Core documents

You can find detailed instructions in the documents below.

Currency analysis of currencies other than sterling and euros (CA) specific documents

Document Notes for CA reporters Last updated
BoE statistics data point model (DPM) 1.3.0 (ZIP)
 A folder containing two documents for defining all statistical reporting: annotated templates and a data dictionary

The Table of Contents worksheet in the annotated templates shows reporting templates relating to form CA		 24 Oct 2022
CA definitions (PDF) Includes details of what’s in scope and definitions of CA-specific terms 1 Mar 2007
BoE statistics validations 1.3.0 (XLSX)

Business validations for cross-checking data points within form CA and the suite of other statistical returns

View column O for a clearly worded description

 24 Oct 2022

All statistical returns

Document Notes for all reporters Last updated
Classification of accounts guide (PDF)
 Includes detailed guidance on how to classify counterparties plus country lists 24 Apr 2024
General notes and definitions (PDF) Includes an introduction to preparing returns and definitions of common terms 24 Apr 2024

Box codes and related documents

These documents were used as part of a previous reporting method (XML) and are no longer applicable to XBRL reporting. They are still available to help firms as we transition to the new ways of working.

Contact us

For help with CA instructions: DSDIntl@bankofengland.co.uk

For help with BEEDS: beedsqueries@bankofengland.co.uk

We aim to reply to emails within 2 working days.

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This page was last updated 17 April 2024