UK taxpayers could make £11bn profit on Northern Rock stake Figures from UK Financial Investments (UKFI), the body which manages the Government's stakes in banks, suggest taxpayers could see a cash return of between £46bn to £48bn in Northern Rock based on loan repayments, interest and equity value by 2027. "Over time, the return of cash to the Government is expected to total between £46bn and £48bn," UKFI said. However, this cash is expected to be returned over a period of around 10 to 15 years from 2012 as Northern Rock Asset Management is run-down and the remaining Government loan is repaid. Including the closed mortgage book assets of Bradford & Bingley, UKFI said the return of cash to taxpayers is expected to reach between £95bn and £97bn over time, compared with £64bn of funding. UKFI added: "This means that, in cash terms, the companies are expected to more than repay the original funding provided by the taxpayer." In November, UKFI agreed to sell 100pc of Northern Rock to Virgin Money for £747m, in a deal that could potentially rise to about £1bn. UKFI revealed on Tuesday that advisors at Deutsche Bank considered delaying the sale by a year to 2013 - the deadline for the disposal to take place - but decided this would generate around 25pc less than the Virgin Money offer. Deutsche Bank received initial contact from 52 parties over the sale before this figure was reduced to 24. Of these, 10 were private equity firms, four mutual and eight new and emerging banks as well as two established UK financial institutions.