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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2004 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 20-F (MARK ONE) REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
 OR [X]
    
    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 (NO
FEE REQUIRED)
 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO (NO FEE REQUIRED)
 Commission file numbers 333-105289 Gracechurch Card Funding (No.4) PLC   England and Wales   54 Lombard Street
London EC3P 3AH
United Kingdom
44-(0)207-699-5000
 Barclaycard Funding PLC England and Wales   54 Lombard Street   London EC3P 3AH
United Kingdom
44-(0)207-699-5000




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Gracechurch Receivables
Trustee Limited
(Exact name of Registrants as specified in their charters)Jersey, Channel Islands
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)26 New Street
St. Helier
Jersey JE2 3RA
44-1534-814814 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Act: Title of Class
    
    Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered$900,000,000 Class A Floating
Rate Asset-Backed Notes(1)
    
    None$50,000,000 Class B Floating
Rate Asset-Backed Notes(1)
    
    None$50,000,000 Class C Floating
Rate Asset-Backed Notes(1)
    
    NoneMedium Term Note Certificate(2)
    
    NoneInvestor Certificate(3)
    
    None
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrants: (1), (2), (3) and (4) have
filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (5) have been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [x]
      No [   ] Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrants have
elected to follow. Item 17 [  ]     Item 18 [  ] Incorporated by Reference to filings on Form 6-K [x]  (1)
    
    Gracechurch Card Funding (No. 4) PLC is the registrant for the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes.(2)
    
    Barclaycard Funding PLC is the registrant for the Medium Term Note Certificate.(3)
    
    Gracechurch Receivables Trustee Limited is the registrant for the Investor Certificate.




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TABLE OF CONTENTS Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and AdvisersItem 2. Offer Statistics and Expected TimetableItem 3. Key InformationItem 4. Information on the CompanyItem 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsItem 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesItem 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsItem 8. Financial InformationItem 9. Offer and Listing DetailsItem 10. Additional InformationItem 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity SecuritiesItem 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and DelinquenciesItem 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of ProceedsItem 15. Controls and ProceduresItem 16A. Audit Committee Financial ExpertItem 16B. Code of EthicsItem 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesItem 17. Financial StatementsItem 18. Financial StatementsItem 19. ExhibitsIndex to ExhibitsEXHIBIT 12.1EXHIBIT 12.2EXHIBIT 12.3EXHIBIT 99.1EXHIBIT 99.2EXHIBIT 99.3EXHIBIT 99.4EXHIBIT 99.5
  Gracechurch Card Funding (No.4) PLC is referred to as the Company. This Annual Report on Form 20-F relates to:  
    
    Gracechurch Card Funding (No.4) PLC and the $900,000,000 Class A
Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes, the $50,000,000 Class B Floating Rate
Asset-Backed Notes and the $50,000,000 Class C Floating Rate
Asset-Backed Notes (collectively, the Notes) issued pursuant to a
trust deed dated June 19, 2003 (the Trust Deed), between the Company
and The Bank of New York, as note trustee.  
    
    Gracechurch Receivables Trustee Limited (the Receivables Trustee)
and the receivables trust, the property of which includes all present
and future receivables arising under all MasterCard and VISA credit and
charge card accounts of individual cardholders originated by the
Barclaycard business unit of Barclays Bank PLC that have not been
identified as non-designated accounts and that are denominated in pounds
sterling with a billing address within England, Wales, Scotland,
Northern Ireland or a permitted additional jurisdiction or a restricted
additional jurisdiction. The Receivables Trustee was formed under the
laws of Jersey, Channel Islands on September 29, 1999. All of the issued
share capital of the Receivables Trustee is held by nominees of a trust
company formed in Jersey, Bedell Cristin Trustees Limited, on the terms
of a general charitable trust.  
    
    Barclaycard Funding PLC (the Medium Term Note Issuer) which
purchased an investor certificate (the Investor Certificate) pursuant
to the Series 03-2 MTN Supplement, dated June 19, 2003, between the MTN
Issuer and The Bank of New York, as security trustee (the Series 03-2
MTN Supplement) and issued the Series 03-2 medium term note certificate
(the Series 03-2 MTN Certificate) pursuant to a security trust and
cash management deed, dated November 23, 1999 as supplemented by the
Series 03-2 MTN Supplement. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined have the same meaning
ascribed to such terms in the registration statement on Form F-1 for the Notes
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2003 and amended
by a pre-effective amendments on June 9, 2003 (the Registration Statement). The information required for some items in Form 20-F is not applicable
to the Company, the MTN Issuer, and the Receivables Trustee. As used in this
Annual Report filed on Form 20-F, not applicable means that the response to
the referenced item is either (i) not required for Asset-Backed Issuers or in
annual reports pursuant to SEC rules or (ii) omitted in reliance on the
procedures outlined in numerous no-action letters issued by the Commissions
staff with respect to issuers of substantially similar asset-backed securities
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PART I 
 Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers Omitted pursuant to SEC no-action letter guidance. 
 Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable Not Applicable. 
 Item 3. Key Information Selected Financial Data The registrants incorporate by reference the following monthly Trust Cash
Managers Reports, filed on Form 6-K, which include all financial information
relating to the registrants that is relevant to noteholders: Monthly Trust Cash Managers Reports for the monthly periods ending: June 30, 2003, July 31, 2003, August 31, 2003, September 30, 2003, October
31, 2003, November 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003. Capitalization and Indebtedness Not Applicable. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds Not Applicable. Risk Factors You should carefully consider the following risk factors before deciding
to invest in the notes offered. Additional risks and uncertainties not
presently known to the Company may also impair your investment. Allocations of Charged-Off Receivables Could Reduce Your Payments We anticipate that the servicer will charge off or write off as uncollectable
some of the receivables. Each class of investor interest in the receivables
trust will be allocated a portion of those charged-off receivables. If the
amount of charged-off receivables allocated to the investor interest exceeds
the amount of funds available to cover those charge-offs, the investor interest
will be reduced. This could cause the holders of the notes to not receive the
full amount of principal and interest due to them. Any loss will be borne by
the noteholders in the order of subordination of the notes. The Class B Notes and the Class C Notes Bear Additional Risk Because They Are
Subordinated The class B notes are subordinated in right of payment of principal and
interest to the class A notes. Principal payments to the class B noteholders
will not be made until the class A noteholders are paid in full. On each
payment date interest is paid to the class A noteholders before payments of
interest are made to the class B noteholders. This could cause the class B
noteholders not to receive the full amount of principal or interest due to
them. The class C notes are subordinated in right of payment of principal and
interest to the class A notes and the class B notes. Principal payments to the
class C noteholders will not be made until the class A noteholders and the
class B noteholders are paid in full. On each payment date interest is paid to
the class A noteholders and the class B noteholders before payments of interest
are made to the class C noteholders. This could cause the class C noteholders
not to receive the full amount of principal or interest due to them. Inability of Noteholders to Receive the Full Percentage Allocation of Principal
Collections During the Regulated Amortisation Period Could Delay Payments on
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Some pay out events will cause the start of the regulated amortisation period
rather than the rapid amortisation period. During a regulated amortisation
period, not all of the principal collections allocated to the investor interest
may be used to make payments of principal to the MTN Issuer as they would be
during a rapid amortisation period. Instead, principal payments to the MTN
Issuer  and thus ultimately on your notes  will be limited to the controlled
deposit amount. This could cause you to receive payments of principal more
slowly than you would during a rapid amortisation period. Since some of the pay
out events that result in the start of a regulated amortisation period are
caused by a deterioration in the performance of the receivables, a delay in the
principal payments on your notes could expose you to an increased risk of
losses on your notes or a delay in payment on your notes. Grouping of the MTN Issuer with Barclays for Tax Purposes Could Jeopardise the
Bankruptcy Remote Status of the MTN Issuer Causing an Early Redemption of Your
Notes or a Loss on Your Notes Contractual provisions will be contained in the security trust deed and MTN
Issuer cash management agreement and the other agreements to which the MTN
Issuer is a party by which the other parties to those agreements agree not to
take any actions against the MTN Issuer that might lead to its bankruptcy.
Furthermore, the MTN Issuer will be contractually restricted from undertaking
any business other than in connection with the financings. In particular, the
MTN Issuer will be expressly prohibited from incurring any additional
indebtedness, having any employees, owning any premises and establishing or
acquiring any subsidiaries. Together, these provisions ensure that the
likelihood of the MTN Issuer becoming insolvent or bankrupt is remote. Notwithstanding the steps that have been and may be taken to ensure that the
insolvency of the MTN Issuer will be remote, the MTN Issuer is included in the
Barclays Group registration for VAT purposes. As a company included in that
group registration, broadly, it will be liable, on a joint and several basis
with all other companies in the VAT group registration, for the VAT liability
of the representative member of the VAT group  Barclays Bank PLC  arising
only during the MTN Issuers period of membership. Accordingly, these secondary
liabilities for VAT could increase the likelihood of the MTN Issuer becoming
insolvent. In addition, there are provisions in the UK tax code that are
designed to enable the UK Inland Revenue to collect corporation tax from one
member of a group where another member of the group has failed to discharge
certain taxes due and payable by it within a specified time period. If the MTN Issuer were required to pay any VAT due from the representative
member of the Barclays VAT group or to become liable for corporation tax
liabilities of another member in the Barclays Group, which the MTN Issuer was
unable to meet, the UK HM Customs & Excise or Inland Revenue could seek to put
the MTN Issuer into insolvency. This could cause an early redemption of your
notes or a loss on your notes. Issuance of Additional Series May Adversely Affect Your Rights by Diluting Your
Voting Power The MTN Issuer has issued six series (of which five remain outstanding as
series 99-1 was repaid in November 2002) and may issue additional series of
medium term notes or certificates in connection with the issuance of other
series of investor certificates. The holder of the medium term notes or
certificates of each series  including the Company  may require the MTN
Issuer, as investor beneficiary, to take action or direct actions to be taken
under the declaration of trust and trust cash management agreement or a
supplement. However, the consent or approval of holders of a percentage of the
total principal balance of the medium term notes or certificates of all series
might be necessary to require or direct those actions. These actions include
terminating the appointment of the servicer under the beneficiaries servicing
agreement or the trust cash manager under the declaration of trust and trust
cash management agreement. Thus, the holder of any new series of medium term
notes or certificates will have voting rights that will reduce the percentage
interest of the Company as holder of a medium term note certificate. Holders of
medium term notes or certificates of other series  or persons with the power
to direct their actions  may have interests that do not coincide with the
interests of the Company or the persons with the power to direct the Company.
This may restrict your ability to ultimately direct the MTN Issuer to take the
actions referred to above. Insolvency of the Transferor May Result in an Inability to Repurchase
Receivables None of the MTN Issuer, the receivables trustee or the Company has undertaken
or will undertake any investigations, searches or other actions to verify the
details of the receivables  other than steps taken by the Company to verify
the details of the receivables or to establish the creditworthiness of any
cardholder on the designated accounts. The MTN Issuer, receivables trustee and
the Company will rely solely on the representations given by the transferor to
the receivables trustee about the receivables, the cardholders on the
designated accounts, the designated accounts and the effect of the assignment
of the receivables. If any representation made by the transferor about the receivables proves to
have been incorrect when made, the transferor will be required to repurchase
the affected receivables from the receivables trustee. If the transferor
becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the receivables trustee may be unable to compel
the transferor to repurchase receivables, and you could incur a loss on your
notes or an early redemption of your notes. Insolvency of the Company, the MTN Issuer or the Receivables Trustee Could
Cause an Early Redemption of Your Notes or a Loss on Your Notes The ability of each of the Company, the MTN Issuer and the receivables trustee
to meet its obligations under the notes, the medium term note certificates and
the receivables securitisation agreement and the declaration of trust and trust
cash management agreement will depend upon their continued solvency. A company that has assets in the United Kingdom will be insolvent if its
liabilities exceed its assets or if it is unable to pay its debts as they fall
due. Each of the Company, the MTN Issuer and the receivables trustee have been
structured so that the likelihood of their becoming insolvent is remote. Each
of these entities will be contractually restricted from undertaking any
business other than in connection with the financings. They each will be
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establishing or acquiring any subsidiaries. Contractual provisions will be
contained in each of the agreements other than your notes, to which each of
these entities is a party which will prohibit the other parties to those
agreements from taking any actions against these entities that might lead to
their insolvency. Together, these provisions help ensure that the likelihood of
any of these entities becoming insolvent or bankrupt is remote. Notwithstanding these actions, it is still possible that the Company, the MTN
Issuer or the receivables trustee could become insolvent. If this were to
occur, you could suffer a loss on your notes or an early redemption of your
notes. Application of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 May Impede Collection Efforts and
Could Cause Early Redemption of your Notes or a Loss on your Notes There is an increasing volume of legislation devoted to dealing with consumer
credit in the United Kingdom. Of particular importance are the Consumer Credit
Act 1974 (the Consumer Credit Act) and the related Unfair Terms in Consumer
Contracts Regulations 1999 and Consumer Credit (Cancellation Notices and Copies
of Documents) Regulations 1983 (together, the Regulations)). The Consumer
Credit Act and Regulations are administered by, amongst others, the Office of
Fair Trading (the OFT). The Consumer Credit Act and Regulations apply, in
whole or in part, to the transactions occurring on the designated accounts and
to the credit or charge card agreements. The effect of the application of the
Consumer Credit Act and the Regulations on the relevant underlying charge card
agreements may result in adverse consequences for your investment in the notes,
because of the possible unenforceability of, or possible liabilities for
misrepresentation or breach of contract in relation to, an underlying credit or
charge card agreement. If a credit or charge card agreement has not been executed or modified in
accordance with the Consumer Credit Act, it may be unenforceable against a
cardholder without a court order  and in some instances may be completely
unenforceable. As is common with many other UK credit card issuers, some of
Barclaycards credit and charge card agreements do not comply in all respects
with the Consumer Credit Act, the Regulations or other related legislation. In
addition, Barclaycard, in common with many other UK credit card issuers, has
received and expects to continue to receive correspondence from and to have
discussions with, the OFT in relation to concerns the OFT may raise from time
to time in respect of compliance of Barclaycards credit and charge card
agreements with the Consumer Credit Act, the Regulations or other related
legislation, or any other concerns that the OFT may have in respect of
Barclaycards credit and charge card agreements or Barclaycards advertising,
marketing or administration thereof. Barclaycard has worked and expects to
continue to work with the OFT to settle concerns which may be raised from time
to time. However, as a result of any noncompliance, credit and charge card
agreements may be unenforceable by Barclaycard against the cardholders without
a court order. The transferor gives no guarantee that a court order could be
obtained if required.
With respect to those credit or charge card agreements which may not be
compliant, such that a court order would not be obtained, the transferor
estimates that this would apply to less than 1 per cent. of the aggregate
principal receivables in the designated accounts on 31 December, 2003.
Barclaycard does not anticipate any material increase in the percentage of
these receivables in the securitised portfolio. The accounts that do not comply
with the Consumer Credit Act or Regulations are still legal, valid and binding
obligations of the cardholder and it will still be possible to collect payments
and demand arrears from cardholders who are falling behind with their payments.
The transferor will have no obligation to repay or account to a cardholder for
any payments received by a cardholder because of this non-compliance with the
Consumer Credit Act or Regulations. However, if losses arise on these accounts,
they will be written off and borne by the investor beneficiary and transferor
beneficiary based on their interests in the receivables trust. Accordingly, if
this were to occur, you could suffer a loss on your notes or an early
redemption on your notes. Transactions involving the use of a credit card in the United Kingdom may
constitute transactions under debtor-creditor supplier agreements for the
purposes of section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. A debtor-creditor-supplier
agreement includes an agreement by which the creditor, with knowledge of its
purpose, advances funds to finance the debtors purchase of goods or services
from a supplier.
Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act provides that if a supplier breaches a
contract between the supplier and a cardholder in a transaction under certain
debtor-creditor-supplier agreements, or if the supplier makes a
misrepresentation about the contract, the creditor may also be liable to the
cardholder for the breach or misrepresentation. An example of a suppliers
breach of contract would include the supplier selling the cardholder
merchandise that is defective or unsuitable for its purpose. In these
circumstances, the cardholder may have the right to reduce the amount owed to
the transferor under his or her credit or charge card account. This right would
survive the sale of the receivables to the receivables trustee. As a result,
the receivables trustee may not receive the full amount otherwise owed by a
cardholder. However, the creditor will not be liable where the cash price of
the item or service supplied underlying the claim is £100 or less, or greater
than £30,000. The receivables trustee has agreed on a limited recourse basis to indemnify the
transferor for any loss suffered by the transferor from a cardholder claim
under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. This indemnity cannot exceed the
original outstanding principal balance of the affected charges on a designated
account. The receivables trustees indemnity will be payable only from and to the extent
of excess spread on the receivables. Any amounts that the transferor recovers
from the supplier will reduce the transferors loss for purposes of the
receivables trustees indemnity. The transferor will have rights of indemnity
against suppliers under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. The transferor
may also be able to charge-back the transaction in dispute to the supplier
under the operating regulations of VISA or MasterCard.
If the transferors loss for purposes of the receivables trustees indemnity
exceeds the excess spread available to satisfy the loss, the transferor
interest in the receivables trust will be reduced by the amount of the excess
loss. Satisfaction by the receivables trustee of any such indemnity payment (as
described above) could have the effect of reducing or eliminating excess spread
which might otherwise have been available to the MTN Issuer. These consequences
could result in you incurring a loss on your investment or an early redemption
of your notes. Failure to Notify Cardholders of the Transfer of Receivables Could Delay or
Reduce Payments on Your Notes The transfer by the transferor to the receivables trustee of the benefit of the
receivables is governed by English law and does not give the receivables
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trustee to the receivables. The receivables trustee has agreed that notice of
the transfer will not be given to cardholders unless the transferors long-term
senior unsecured indebtedness as rated by Moodys, Standard & Poors or Fitch
were to fall below Baa2, BBB or BBB, respectively. The lack of notice has
several legal consequences that could delay or reduce payments on your notes.
Until notice is given to a cardholder, the cardholder will discharge his or her
obligation under the designated account by making payment to the transferor. Prior to the insolvency of the transferor, unless notice was given to a
cardholder who is a depositor or other creditor of the transferor, equitable
set-offs may accrue in favour of the cardholder against his or her obligation
to make payments to the transferor under the designated account. These rights
may result in the receivables trustee receiving reduced payments on the
receivables. The transfer of the benefit of any receivables to the receivables
trustee will continue to be subject both to any prior equities that a
cardholder had and to any equities the cardholder may become entitled to after
the transfer. Where notice of the transfer is given to a cardholder, however,
some rights of set-off may not arise after the date notice is given. Failure to give notice to the cardholder means that the receivables trustee
would not take priority over any interest of a later encumbrancer or transferee
of the transferors rights who has no notice of the transfer to the receivables
trustee. This could lead to a loss on your notes.
Failure to give notice to the cardholder also means that the transferor or the
cardholder can amend the card agreement without obtaining the receivables
trustees consent. This could adversely affect the receivables trustees
interest in the receivables, which could lead to a loss on your notes. Competition in the UK Credit Card Industry Could Lead to Early Redemption of
Your Notes The credit and charge card industry in the United Kingdom is highly
competitive. There is increased competitive use of advertising, target
marketing and pricing competition in interest rates and cardholder fees as both
traditional and new card issuers seek to expand or enter the UK market and
compete for customers. New card issuers may rely on customer loyalty and may have particular ways of
reaching and attracting customers. For example, major supermarket retailers are
promoting the use of their own cards through extensive in-store campaigns and
low introductory interest rates. Also, in the last few years a number of new
card issuers have entered the UK market from the United States and have sought
to build market share primarily through aggressive pricing. As a result of this
competition, certain competitors offer cards to selected customers at lower
interest rates than those offered by Barclaycard. This competitive environment may affect the originators ability to originate
new accounts and generate new receivables if the rate at which new receivables
are generated declines significantly and if the transferor is unable to
nominate additional accounts or product lines for the receivables trust, a pay
out event could occur. A pay out event could result in an early redemption of
your notes. Social, Legal, Political and Economic Factors Affect Card Payments and Are
Unpredictable Changes in card use, payment patterns, amounts of yield on the card portfolio
generally and the rate of defaults by cardholders may result from a variety of
social, legal, political and economic factors in the United Kingdom. Social
factors include changes in public confidence levels, attitudes toward incurring
debt and perception of the use of credit and charge cards. Economic factors
include the rate of inflation, the unemployment rate and relative interest
rates offered for various types of loans. Political factors include lobbying
from interest groups, such as consumers and retailers, and government
initiatives in consumer and related affairs. We are unable to determine and
have no basis on which to predict accurately whether, or to what extent,
social, legal, political or economic factors will affect the future use of
credit, default rates, the yield on the card portfolio generally or cardholder
repayment patterns. Reduction in the Rate of Interchange Caused by Potential Adverse Regulatory
Rulings May Adversely Affect Payments on Your Notes Barclaycard receives fees called interchange from the banks that clear
transactions for merchants as partial compensation for amongst other things,
taking credit risk and absorbing fraud losses. There is a current United
Kingdom Office of Fair Trading examination of whether the rates of interchange
paid by retailers in respect of MasterCard credit and charge cards in the
United Kingdom are too high. The preliminary conclusion of this examination is
that the rates are too high which will, if such preliminary conclusion is not
changed or if agreement is reached on a lower rate of interchange, adversely
affect the yield on UK credit card portfolios. The European Commission has also
concluded an examination of the level of cross-border interchange within the
European Union in respect of VISA credit and charge cards and its findings will
lead to a phased reduction in the rate of interchange to be paid by retailers
in the future. A reduction in the rate of interchange as a result of these
findings could affect the future yield on the card portfolio and adversely
affect payment on your notes. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry White Paper dated December 2003 could
result in reforms to the credit card industry which may adversely affect fee
income in relation to credit card portfolios In December 2003, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in the United
Kingdom published a report entitled Fair, Clear and Competitive: The Consumer
Credit Market in the 21st Century. This report sets forth a number of
government goals to reform the consumer credit industry, including the
provision of credit under credit cards, loans and overdrafts. This report does
not constitute draft legislation or regulation. This report requests comments
from industry participants by March 2004 and sets a recommended schedule for
legislative and regulatory reform throughout 2004. There can be no assurance
that either the reforms, or the desired legislative reform schedule, set forth
in the report will be met. The reports stated goals for reform include: (1)
measures designed to ensure greater clarity, consistency and transparency in
credit advertising; (2) clarification and improved presentation for consumers
in respect of various interest rates that can apply to separate elements of a
credit card; (3) standardisation and improved transparency in the market in
respect of annual percentage rate (or APR) and interest rate calculation on
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improvements to consumer redress, including strengthening (and expansion) of
legislative and Office of Fair Trading definitions of unfair credit
transactions as well as proposals for establishment of an alternative dispute
resolution system for the consumer credit industry; and (6) measures to
encourage competition in the credit market. We are unable to determine and have
no basis on which to predict accurately whether, or to what extent, such
reforms (if enacted as contemplated by the report) may have on the future
generation by the originator of new credit card accounts, the use of credit,
default rates, or yield on the card portfolio or cardholder repayment patterns;
however, such reforms, if effected, may adversely affect timing and amount of
payment on your notes. In addition, such legislative reforms may affect the
originators ability to originate new accounts and/or to generate new
receivables; if the rate at which new receivables are generated declines
significantly and if the originator is unable to nominate additional accounts
or product lines for the receivables trust, a pay out event could occur. A pay
out event could result in an early redemption of your notes. A Change in the Terms of the Receivables May Adversely Affect the Amount or
Timing of Collections and May Cause an Early Redemption of Your Notes or a
Downgrade of Your Notes Only the receivables arising under the designated accounts are transferred to
the receivables trustee. The originator will continue to own those accounts. As
the owner of the accounts, the originator retains the right to change the terms
of the accounts. For example, the originator could change the monthly interest
rate, increase or reduce the credit limits on the accounts, reduce or eliminate
fees on the accounts or reduce the required minimum monthly payment. The originator may change the terms of the accounts to maintain its competitive
position in the UK credit and charge card industry. Changes in interest and
fees could lower the amount of finance charge receivables generated by those
accounts. This could cause a pay out event to occur, which might cause an early
redemption of your notes. This could also cause a reduction in the credit
ratings on your notes. Principal on Your Notes May Be Paid Earlier Than Expected  Creating a
Reinvestment Risk to You  or Later than Expected The receivables in the receivables trust may be paid at any time and we cannot
assure you that new receivables will be generated or will be generated at
levels needed to maintain the receivables trust. To prevent the early
redemption of the notes, new receivables must be generated and added to the
receivables trust or new accounts must be nominated for the receivables trust.
The receivables trust is required to maintain a minimum amount of receivables.
The generation of new receivables or receivables in new accounts is affected by
the originators ability to compete in the current industry environment and by
customers changing borrowing and payment patterns. If there is a decline in the
generation of new receivables or new accounts, you may be repaid your principal
before the expected date. One factor that affects the level of finance charge and principal collections
is the extent of convenience usage. Convenience use means that the cardholders
pay their account balances in full on or prior to the due date. The cardholder,
therefore, avoids all finance charges on his or her account. An increase in the
convenience usage by cardholders would decrease the effective yield on the
accounts and could cause a pay out event and therefore possibly an early
redemption of your notes. No premium will be paid upon an early redemption of your notes. If you receive
principal on your notes earlier than expected, you may not be able to reinvest
the principal at a similar rate of return. Alternatively, a decrease in convenience usage may reduce the principal payment
rate on the accounts. This could result in you receiving the principal on your
notes later than expected. Credit Enhancement May Be Insufficient to Prevent a Loss on Your Notes Credit enhancement for your notes is limited. The only assets that will be
available to make payment on your notes are the assets of the Company pledged
to secure payment of your notes. If problems develop with the receivables, such
as an increase in losses on the receivables, or if there are problems in the
collection and transfer of the receivables to the trust, or if the swap
counterparty fails to make payments on the swap agreement, it is possible that
you may not receive the full amount of interest and principal that you would
otherwise receive. Issuance of Additional Series by the Receivables Trustee on Behalf of the
Receivables Trust May Adversely Affect Payments on Your Notes There are six series (of which only five are outstanding) created within the
receivables trust. Additional series may from time to time be created within
the receivables trust. Any new series of investor certificates  and medium
term notes or certificates and notes  will also be payable from the
receivables in the receivables trust. The principal terms of any new series of
investor certificates will be contained in a new series supplement to the
declaration of trust and trust cash management agreement. The terms of a new
series contained in the new supplement to the declaration of trust and trust
cash management will not be subject to your prior review or consent. The principal terms of a new series may include methods for determining
investor percentages and allocating collections, provisions creating different
or additional security or other credit enhancement for the new series,
provisions subordinating the new series to other series, and other amendments
or supplements to the declaration of trust and trust cash management agreement
that apply only to the new series. It is a condition to the issuance of a new
series that each rating agency that has rated any debt ultimately payable from
a prior series of investor certificates that is outstanding  including your
notes  confirms in writing that the issuance of the new series will not result
in a reduction or withdrawal of its rating. However, the terms of a new series could adversely affect the timing and
amounts of payments on any other outstanding series, including series of which
your notes are a part. Credit Quality of the Receivables Trusts Assets May Be Eroded by the Addition
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The transferor may designate additional credit or charge card accounts as
designated accounts and offer the receivables trustee an assignment of the
receivables arising under the additional accounts. The transferor may be
required at times to nominate additional accounts as designated accounts. These
accounts may include accounts that were originated or acquired using criteria
that are different from those applicable to the accounts from which receivables
were originally assigned to the receivables trustee. For example, they could be
originated at a different date with different underwriting standards, or they
could be acquired from another institution that used different underwriting
standards. Consequently, there can be no assurance that accounts that become
designated accounts in the future will have the same credit quality as the
designated accounts on the closing date. This could adversely affect
collections on the receivables. If this occurred you could suffer a loss on
your notes. Interest Rate Payable on the Medium Term Note Certificates May Increase Without
a Corresponding Change in Card Rates Potentially Causing a Loss on Your Notes
or Early Redemption of Your Notes In line with the rest of the UK market, Barclaycard may apply differential
interest rates to each product offering, some of which may be fixed for
predetermined periods. The majority of the designated accounts have monthly
interest rates that are constant, except for Barclaycards ability to change
the interest rate at its discretion. The interest rate paid on the medium term
note certificates will be based on the London interbank offered rate for
deposits in sterling, which changes from time to time. Accordingly, the
interest payable on the medium term note certificates could increase without a
corresponding increase in the amount of finance charge collections. If this
occurred, you could suffer a loss on your notes or a pay out event could occur
causing an early redemption of your notes. Commingling of Collections with Transferor May Delay or Reduce Payments on Your
Notes Collections from cardholders for the designated accounts and other Barclaycard
cardholders will initially be paid to an operating account of the transferor.
The transferor has declared a trust over the operating account in favour of the
receivables trustee for collections that are deposited in it. Collections on
the designated accounts will be transferred to the trustee collection account
within two business days of being identified.
For the limited time that collections on the designated accounts are in the
operating account, they may be commingled with other funds of the transferor or
future beneficiaries and they may be untraceable. Consequently, if the
transferor were to become insolvent, there may be a delay in the transfer of
collections to the receivables trustee if the transferor  or a liquidator or
administrator of the transferor  attempted to freeze the operation of the
operating account pending completion of any rights of tracing. This could
ultimately cause a delay or reduction in the payments you receive on your
notes. If the Transferor Opts to Treat a Portion of Principal Receivables as Finance
Charge Receivables, an Early Redemption of Your Notes Could Occur or Could Be
Delayed The transferor may opt to cause a percentage of receivables that would
otherwise be treated as principal receivables to be treated as finance charge
receivables. If the transferor were to exercise this option, it could prevent a
pay out event from occurring because of a reduction of the portfolio yield,
which could delay an early redemption of your notes at a time when the
performance of the receivables is deteriorating. Once this option is exercised,
the transferor may also reduce the percentage or stop using the percentage at
any time. However, this option, if exercised, will reduce the aggregate amount
of principal receivables, which may increase the likelihood that the transferor
will be required to designate additional accounts from which receivables will
be assigned to the receivables trustee. If the transferor were unable to
designate additional accounts, a pay out event could occur and you could
receive payments of principal on your notes before you expect them. If Optional Early Redemption Occurs, It Will Result in an Early Redemption of
Your Notes Creating a Reinvestment Risk When the total principal balance of the notes is reduced to less than 10 per
cent. of their original principal balance, the Company has the option to redeem
the notes in full. This early redemption may result in an early return of your
investment. No premium will be paid in the event of an exercise of the early
redemption option. If you receive principal on your notes earlier than
expected, you may not be able to reinvest the principal at a rate of return
similar to that on your notes. If Cardholders Are Concentrated in a Geographic Region, Economic Downturn in
that Region May Adversely Affect Collections of Receivables If the receivables trust has a high concentration of receivables from
cardholders located in a single region, an economic downturn in that region may
have a magnified adverse effect on the receivables trust because of that
concentration. As determined from postcode information for the location of cardholders as of
31 December 2003, the three largest concentrations of cardholders as at 31
December 2003 were London representing 18.6 per cent. of total outstanding
balances, the South East of England with 16.5 per cent. of total outstanding
balances and the East of England with 11.4 per cent. of total outstanding
balances. No other region currently accounts for more than 10 per cent. of the
outstanding balance of the receivables. These concentration levels may change
in the future.
Future adverse economic conditions affecting any of these regions or any of the
other regions, however, could adversely affect the performance of the
receivables which could result in a loss on your notes. Adoption of the Euro by the United Kingdom Would Have Uncertain Effects on Your
Notes Before your notes have matured, the euro could become the lawful currency of
the United Kingdom. If that were to happen, all amounts payable on the medium
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any dollar payments made by the swap counterparty to the Company  may become
payable in euro. If the medium term note certificates are outstanding when the
euro becomes the lawful currency of the United Kingdom, we intend to make
payments on the medium term note certificates and the swap agreements according
to the then market practice of payment on debts or, as the case may be, swaps.
We are uncertain what effect, if any, the adoption of the euro by the United
Kingdom may have on your notes. Taxable Nature of the MTN Issuer or the Company Could Cause a Loss on Your
Notes The MTN Issuer and the Company will be liable to UK corporation tax at the
maximum rate of currently 30 per cent. on the profit reflected in their
respective profit and loss accounts as increased to take account of any
non-deductible expenses or losses; which profit before any such increase is not
expected to exceed 1 basis point of the principal amount outstanding on the
medium term notes and certificates and the notes respectively. If the taxable profits of the MTN Issuer or the Company are greater than
expected, because either the profit shown in the profit and loss account is
greater than 1 basis point of the principal amount outstanding, or
non-deductible expenses or losses are greater than expected, the MTN Issuer or
the Company, as the case may be, will be subject to corporation tax on the
greater amount at the maximum rate of currently 30 per cent., and you could
suffer losses on your notes as a result. Change in the Taxable Nature or Basis of Taxation of the Receivables Trustee,
MTN Issuer or Company Could Cause a Loss on Your Notes If there is a relevant change of law in the United Kingdom or Jersey, or change
of practice of the United Kingdom Inland Revenue, or change in the accounting
treatment of the MTN Issuer or the Company, this could result in the taxable
profits of the MTN Issuer or the Company being greater than expected and you
could suffer losses on your notes as a result. An opinion of UK tax advisers, however, is not binding on the UK Inland Revenue
or the courts, and no specific transaction rulings on this issue will be
obtained from the UK Inland Revenue. In addition, there is no case law
authority on a number of features of the transactions that raise difficult
questions. Limited Nature of Credit Ratings Assigned to Your Notes Each credit rating assigned to your notes reflects the rating agencys
assessment only of the likelihood that interest and principal will be paid to
you by the final redemption date, not that it will be paid when expected or
scheduled. These ratings are based on the rating agencies determination of the
value of the receivables, the reliability of the payments on the receivables,
the creditworthiness of the swap counterparty and the availability of credit
enhancement. The ratings do not address the following:  
    
    the likelihood that the principal or interest on your notes will be redeemed or paid, as expected, on the scheduled redemption dates;
    
    the possibility of the imposition of United Kingdom or European withholding tax;
    
    the marketability of the notes, or any market price; or
    
    that an investment in the notes is a suitable investment for you. A rating is not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell notes. Ratings Can Be Lowered or Withdrawn Any rating agency may lower its rating or withdraw its rating if, in the sole
judgement of the rating agency, the credit quality of the notes has declined or
is in question or for other tangible and intangible reasons. If any rating
assigned to your notes is lowered or withdrawn, the market value of your notes
may be reduced. Pursuant to the swap agreements the swap counterparty may assign the swap
agreements to a replacement swap counterparty if the long-term credit rating of
the swap counterparty is withdrawn or reduced below A1 by Moodys or its
short-term credit rating is withdrawn or reduced below P-1 by Moodys or its
short-term credit rating is reduced below A-1+ by Standard & Poors and the
swap counterparty has not remedied the event or conducted such other actions
(such as collateralisation or the obtaining of a guarantor) set out under the
terms of the swap agreements. We cannot assure you, however, that the swap
counterparty will be able to find a replacement counterparty and assign the
swap agreements in this event or that the ratings of your notes will not be
withdrawn or reduced in this event. Termination of the Swap Agreements Could Result in an Early Redemption of Your
Notes A swap agreement may be terminated, but only if the Company has been directed
to do so by the relevant noteholders, if as a result of a change in applicable
law, withholding taxes would be imposed  by any jurisdiction  on payments to
the Company under the medium term note certificates or on any payments made or
required to be made to the Company by the swap counterparty or by the Company
to the swap counterparty under the swap agreement and there are not any
reasonable measures that the swap counterparty or the Company can take to avoid
their imposition. In addition, a swap agreement may be terminated, but only if
the Company has been directed to do so by the relevant noteholders, if as a
result of a change in applicable law, the Company or any paying agent has or
will become obligated to deduct or withhold amounts from payments on the
related class of notes to be made to any of the related noteholders on the next
interest payment date, for any tax, assessment or other governmental charge
imposed by the United Kingdom or any political subdivision or taxing authority
of the United Kingdom on the payments and there are no reasonable measures the
Company can take to avoid the tax or assessment. A payment default by the swap counterparty or a default in the payment in
respect of interest by the Company to the swap counterparty, if funds are
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terminate following a material breach of a representation or covenant by the
swap counterparty, the insolvency of the Company or the swap counterparty or
changes in law resulting in illegality. The swap agreement may also be terminated if certain other events occur. The termination without replacement of any of the swap agreements will result
in an event of default under the notes and a pay out event that results in a
rapid amortisation period. We cannot assure you that any of the swap agreements
will not terminate prior to the payment in full of the principal balance of
your notes. If any of the swap agreements terminates prior to the payment in
full of the principal balance of your notes, you could receive payments of
principal on your notes before you expect them. Change in Law May Result in Withholding Taxes on Swap Payments or the Medium
Term Note Certificates and this May Reduce the Amount You Are Paid on Your
Notes The Company and the swap counterparty will each represent and warrant in each
swap agreement that, under current applicable law, each of them is entitled to
make all payments required to be made by them under the swap agreement free and
clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, any taxes, assessments or
other governmental charges  which we refer to as withholding taxes. However,
neither the Company nor the swap counterparty will be required to indemnify the
other party for any withholding taxes imposed on payments under a swap
agreement as a result of a change in applicable law. If any withholding taxes would be imposed  by any jurisdiction  on payments
to the Company under the medium term note certificates as a result of a change
in applicable law, then the MTN Issuer additional interest payments, to the
extent available, will be converted at the spot exchange rate in US dollars to
cover the shortfall in the amounts available for payment to the noteholders
caused by the amount withheld. If the MTN Issuer additional interest payments
are not sufficient to cover the shortfall, then payments to first the class C
noteholders, second the class B noteholders and finally the class A noteholders
will be reduced by the amount withheld that is not covered by the MTN Issuer
additional interest payments. If any withholding tax would be imposed  by any jurisdiction  on any payments
made or required to be made by the swap counterparty to the Company or by the
Company to the swap counterparty under a swap agreement as a result of a change
in applicable law and the obligation to deduct or withhold cannot be avoided by
the swap counterparty or the Company, then the amount to be paid by the other
party will be reduced also pro rata by any amount withheld for any withholding
taxes. In that event the MTN Issuer additional interest payments, to the extent
available, will be converted at the spot exchange rate in US dollars to cover
the shortfall in the amounts available for payment to the noteholders caused by
the amount withheld. If the MTN Issuer additional interest payments are not
sufficient to cover the shortfall, then payments to first the class C
noteholders, second the class B noteholders and finally the class A noteholders
will be reduced by the amount withheld that is not covered by the MTN Issuer
additional interest payments. Alternatively, the Company may terminate the swap agreement but only if it has
been directed to do so by the relevant noteholders. Change in Law May Result in Withholding Taxes on Your Notes and this May Reduce
the Amount You Are Paid on Your Notes If any UK withholding taxes are imposed on any payments made or required to be
made by the Company or any paying agent on any class of notes, then payments to
that class of noteholders will be reduced pro rata by any amount withheld for
any withholding taxes, and in addition, if the relevant noteholders so elect to
direct the Company, the Company will terminate the swap. Payment of an Early Termination Payment to the Swap Counterparty May Reduce
Payments on Your Notes If a swap agreement is terminated before its scheduled termination date, the
Company or the swap counterparty may be liable to make an early termination
payment to the other party. The amount of any early termination payment will be
based on the market value of the terminated swap agreement. This market value
will be computed on the basis of market quotations of the cost of entering into
a swap transaction with the same terms and conditions that would have the
effect of preserving the respective full payment obligations of the parties.
Any early termination payment could, if the sterling/dollar exchange rate has
changed significantly, be substantial. Any early termination payment made by the Company to the swap counterparty
under a swap agreement will be made first from MTN Issuer additional interest
payments and second from repayments of principal on the medium term note
certificates equal to the amount of principal repayments received by the
Company on medium term note certificates. That could cause the sterling amounts
available for conversion to dollars, and possibly your payments, to be reduced
 perhaps substantially. If the amount of available MTN Issuer additional
interest payments and repayments of principal on the medium term note
certificates is insufficient to pay the early termination payment under the
relevant swap agreement, the balance of the early termination payment will be
paid to the extent that such amounts are available on the next interest payment
date together with interest. You will not Receive Physical Notes, Which May Cause Delays in Distributions
and Hamper Your Ability to Pledge or Resell the Notes Unless the global note certificates are exchanged for individual note
certificates, which will only occur under a limited set of circumstances, your
beneficial ownership of the notes will only be registered in book-entry form
with DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg. The lack of physical notes
could, among other things:  
    
    result in payment delays on the notes because we will be sending distributions on the notes to DTC, Euroclear or
Clearstream, Luxembourg instead of directly to you;  
    
    make it difficult for you to pledge or otherwise grant security over the notes if physical notes are required by the party
demanding the pledge or other security; and  
    
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Item 4. Information on the Company Gracechurch Card Funding (No.4) PLC General The Company was formed in England and Wales on May 13, 2003 under the name
of Tilevale PLC with registered number 4763110 as a public company with limited
liability under the Companies Acts 1985 and 1989, which is also the primary
legislation under which the Company operates. It passed a special resolution to
change its name to Gracechurch Card Funding (No. 4) PLC on June 4, 2003. Property, Plant and Equipment Aside from the Series 03-2 MTN Certificate, the Company does not own,
lease, or otherwise occupy any property. Legal Proceedings There are none, nor since the Companys incorporation have there been any,
legal or arbitration proceedings, including any proceedings that are pending or
threatened of which any of the Company is are aware, which may have, or have
had in the recent past, a significant effect on its financial position. The Medium Term Note Issuer General The MTN Issuer is Barclaycard Funding PLC. It was formed in England and
Wales on August 13, 1990 as Barshelfco (No.28) Limited, with registered number
2530163, as a company with limited liability under the Companies Acts 1985 and
1989, which is primary legislation under which the MTN Issuer operates. Its
reregistered as a public company and changed its name to Barclaycard Funding
PLC on October 19, 1999. The MTN Issuer was formed principally to issue medium term notes or
certificates from time to time in series; enter into financial arrangements to
issue the medium term notes or certificates; purchase series of investor
certificates from time to time representing a beneficial interest in the
receivables trust and enter into documents and exercise its powers connected to
the foregoing, The MTN Issuer has not engaged in any activities since its
incorporation other than the above. The MTN Issuer now has a fiscal year end of December 31. The board of
directors approved a change in the fiscal year end from December 19 to December
31 to align the fiscal year end with that of Barclays Bank PLC. Subsequent
reports will be prepared on the basis of the new fiscal year. The period from
December 15, 2002 to December 31, 2002 is less than one month and is covered
this annual report. Property, Plant and Equipment The property of the MTN Issuer consists of Investor Certificates
representing beneficial interests in Series 02-1, Series 03-1, Series 03-2,
Series 03-3 and Series 04-1 of the receivables trust. Aside from the Investor
Certificate, we do not own, lease, or otherwise occupy any property. Legal Proceedings There are none, nor since the MTN Issuers incorporation have there been
any, legal or arbitration proceedings, including any proceedings that are
pending or threatened of which any of the MTN Issuer is aware, which may have,
or have had in the recent past, a significant effect on the MTN Issuers
financial position. The Receivables Trustee and the Receivables Trust General The Receivables Trustee is a private limited liability company
incorporated under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands on September 29, 1999.
The shares of the Receivables Trustee are held by nominee companies on behalf
of a professional trustee company  not affiliated with Barclays  as trustee
on trust for charitable purposes. This means that any profits received by the
Receivables Trustee, after all amounts have been paid on the investor
certificates and in meeting the costs and expenses of the receivables trustee,
will be available to be dividended to the trustee for distribution for
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trustee. The Receivables Trustee acts as trustee of the receivables trust. The receivables trust is a trust formed under English law the terms and
conditions of which are contained in a deed of amendment and restatement
relating to a declaration of trust and trust cash management agreement dated
November 23, 1999 as supplemented by the following:  
    
    Series 02-1 Supplement to declaration of trust and trust management agreement dated October 29, 2002.  
    
    Series 03-1 Supplement to declaration of trust and trust management agreement dated April 8, 2003.  
    
    Series 03-2 Supplement to declaration of trust and trust management agreement dated June 19, 2003.  
    
    Series 03-3 Supplement to declaration of trust and trust management agreement dated September 18, 2003.  
    
    Series 04-1 Supplement to declaration of trust and trust management agreement dated March 11, 2004. Property, Plant and Equipment The Receivables Trustee does not own, lease, or otherwise occupy any
property aside from receivables in designated revolving credit and charge card
accounts of Barclaycard, a division of Barclays Bank PLC, and related rights. Legal Proceedings There are no, nor since the Receivables Trustees incorporation on
September 29, 1999 have there been any, legal or arbitration proceedings,
including any proceedings that are pending or threatened of which the
Receivables Trustee is aware, which may have, or have had in the recent past,
covering at least the previous 12 months, a significant effect on the
Receivables Trustees financial position. Officers Certificates of Compliance, executed by a director of each of
the Company, the MTN Issuer and the Receivables Trustee are filed herewith as
Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3. The Officers Certificate of Compliance of the
Company contains a statement that the Company has complied with all conditions
and covenants under the Relevant Documents for the issuance of the Notes by the
Company. The Officers Certificate of Compliance of the MTN Issuer and the
Receivables Trustee contains a statement that the MTN Issuer and the
Receivables Trustee, respectively have complied with all conditions and
covenants under the Relevant Documents for the issuance of the MTN Certificates
and the investor certificates by the MTN Issuer the receivables trust
respectively. Organisation Structure The following is a brief summary description of the Barclaycard
securitisation program. Barclaycard, a division of Barclays Bank PLC, and called Barclays, has
previously assigned all of its present and future beneficial interest in
receivables in designated revolving credit and charge card accounts owned by
Barclaycard and opened in the United Kingdom. Only the receivables were
assigned. The accounts were retained by Barclaycard. The receivables were assigned to a special purpose company, incorporated
in Jersey, Channel Islands, acting as receivables trustee. The receivables
trustee holds the receivables on trust for Barclaycard, as transferor
beneficiary and excess interest beneficiary, and a special purpose subsidiary
of Barclays called the MTN Issuer, as investor beneficiary. Barclaycard
separately transferred its entitlement to receive excess interest attributable
to the MTN Issuer. The receivables trustee may issue multiple series of investor certificates
to the MTN Issuer. Each series of investor certificates represents an
undivided beneficial interest in the receivables trust. They entitle the MTN
Issuer to payments of interest and principal payable from collections on the
receivables. The MTN Issuer financed its acquisition of an undivided beneficial
interest in the receivables trust, evidenced by the issuance of each series of
investor certificates, by issuing series of limited recourse medium term notes
or certificates to the Company and credit enhancement providers. The limited
recourse nature of the medium term notes or certificates ensure that the MTN
Issuer is only ever liable under a series of medium term notes or certificates
for payments of principal and interest equal to what is paid under the
corresponding series of investor certificates. The Company and the MTN Issuer, in turn, financed their purchases of each
series of medium term notes or certificates by issuing the notes. 
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Omitted pursuant to SEC no-action letter guidance. Liquidity and Capital Resources Omitted pursuant to SEC no-action letter guidance. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses None. Trend Information Omitted pursuant to SEC no-action letter guidance. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements Not Applicable. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations Not Applicable. Safe Harbor Not Applicable. 
 Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees Directors and Senior Management The Company The following sets out the directors of the Company and their business
address. Because the Company are organized as special purpose companies and
will be largely passive, it is expected that the directors of the Company in
that capacity will participate in their management to a limited extent. Name
    
    Nationality
    
    Business AddressRichard Francis Sommers
    
    British
    
    1234 Pavilion Drive, Northampton NN4 7SGSFM Directors Limited
    
    British
    
    Blackwell House, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AESFM Directors (No. 2) Limited
    
    British
    
    Blackwell House, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AETimothy Gaffney
(alternate director)
    
    British
    
    1234 Pavilion Drive, Northampton NN4 7G6
 Mr. Richard Francis Sommers and Mr. Timothy Gaffney are employed by
Barclaycard, the originator and servicer of the credit card receivables, in the
capacity of Financial Director and Head of Treasury and Taxation, respectively. The directors of SFM Directors Limited and SFM Directors (No. 2) Limited
are Jonathan Keighley, James Macdonald and Robert Berry. Their principal
activities include the provision of directors and corporate management services
to structured finance transactions as directors on the boards of SFM Directors
Limited and SFM Directors (No. 2) Limited. The business addresses of the
directors of SFM Directors Limited and SFM Directors (No. 2) Limited are
Blackwell House, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AE. The MTN Issuer The following sets out the directors of the MTN Issuer and their business
addresses. Because the MTN Issuer is organized as a special purpose company and
will be largely passive, it is expected that the directors of the MTN Issuer in
that capacity will participate in its management to a limited extent. Name
    
    Nationality
    
    Business AddressRichard Francis Sommers
    
    British
    
    1234 Pavilion Drive, Northampton NN4 7SGBarcosec Limited
    
    British
    
    54 Lombard Street, London EC3P 3AHBarometers Limited
    
    British
    
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Name
    
    Nationality
    
    Business AddressTimothy Gaffney (alternate director)
    
    British
    
    1234 Pavilion Drive, Northampton NN4 7SGSFM Directors Limited
    
    British
    
    Blackwell House, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AE
 Mr. Richard Francis Sommers and Mr. Timothy Gaffney are employed by
Barclaycard, the originator and servicer of the credit card receivables, in the
capacity of Financial Director and Head of Treasury and Taxation, respectively. The directors of Barcosec Limited and Barometers Limited are Alison Bibby,
Patrick Gonsalves, Carolyn Ladd, Deirdre Parry, Geoffrey Smith, Simon Pordage,
Mark Evans, Abbey Asubiaro and Sarah Waine. Their principal activities include
the provision of corporate secretarial services to the Barclays group. The
business address of the directors of Barcosec Limited and Barometer Limited are
54 Lombard Street, London EC3P 3AH. The Receivables Trustee The following sets out the directors of the Receivables Trustee and their
business addresses. Because the Receivables Trustee is organized as a special
purpose company and will be largely passive, it is expected that the directors
of the Receivables Trustee in that capacity will participate in its management
to a limited extent. Name
    
    Nationality
    
    Business AddressRichard Francis Sommers
    
    British
    
    1234 Pavilion Drive, Northampton NN4 7SGRichard Charles Gerwat
    
    British
    
    26 New Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3RAMichael Henry Richardson
    
    British
    
    26 New Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3RA
 Compensation For the year ended December 31, 2003, the directors of Gracechurch Card
Funding (No.4) PLC received no compensation. For the year ended December 31, 2003, the directors of the MTN Issuer
received no compensation. For the year ended December 31, 2003, the directors of the Receivables
Trustee received no compensation. Board Practices There is no current provision to provide compensation to the directors of
the Company, the MTN Issuer or the Receivables Trustee upon termination. Audit and Compliance Committee None of the Company, the MTN Issuer or the Receivables Trustee has an
audit and compliance committee. The respective Boards of Directors function as
audit committees as defined in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 and perform all acts
necessary under that legislation. Employees None of the Company, the MTN Issuer or the Receivables Trustee has any
employees. 
 Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions The Company One share of the Companys share capital is held by a share trustee under
the terms of a share declaration of trust. Gracechurch Card (Holdings) Limited
holds the remaining 49,999 shares in the company, which are in turn held by SFM
Corporate Services Limited as trustee for a charitable trust. The MTN Issuer Barclays Bank PLC holds 75 per cent. of the issued share capital of the
MTN Issuer, representing 51 per cent. of the issued voting share capital and a
49 per cent. entitlement to distribute profits. The remaining share capital is
held by Structured Finance Management Limited. The Receivables Trustee All of the issued share capital of the Receivables Trustee is held by a
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in Jersey, on the terms of a general charitable trust. 
 Item 8. Financial Information The registrants incorporate by reference the following monthly Trust Cash
Managers Reports, filed on Form 6-K, which include all financial information
relating to the registrants that is relevant to noteholders: Monthly Trust Cash Managers Reports for the monthly periods ending: June 30, 2003, July 31, 2003, August 31, 2003, September 30, 2003, October
31, 2003, November 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003. Legal or Arbitration Proceedings For information concerning legal or arbitration proceedings against the
Company, see Item 4. 
 Item 9. Offer and Listing Details None of the Notes, the MTN Certificates or the investor certificate,
representing undivided beneficial interests in the receivables trust, are
traded on any nationally recognized exchange in the United States. The Notes
are listed on the London Stock Exchange. 
 Item 10. Additional Information Material Contracts Neither the Company, the MTN Issuer nor the Receivables Trustee is party
to any material contracts. Exchange Controls Not applicable. Taxation United States Taxation Overview The following summary describes the material U.S. federal income tax
consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of the Notes. This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal tax law. In
particular, except as specifically indicated in this summary, it addresses only
purchasers in the original offering who hold Notes as capital assets within
the meaning of Section 1221 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, called
the Code. It does not address special U.S. federal income tax considerations
that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual
investment circumstances or to certain types of investors subject to special
tax rules  e.g. financial institutions, insurance companies, tax-exempt
institutions, dealers in securities or currencies or investors holding the
Notes as part of a conversion transaction, hedge, integrated transaction,
constructive sale transaction or as a position in a straddle for tax purposes,
or persons whose functional currency, as defined in Code Section 985, is not
the U.S. dollar. Further, this discussion does not address alternative minimum tax
consequences or any tax consequences to holders of interests in a noteholder.
In addition, this summary does not discuss any foreign, state, local or other
tax considerations. This summary is based on the Code, and administrative and
judicial authorities, all as in effect on the date of this prospectus and all
of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. The Company
suggest that persons considering the purchase of Notes consult their own tax
advisors about the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the
Notes and the application of United States federal tax laws, as well as the
laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdictions, to their particular
situations. For the purposes of this summary, a United States holder means a
beneficial owner of Notes who is a United States person as described in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, generally including:  (a)
    
    an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;(b)
    
    a corporation or partnership created in or under the laws of the United States, any state or any political subdivision of
any state  including the District of Columbia; and(c)
    
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A non-United States holder means a beneficial owner of Notes that is not a
United States holder. Tax Status of the Receivables Trust, the MTN Issuer and the Company It is presently contemplated that each of the Receivables Trust, the MTN
Issuer and the Company will conduct their respective activities, including
activities undertaken on their behalf, such as servicing activities entirely
outside of the United States. In that regard, assuming that the activities of
each of the Receivables Trust, the MTN Issuer and the Company are, as
contemplated, conducted entirely outside of the United States, and assuming
each of these entities makes no investments that are subject to withholding of
U.S. federal income tax, U.S. tax counsel is of the opinion that, although no
transaction closely comparable to that contemplated herein has been the subject
of a Treasury regulation, revenue ruling or judicial decision and hence the
matter cannot be free from doubt, each of the Receivables Trust, the MTN Issuer
and the Company will not be treated as engaged in a trade or business within
the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that each of these
entities will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Prospective investors should understand that such determination of whether
a person is engaged in a U.S. trade or business is based on a highly factual
analysis, there is no direct guidance as to which activities constitute being
engaged in a trade or business within the United States, and it is unclear how
a court would construe the existing indirect authorities. A foreign corporation
deemed to be so engaged would be subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as
the branch profits tax, on its income which is treated as effectively connected
with the conduct of that trade or business. Such income tax, if imposed, would
be based on effectively connected income computed in a manner generally
analogous to that applied to the income of a domestic corporation, except that
a foreign corporation would be entitled to deductions and credits for a taxable
year only if it files, on a timely basis, an income tax return for that year
which neither of the Receivables Trust, the MTN Issuer and the Company intend
to do, even as a protective measure. The maximum U.S. federal income tax rates
are currently 35 per cent. for a corporations effectively connected income and
30 per cent. for the branch profits tax, resulting in an effective maximum U.S.
federal income tax rate of 54.5 per cent. The branch profits tax is imposed
each year on a corporations effectively connected earnings and profits, with
certain adjustments, deemed repatriated out of the United States. United States Holders Tax Treatment of the Notes as Indebtedness The Company will treat the Notes as debt for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. Each holder of Notes, by acceptance of such Notes, will also agree to
treat the Notes as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S. tax
counsel has advised that in its opinion, although there is no directly
governing authority addressing the classification of securities similar to the
Notes, under current law, the Notes will be treated as indebtedness for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. Such agreement and opinion are not binding on the
IRS and, as stated above, no assurance can be given that the characterisation
of the Notes as indebtedness would prevail if the issue were challenged by the
IRS. The IRS might attempt to treat the Notes for U.S. federal income tax
purposes as equity interests in a corporation. As discussed below, treatment of
the Notes as equity interests could have adverse tax consequences for United
States holders. Except as indicated, the discussion below assumes the Notes are treated as
indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Interest Payments and Distributions The Notes may be treated as having been issued with original issue
discount  OID  for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in which case the OID
will be taxed as described below. However, in the absence of any OID on the
Notes, interest on the Notes will be taxable to a United States holder as
ordinary income at the time it is received or accrued, in accordance with the
holders regular method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The total amount of OID on a note is the excess of its stated redemption
price at maturity over its issue price. The issue price for the Notes is the
price  including any accrued interest  at which a substantial portion of the
relevant Notes are first sold to the public. In general, the stated redemption
price at maturity of a note is the sum of all payments made on the note other
than payments of interest that (1) are payable at least annually over the
entire life of the note and (2) are based on a single fixed rate or variable
rate  or certain combinations of fixed and variable rates. If any of the Notes are issued at a discount of an amount equal to or
greater than 0.25 per cent. of that notes stated redemption price at maturity
multiplied by the notes weighted average maturity, called its WAM, then that
note will be deemed to bear OID. The WAM of a note is computed based on the
number of full years each distribution of principal  or other amount included
in the stated redemption price at maturity  is scheduled to be outstanding.
Further, the IRS could take the position based on U.S. Treasury regulations
that none of the interest payable on a note is unconditionally payable and so
that all of that interest should be included in the notes stated redemption
price at maturity. In addition, if on the closing date there is a differential
of more than 25 basis points between the initial fixed interest rate and the
current value of the variable interest rate that follows, the IRS may take the
position that the note bears OID and the holder of the note would be required
to accrue OID into income as described below. A United States holder  including a cash basis holder  of a note deemed
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relevant note for U.S. federal income tax purposes on a constant yield basis.
This would require the inclusion of OID in income in advance of the receipt of
cash attributable to that income. Under Section 1272(a)(6) of the Code, special
provisions apply to debt instruments on which payments may be accelerated due
to prepayments of other obligations securing those debt instruments. However,
no regulations have been issued interpreting those provisions, and the manner
in which those provisions would apply to the Notes is unclear. Sourcing. Interest payments or distributions on a note generally will
constitute foreign source income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Subject
to certain limitations, UK withholding tax, if any, imposed on these payments
will generally be treated as foreign tax eligible for credit against a United
States holders U.S. federal income tax. For foreign tax credit purposes, it is
expected that interest will generally be treated as passive income or, in the
case of some United States holders, financial services income. Disposition or Retirement of Investment. Subject to the discussion of the
PFIC rules below, upon the sale, exchange or retirement of a note  including
pursuant to a redemption by the Company prior to its maturity date  a United
States holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the
amount realized and the United States holders adjusted tax basis in the
relevant note. In general, a United States holders adjusted tax basis in an
OID debt instrument is equal to the United States holders cost for such debt
instrument, plus any OID accrued and less the amount of any payments received
by the holder that are not qualified stated interest payments under
applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. A United States holders adjusted tax basis in a debt instrument with no
OID is generally equal to the holders cost less the amount of any principal
payments made before the date of disposition. A United States holders adjusted
tax basis in stock is generally equal to the United States holders cost for
the stock. In general, any gain or loss realized by the holder will be capital
gain or loss. Under certain circumstances, capital gains derived by individuals
are taxed at preferential rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject
to limitations. If a United States holders basis in a note includes accrued
but unpaid OID, the holder may be required specifically to disclose any loss
under recent regulations on corporate tax shelter transactions. Sourcing.Gain realized by a United States holder on the sale, exchange or
retirement of a note generally will be treated as a United States source gain.
Under recently issued U.S. Treasury regulations governing losses recognized on
the sale of personal property, loss from the sale, exchange or retirement of a
note generally will also be treated as a United States source loss. Exceptions
to the application of these regulations sourcing provisions include exceptions
for certain losses attributable to foreign exchange fluctuations, accrued but
unpaid interest, and foreign offices of U.S. residents, among others. Some
other exceptions to the regulations general rule apply to Notes treated as
equity in the Company. The Company suggests that United States holders consult
their own tax advisors about the proper treatment of losses for foreign tax
credit purposes. Alternative Tax Treatment of Notes as Equity. U.S. tax counsel opines,
and the Company intends to take the position, that the Notes are debt for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. Consequently, the U.S. federal income tax
consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of the Notes should be as set
forth above. However, if the Notes were not to be treated as debt, they would
likely be treated as equity interests in the Company. Investment in a Passive Foreign Investment Company. Because of the nature
of the income of the Company, the Company could constitute passive foreign
investment companies  or PFIC. Accordingly, United States holders of any
class of Notes treated as equity  in particular, the class C Notes  might be
shareholders in a PFIC. In general, United States holders treated as shareholders of a PFIC
constituted by the Company would be subject to special tax rules on excess
distributions made to them by the Company, including a rateable inclusion of
excess distributions in the United States holders gross income as ordinary
income and requirement for the payment of an interest charge on tax that is
deemed to have been deferred on these excess distributions. Excess
distributions would generally include (1) some distributions on a United States
shareholders equity interest in the Company for a taxable year, if the total
of those amounts exceeds 125 per cent. of the average amount of distributions
from the Company made during a specified base period, and (2) gain from the
disposition, or deemed disposition, of the equity interest in the Company.
United States holders generally might avoid these unfavorable consequences if
they made either of two specific elections available under the Code with
respect to shares in a PFIC, but it is not clear either election would be
available for the Notes. The first such mitigating election is a qualified electing fund, or
QEF, election pursuant to Code Section 1295. If a United States holder made a
QEF election with respect to a note treated as equity, that United States
holder generally would be required to include its pro rata share of the
Companys ordinary income and net capital gains in income for each taxable year
and pay tax on it, even if such income and gain were not distributed to the
United States holder. Further, any losses of the Company would not be
deductible by the United States holder. If the Company later distributed the
income or gain on which a United States holder had already paid tax, amounts so
distributed will not be further taxable to the United States holder. A United
States holders tax basis in such a note would be increased by the amount so
included and decreased by the amount of non-taxable distributions thereon. In
general, a United States holder making a QEF election would recognize, on a
disposition of its Notes, capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any,
between the amount realized upon such disposition and the tax basis in such
Notes. In general, a QEF election would be required to be made on or before the
due date for filing a United States holders federal income tax return for the
first taxable year for which it holds a note. The QEF election would be
effective only if certain required information were made available by the
Company to an investor. The Company, however, does not intend to provide
holders with this information and, accordingly, no assurance can be given to
investors that any QEF election made with respect to Notes would be effective. A United States holder that held marketable stock in a PFIC might, in lieu
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consequences of the PFIC rules by electing to mark the PFIC stock to market as
of the close of each taxable year. A United States holder that made the
mark-to-market election would be required to include in income each year as
ordinary income an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value
of the stock at the close of the year over the United States holders adjusted
tax basis in the stock. For this purpose, a United States holders adjusted
basis would generally be the holders cost for the stock, increased by the
amount previously included in the holders income pursuant to this mark-to
market election and decreased by any amount previously allowed to the United
States holder as a deduction pursuant to this election. If, at the close of the
year, the United States holders adjusted tax basis exceeded the fair market
value of the stock, then the United States holder could deduct any of this
excess ordinary income, but only to the extent of net mark-to market gains
previously included in income. Any gain from the actual sale of the PFIC stock
would be treated as ordinary income, and any loss would be treated as ordinary
loss to the extent of net mark-to market gains previously included in income.
Stock would be considered marketable if it were regularly traded on an exchange
that the IRS determined to be qualified for these purposes. Although the
Company believes that each class of Notes will be listed on a qualified
exchange, pursuant to U.S. Treasury regulations, a class of stock is regularly
traded for any calendar year during which it is traded, other than in de
minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter.
Accordingly, because there is uncertainty as to whether any class of Notes will
be regularly traded and hence, there can be no assurance  and no
representation is made  that the Notes would be eligible for mark-to-market
election. Because the Company does not expect the QEF election to be available to an
investor to mitigate the effect of the PFIC provisions, and it is unclear with
whether mark-to-market would be available either, United States holders should
be aware of the potentially adverse tax consequences arising under the PFIC
provisions discussed above should any Notes be treated as equity. First, all or
a portion of both distributions and gains on Notes generally would be taxable
to holders as ordinary income, and would be taxable at the highest marginal
rates applicable to current and prior years during the holding period. Further,
all or a portion of the distributions and gains could be subject to the
additional interest charge tax. Such interest charge tax  computed in the
manner described above on excess distributions and gains  generally is
intended to eliminate the value of any tax deferral arising from an investment
in Notes. Although the Company does not expect there would be any significant
deferral of tax arising from an investment in Notes treated as equity and
consequently does not expect that the interest charge tax computation should
produce a substantial additional tax liability, in some circumstances, it could
do so. For example, the interest charge computation could produce an interest
charge tax with respect to a floating rate note if the floating rate on the
note increased substantially over an investors holding period. Alternatively,
the computation could produce such a tax with respect to a fixed rate note if
that note was sold by a United States holder at a substantial gain due to
fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. No assurance is possible
that such circumstances, or others, will not occur. Certain additional adverse consequences could flow to indirect investors
in a PFIC. More specifically, the ownership of the Notes by a non-United States
holder might be attributed to a United States holder notwithstanding that such
United States holder held no note and received no cash in respect of a note.
Code Section 1298(a) generally treats Notes held directly or indirectly by a
foreign partnership, corporation, trust or estate as owned by such entitys
partners, shareholders or beneficiaries, as applicable; it also may treat any
of various option arrangements as conferring ownership of Notes on United
States holders. Hence, a United States holder treated as owning Notes held by a
non-United States holder generally would be subject to tax on indirect gains
and distributions attributable to the Notes in the manner described above. Finally, an investor who pledged shares in a PFIC as security for a loan
should be aware that such a pledge would be treated as a disposition of the
related shares, and any gain would be subject to the rules applicable to
distributions and gains with respect to shares in a PFIC described above. Sourcing.For sourcing of payments for a note treated as stock in the
Company and gain or loss on sale of an interest in this stock, see Interest
Payments and Distributions  Sourcing and Disposition or Retirement of
Investment  Sourcing above. Controlled Foreign Corporation Status Should the Notes, and particularly the class C Notes, be treated as
equity, it is possible that a Company might be treated as controlled foreign
corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In this event, United States
holders of equity interests that were treated as owning 10 per cent. or more of
the combined voting power of the Company would be required to include in income
their pro rata share of the earnings and profits of the Company, and generally
would not be subject to the rules described above about PFICs. Additionally, an
IRS Form 5471 may be required to be filed. Reporting Requirements If any United States holder were treated as owning an equity interest in a
Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it would be required file IRS
Form 8621 for each tax year in which it held such an interest. In addition, if
a United States holder were treated as owning 5 per cent. or more of an equity
interest of the Company, certain additional reporting requirements would be
required to be satisfied. Under Section 6038B of the Code  relating to reporting requirements
incident to the transfer of property, including cash, to a foreign corporation
by U.S. persons or entities  in general, a United States holder, including a
tax-exempt entity, that purchased any Notes treated as equity for U.S. federal
income tax purposes would be required to file an IRS Form 926 or similar form
with the IRS if such United States holder were treated as owning, directly or
by attribution, immediately after the transfer at least 10 per cent. by vote or
value of the Company, or the purchase, when aggregated with all purchases made
by such United States holder  or any related person thereto  within the
preceding 12 month period, exceeded $100,000. If a United States holder fails
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to pay a penalty equal to 10 per cent. of the gross amount paid for the Notes,
subject to a maximum penalty of $100,000, except in cases involving intentional
disregard. Non-United States Holders Subject to the discussion of backup withholding below, an investment in
the Notes by non-United States holders generally will not give rise to any U.S.
federal income tax to these holders, unless the income received on, or any gain
recognized on the sale or other disposition of their Notes is:  (a)
    
    treated as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States; or(b)
    
    in the case of gain recognized by an individual, the individual is present in the United States
for 183 days or more and has a tax home  as defined in the Code  in the United States during
the taxable year. Backup Withholding and Information Reporting Payments of principal and interest, as well as payments of proceeds from
the sale, retirement or disposition of a note, may be subject to backup
withholding tax under Section 3406 of the Code if a recipient of such payments
fails to furnish to the payor certain identifying information. Any amounts
deducted and withheld would be allowed as a credit against such recipients
U.S. federal income tax, provided appropriate proof is provided under rules
established by the IRS. Furthermore, certain penalties may be imposed by the
IRS on a recipient of payments that is required to supply information but that
does not do so in the proper manner. Backup withholding will not apply with
respect to payments made to certain exempt recipients, such as corporations and
financial institutions. Information may also be required to be provided to the
IRS concerning payments, unless an exemption applies. Holders of the Notes
should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for exemption
from backup withholding and information reporting and the procedure for
obtaining such an exemption. United Kingdom Taxation Overview The summary set out below describes the material United Kingdom
withholding tax, income tax, corporation tax, inheritance tax, capital gains
tax, stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax consequences of acquiring, holding
and disposing of the Notes. The comments below are based on United Kingdom law and practice at the
date of this filing. They relate only to the position of persons who are the
absolute beneficial owners of their Notes and may not apply to certain classes
of persons, including dealers and persons who own the Notes as trustee, nominee
or otherwise on behalf of another person, but otherwise will, subject to the
following paragraph, apply to United States holders who beneficially own the
Notes. The comments below do not necessarily apply where the interest or any
other income on the Notes is deemed for United Kingdom tax purposes to be the
income of a person other than the absolute beneficial owner of the Notes in
question, for example where a person ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom
transfers assets to a non-resident company for the purpose of avoiding United
Kingdom tax. It is suggested that any noteholders who are in doubt as to their position
consult their professional advisers. Taxation of U.S. Residents As discussed in more detail below, a United States holder who is not
resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes may obtain
payment of interest on their Notes without deduction or withholding for or on
account of United Kingdom income tax if and for so long as the Notes are
quoted Eurobonds. Notes issued by the Company which carry a right to interest
will constitute quoted Eurobonds provided they are and continue to be listed
on a recognized stock exchange. Under the terms of the Convention of 31 December 1975 between the United
Kingdom and the United States of America, called the Convention, a person who
is a U.S. resident for the purposes of the Convention, called a U.S.
noteholder, will not be subject to United Kingdom tax on any coupon
beneficially owned by him, unless he carries on business in the United Kingdom
through a permanent establishment situated in the United Kingdom, or performs
in the United Kingdom independent personal services from a fixed base situated
therein, and the Notes are effectively connected with such permanent
establishment or fixed base, or in certain other circumstances specified in the
Convention where relief is not available. A U.S. noteholder who is an individual will not be subject to United
Kingdom tax on any gain on any disposal of the Notes unless they are held by or
for a trade, profession or vocation carried on by him through a branch or
agency in the United Kingdom  subject to any relief which may be available
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The Notes will constitute quoted Eurobonds provided that they are and
continue to be listed on a recognized stock exchange. On the basis of the
United Kingdom Inland Revenues published interpretation of the relevant
legislation, securities which are to be listed on a stock exchange in a country
which is a member state of the European Union or which is part of the European
Economic Area will satisfy this requirement if they are listed by a competent
authority in that country and are admitted to trading on a recognized stock
exchange in that country; securities which are to be listed on a stock exchange
in any other country will satisfy this requirement if they are admitted to
trading on a recognized stock exchange in that country. The London Stock
Exchange is a recognized stock exchange for these purposes. Whilst the Notes
are and continue to be quoted Eurobonds, payments of interest on the Notes may
be made without deduction or withholding for or on account of United Kingdom
income tax irrespective of whether the Notes are in global or definitive form. In all cases falling outside the exemption described above, interest on
the Notes may fall to be paid under deduction of United Kingdom income tax at
the lower rate, currently 20 per cent., subject to such relief as may be
available for example, under the provisions of any applicable double taxation
treaty. Alternatively, there is in certain circumstances an exemption for
certain payments between certain companies and partnerships. The latter
exemption can apply where ( inter alia) the person beneficially entitled to
the interest is (i) a company resident in the United Kingdom, (ii) a company
not resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United
Kingdom through a branch or agency and which is required to bring the interest
into account in computing its profits chargeable to United Kingdom corporation
tax or (iii) a partnership each member of which is a company falling within (i)
or (ii) above. (The Inland Revenue have published draft legislation as a result
of which, if enacted, the reference in (ii) above to branch or agency will be
replaced with a reference to permanent establishment, with effect for
accounting periods of the payee company commencing on or after January 1,
2003). Provision of Information Holders should note that where any interest on Notes is paid to them, or
to any person acting on their behalf, by the Company or any person in the
United Kingdom acting on behalf of the Company, called a paying agent, or is
received by any person in the United Kingdom acting on behalf of the relevant
holder, other than solely by clearing or arranging the clearing of a check,
called a collecting agent, then the Company, the paying agent or the
collecting agent as the case may be, may in certain circumstances be required
to supply to the United Kingdom Inland Revenue details of the payment and
certain details relating to the holder, including the holders name and
address. These provisions will apply whether or not the interest has been paid
subject to withholding or deduction for or on account of United Kingdom income
tax and whether or not the holder is resident in the United Kingdom for United
Kingdom taxation purposes. Where the holder is not so resident, the details
provided to the United Kingdom Inland Revenue, in certain cases, may be passed
by United Kingdom Inland Revenue to the tax authorities of the jurisdiction in
which the holder is resident for taxation purposes. Proposed European Union Savings Directive On January 21, 2003 the EU Council of Economic and Finance Ministers
agreed to adopt a new directive regarding the taxation of savings income. It is
proposed that each member state of the European Union will be required to
provide to the tax authorities of another member state details of payments of
interest or other similar income paid by a person within its jurisdiction to an
individual resident in that other member state; however, for a transitional
period, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg will instead apply a withholding system
in relation to such payments. The proposed directive, which is intended to come
into force on January 1, 2004, is not yet final, and may be subject to further
amendment and/or clarification. Other Rules Relating to United Kingdom Withholding Tax  1.
    
    Where interest has been paid under deduction of United Kingdom
income tax, holders who are not resident in the United Kingdom
may be able to recover all or part of the tax deducted if there
is an appropriate provision in any applicable double taxation
treaty.2.
    
    The references to interest above mean interest as understood
in United Kingdom tax law. The statements above do not take any
account of any different definitions of interest or principal
which may prevail under any other law or which may be created by
the terms and conditions of the Notes or any related
documentation.3.
    
    The above description of the United Kingdom withholding tax
position assumes that there will be no substitution of Companies
and does not consider the tax consequences of any such
substitution.4.
    
    The Notes may be issued at an issue price of less than 100 per
cent. of their principal amount. Any discount element on any of
these Notes will not be subject to any United Kingdom withholding tax pursuant to the provisions mentioned above, but may be subject to reporting requirements as outlined above. Ownership and Disposal, including Redemption, of the Notes by United Kingdom
Tax Payers Corporate Noteholders Noteholders which are companies within the charge to United Kingdom
corporation tax  other than authorized unit trusts and open ended investment
companies, subject to recent changes discussed below  will normally be taxed
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and returns attributable to movements in value, whether income or capital in
nature, as income, which is calculated in accordance with an authorized
accruals or mark-to-market basis of accounting. Relief may be available for
related expenses on a similar basis. Such noteholders may also be subject to taxation with respect to foreign
exchange gains and losses on their Notes, with all such gains and losses being
computed by translating the relevant amounts into the noteholders functional
currency at year-ends and other translation times. With effect from the beginning of their first accounting period commencing
on October 1, 2002, noteholders that are authorized unit trusts or open ended
investment companies will be subject to the same taxation treatment in respect
of the Notes as other noteholders that are within the charge to United Kingdom
corporation tax, other than, in each case, with respect to profits and losses
of a capital nature in respect of these Notes. Other Noteholders A noteholder who is not within the charge to United Kingdom corporation
tax but who is resident or ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or who
carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency to which
the Notes are attributable may be treated as realizing a chargeable gain or an
allowable loss for capital gains tax purposes on a disposal  including
redemption  of the Notes. In calculating any gain or loss on disposal of a
Note, sterling values are compared at acquisition and disposal. Accordingly, a
taxable profit can arise even where a non-sterling amount received on a
disposal is less than or the same as an amount in the same currency which is
paid from or in respect of the Note. In addition, on disposal of the Notes by a
noteholder, an amount which is treated as reflecting interest which has accrued
since the last interest payment date may be chargeable to tax as income under
the rules known as the Accrued Income Scheme contained in Chapter II of Part
XVII of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, if that noteholder is not a
dealer in securities and is not within the charge to United Kingdom corporation
tax but is resident or ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or carries on
a trade in the United Kingdom through a branch or agency to which the Notes are
attributable. There are provisions to prevent any particular gain or loss from
being charged or relieved at the same time under the provisions of the Taxation
of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 and also under the provisions of the accrued
income scheme described in this paragraph. For further information in this
regard, noteholders should seek their own professional advice. United Kingdom Inheritance Tax Where a Note is held by an individual there may be a charge to United
Kingdom inheritance tax on the individuals death or on certain transfers of
the Note, including gifts to some settlements and gifts made within seven years
of the death of the individual. These provisions are subject to any relief provided by any applicable
double tax convention relating to estate and gift taxes. Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax No United Kingdom stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax is payable on the
issue or transfer of a Note provided that the Note does not at any time carry
(1) a right to interest, the amount of which exceeds a reasonable commercial
return on the nominal amount of the capital of the Note or (2) a right on
repayment to an amount which exceeds the nominal amount of the capital of the
Note and is not reasonably comparable with what is generally repayable, in
respect of a similar nominal amount of capital, under the terms of issue of
loan capital listed on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and
admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange. 
 Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Not applicable. 
 Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities Not applicable.




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PART II 
 Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies None. 
 Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of
Proceeds None. 
 Item 15. Controls and Procedures Not applicable. 
 Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert Not applicable. 
 Item 16B. Code of Ethics Not applicable. 
 Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services Not applicable. 
 Item 17. Financial Statements Not applicable. 
 Item 18. Financial Statements Not applicable. PART III 
 Item 19. Exhibits The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report: Exhibit 12.1
    
    Certification of Richard Francis Sommers, Director of Gracechurch Card
Funding (No.4) PLC, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002Exhibit 12.2
    
    Certification of Richard Francis Sommers, Director of Barclaycard
Funding PLC, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Exhibit 12.3
    
    Certification of Richard Francis Sommers, Director of the Receivables
Trustee, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Exhibit 99.1
    
    Gracechurch Card Funding (No.4) PLCs Officers Certificate of ComplianceExhibit 99.2
    
    Barclaycard Funding PLCs Officers Certificate of ComplianceExhibit 99.3
    
    The Receivables Trustees Officers Certificate of ComplianceExhibit 99.4
    
    Annual Servicers CertificateExhibit 99.5
    
    Report of Independent Accountants




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SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, each Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Gracechurch Card Funding (No. 4) PLC/s/ Richard Francis SommersName: Richard Francis SommersTitle:
DirectorBarclaycard Funding PLC/s/ Richard Francis SommersName: Richard Francis SommersTitle: DirectorGracechurch Receivables Trustee Limited/s/ Richard Francis SommersName: Richard Francis SommersTitle: Director
 Date: June 21, 2004




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Index to Exhibits Exhibit No.
    
    Document Description12.1
    
    Certification of Richard Francis Sommers, Director of
Gracechurch Card Funding (NO.4) PLC, pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200212.2
    
    Certification of Richard Francis Sommers, Director of
Barclaycard Funding PLC, pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200212.3
    
    Certification of Richard Francis Sommers, Director of the
Receivables Trustee, pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200299.1
    
    Gracechurch Card Funding (No.4) PLCs Officerss Certificate
of Compliance99.2
    
    Barclaycard Funding PLCs Officers Certificate of Compliance99.3
    
    The Receivables Trustees Officers Certificate of Compliance99.4
    
    Annual Servicers Certificate99.5
    
    Report of Independent Accountants