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BARCLAYS UNQUOTED INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 02156066
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1987-08-20
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After evaluating the Company's business activities, financial position, capital, factors likely to affect its future development and performance, and its objectives and policies in managing the financial risks to which it is exposed, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate access to resources to enable it to meet its obligations as they fall due and to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. For this reason, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- Female Innovators Lab L.P. · 60% held · United Kingdom · Cultivating entrepreneurial talent in women from all sides of financial services
- Barclays Black Formation Investments I LP · 100% held · USA · Cultivating entrepreneurial talent of differentiated founders in technology
- Barclays Black Formation Investments II LP · 100% held · USA · Cultivating entrepreneurial talent of differentiated founders in technology
Significant events
- “An interim dividend of £80m was paid on 26 August 2025 to Barclays Equity Holdings Limited the beneficial holder of the Company's ordinary shares.”
- “In 2024 financial crime was elevated to a principal risk, effective from 1 January 2025. Previously financial crime was managed as part of compliance risk.”
- “The Company made ten new investments and nine disposals in the year of 2024 (2023: six new investments and four disposals).”
- “In February 2024 the Barclays Group announced a new three-year plan to create a 'Simpler, Better and More Balanced Bank' - to improve our operational and financial performance, and total shareholder returns. As part of this, the Company has set financial targets to match this ambition and improve outcomes for all stakeholders.”
- “In April 2024, the Principal Investments business made a ~$20m equity investment in Fenics Market Xchange Inc. (FMX). In exchange, BUIL received ~3% equity stake in FMX and a further ~1.2% sweat equity shares for zero consideration.”
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People
7 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-10-06 | — | — |
| CHALLIS, Andrew David | Director | 2017-12-07 | Feb 1974 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Gavin John | Director | 2017-07-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| FORREST, Peter William | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| KEATING, Kester Tristram Mackenzie, Mr. | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1985 | British |
| MUDIE, David Ruthven | Director | 2016-05-24 | Sep 1983 | British |
| PREDA, Riccardo Andrea | Director | 2026-03-20 | May 1984 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTERBURY, John Michael David | Secretary | — | 1995-02-21 |
| CASSIDY, Merryl | Secretary | 1995-02-21 | 1996-10-04 |
| WHYTE, Ian Craig | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 1998-10-06 |
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-10-04 | 1997-04-01 |
| ANDERSON, Jonathan Trevor | Director | 2007-04-11 | 2011-01-11 |
| BANKS, Francis Harwood | Director | 2019-11-04 | 2021-05-06 |
| BEASTALL, Mark Francis | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2016-01-13 |
| BREBBIA, Alexander Carlos | Director | 2010-08-24 | 2013-11-29 |
| CALLENDER, John Dalrymple | Director | 2001-12-24 | 2004-10-01 |
| CALLENDER, John Dalrymple | Director | 1992-07-10 | 1997-04-01 |
| CLACKSON, Donald Edgar | Director | — | 1992-07-02 |
| COOPER, Mark David | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2013-08-14 |
| DOUGLAS, Alan Robert | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2017-07-01 |
| EAST, Robert David | Director | 1998-04-08 | 2001-12-24 |
| EVANS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1993-06-09 |
| GOLDSACK, Robert Michael | Director | 2004-03-02 | 2006-09-10 |
| HASSELL, Brian Charles | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| HAYWARD, Ryan Paul | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-03-13 |
| KAPUR, Kiran Lal | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2010-05-01 |
| KELSALL, Simon James | Director | 2013-10-02 | 2015-09-11 |
| KNUCKEY, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2009-11-24 | 2013-11-29 |
| LYLE, Rupert James Tennant | Director | 2013-10-02 | 2016-04-22 |
| MARLOW, Jonathan Nigel | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2017-11-30 |
| MCCORMICK, Kevin | Director | — | 1997-04-01 |
| MILLS, John Michael | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| MODI, Sailesh | Director | 2011-03-03 | 2012-01-10 |
| MODI, Sailesh | Director | 2010-12-13 | 2011-03-03 |
| MORGAN, Jeremy Alexander Alex | Director | 2010-08-24 | 2013-07-10 |
| MOSELEY, Ian Angus | Director | 2004-03-02 | 2005-08-03 |
| RANSOM, Mike | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2003-04-30 |
| ROSE, Stephen George | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2007-01-31 |
| SANGHRAJKA, Hemal | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-10-11 |
| SILCOCK, Frank Avis | Director | 1992-07-10 | 1993-07-21 |
| SUTTON, Sharon Yvonne | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2010-03-01 |
| SUTTON, Sharon Yvonne | Director | 2004-03-02 | 2007-04-11 |
| TAIT, Steven Alan | Director | 2017-10-13 | 2019-11-04 |
| TEMANI, Manish | Director | 2021-05-11 | 2022-07-29 |
| WEYMOUTH, David Avery | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-04-08 |
| WHYTE, Ian Craig | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-11-25 |
| BARCLAYS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-10-02 | 1997-04-01 |
| BARCLAYS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-10-02 | 1997-04-01 |
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-09-15 | 2004-10-18 |
| BAROMETERS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-09-15 | 2004-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Equity Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-05 | Active |
| Barclays Bank Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-08-24 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-08-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-11-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-06-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-05-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
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