EXHIBIT 25.1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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               CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                     A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                              13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                         (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                      identification No.)

1 Wall Street                                                              10286
New York, New York                                                    (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                                Michael Shepherd
                                 General Counsel
                                 One Wall Street
                                   15th Floor
                            New York, New York 10286
                                Tel: 212 635-6748
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                       GRACECHURCH CARD FUNDING (NO.5) PLC
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

England and Wales                                                           NONE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or                (I.R.S. employer
organization)                                               identification  No.)

54 LOMBARD STREET                                                            N/A
LONDON EC3P 3AH                                                       (Zip Code)
UNITED KINGDOM
(Address of principal executive offices)

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              $900,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes
              $50,000,000 Class B Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes
              $50,000,000 Class C Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes
                       (Title of the indenture securities)

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                             BARCLAYCARD FUNDING PLC
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)



England and Wales                                                           NONE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or                (I.R.S. employer
organization)                                               identification  No.)

54 LOMBARD STREET                                                            N/A
LONDON EC3P 3AH                                                       (Zip Code)
UNITED KINGDOM
(Address of principal executive offices)

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           (POUND) 626,300,000* Series 03-3 Floating Rate Medium Term
                            Note Certificate Due 2010
                       (Title of the indenture securities)

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* This amount is the sterling  equivalent of $1,000,000,000  converted using the
exchange rate referred to under the "U.S.  Dollar  Presentation"  section of the
Prospectus.  The actual sterling principal amount of the series 03-2 medium term
note certificate  will be the sterling  equivalent of  $1,000,000,000  using the
fixed exchange rate in the swap agreements.
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                                     GENERAL

Item 1.  General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

(a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising  authority to which it is
     subject.

     Superintendent  of Banks of the State of New  York,  2 Rector  Street,  New
     York, New York 10006 and Albany, New York, 12203.

     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551.

     Federal  Reserve Bank of New York,  District No. 2, 33 Liberty  Plaza,  New
     York, New York, 10045.

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.

(b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

     Yes.

Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.


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Item 16.  List of Exhibits

Exhibits  identified in  parentheses  below,  on file with the  Commission,  are
incorporated by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

1.   A copy of the  Organization  Certificate  of the  Trustee  (The Bank of New
     York,  formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect,  which contains the
     authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise  corporate
     trust  powers.  (Exhibit  1 to  Amendment  No.  1 to Form  T-1  filed  with
     Registration  Statement No.  33-6215,  Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed
     with  Registration  Statement No.  33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed
     with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

2.   None;  Certificate of Authority being contained in the documents identified
     above as Exhibit 1.

3.   None;  authorization to exercise  corporate trust powers being contained in
     the documents identified above as Exhibit 1.

4.   A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed
     with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

5.   Not applicable.

6.   The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.  (Exhibit
     6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 34-44051.)

7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published pursuant
     to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

8.   Not applicable.

9.   Not applicable.


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Trust  Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on
its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized in the City of London
in the United Kingdom, on the 1st day of September, 2003.



                                                THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                             By:    /s/ Rashna Ahmed
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                                                  Name: Rashna Ahmed
                                          Title: Assistant Treasurer


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                              Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

                       Consolidated Report of Condition of
                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                    of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System,  at the close of business  September 30,
2002,  published in accordance  with a call made by the Federal  Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                               Dollar Amounts In
ASSETS                                                                 Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
    Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ........    $  3,735,469
    Interest-bearing balances .................................       3,791,026
Securities:
    Held-to-maturity securities ...............................       1,140,688
    Available-for-sale securities .............................      15,232,384
Federal funds sold in domestic offices ........................       1,286,657
Securities purchased under agreements to resell ...............       1,035,718
Loans and lease financing receivables:
    Loans and leases held for sale ............................         869,285
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income ..................      34,695,130
    LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses .................         645,382
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance ....      34,049,748
    Trading Assets ............................................       9,044,881
    Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ..         823,722
Other real estate owned .......................................             778
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
  associated companies
                                                                        226,274
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ..         249,803
Intangible assets
    Goodwill ..................................................       1,852,232
    Other intangible assets ...................................          54,714
Other assets ..................................................       4,961,572
Total assets ..................................................    $ 78,354,951
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
    In domestic offices .......................................      32,962,289
    Noninterest-bearing .......................................      12,792,415
    Interest-bearing ..........................................      20,169,874
    In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
      and IBFs ................................................      24,148,516
    Noninterest-bearing .......................................         445,725
    Interest-bearing ..........................................      23,702,791
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices ...................         959,287
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ................         491,806


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Trading liabilities ...........................................       2,916,377
Other borrowed money:
    (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
     capitalized leases)
                                                                      1,691,634
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ......         251,701
Subordinated notes and debentures .............................       2,090,000
Other liabilities .............................................       5,815,688
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Total liabilities .............................................    $ 71,327,298
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Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries ................         500,019
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus .................               0
Common stock ..................................................       1,135,284
Surplus .......................................................       1,056,724
Retained earnings .............................................       4,218,003
Accumulated other comprehensive income ........................        (117,623)
Other equity capital components ...............................               0
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Total equity capital ..........................................       6,527,634
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Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital ........    $ 78,354,951
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I, Thomas J. Mastro,  Senior Vice  President and  Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby  declare  that this  Report of  Condition  has been  prepared  in
conformance  with the  instructions  issued  by the  Board of  Governors  of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


Thomas J. Mastro,
Senior Vice President and Comptroller


We, the  undersigned  directors,  attest to the  correctness  of this  Report of
Condition  and  declare  that it has been  examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge  and belief has been  prepared in  conformance  with the  instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System and is true and
correct.


Thomas A. Renyi
Gerald L. Hassell                      Directors
Alan R. Griffith



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