Basis of preparation	12 Months Ended
Basis of preparation	Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure of basis of preparation of financial statements [Abstract]
Basis of preparation	Note 1: Basis of preparation The consolidated financial statements of Lloyds Banking Group plc and its subsidiary undertakings (the Group) have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom adopted international accounting standards and in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have also been prepared in accordance with IFRS® Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The financial information has been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of investment properties, insurance and reinsurance contract assets and liabilities measured at their fulfilment values in accordance with IFRS 17, financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, trading securities and certain other financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and all derivative contracts. The directors consider that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. In reaching this assessment, the directors have considered the Group’s capital and funding position, the impact of climate change upon the Group’s future performance and the results from stress testing scenarios. The Group’s accounting policies are consistent with those applied by the Group in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and there have been no changes in the Group’s methods of computation. Net investment return on assets held to back insurance and investment contracts, previously shown within net trading income, is presented separately on the face of the income statement. Net finance expense in respect of insurance and investment contracts, previously shown outside total income in the income statement, is included within other income as part of total income. This change has been made to represent more clearly the impact of the Group’s insurance business on the results. Comparative periods are represented on a consistent basis. Current and deferred tax are presented separately for each movement in the revaluation reserve in respect of debt securities held at fair value through other comprehensive income and movements in the cash flow hedge reserve within the statement of other comprehensive income. Previously both current tax and deferred tax were presented in aggregate for each reserve. The IASB has issued an amendment to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, effective 1 January 2025. This amendment has not had a significant impact on the Group. Future accounting developments There are a number of new accounting pronouncements issued by the IASB with an effective date of 1 January 2027, including IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements which replaces IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. While many of the existing requirements of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements are retained, IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements introduces additional disclosure obligations in relation to the structure of the income statement, management-defined performance measures, and the aggregation and disaggregation of financial information. IFRS 18 will have no impact on the Group’s net profit as it impacts neither recognition nor measurement. The new standard will impact the presentation of the Group’s results as it requires that operating, investing and financing activities are presented separately. There will also be a change in the Group’s cash flow statement as IFRS 18 requires that the first line of the cash flow statement is operating profit rather than profit before tax. The IASB has issued its annual improvements and a number of amendments to the IFRS Accounting Standards effective 1 January 2026, including Amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and Amendments to IFRS 7 Financial Instruments Disclosures. These improvements and amendments are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group.