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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended 30 September 1997

                       Commission File Number: 001-12809

                            ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Cayman Islands                                       N/A
(state or other jurisdiction                           (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organisation)                   Identification No.)
                       
               
                                  PO Box 1984
                               Elizabethan Square
                                  George Town
                                  Grand Cayman
                              British west Indies
                                 (345) 949-8244
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code
                  of registrant's principal executive office)
                   Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (Cayman) Limited
                                  PO Box 1984
                               Elizabethan Square
                                  George Town
                                  Grand Cayman
                              British west Indies
                           Attention: Derrie Boggess
                                 (345) 949-8244
           (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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 registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                  Yes                  No  X
                      ---                 ---

Registrant had 1,000 shares of common stock outstanding (all owned directly by
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (Cayman) Limited, as share trustee.) as of 30 September
1997.
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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
Quarterly period ended 30 September 1997
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INDEX

                                                            Page number

PART I         FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1       Financial statements (unaudited)
 
                Unaudited statement of operations:
                Nine months ended 30 September 1997,
                three months ended 30 September 1997
                and 31 December 1996                            3
 
                Unaudited statement of financial condition:
                30 September 1997 and 31 December 1996          4
 
                Unaudited statement of cash flows:
                Nine months ended 30 September 1997,
                three months ended 31 December 1996             5
 
                Notes to financial statements                   6
 
  Item 2        Management's discussion and analysis of
                financial condition and results of operations  10
 
PART II         OTHER INFORMATION
 
  Item 6        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K               12
 
  Signatures                                                   13
 
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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
Item 1
Unaudited statement of operations
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Nine months ended                    Three Months Ended
<S>                                   <C>      <C>                      <C>                     <C>
                                               30 September 1997         30 September 1997       31 December 1996
                                       Note                 (US$)                     (US$)                  (US$)
 
INCOME
                                                                                         -                      -
                                             -------------------      --------------------     ------------------
 
                                                               -                         -                      -
                                             -------------------      --------------------     ------------------
 
EXPENDITURE
                                                                                         -                      -
                                             -------------------      --------------------     ------------------
 
                                                               -                         -                      -
                                             -------------------      --------------------     ------------------
 
                                             -------------------      --------------------     ------------------
 
 
Net income for the period                                      -                         -                      -
                                             ===================      ====================     ==================
 

                                             -------------------      --------------------     ------------------
 RETAINED EARNINGS AT THE BEGINNING           
 AND END OF THE PERIOD                                         -                         -                      -
                                             ===================      ====================     ==================
</TABLE>

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Unaudited statement of financial condition
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         30 September              31 December 
                                                                 1997                     1996
                                            Note                (US$)                    (US$)
<S>                                    <C>              <C>                   <C>
ASSETS
 
Sundry debtors and prepayments               2                  1,000                    1,000
                                                      ---------------       ------------------
                                                                1,000                    1,000
                                                      ---------------       ------------------
 
LIABILITIES
                                                      ---------------       ------------------
                                                                    -                        -
                                                      ---------------       ------------------
 
                                                      ---------------       ------------------
NET ASSETS                                                      1,000                    1,000
                                                      ===============       ==================
 
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Share capital                                 8                 1,000                    1,000
Retained earnings                                                   -                        -
                                                      ---------------       ------------------
                                                                1,000                    1,000
                                                      ===============       ==================
</TABLE>

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Unaudited statement of cash flows
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Nine months             Three months ended
                                                           ended                 31 December 1996
                                                     30 SEPTEMBER 1997
                                            Note           (US$)                      (US$)
<S>                                        <C>      <C>                       <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                                           -                           -
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
 net cash used in operating activities
 Net change in:
  Sundry debtors                             2                                              (1,000)
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
  NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                                                                     -                       (1,000)
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds of disposal of investments         5,6             76,412,246                            -
Purchase of investments                       4            (76,412,246)                           -
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
  NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                              -                            -
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issue of share capital          8                      -                        1,000
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
  NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING
   ACTIVITIES                                                        -                        1,000
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
Net change in cash for the period                                    -                            -
                                                  ====================      =======================
CASH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD                                  -                            -
                                                  --------------------      -----------------------
Cash at the end of the period                                        -                            -
                                                  ====================      =======================
</TABLE>

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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
Notes to the financial statements
30 September 1997
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1 ORGANISATION

  ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED (the "Company") was incorporated under the Companies
  Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands on 17 September 1996 as an exempted
  company. The Company's operations consist solely of fulfilling its obligations
  as depositor, relating to the issue of Bond-backed Investment Certificates
  (the "certificates") offered through, and which represent in the aggregate,
  the entire beneficial ownership in a trust (the "Trust") formed pursuant to
  the Trust Agreement dated as of 14 March 1997 and Series Supplements to the
  Trust Agreement dated 12 May 1997 (1997-Du Pont), and 16 June 1997 (1997-Du
  Pont-2), between the Company and the United States Trust Company, as trustee.
  The fourth series of certificates, Series 1997-US Treasury-1, were issued on
  22 August 1997, pursuant to a Series Supplement to the Trust Agreement dated
  22 August 1997


  The Company has thus surrendered to the Trust all future economic interests in
  both the certificates issued and the underlying securities by which they are
  collateralised.   According to the terms of the trust agreements, the holders
  of the certificates can look only to the related collateral held by the Trust
  for repayment of both principal and interest. The certificates do not
  represent a recourse obligation or interest in the Company and in accordance
  with United States generally accepted accounting principles the certificates
  and related collateral are not reflected in the accompanying statement of
  financial condition.

  Each series of certificates represents the entire beneficial ownership
  interest in a publicly issued fixed income debt security issued pursuant to an
  effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission, or in a debt security issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or
  insured, by the Government of the United States of America, or by any of
  certain specified entities controlled or supervised by and acting as an
  instrumentality of the Government of the United States of America and exempt
  from the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by reason of Section 3(a)(2)
  thereof, or another Federal Statute, or a pool of such debt securities
  together with other assets designed to assure the service or timely
  distribution of payments to holders of the certificates. These underlying
  securities are deposited in a trust for the benefit of holders of certificates
  of such series.

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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
30 September 1997
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

   These unaudited financial statements are prepared in accordance with United
   States generally accepted accounting principles.  The following are the
   significant accounting policies adopted by the Company:

   FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
   The only financial instruments held by the Company are sundry receivables and
   payables where carrying value approximates the fair value.

   USE OF ESTIMATES

   The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States
   generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
   estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
   liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
   of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could
   differ from those estimates

3  FEES AND EXPENSES

   All ongoing fees of the Company are met by the holders of the Retained
   Interest and distributed by the trusts (see Note 6). Therefore, these
   expenses are not included in the statement of operations.

4  INVESTMENTS

   The Company purchased US$20,000,000, nominal value, of the US$16,015,000,000
   6.875% notes due 15 May 2006 issued by the Government of the United States of
   America which were transferred to the Trust as collateral for the 1997-US
   Treasury-1 series of bond backed investment certificates issued by the Trust.
   The transfer extinguished all amounts due to the Trust by the Company and
   fulfilled its obligation as depositor pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
30 September 1997
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5  BOND BACKED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES

   On 22 August 1997 the Company effected an issue on behalf of the Trust of
   US$20,000,000, nominal value, bond backed investment certificates under the
   1997-US Treasury-1 series.  The underwriters purchased the certificates at
   98.5% of the outstanding principal balance.  The proceeds were immediately
   transferred to the Company to purchase the underlying securities. The
   certificates bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.375%. Distributions of
   interest and principal will be made on or about 15 May and 15 November of
   each year commencing November 1997. The holders of the certificates will
   receive principal distributions as principal is received on the Notes. The
   certificates are scheduled to mature on 15 May 2006.

6  OPTIONS, RIGHTS AND RETAINED INTERESTS

   The holder of the retained interest retains the right to a distribution equal
   to the premium of the interest earned on the underlying security over that
   paid on the trust certificate subject to payment of ordinary expenses of the
   trustee and administration expenses of the Company. The rights of the holder
   of the retained interest to the above premium is equal in priority to the
   rights of the holders of the certificate to receive interest on the
   underlying securities.

   In respect of current series' of bond backed investment certificates, in
   accordance with the terms of the Trust and those outlined in the related
   Prospectus Supplement dated 22 August 1997, the options, rights and Retained
   Interests were immediately sold by the Trust to a third party and then
   transferred to the Company to complete the purchase of the Notes.

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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
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30 September 1997
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7  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF BALANCE SHEET RISK

   The Company's activities are primarily conducted with financial institutions.
   In connection with the terms of securitisation transactions, the bond backed
   investment certificates together with the underlying securities are held by
   the Trust and do not represent obligations of the Company.

8  SHARE CAPITAL

   Authorised.......................   50,000 ordinary shares of US$1.00 each.
   Issued and fully paid.............   1,000 ordinary shares of US$1.00 each.

9  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

   Under the terms of a Declaration of Trust dated 27 September 1996 all of the
   issued and fully paid shares have been issued to the Share Trustee, Deutsche
   Morgan Grenfell (Cayman) Limited, the administrator of the Company. Pursuant
   to an administration agreement also dated 27 September 1996 Deutsche Morgan
   Grenfell (Cayman) Limited provides directors and administrative services to
   the Company.

10 TAXATION

   Under the Cayman Islands Tax Concessions Law (1995 Revision), the Governor-
   in-Council of the Cayman Islands issued an undertaking to the Company on 8
   October 1996 exempting it from all local income, profit or capital gains
   taxes. The undertaking has been issued for a period of 20 years and at the
   present time, no such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands. Accordingly, no
   provision for taxes on the Company's income in the Cayman Islands is
   recorded.

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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
Item 2
Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations as at 30 September 1997
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FINANCIAL CONDITION

The Company purchased US$20,000,000, nominal value, of the US$16,015,000,000
6.875% notes due 15 May 2006 issued by the Government of the United States of
America which were transferred to the Trust as collateral for the 1997-US
Treasury-1 series of bond backed investment certificates issued by the Trust.
The transfer extinguished all amounts due to the Trust by the Company and
fulfilled its obligation as depositor pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

On 22 August 1997 the Company effected an issue on behalf of the Trust of
US$20,000,000, nominal value, bond backed investment certificates under the
1997-US Treasury-1 series.  The underwriters purchased the certificates at 98.5%
of the outstanding principal balance.  The proceeds were immediately transferred
to the Company to purchase the underlying securities.  The certificates bear
interest at a fixed rate of 6.375%.  Distributions of interest and principal
will be made on or about 15 May and 15 November of each year commencing November
1997.  The holders of the certificates will receive principal distributions as
principal is received on the Notes.  The certificates are scheduled to mature on
15 May 2006.

The Company has surrendered to the Trust all future economic interests in both
the certificates issued and the underlying securities by which they are
collateralised.   According to the terms of the trust agreements, the holders of
the certificates can look only to the related collateral held by the Trust for
repayment of both principal and interest. The certificates do not represent a
recourse obligation or interest in the Company.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

In fulfilling its obligations as depositor and pursuant to the Trust Agreement,
the Company has no future economic interest or obligation in relation to the
certificates issued or the underlying securities transferred to the Trust.
Accordingly no income or expenses have been incurred through the operations of
the Company.

All ongoing fees of the Company are met by the holders of the Retained Interest
and distributed by the trusts.  Therefore, these expenses are not included in
the statement of operations.

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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6
as at 30 September 1997
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The following exhibits and reports on Form 8-K are filed as part of this
Quarterly Report, or where indicated, were heretofore filed and are hereby
incorporated by reference:

(a)                     Exhibits

     4.1  Series Supplement dated as of August 22, 1997, by and between Elmwood
          Funding Limited as Depositor, and United States Trust Company of New
          York, as Trustee, together with a Standard Terms for Trust Agreement
          dated as of March 14, 1997 between Elmwood Funding Limited, as
          Depositor, and United States Trust Company, as Trustee.*

     27     Financial Data Schedule

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

     July 8, 1997*
     July 8, 1997*
     July 8, 1997*


* - incorporated herein by reference.


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ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED
Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorised.



ELMWOOD FUNDING LIMITED


/s/ David JJ Egglishaw                             25/11/97
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David JJ Egglishaw                                 Date
Director


/s/ Derrie Boggess                                 25/11/97
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Derrie Boggess                                     Date
Director

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