Barclays UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Barclays Bank UK PLC's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Barclays Plc. In the year to December 2025 Barclays Bank UK PLC reported turnover of £14,664m.
- In the year to December 2025, Barclays UK had turnover of £14,664m, down 0.1% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £3,325m.
- For a bank, the turnover shown here is gross income: interest received plus fees and other income, before the interest it pays out to savers and lenders. Its total income after that interest was £8,811m; Barclays Bank UK PLC holds most of the Barclays UK division, including Barclaycard UK and Tesco Bank (accounts to 31 December 2025, pp. 2 and 4).
- It employed an average of 18,300 people, with staff costs of £1,555m.
- Barclays Bank UK PLC is controlled by Barclays Plc, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Barclays Bank UK PLC's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 3 June 2026.
- Registered name
- BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC
- Company number
- 09740322
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 19 August 2015
- 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 3 June 2026
What does Barclays UK do?
Barclays UK is the high street banking arm of Barclays, serving personal and business customers in the UK with current accounts, savings, mortgages, Barclaycard credit cards and business banking, and it also includes Tesco Bank and Kensington Mortgages. It earns most of its income from interest. These figures are for Barclays Bank UK PLC, the ring-fenced bank of Barclays PLC, which is separate from Barclays Bank PLC, the group's corporate, investment and international bank that Spark Intel profiles on its own.
In brief: high street bank · ring-fenced bank · includes Barclaycard UK and Tesco Bank · owned by Barclays PLC
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: barclays.co.uk.
Who owns Barclays UK?
The Companies House register records Barclays Plc as the person with significant control of Barclays Bank UK PLC, company number 09740322. Barclays Plc is itself company number 00048839.
That places Barclays Bank UK 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 UK?
The Companies House register lists 13 current officers for Barclays Bank UK PLC.
All 13 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Michael Keith Jary | 1 January 2018 |
| Christopher John Pilling | 1 January 2018 |
| Katie Marshall | 11 September 2019 |
| Tracy Joan Corrigan | 24 May 2022 |
| Vanessa Bailey | 13 June 2022 |
| John Robert Liver | 17 October 2022 |
| Sir John Oliver Frank Kingman | 1 June 2023 |
| Claire Louise Peel | 2 October 2023 |
| Vim Maru | 20 February 2024 |
| Robert Albert Joseph Swaak | 1 July 2025 |
| Stacey Ann Madge | 1 September 2026 |
| Kelly Aston Richdale | 1 September 2026 |
| Adam Banks | 1 September 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Barclays UK file?
Barclays Bank UK PLC reported turnover of £14,664m in the year to December 2025. That was down 0.1% on £14,685m the year before.
It reported 18,300 employees. The year before it reported 16,200.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £3,325m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £3,560m the year before.
Staff costs came to £1,555m. That is an average of £85,000 a head. It ended the year with £27,328m at the bank and net assets of £20,278m. It paid dividends of £1,425m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,664m | £14,685m |
| Pre-tax profit | £3,325m (filed) | £3,560m (filed) |
| Employees | 18,300 | 16,200 |
| Staff costs | £1,555m | £1,215m |
| Average staff cost per head | £85,000 | £75,000 |
| Bank and cash | £27,328m | £35,821m |
| Net assets | £20,278m | £18,585m |
| Dividends paid | £1,425m | £975m |
| Directors' pay | £5m |
What these figures cover: For a bank, the turnover shown here is gross income: interest received plus fees and other income, before the interest it pays out to savers and lenders. Its total income after that interest was £8,811m; Barclays Bank UK PLC holds most of the Barclays UK division, including Barclaycard UK and Tesco Bank (accounts to 31 December 2025, pp. 2 and 4).
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Barclays UK?
Barclays Bank UK PLC has registered 17 charges at Companies House, of which 12 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 12 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Citibank, N.A., Citibank Europe PLC, Banco Citi Mexico, S.A. | 11 June 2025 |
| Barclays Pension Funds Trustees Limited | 15 April 2025 |
| The Governor and Company of the Bank of England (As Security Trustee for the Security Beneficiaries) | 4 November 2024 |
| Barclays Bank PLC, for Itself and as Agent and Trustee for Each Other Barclays Entity | 29 July 2020 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities Llc, Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities PLC | 10 December 2019 |
| The Governor and Company of the Bank of England as Security Trustee for the Security Beneficiaries | 19 June 2019 |
| The Governor and Company of the Bank of England as Security Trustee | 14 March 2019 |
| The Governor and Company of the Bank of England as Security Trustee | 13 March 2019 |
| Goldman Sachs International | 19 October 2018 |
| Citibank Europe PLC | 8 August 2018 |
| The Governor and Company of the Bank of England | 13 July 2018 |
| Citibank Europe PLC, London, Citibank Europe PLC | 21 March 2018 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Barclays UK compares
Of the 7 high street banks, Barclays UK is 4th on turnover, 3rd on profit margin and 3rd on growth. HSBC UK keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £34.11.
| Rank | High street banks | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lloyds Bank | £34,528m | £15.85 |
| 4th | Barclays UK | £14,664m | £22.67 |
| + 5 more high street banks ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Barclays UK files as Barclays Bank UK PLC, whose person with significant control is Barclays Plc, with turnover of £14,664m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Barclays UK
What does Barclays UK do?
Barclays UK is the high street banking arm of Barclays, serving personal and business customers in the UK with current accounts, savings, mortgages, Barclaycard credit cards and business banking, and it also includes Tesco Bank and Kensington Mortgages. It earns most of its income from interest. These figures are for Barclays Bank UK PLC, the ring-fenced bank of Barclays PLC, which is separate from Barclays Bank PLC, the group's corporate, investment and international bank that Spark Intel profiles on its own.
Is Barclays UK bigger than HSBC UK?
No, by turnover. Barclays UK reported £14,664m in its latest accounts, against £16,474m at HSBC UK. Our Barclays v HSBC page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Barclays v HSBC →
How does Barclays UK compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Barclays UK is 4th of the 7 companies in our battle of the high street banks, behind Lloyds Bank. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the high street banks →
Who owns Barclays UK?
The Companies House register records Barclays Plc as the person with significant control of Barclays Bank UK PLC.
How much does Barclays UK make?
Barclays Bank UK PLC reported turnover of £14,664m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £3,325m.
How many people work at Barclays UK?
Barclays Bank UK PLC reported 18,300 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Barclays UK?
The Companies House register lists 13 current officers for Barclays Bank UK PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Barclays Bank UK PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 09740322, 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 UK: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/barclays-uk/. Figures from Companies House filings for BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC (09740322).
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