| Data to be reported: |
Detailed industry level lending split by size and flows information.
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| Who has to report: |
Discretional to capture 75% of the stock of private non-financial corporation (PNFC) lending. |
| Data uses: |
Multiple, including:
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| Frequency: |
Monthly |
| 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.
| 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 LN instructions: dsd_ms@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 detailed level reporting institutions’ lending to UK non-financial businesses split by business size (small, medium and large). 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 LN reporters | Last updated |
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| Form LN presentation (PPSX) | Includes a high level overview of LN with tips for common reporting issues |
4 May 2018 |
| 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 LN. |
24 Oct 2022 |
| LN definitions (PDF) |
Includes details of what’s in scope and definitions of LN-specific terms | 1 Feb 2015 |
| BoE statistics validations 1.3.0 (XLSX) |
Business validations for cross-checking data points within form LN 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.