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Company No. 01026167 · Incorporated 4 Oct 1971

Barclays Bank PLC

Registered name: BARCLAYS BANK PLC

Part of Barclays PLC group

Barclays Bank PLC made £20.9bn revenue and £4.7bn profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Barclays Bank PLC’s revenue grew 10% to £20.9bn in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.7bn profit and 23,000 employees. The company is classified under “banks”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection K · Financial and insurance activitiesSIC 64191Banks
Status
Active
Location
London
Age
55 yrs · since 1971
Type
Public Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£20.9bn
Growth ▲9.9%
Profit
£4.7bn
Growth ▲24.3%
Profit margin
22.3%
 
Employees
23,000
Change ▼2.1%
Profit / employee
£203k
Revenue/employee £910k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£18.3bn£19bn£20.9bn
Operating profit£5.8bn£6.4bn£7.8bn
Profit before tax£4.2bn£4.7bn£5.9bn
Profit after tax£3.6bn£3.7bn£4.7bn
Profit (best available)£3.6bn£3.7bn£4.7bn
Employees (average)24,00023,50023,000
Ratios
Profit margin19.5%19.7%22.3%
Revenue per employee£761k£810k£910k
Profit per employee£148k£159k£203k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.2%▲9.9%
Profit growth—▲5.3%▲24.3%
Headcount growth—▼2.1%▼2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
22.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£910k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£203k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼2%
Now 23,000
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Barclays PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. Barclays Bank PLCthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (60)

Sister companies (4)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.7bn), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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