BARCLAYS BANK PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£180B
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£59B
-2.1% vs 2023
Employees
23,000
-1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5B
+12.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BARCLAYS BANK PLC 1985-01-01 → present
- BARCLAYS BANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1971-10-04 → 1985-01-01
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,194,000,000 | £18,268,000,000 | £19,037,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,800,000,000 | £5,801,000,000 | £6,364,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,867,000,000 | £4,223,000,000 | £4,747,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,382,000,000 | £3,561,000,000 | £3,748,000,000 | |
| Cash | £219,854,000,000 | £189,686,000,000 | £180,365,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £58,953,000,000 | £60,504,000,000 | £59,220,000,000 | |
| Equity | £58,953,000,000 | £60,504,000,000 | £59,220,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 21,300 | 23,300 | 23,000 | |
| Wages | £2,637,000,000 | £2,921,000,000 | £2,746,000,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 31.9% | 31.8% | 33.4% | |
| Net margin | 24.1% | 19.5% | 19.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 94.9% | 95.1% |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We used our knowledge of the Group and Parent Company, the financial services markets, and the economic environment to identify areas that might impact the Group’s and Parent Company’s financial performance and ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- BARCLAYS BANK PLC · parent
- Barclays Bank Ireland PLC 100%
- Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 100%
- Barclays Securities Japan Limited 100%
- Barclays US LLC 100%
- Palomino Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Sale of Italian retail mortgage portfolio, completed in Q224.”
- “Sale of German consumer finance business, agreed on 4 July 2024.”
- “IASB issued further amendments to IAS 1 to improve information on deferral of settlement of a liability to beyond 12 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLWOOD, Hannah Elisabeth, Ms. | Secretary | 2023-02-15 | — | — |
| BERRY, Robert | Director | 2022-02-08 | May 1964 | British,American |
| CROSS, Angela Anna | Director | 2022-04-23 | Jul 1970 | British |
| FITZPATRICK, Dawn | Director | 2019-09-25 | Feb 1970 | American |
| HIGGINS, Nigel Paul | Director | 2019-03-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| MACK, Mary Tabb | Director | 2025-06-01 | Oct 1962 | American |
| MOSES, Menasey Marc | Director | 2023-01-23 | Nov 1957 | British |
| SHEA, Brian Thomas | Director | 2024-07-19 | Jul 1960 | American |
| VENKATAKRISHNAN, Coimbatore Sundararajan | Director | 2021-11-01 | Jan 1966 | American |
| WILSON, Julia Susan | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTERBURY, John Michael David | Secretary | — | 1995-02-09 |
| DAVIES, Claire Anne | Secretary | 2016-12-01 | 2017-08-18 |
| DICKINSON, Lawrence Charles | Secretary | 2017-08-19 | 2017-11-01 |
| DICKINSON, Lawrence Charles | Secretary | 2002-09-19 | 2016-11-30 |
| DILLON, Alison Marie | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2002-02-28 |
| GONSALVES, Patrick Anthony | Secretary | 2002-06-27 | 2016-12-23 |
| SHAPIRO, Stephen Victor | Secretary | 2019-09-25 | 2023-02-15 |
| SHAPIRO, Stephen Victor | Secretary | 2017-11-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| TRUST, Howard Bailey | Secretary | 1995-02-09 | 2002-09-19 |
| WRIGHT, Jason Leslie | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | 2019-09-25 |
| AGIUS, Marcus Ambrose Paul | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2012-10-31 |
| ALLVEY, David Philip | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2000-11-09 |
| ARCULUS, Thomas David Guy, Sir | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2006-04-27 |
| ASHLEY, Michael St John | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2023-05-03 |
| ASHLEY, Michael St John | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2018-04-01 |
| ATTERTON, David Valentine, Dr | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| BAKER, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| BAND, David | Director | — | 1996-03-28 |
| BARRETT, Matthew William | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| BERNARD, Peter James | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-09-25 |
| BEVAN, Timothy Hugh, Sir | Director | — | 1993-04-29 |
| BIRKIN, John Derek, Sir | Director | — | 1995-05-31 |
| BOOTH, David George | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| BREEDON, Timothy James | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2022-02-28 |
| BREEDON, Timothy James | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| BROADBENT, Richard John, Sir | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| BUXTON, Andrew Robert Fowell | Director | — | 1999-04-23 |
| CAMOYS, Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, The Right Honorable The Lord | Director | — | 1994-04-01 |
| CARNWATH, Alison Jane, Dame | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2012-07-24 |
| CARR, Michael | Director | 1996-01-16 | 1996-01-16 |
| CHESHIRE, Ian Michael, Sir | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2018-04-01 |
| CITRINO, Mary Anne | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| CLIFFORD, Richard Leigh | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| CONTI, Fulvio | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2014-04-24 |
| CRONJE, Daniel Christiaan, Dr | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2008-04-24 |
| CROPPER, Hilary Mary, Dame | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2004-12-26 |
| DAVIS, Roger William John | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-12-08 |
| DAWSON, Sandra June Noble, Professor Dame | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2009-04-23 |
| DE MILHE DE SAINT VICTOR, Diane Marie Therese Helene | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2017-05-10 |
| DIAMOND JR, Robert Edward | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2012-07-03 |
| EL-ERIAN, Mohamed A, Dr | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| EWART, Steven John | Director | 2018-08-09 | 2019-09-25 |
| FRANCIS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2026-05-06 |
| FRANCIS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| FRANKLIN, Michael David Milroy, Sir | Director | — | 1993-04-29 |
| FRASER, Simon John | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2014-04-24 |
| GILLIES, Crawford Scott | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| GORDON, William John | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1998-09-30 |
| GRIMSTONE, Gerald Edgar, Lord | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-02-28 |
| HARRISON, William Robert | Director | 1996-10-10 | 1997-10-03 |
| HENDERSON, Denys Hartley, Sir | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| HOFFMAN, Gary Andrew | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| JACOMB, Martin Wakefield, Sir | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| JARVIS, Peter Jack | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2001-09-30 |
| JEFFERY III, Reuben | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2018-04-01 |
| JENKINS, Antony Peter | Director | 2012-08-30 | 2015-07-16 |
| JENKINS, Brian Garton, Sir | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2004-09-01 |
| JONES, Gareth | Director | 1993-05-21 | 1993-09-30 |
| KEELAN, Helen | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-09-25 |
| KHERAJ, Naguib | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| LARGE, Andrew Mcleod Brooks, Sir | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2002-09-03 |
| LAWSON OF BLABY PC, The Right Honourable The Lord | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| LENDRUM, Christopher John | Director | 1998-06-05 | 2004-12-31 |
| LESTER, Matthew John | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2020-01-01 |
| LESTER, Matthew John | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| LIKIERMAN, John Andrew, Professor Sir | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2013-04-25 |
| LUCAS, Christopher George | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2013-08-16 |
| LUCAS-BULL, Wendy | Director | 2013-09-19 | 2016-03-01 |
| MCFARLANE, John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter Edward, Sir | Director | — | 2004-09-01 |
| MOBBS, Gerald Nigel, Sir | Director | — | 2003-04-24 |
| MORZARIA, Tushar | Director | 2020-02-07 | 2022-04-22 |
| MORZARIA, Tushar | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2018-08-10 |
| MOYO, Dambisa Felicia, Dr | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| NORRINGTON OBE, Humphrey Thomas | Director | — | 1993-12-03 |
| O'NEILL, Michael Edward | Director | 1999-03-26 | 1999-04-13 |
| OGATA, Shijuro | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| PEELEN, Jan | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| QUINTON, John Grand, Sir | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| RAKE, Michael Derek Vaughan, Sir | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| RICHTER, Maria Del Carmen | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-09-25 |
| ROBERTS, David Lawton | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Francis Alastair Lavie | Director | — | 1996-05-06 |
| RUDD, Anthony Nigel Russell, Sir | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2009-04-23 |
| RUSSELL, Stephen George | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2009-10-31 |
| SCHUENEMAN, Diane Lynn | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2025-01-31 |
| SCHUENEMAN, Diane Lynn | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2018-04-01 |
| SCOTT, Jeremy Lloyd | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-09-25 |
| SEEGERS, Frederik Ferdinand | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2009-11-03 |
| SPOONER, James Douglas, Sir | Director | — | 1994-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1389 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.2%
£18,268,000,000 £19,037,000,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-4.9%
£189,686,000,000 £180,365,000,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.1%
£60,504,000,000 £59,220,000,000
-
Employees
-1.3%
23,300 23,000
-
Operating profit
+9.7%
£5,801,000,000 £6,364,000,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+12.4%
£4,223,000,000 £4,747,000,000
-
Wages
-6%
£2,921,000,000 £2,746,000,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers