Barclays Bank: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Barclays Bank PLC's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Barclays Plc. It holds 75% or more of the company. In the year to December 2025 Barclays Bank PLC reported turnover of £40,368m.
- Registered name
- BARCLAYS BANK PLC
- Company number
- 01026167
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 4 October 1971
- Registered office area
- East London
- Industry code on the register
- 64191: Financial service activities (excl insurance and pension)
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 2 June 2026
What does Barclays Bank do?
Barclays Bank PLC is the part of the Barclays group that provides corporate and investment banking, credit cards and international banking services. It earns money from lending margins, fees for advising on and arranging deals, trading and card charges, including through Barclaycard. It is owned by Barclays PLC and sits alongside Barclays Bank UK PLC, the separate ring-fenced bank that serves UK personal customers and small businesses.
In brief: corporate and investment banking · credit cards and Barclaycard · international banking · owned by Barclays PLC
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: home.barclays.
Who owns Barclays Bank?
The Companies House register records Barclays Plc as the person with significant control of Barclays Bank PLC, company number 01026167. Barclays Plc is itself company number 00048839. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights. The control was notified on 6 April 2016.
That places Barclays Bank PLC inside a larger group. Its accounts are group accounts, covering the companies it owns as well.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Barclays Bank?
The Companies House register lists 10 current officers for Barclays Bank PLC.
All 10 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Nigel Paul Higgins | 1 March 2019 |
| Dawn Fitzpatrick | 25 September 2019 |
| Coimbatore Sundararajan Venkatakrishnan | 1 November 2021 |
| Robert Berry | 8 February 2022 |
| Angela Anna Cross | 23 April 2022 |
| Menasey Marc Moses | 23 January 2023 |
| Hannah Elisabeth Ellwood | 15 February 2023 |
| Julia Susan Wilson | 1 April 2023 |
| Brian Thomas Shea | 19 July 2024 |
| Mary Tabb Mack | 1 June 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Barclays Bank file?
Barclays Bank PLC reported turnover of £40,368m in the year to December 2025. That was down 2.2% on £41,287m the year before.
The year before it reported 23,400.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £5,943m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £4,747m the year before.
Staff costs came to £5,585m. It ended the year with £333,063m at the bank and net assets of £62,313m. It paid dividends of £2,602m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,368m | £41,287m |
| Pre-tax profit | £5,943m (filed) | £4,747m (filed) |
| Employees | n/d | 23,400 |
| Staff costs | £5,585m | £5,556m |
| Average staff cost per head | n/d | £237,000 |
| Bank and cash | £333,063m | £294,352m |
| Net assets | £62,313m | £59,220m |
| Dividends paid | £2,602m | £1,782m |
| Directors' pay | £10m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 on Companies House, where every set of accounts the company has filed can be downloaded as a PDF.
Are there any charges against Barclays Bank?
Barclays Bank PLC has registered 75 charges at Companies House, of which 69 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 69 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 16 September 2026 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 16 July 2026 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 16 July 2026 |
| Willow No. 2 (Ireland) PLC (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 5 June 2026 |
| Willow No. 2 (Ireland) PLC (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 5 June 2026 |
| Blackrock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1 June 2026 |
| Barclays PLC | 5 May 2026 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 2 January 2026 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 12 December 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 12 December 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 12 December 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 12 December 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 9 October 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 7 October 2025 |
| Citibank, N.A., Citibank Taiwan Limited, Citibank Europe PLC, Bank Handlowy W Warszawie S.A. | 5 September 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 27 August 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 27 August 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 27 August 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 27 August 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 27 August 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 27 August 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 27 August 2025 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 22 July 2025 |
| Eurex Clearing Aktiengesellschaft | 4 July 2025 |
| Citibank, N.A., Citibank Taiwan Limited, Citibank Europe PLC, Bank Handlowy W Warszawie S.A | 25 June 2025 |
| Barclays Pension Funds Trustees Limited | 15 April 2025 |
| Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb, as Trustee of the Barclays Asset Backed Cayman Trust | 14 April 2025 |
| Citadel Securities Asia Arbitrage LTD. | 17 July 2024 |
| Citadel Qsmf China LTD. | 25 June 2024 |
| Citadel Multi-Asset (Ireland) Designated Activity Company | 15 May 2024 |
| Citadel Multi-Strategy Equities (Ireland) Designated Activity Company | 15 May 2024 |
| Barclays PLC | 24 April 2024 |
| Citadel Securities Greater China LTD. | 23 October 2023 |
| Willow No. 2 (Cayman) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 19 September 2023 |
| Orion Participations 2023-1, Llc | 18 August 2023 |
| Hbk Master Fund L.P. | 9 March 2023 |
| Citadel Securities Principal Strategies Llc | 13 February 2023 |
| Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | 2 February 2023 |
| Citadel Securities Taiwan Limited | 24 January 2023 |
| Citadel Global Fixed Income Fund (Ireland) Ii Icav | 21 September 2022 |
| Citadel Cefl Investments LTD. | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Securities Llc | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Energy Investments LTD. | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Quantitative Strategies Master Fund LTD. | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Equity Fund LTD. | 30 August 2022 |
| Cs Trading Llc | 30 August 2022 |
| Crbu Holdings Llc | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Securities Financial Trading (Ireland) Designated Activity Company | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Securities Gcs (Ireland) Limited | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Multi-Strategy Equities Master Fund LTD. | 30 August 2022 |
| Citadel Securities (Europe) Limited | 30 August 2022 |
| Future Fund Board of Guardians (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 25 October 2021 |
| Atlas Singapore Master Fund Pte. LTD., Acting Through Balyasny Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. LTD., as Adviser, for and on Its Behalf | 22 September 2021 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited | 3 September 2021 |
| Element Capital Master Fund Limited | 7 June 2021 |
| The Premiums Trustees (As Defined in the Instrument) | 17 December 2020 |
| The Society Incorporated by Lloyd's Act 1871 by the Name of Lloyd's, The Trustees (As Defined in the Instrument), The Beneficiaries (As Defined in the Instrument), The Premiums Trustees (As Defined in the Instrument) | 3 December 2020 |
| Bnp Paribas Securities Services (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | 29 September 2020 |
| Hsbc Bank PLC | 19 February 2020 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Barclays Bank compares
Barclays Bank files as Barclays Bank PLC, whose person with significant control is Barclays Plc, with turnover of £40,368m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Barclays Bank
What does Barclays Bank do?
Barclays Bank PLC is the part of the Barclays group that provides corporate and investment banking, credit cards and international banking services. It earns money from lending margins, fees for advising on and arranging deals, trading and card charges, including through Barclaycard. It is owned by Barclays PLC and sits alongside Barclays Bank UK PLC, the separate ring-fenced bank that serves UK personal customers and small businesses.
Who owns Barclays Bank?
The Companies House register records Barclays Plc as the person with significant control of Barclays Bank PLC. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights.
How much does Barclays Bank make?
Barclays Bank PLC reported turnover of £40,368m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £5,943m.
Who runs Barclays Bank?
The Companies House register lists 10 current officers for Barclays Bank PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Barclays Bank PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 01026167, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Barclays Bank: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 28 September 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/barclays-bank/. Figures from Companies House filings for BARCLAYS BANK PLC (01026167).
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