FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                            Report of Foreign Issuer

                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           For the month of July 2003

                           HOLMES FINANCING (No 3) PLC
                             HOLMES FUNDING LIMITED
                             HOLMES TRUSTEES LIMITED

                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                 Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regent's
                         Place, London NW1 3AN, England
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
                  reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

               Form 20-F . . . .X. . . . Form 40-F . . . . . . . .

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
 the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
                                     1934.

                       Yes . . . . . . . No . . .X. . . .


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Holmes Financing (No. 3) PLC
Profit & Loss Account
Period ended 15 July 2003

<TABLE>
                                                            This Quarter        Prior Quarter
                                                             (pound)'000          (pound)'000

<S>                                                           <C>                   <C>
Interest receivable - Inter-company loan                      13,304                15,031

Interest receivable - Cash deposits                                -                     -
                                                            ----------------------------------
                                                              13,304                15,031

Interest payable - Notes                                     (13,304)              (15,030)
Interest payable
                                                            ----------------------------------
                                                             (13,304)              (15,030)

                                                            ----------------------------------

Net operating income                                               -                     1

Other income                                                       -                     -
Operating expenses                                                 -                     -

                                                            ----------------------------------

Profit on ordinary activities before taxation                      -                     1


Taxation                                                           -                     -

                                                            ----------------------------------

Profit on ordinary activities after taxation                       -                     1


Dividend                                                           -                     -


Retained profit brought forward                                    1                     -

                                                            ----------------------------------

Retained profit carried forward                                    1                     1
                                                            ==================================

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Holmes Financing (No. 3) PLC
Balance Sheet
Period ended 15 July 2003

                                                                               (pound)'000

Fixed asset investments
Loans to Funding                                                                 1,356,500

Current assets
Sundry debtors                                                     7
Cash at bank                                                       7
                                                                 -----
                                                                  14
                                                                 -----

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
Sundry creditors                                                   -
                                                                 -----
                                                                   -
                                                                 -----

Net current assets                                                                      14

                                                                                -----------------
Total assets less current liabilities                                            1,356,514

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
Amounts due to noteholders                                                      (1,356,500)

                                                                                --------------
Net assets                                                                              14
                                                                                ==============

Capital and reserves
Share capital                                                                           13

Reserves                                                                                 1
                                                                                --------------
                                                                                        14
                                                                                ==============
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

Holmes Financing (No. 3) PLC
Notes Outstanding
Period ended 15 July 2003

<S>                                                  <C>                     <C>                     <C>
                                                     Series 1 Class A        Series 2 Class A        Series 3 Class A
Moody's current rating                                            Aaa                     Aaa                     Aaa
S&P current rating                                                AAA                     AAA                     AAA
Fitch Ratings current rating                                      AAA                     AAA                     AAA

                                                     Series 1 Class B        Series 2 Class B        Series 3 Class B
Moody's current rating                                            Aa3                     Aa3                     Aa3
S&P current rating                                                 AA                      AA                      AA
Fitch Ratings current rating                                       AA                      AA                      AA

                                                     Series 1 Class C        Series 2 Class C        Series 3 Class C
Moody's current rating                                           Baa2                    Baa2                    Baa2
S&P current rating                                                BBB                     BBB                     BBB
Fitch Ratings current rating                                      BBB                     BBB                     BBB

                                                     Series 1 Class A        Series 2 Class A        Series 3 Class A
                                                                    $                       $                  (euro)
Initial note balance                                    1,060,000,000           1,060,000,000             805,000,000

Previous quarter's note principal                                   -           1,060,000,000             805,000,000

Note redemptions                                                    -                       -                       -

Outstanding note principal                                          -           1,060,000,000             805,000,000

                                                     Series 1 Class B        Series 2 Class B        Series 3 Class B
                                                                    $                       $                  (euro)
Initial note balance                                       32,500,000              32,500,000              24,000,000
Previous quarter's note principal                          32,500,000              32,500,000              24,000,000

Note redemptions                                         (32,500,000)                       -                       -

Outstanding note principal                                          -              32,500,000              24,000,000

                                                     Series 1 Class C        Series 2 Class C        Series 3 Class C
                                                                    $                       $                  (euro)
Initial note balance                                       53,000,000              53,000,000              50,000,000
Previous quarter's note principal                          53,000,000              53,000,000              50,000,000

Note redemptions                                         (53,000,000)                       -                       -

Outstanding note principal                                          -              53,000,000              50,000,000

                                                     Series 1 Class A        Series 2 Class A        Series 3 Class A

Note interest margins                                              12                      16                      24
Step up dates                                                     N/A                     N/A              16/07/2006

Step up margins                                                   N/A                     N/A                      48

                                                     Series 1 Class B        Series 2 Class B        Series 3 Class B
Note interest margins                                              35                      40                      40
Step up dates                                              16/07/2006              16/07/2006              16/07/2006
Step up margins                                                    70                      80                      80

                                                     Series 1 Class C        Series 2 Class C        Series 3 Class C
Note interest margins                                             120                     127                     150
Step up dates                                              16/07/2006              16/07/2006              16/07/2006
Step up margins                                                   220                     227                     250


Interest payment cycle                       Quarterly
Interest payment date                        15th or next business day
Next interest payment date                   15/10/2003

Liquidity facility limit                           (pound) 25,000,000
Liquidity facility drawn                                          Nil
Liquidity facility available                       (pound) 25,000,000
</TABLE>


Holmes Trustees Limited
 Profit & Loss Account
 Period ended 15 July 2003

                                               This Quarter      Prior Quarter
                                                (pound)'000        (pound)'000

 Interest receivable - Mortgages                   279,166            313,971
 Interest receivable - Cash Deposits                 4,253              3,638
                                               --------------------------------
                                                   283,419            317,609

 Interest payable - Mortgages                     (279,166)          (313,971)
 Interest payable - Cash Deposits                   (4,253)            (3,638)
                                               --------------------------------
                                                  (283,419)          (317,609)

                                               --------------------------------

 Net operating income                                    -                  -


 Fees receivable                                     3,065              6,362
 Fees payable                                       (3,065)            (6,362)

 Operating expenses                                 (4,476)            (4,276)
 Provision charges                                    (395)              (172)
 Other income                                        4,870              4,447
                                               --------------------------------
 Profit on ordinary activities before taxation           -                  -

 Taxation                                                -                  -

                                               --------------------------------

 Profit on ordinary activities after taxation            -                  -

 Dividend                                                -                  -

 Retained profit brought forward                         -                  -

                                               --------------------------------
 Retained profit carried forward                         -                  -
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 Holmes Trustees Limited
 Balance Sheet
 Period ended 15 July 2003

<TABLE>
                                                                                             (pound)'000

<S>                                                                      <C>                  <C>
 Fixed asset investments
 Mortgage loans secured on residential property                                               23,681,785

 Current assets
 Bank interest receivable                                                   754
 Cash at bank                                                            263,941
 Other debtors                                                            25,076
 Taxation                                                                      6
 Amounts due from Funding                                                 39,484
                                                            ---------------------
                                                                         329,261
                                                            ---------------------

 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
 Amounts due to Seller                                                   (45,070)
 Sundry creditors                                                           (250)
                                                            ---------------------
                                                                         (45,320)
                                                            ---------------------

 Net current assets                                                                              283,941

                                                                                     --------------------
 Total assets less current liabilities                                                        23,965,726

 Creditors: Amounts falling after more than one year
 Seller share of mortgage loans                                                               (8,740,606)
 Funding share of mortgage loans                                                             (14,941,179)

 Seller share of cash at bank                                                                   (283,941)
 Funding share of cash at bank                                                                         -
                                                                                     --------------------
 Net assets                                                                                            0
                                                                                     ====================

 Capital and reserves
 Share capital ((pound)2)                                                                              0
 Reserves                                                                                              0
                                                                                     --------------------
                                                                                                       0
                                                                                     ====================
</TABLE>


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Holmes Funding Limited
Profit & Loss Account
Period ended 15 July 2003

                                                  This Quarter  Prior Quarter
                                                   (pound)'000    (pound)'000


 Interest receivable - Mortgages                       150,966        168,642
 Interest receivable - Cash Deposits                    11,954          4,912
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                       162,920        173,554

 Interest payable - Inter-company loans               (158,192)      (151,309)
 Interest payable - Start up loans                        (715)          (668)
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                      (158,907)      (151,977)
                                                  ----------------------------
 Net operating income                                    4,013         21,577

 Other income                                            4,715          6,046

 Operating expenses                                     (6,845)        (6,509)
 Deferred consideration                                 (1,860)       (24,408)

                                                  ----------------------------
 Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities
   before taxation                                          23         (3,295)

 Taxation                                                   (5)         3,314

                                                  ----------------------------

 Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities
   after taxation                                           18             19

 Dividend                                                    -              -

 Retained profit/(loss) brought forward                (14,684)       (14,703)

                                                  ----------------------------
 Retained profit/(loss) carried forward                (14,666)       (14,684)
                                                  ============================


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 Holmes Funding Limited
 Balance Sheet
 Period ended 15 July 2003

                                                                    (pound)'000

 Fixed asset investments
 Beneficial interest in Trust mortgage portfolio                     14,941,179
 Beneficial interest in Trust cash at bank                                    -

 Current assets
 Deferred expenditure (costs of securing)               28,467
 Sundry debtors                                              -
 Taxation                                                4,178
 Cash at bank:
      Reserve funding                                  286,824
      Transaction account                                1,989
      Funding GIC account                                1,481
                                                  -------------
                                                       322,938
                                                  -------------

 Creditors: Amounts falling
   due within one year
 Deferred consideration creditor                       153,357
 Interest payable accrual                                3,714
 Amounts due to Trustee                                 39,484
 Interest payable - Inter-company loans                      -
 Sundry creditors                                        6,030
                                                  -------------
                                                       202,585
                                                  -------------

 Net current assets                                                     120,353
                                                                   -------------
 Total assets less current liabilities                               15,061,531

 Creditors: Amounts falling due
   after more than one year
 Inter-company loans                                                (15,006,683)
 Start up loans                                                         (69,514)
                                                                   -------------
 Net assets                                                             (14,666)
                                                                   =============
 Capital and reserves
 Share capital ((pound)2)                                                     -
 Reserves                                                               (14,666)
                                                                   -------------
                                                                        (14,666)
                                                                   =============


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 Holmes Funding Limited
 Notes to Balance Sheet
 Period ended 15 July 2003

<TABLE>
                                                                 (pound)'000          (pound)'000
<S>                                                                  <C>                   <C>

 Balance on cash accumulation ledger                               1,080,646
                                                      =======================

 Available credit enhancement
                                                           First Reserve        Second Reserve

 Reserve funds at closing                                            229,933               56,891
                                                      ----------------------   ------------------

 Initial closing reserve funds                                       224,153               56,891
 Drawings to make bullet repayment                                         -                    -
 Other drawings                                                            -                    -
 Transfers from revenue receipts                                       5,779                    -
                                                  ------------------------------------------------
 Closing reserve balance                                             229,933               56,891
                                                  ------------------------------------------------

 Target reserve funds                                                350,000              154,931
                                                      ============================================

 Principal deficiency ledger                                             AAA                  BBB

 Opening PDL balance                                                     Nil                  Nil
 Losses this quarter                                                       -                    -
 PDL top up from revenue income                                            -                    -
                                                  ------------------------------------------------
 Closing PDL balance                               Nil                   Nil                  Nil
                                                  ================================================

 Start up loan outstanding
 Opening balance                                                      72,514
                                                      -----------------------

 Initial start up loan (incl. accrued interest)                       14,792
 Second start up loan (incl. accrued interest)                        14,742
 Third start up loan                                                  17,500
 Fourth start up loan                                                  7,500
 Fifth start up loan                                                   5,100
 Sixth start up loan                                                   6,100
 Seventh start up loan                                                 3,780
                                                      -----------------------
                                                                      69,514
 Accrued interest                                                      3,714
 Repayments made                                                           -
                                                      -----------------------
 Closing balance                                                      73,229
                                                      =======================

 Liquidity facility

 Liquidity facility limit                                             25,000
 Liquidity facility drawn                                                  -
 Liquidity facility available                                         25,000
</TABLE>


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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                                     HOLMES FINANCING (No 3) PLC




         Dated: 27 August, 2003                     By / s / Natalie Weedon
                                                    (Authorised Signatory)