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The gain came as Abbey, which took no money from either the UK or Spanish governments during the banking bailouts, continued to increase mortgage and small business lending.
Chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio said: "The first half has been a good one for the bank. We have delivered an excellent increase in revenue and profit despite tough market conditions, underpinned by market share gains and growth across all divisions."
He said the bank, which will be fully rebranded under the Santander name by the end of next year, was on target to attract one million new current accounts this year. This reflects the fact that more and more customers want to keep their savings nest-eggs in more than one basket after the collapse of several UK banks or bank subsidiaries last year.
Savings and business deposits rose by 15 percent to GBP4.7 billion and Abbey lent an extra GBP2 billion in mortgages. Bad debt provisions are up on last year but Abbey's willingness to help over-stretched homeowners when they fall into mortgage difficulties is shown in the six-month decline of houses it holds after repossession, which fell from 1048 in December to 942 at the end of June.
Lending to small and medium-sized businesses rose 13 percent on a year earlier as more companies seek to have a relationship with more than just one bank.
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