BARCLAYS PLC
Barclays PLC (, occasionally ) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as five divisions: the UK Consumer Bank, UK Corporate Bank, Private Bank and Wealth Management (PBWM), Investment Bank, and the US Consumer Bank.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- BCS, BCLYF [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE, OTC [1]
- SEC industry
- Commercial Banks, NEC [1]
- Business sectors
- financial services; economics of banking; financial sector; financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding [2]
- Company / filing name
- BARCLAYS PLC [1]
- Headquarters location
- One Churchill Place; London [2]
- Business address
- 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON, X0, E14 5HP [1]
- Founded
- 1690 [2]
- Legal form
- public limited company [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- United Kingdom [1]
- Leadership in background record
- C. S. Venkatakrishnan [2]
- Official website
- https://home.barclays/; https://www.barclays.co.uk/ [2]
- Employees
- 79,900 · reported year 2017 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- GB0031348658 [2]
- CIK
- 0000312069 [1]
- SIC code
- 6029 [1]
- Country in background record
- United Kingdom [2]
Company positioning and business
Barclays PLC (, occasionally ) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as five divisions: the UK Consumer Bank, UK Corporate Bank, Private Bank and Wealth Management (PBWM), Investment Bank, and the US Consumer Bank. [3]
Barclays traces its origins to the goldsmith banking business established in the City of London in 1690 by Quakers John Freame and Thomas Gould. James Barclay became a partner in the business in 1736. In 1896, twelve banks in London and the English provinces, including Goslings Bank, Backhouse's Bank and Gurney, Peckover and Company, united as a joint-stock bank under the name Barclays and Co. Over the following decades, Barclays expanded to become a nationwide bank. In 1967, Barclays deployed the world's first cash dispenser. Barclays has made numerous corporate acquisitions, including of London, Provincial and South Western Bank in 1918, British Linen Bank in 1919, Mercantile Credit in 1975, the Woolwich in 2000 and the North American operations of Lehman Brothers in 2008. [3]
Barclays has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. It is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. According to a 2011 paper, Barclays was the most powerful transnational corporation in terms of ownership and thus corporate control over global financial stability and market competition, with Axa and State Street Corporation taking the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. Barclays operates in over 40 countries, employs over 80,000 people. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Barclays. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies C. S. Venkatakrishnan in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 79,900 · reported year 2017. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives BARCLAYS PLC a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: BCS (NYSE), BCLYF (OTC). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 6029. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was BARCLAYS PLC founded?
Founded: 1690. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of BARCLAYS PLC?
Headquarters location: One Churchill Place; London. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for BARCLAYS PLC?
Business sectors: financial services; economics of banking; financial sector; financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
BARCLAYS PLC relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — BARCLAYS PLC filing identity and securities ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.