BARCLAYS BANK PLC

Active
Company number 01026167Public limited companyIncorporated 1971

Key figures

£62,313,000,000+5.2%
Net assets 2025
+3.0%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
020 bn40 bn60 bn80 bn202020212022202320242025

BARCLAYS BANK PLC files its accounts at Companies House on paper. The figures here are for the whole group, taken from its annual financial report in the structured ESEF format (published on the FCA National Storage Mechanism, collected by filings.xbrl.org).

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 64191

Where the company stands among the 498 active companies whose first SIC code is 64191 (Banks).

Net assets£62,313,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £18,330
Total assets£1,245,473,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £43,692
Cash£229,953,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £122,177
Company age55.1 years
Older than 93% · median 13.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BARCLAYS PLC£78.2bn
  2. BARCLAYS BANK PLC£62.3bn
  3. LLOYDS BANK PLC£42bn
  4. HSBC UK BANK PLC£26bn
  5. HSBC BANK PLC£26bn
  6. NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£24.1bn
  7. BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC£20.3bn
  8. SANTANDER UK PLC£15.1bn
  9. LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS PLC£7.6bn
  10. CLYDESDALE BANK LIMITED£5.6bn

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 498. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BARCLAYS BANK PLC

What kind of company is it?

BARCLAYS BANK PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01026167. It was incorporated on 4 Oct 1971. Its status is active. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is banks (64191).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Profit for the year was £4,658,000,000. Net assets were £62,313,000,000, up 5.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £229,953,000,000. Total assets were £1,245,473,000,000 and total liabilities £1,183,160,000,000. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 498 active companies whose first SIC code is 64191: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £18,330). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £43,692). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £122,177). It is older than 93% of them (median age 13.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 85 public contract award notices from 71 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £190.4m. Its most frequent buyer is Post Office Limited (3 contracts). 8 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £15.8k, from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 25 days to pay suppliers, and 3% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 28% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 201 of 308 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Profit for the year4,758,000,0004,382,000,0003,561,000,0003,748,000,0004,658,000,000
Cash at bank and in hand185,860,000,000219,854,000,000208,412,000,000200,695,000,000229,953,000,000
Total assets1,061,778,000,0001,203,537,000,0001,185,166,000,0001,218,524,000,0001,245,473,000,000
Total liabilities1,005,291,000,0001,144,584,000,0001,124,662,000,0001,159,304,000,0001,183,160,000,000
Net assets / total equity56,487,000,00058,953,000,00060,504,000,00059,220,000,00062,313,000,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

85 contracts

BARCLAYS BANK PLC is named as a supplier in 85 public contract award notices from 71 public sector buyers since 2015. The 62 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £190.4m. 8 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers71
Post Office Limited
3 contracts · £1.9m
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
3 contracts · £355k
DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
2 contracts · £69.2m
H M Revenue & Customs
2 contracts · £50.5m
LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST
2 contracts · £3m
Contracts
  1. Payment Solutions 3‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £11,000,000,000 in total · runs until Sep 2030
  2. General Banking Services‡Devon County Council · £90,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  3. Procurement CardsLONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST · £3,000,000
  4. DFSED-SG Bond Bookrunners‡Scottish Government · shared by 9 suppliers, up to £5,000,000 in total
  5. Merchant Services‡Chelmsford City Council · £800,000 · runs until May 2028
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  1. Merchant Acquiring Services -Rushcliffe Borough Council‡Rushcliffe Borough Council · £132,000 · runs until May 2029
  2. Banking Contract‡South Staffordshire District Council · runs until Mar 2028
  3. 0‡Ministry of Justice · £13,200 · runs until Dec 2026
  4. PAN3214 - Banking Services‡Leicester City Council · £600,000 · runs until Mar 2034
  5. Corporate Banking ServicesPost Office · £3,100,000 · runs until Mar 2030
  6. Government Procurement CardsBreckland District Council · runs until Apr 2028
  7. Local Banking Services‡The Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk · runs until Dec 2027
  8. P-3254 Corporate Banking and Cash Handling Services‡Translink · runs until Jun 2030
  9. B631/26 (NEPO531) – Provision of Banking Services‡Bridgend County Borough Council · £312,829
  10. Public Sector Card (PSC) Solution for Ministry of DefenceMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · runs until Jul 2029
  11. C1115 - Government Procurement CardsNATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED · £400,000 · runs until Aug 2027
  12. Card payment gateway services‡Anchor Hanover Group · £29,167
  13. Supplier Hosted Cloud Solution for Merchant Acquiring and Payment Gateway Services‡Leicestershire County Council · £3,236,000
  14. Banking Services‡Fenland District Council · runs until May 2029
  15. NEPO531 General Banking Services - North Tyneside CouncilNORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · £192,000 · runs until Mar 2029
  16. General Banking ServicesUttlesford District Council · £40,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  17. Payment Solutions‡Bernicia Group · £600,000
  18. 2425-06-FIN-LJ Provision of purchase cardsSheffield Hallam University · runs until Nov 2027
  19. DN734398-Payment Cards - via RM6248-Lot 1-RBC‡Nottinghamshire County Council · runs until Nov 2028
  20. Local Authority Banking Services Contract‡Peterborough City Council · £91,856 · runs until Nov 2026
  21. Contract Award Notice Merchant Acquiring 2023‡DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · £2,223,871 · runs until Dec 2026
  22. PCard - RM6248/Sv2.2ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · £60,000 · runs until Oct 2027
  23. Procurement CardsGambling Commission · £216,000 · runs until Oct 2028
  24. Merchant Acquiring Services, Equipment and Payment Gateway Service Agreement‡Transport for Greater Manchester · £1,200,000
  25. Credit Card ProvisionFenland District Council · £400,000 · runs until Sep 2028
  26. Payment Solutions 2DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · runs until Jul 2028
  27. P-Card Contract With Barclays Bank plc T/A Barclaycard PaymentsLONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST · £31,275
  28. Credit Card ChargesBreckland District Council · £88,000
  29. Procurement CardPost Office Limited · £1,800,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  30. Banking Services‡Lincolnshire County Council · £152,222
  31. General Banking ServicesTHE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £288,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2032
  32. For the Provision of Payment Acceptance Card Call-Off DeliverablesNursing And Midwifery Council · £370,000
  33. Banking Services‡Livv Housing Group · £123,000 · runs until Mar 2029
  34. Merchant Acquirer 2023‡Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency · £1,500,000
  35. C0295 Government Procurement and Corporate CardsUK INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LIMITED · £200,000
  36. Procurement CardsUniversity of Central Lancashire · £8,000,000 · runs until Oct 2027
  37. EProcurement card servicesOffice of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) · £100,000
  38. Public Sector Procurement CardsUNIVERSITY OF YORK · £7,735,604
  39. Award notice for Corporate Banking Services‡Post Office Limited · £75,000
  40. Award of Corporate Banking Contract‡Post Office Limited · £60,000
  41. CCZX22A02UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
  42. WP3835 - Banking Services‡Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council · £298,000
  43. IA2848 Banking Services‡Staffordshire County Council · £432,000 · runs until Mar 2038
  44. IA2848 Banking Services‡Cannock Chase District Council · £400,000
  45. NCC695 Banking Services‡Northumberland County Council · £525,000
  46. Merchant AcquiringNottingham City Council · £720,000
  47. Banking Services‡Kirklees Council · £610,000 · runs until Jun 2027
  48. BANKING SERVICES FOR SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL‡Sheffield City Council · £490,000 · runs until Sep 2029
  49. Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services‡DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency · £69,170,000 · runs until May 2027
  50. Provision of Payment Gateway Services‡DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £3,100,000 in total
  51. Financial Advisory Services for Sizewell C - Contract Variation‡BEIS · £7,500,000
  52. Financial Advisory Services for Sizewell C‡Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · £9,000,000
  53. Financial Advisory Services for Sizewell C‡Business Energy and Industrial Strategy · £5,000,000
  54. Merchant Acquiring Services for HMRCH M Revenue & Customs · £45,000,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  55. Purchase Card Service and Ancillary ServicesLondon Borough Of Barking And Dagenham
  56. GSS24723 - DESNZ/DSIT/UKSA/DBT GPC ContractUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1 · runs until Nov 2027
  57. Provision of Banking Services‡Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · £1,500,000
  58. Framework Agreement for the Provision of Banking Services‡Bury Council · £5,000,000
  59. Wakefield Council Banking Services‡Wakefield Council · £325,500
  60. Loan Arranger Services‡Financial Services Compensation Scheme · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £460,000 in total
  61. Merchant Acquirer Services‡Transport For Greater Manchester
  62. CA8094 - Darlington College - Refinancing of Bank Borrowing‡Darlington College · £90,000
  63. Darlington College - Refinancing of Bank Borrowing‡Darlington College · £90,000
  64. Essex Housing LLP Purchase CardsESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · £15,000
  65. CS19242 - Payment SolutionsUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1
  66. Corporate CardsUniversity Of Sunderland · £2,000
  67. Corporate Purchasing CardsESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · £280,000
  68. Provision of Financial Advice for Covid-19 Related Business ProgrammesUK Government Investments : HM Treasury · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £6,270,000 in total
  69. Corporate Banking Agreement‡North Yorkshire County Council · £180,388
  70. Corporate Banking ServicesUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £300,000
  71. SP1671 Banking Services - TEWVCOUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £42,000
  72. Payment AcceptanceCrown Commercial Service · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £450,000,000 in total
  73. Banking Services‡North East Lincolnshire Council · £364,000
  74. Merchant Acquirer Services‡Nottingham City Council · £175,000
  75. Banking Services‡CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £62,487
  76. Bassetlaw District Council Banking Services BDCT17-0350‡Bassetlaw District Council · £96,880
  77. NU/1247 The Provision of Banking Services‡Newcastle University · £225,000
  78. Loan Arranger‡FSCS · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £345,000 in total
  79. 4329-1-Professional Services-N-Contract CICA Retained Awards‡Ministry of Justice.
  80. UK-Salford: Banking Services‡H M Revenue & Customs · £5,500,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

BARCLAYS BANK PLC is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £15.8k.

Grant
  1. ASIMOV: AI-as-a-ServiceDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £15,821 · UKRI - TMF - Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
25 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
3%
Standard payment terms
30–45 days
  • Within 30 days 64%
  • 31 to 60 days 35%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
26
60%
4%
30 Jun 2025
26
61%
4%
31 Dec 2024
26
60%
4%
30 Jun 2024
25
62%
5%
31 Dec 2023
25
66%
6%
30 Jun 2023
28
57%
10%
31 Dec 2022
26
60%
12%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 28% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 36.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 54.9% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter55% womenLower middle45% womenUpper middle33% womenUpper pay quarter22% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 30.6% lower
women 38.6% lower
2023/24
women 31.6% lower
women 42.2% lower
2022/23
women 35% lower
women 42.9% lower
2021/22
women 34.5% lower
women 43.2% lower
2020/21
women 34% lower
women 42.1% lower
2019/20
women 39.9% lower
women 47.4% lower
2018/19
women 44.1% lower
women 49.3% lower
2017/18
women 43.5% lower
women 48% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BARCLAYS PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

8 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £62.3bn
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £59.2bn
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £60.5bn
  4. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £59bn
  5. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £56.5bn
  6. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £53.7bn
  7. Barclays Plc registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPublic limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.