BARCLAYS PLC
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£78B
+8.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
161,493
+74.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.1B
+12.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income | — | — | — | — | £12,356,000,000 | £14,305,000,000 | +15.8% | |
| Fee & commission income | — | — | — | — | £3,784,000,000 | £4,192,000,000 | +10.8% | |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | £26,788,000,000 | £29,140,000,000 | +8.8% | |
| Impairment losses | — | — | — | — | £1,982,000,000 | £2,279,000,000 | +15% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,065,000,000 | £8,394,000,000 | £6,321,000,000 | £6,557,000,000 | £8,108,000,000 | £9,139,000,000 | +12.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,386,000,000 | £7,364,000,000 | £5,183,000,000 | £5,323,000,000 | £6,356,000,000 | £7,213,000,000 | +13.5% | |
| Loans & advances to customers | — | — | — | — | £337,048,000,000 | £355,475,000,000 | +5.5% | |
| Customer deposits | — | — | — | — | £547,460,000,000 | £565,200,000,000 | +3.2% | |
| Total assets | £1,282,632,000,000 | £1,314,244,000,000 | £1,349,514,000,000 | £1,477,487,000,000 | £1,518,202,000,000 | £1,544,165,000,000 | +1.7% | |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | £1,445,721,000,000 | £1,465,929,000,000 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £69,260,000,000 | £70,041,000,000 | £69,560,000,000 | £71,880,000,000 | £71,821,000,000 | £78,236,000,000 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 86,200 | 91,000 | 92,900 | 91,500 | 92,769 | 161,493 | +74.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.4% | 34.1% | 30.2% | 33.2% | 37.7% | — | |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 30.7% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 23.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 95.3% | 94.9% |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BARCLAYS PLC 1985-01-01 → present
- BARCLAYS BANK PLC 1982-02-15 → 1985-01-01
- BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED 1916-02-17 → 1982-02-15
- BARCLAY & COMPANY LIMITED 1896-07-20 → 1916-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis... We have not identified, and concur with the Directors' assessment that there is not a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the going concern period.”
Group structure
- BARCLAYS PLC · parent
- Barclays Bank PLC 100%
- Barclays Bank UK PLC 100%
- Barclays Execution Services Limited 100%
- Barclays US LLC 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| 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 |
| GILVARY, Brian, Dr | Director | 2020-02-01 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HIGGINS, Nigel Paul | Director | 2019-03-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| KINGMAN, John Oliver Frank, Sir | Director | 2023-06-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| LEBOT, Dioni-Catherine | Director | 2025-03-17 | Jul 1962 | French,Greek |
| 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 | 2021-04-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 87 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 | 1998-10-01 |
| SHAPIRO, Stephen Victor | Secretary | 2017-11-01 | 2023-02-15 |
| TRUST, Howard Bailey | Secretary | 1995-02-09 | 2002-09-19 |
| 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 | 2013-09-18 | 2023-05-03 |
| BAKER, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| BAND, David | Director | — | 1996-03-28 |
| BARRETT, Matthew William | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| 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 | 2012-11-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| 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 |
| CHESHIRE, Ian Michael, Sir | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2021-05-05 |
| CITRINO, Mary Anne | Director | 2018-07-25 | 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 | 2002-03-01 | 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 |
| FRANCIS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2026-05-06 |
| 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 | 2023-05-31 |
| 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 | 2019-05-02 |
| JENKINS, Antony Peter | Director | 2012-08-30 | 2015-07-16 |
| JENKINS, Brian Garton, Sir | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2004-09-01 |
| 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 | 2017-09-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| LIKIERMAN, John Andrew, Professor Sir | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2013-04-25 |
| LORD WRIGHT OF RICHMOND, Patrick Richard Henry, Sir | Director | — | 1996-04-30 |
| 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 | 2019-05-02 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter Edward, Sir | Director | — | 2004-09-01 |
| MOBBS, Gerald Nigel, Sir | Director | — | 2003-04-24 |
| MORZARIA, Tushar | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2022-04-22 |
| MOYO, Dambisa Felicia, Dr | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2019-05-02 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 2015-06-25 | 2025-01-31 |
| SEEGERS, Frederik Ferdinand | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2009-11-03 |
| SPOONER, James Douglas, Sir | Director | — | 1994-05-05 |
| STALEY, James Edward | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| STEEL, Robert King | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2006-10-11 |
| STEWART, John Morrison | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2003-02-27 |
| STOCKEN, Oliver Henry James | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| SUNDERLAND, John Michael, Sir | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2015-04-23 |
| TAYLOR, John Martin | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1998-11-27 |
| THIEKE, Stephen Gerard | Director | 2014-01-07 | 2017-05-10 |
| TURNER, Michael John | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-05-02 |
| VAN PAASSCHEN, Frits | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2016-04-28 |
| VARLEY, John Silvester | Director | 1998-06-05 | 2010-12-31 |
| WALKER, David Alan, Sir | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-04-23 |
| WALLACE, Graham Martyn | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2003-04-02 |
| WHEATCROFT, Patience Jane | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-06-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 4729 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 19
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.