Barclays Bank UK PLC
Reference number: 759676
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom
Also trades as 8 other names
- Barclaycard
- Barclays
- Barclays Business Banking
- Barclays Premier Banking
- Barclays Smart Investor
- Barclays UK and Europe
- Barclays Wealth Management
- Tesco Bank
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 09740322
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 August 2015 (10 years old)
- Registered office
- 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, England
- Nature of business
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- Banks (SIC 64191)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher John Pilling | Director | Mar 1965 | 1 Jan 2018 |
| Michael Keith Jary | Director | Jun 1963 | 1 Jan 2018 |
| Tracy Joan Corrigan | Director | Sep 1963 | 24 May 2022 |
| Vanessa Bailey | Director | Apr 1964 | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Bernadette Mary Wightman | Director | Aug 1960 | 1 Sep 2022 |
| John Robert Liver | Director | Jul 1964 | 17 Oct 2022 |
| John Oliver Frank Kingman (Sir) | Director | Apr 1969 | 1 Jun 2023 |
| Claire Louise Peel | Director | Oct 1974 | 2 Oct 2023 |
| Vim Maru | Director | Apr 1972 | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Robert Albert Joseph Swaak | Director | Oct 1960 | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Katie Marshall | Secretary | Not published | 11 Sep 2019 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Hold or safeguard your money · Handle payments & transfers FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Accepting Deposits
- Acting as a CBTL administrator
- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Acting as a CBTL lender
- Administering a regulated mortgage contract
- Advising on a home reversion plan
- Advising on a regulated credit agreement the purpose of which is to acquire land
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
- Credit Broking
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt Administration
- Debt-collecting
- Debt-counselling
- Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Issuing Electronic Money
- Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Providing Credit Information Services
Limits on what they may do
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RFB Sub-group
TO: Barclays Bank UK Plc (FRN 759676) OF: 1 Churchill Place, London, England, E14 5HP TAKE NOTICE: The Prudential Regulation Authority of 20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA has decided to take the following action. 1. ACTION Following an application received from the firm pursuant to section 55M(5)(a) of FSMA for the imposition of the requirements, the PRA has decided to grant the application. 2. CONSTITUTION OF THE RFB SUB-GROUP The sub-consolidation group comprises the entities within the scope of consolidation referred to in paragraph 3(a) of this notice. 3. REQUIREMENTS UNDER S. 55M FSMA (a) Pursuant to Article 11(6) of the CRR, the firm must comply with Parts Two and Three of CRR, and CRD UK law which implemented Title 7, Chapter 4 of CRD on the basis of the consolidated situation of the firm. (b) The firm must read any reference to sub-consolidation group in data items RFB005, RFB006, RFB007, RFB008, and the accompanying instructions in Supervisory Statement 34/15, as including the other ring-fenced undertaking and the undertakings in the sub-consolidation group. (c) The firm must immediately notify the PRA of: (i) any change proposed by the firm to the composition of the sub-consolidation group or to the composition of entities that are other ring-fenced undertakings; (ii) any sub-consolidation group member or other ring-fenced undertaking carrying on or intending to carry on a new activity or materially changing the nature or extent of an existing activity which, if the entity were a ring-fenced body, would be an excluded activity under section 142D of FSMA and the Excluded Activities Order or would contravene a prohibition under section 142E of FSMA and the Excluded Activities Order; (iii) any failure to meet the requirements; or (iv) any change in circumstances likely to affect the ability of the firm to meet the requirements. (d) The firm must be capable of demonstrating to the PRA that the requirements are met. 4. INTERPRETATION Interpretative provisions (including definitions in the Glossary) of the PRA Rulebook apply to the requirements. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE This written notice takes effect from 1 January 2024 and ceases to have effect on 1 September 2028. 6. DECISION-MAKER The decision to give this notice was made by Simon Dixon on behalf of the PRA. This application has been granted in consultation with the FCA. This notice will be published on the Financial Services Register. ANNEX Definitions Excluded Activities Order means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Excluded and Prohibited Activities) Order 2014. firm means Barclays Bank UK Plc. other ring-fenced undertaking means Barclays Insurance Services Company Limited. requirements mean the requirements in paragraph 3 of this notice.
One supervisory condition set by the FCA
These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.
- Report annually to FCA and PRA on whistleblowing
Details of the FCA requirement can be found at this link - https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/requirement-notices/vreq-barclays-bank-uk-plc.pdf Details of the PRA requirement can be found at this link - www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/BoE/Files/prudential-regulation/regulatory-action/written-notice-from-the-pra-to-barclays-bank-uk-plc
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
Action taken against them, and what customers complained about
3 fines between 2020 and 2025. This is part of the official register record and is worth reviewing before going ahead.
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Fined on 16 July 2025
A final notice has been issued in relation to Barclays Bank UK PLC because it breached Principle 3 and SYSC 6.1.1R by failing to organise and control its affairs responsibly and effectively with adequate risk management systems in respect of its account opening procedures for client money accounts.
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Fined on 25 November 2024
Final Notice 2024: Barclays plc and Final Notice 2024: Barclays Bank plc.
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Fined on 15 December 2020
On 15 December 2020, the FCA fined Barclays Bank UK PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Clydesdale Financial Services Limited (Barclays) . The reason for this action is that between 1 April 2014 and 31 December 2018, Barclays breached Principles 6 and 3 of the Authority’s Principles for Businesses and CONC 6.7.2R, 7.2.1R and 7.3.4R from its Consumer Credit sourcebook by failing to show forbearance and due consideration to business and retail customers when they fell into arrears or experienced financial difficulties. The FCA’s action took effect on 15 December 2020 and a copy of the Final Notice is displayed on the FCA's web site.
Previously registered as
The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- Barclays UK and Europe PLC
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired 3 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
Show the retired names
- Pingit
- The Woolwich
- Woolwich
Complaints record
In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 4,910 new complaints about this firm, and upheld 28% of the ones it decided.
That is below the 31% median for the firms the Ombudsman reports on.
- Banking and credit 4,504
- Mortgages 339
- Insurance 43
A bigger firm receives more complaints simply because it has more customers. FOS complaints data →
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