One sort of financial record is a bank statement.
Your bank will regularly send a statement containing information
showing income (credits) and outgoings (debits) on your bank account.
Some things you can expect to see on a bank
statement:
name and address of the bank
name and address of the account holder
account number
bank sort code
statement number
number of pages
a record of all debit and credit transactions
the amount of money left in your
account, this is called a 'balance'.
Activity: Click
on the symbols/codes below for more information
The codes used may differ from bank to bank.
For a more in-depth look at banks and building societies, please see our section Where to keep your money.
Nowadays many people use online banking to manager their money. To find out more and have a go with our online banking simulator, see our section on online banking.
