RBS is The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest, as well as through a number of other well-known brands including Citizens, Charter One, Ulster Bank and Coutts.

We are only a few months away from The Royal Bank of Scotland publishing the 2014 annual report.

[http://investors.rbs.com/2013-at-a-glance/download-centre.aspx]

Here was can see the 2013 annual report. Some salient facts are found there:

Page 174.

Cash and balances at central banks £82,659 million. (yes £82 Billion)
Loans and advances to customers £440,722 million
Derivatives £288,039 million
Total assets: £1,027,878 million (yes that is over £1 trillion, about 67% of UK annual GDP)
Customer deposits £414,396million  (yes £414 Billion of customer cash in accounts)

The size of the bank’s balance sheet is vast.