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| Who has to report: |
All firms are required to submit Eligible Liabilities Return |
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| Frequency: |
Monthly or quarterly depending on reporter
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| Coverage: | Go to reporting criteria to find detailed calculations used to determine eligibility |
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) |
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*If concessionary deadlines are applicable to your firm submission this will have been communicated directly by the Bank of England. If you have not received any such communication please adhere to the standard deadlines.
Deadlines for 2026 will be released in October 2025.
For help with EL instructions: DSDCompliance@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 return captures reporting institutions’ eligible liabilities. It includes breakdowns by:
It also captures:
In every return firms also need to include:
You can find detailed instructions in the documents below.
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Document |
Notes for EL reporters | Last updated |
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| 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 EL |
24 Oct 2022 |
| EL definitions (PDF) |
Includes details of what’s in scope and definitions of EL-specific terms | 24 Apr 2024 |
| BoE statistics validations 1.3.0 (XLSX) |
Business validations for cross-checking data points within form EL and the suite of other statistical returns View column O for a clearly worded description |
24 Oct 2022 |
| Document | Notes for all reporters | Last updated |
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| 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 |
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.