Pre-tax Profit Table

Despite the well-publicised difficulties of some of our biggest banks, it is not doom and gloom everywhere. The latest edition of Bank League Tables shows that 119 banks made a profit whereas "only" 36 made a loss.

Well done Liverpool Victoria directors!

Every year for the last 5 years, Liverpool Victoria Banking Services Ltd has made pre-tax losses which, up to the end of 2008, top £115,000,000. With 2008 returning the greatest loss (at £30,393,000) it surpasses 2007's loss by over 18%. Despite this the highest paid director's remuneration went up by 10%. Nice work if you can get it.

The Biggest Annual Report

The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc's Annual Report and Accounts retains the prize as the report with the most number of pages. For 2008 there were 296 pages, up 19% from 2007.

New Edition

The new 2009 /10 edition of Bank League Tables is published today. Please email us at bankleaguetables@aol.com for a leaflet.