Barclays Bank UK PLC
Registered name: BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC
Part of Barclays PLC groupBarclays Bank UK PLC made £8.8bn revenue and £2.6bn profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Barclays Bank UK PLC’s revenue grew 5% to £8.8bn in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.6bn profit and 19,600 employees. The company is classified under “banks” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.7bn | £8.4bn | £8.8bn |
| Profit before tax | £2.7bn | £3.6bn | £3.3bn |
| Profit after tax | £1.9bn | £2.6bn | £2.6bn |
| Profit (best available) | £1.9bn | £2.6bn | £2.6bn |
| Employees (average) | 17,500 | 17,300 | 19,600 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 25.1% | 31.1% | 29.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £438k | £487k | £450k |
| Profit per employee | £110k | £151k | £132k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.8% | ▲4.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲36.3% | ▼1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.1% | ▲13.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 29.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £450k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £132k
- 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.
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
- ▲13%
- Now 19,600
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Barclays PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Barclays Bank UK PLCthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (7)
- Barclaycard Funding PLCFigures not disclosed
- Barclays Insurance Services Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Barclays Sams LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Firstplus Financial Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kensington Mortgage Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kensington Mortgage Services LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Woolwich Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Barclays Bank PLCRev. £20.9bn · Profit £4.7bn
- Barclays Execution Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Barclays Principal Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Barclays Security Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.6bn), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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