Barclays Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids
Barclays plc
The Barclays Head Office in London
Type	Public limited company
Traded as	LSE: BARC NYSE: BCS FTSE 100 Component
Industry	Banking Financial services
Founded	17 November 1690; 333 years ago (1690-11-17) in the City of London, Kingdom of England
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Key people	Nigel Higgins (Group Chairman) Jes Staley (Group Chief Executive)
Products	Retail banking Commercial banking Investment banking Wealth Management
Revenue	£21.136 billion (2018)
Operating income	£3.494 billion (2018)
Net income	£2.372 billion (2018)
Total assets	£1.133 trillion (2018)
Total equity	£62.556 billion (2018)
Number of employees	79,900 (2018)
Divisions	Barclaycard Barclays Investment Bank Barclays Wealth

Barclays is a major bank. It was founded in 1690.

Images for kids

Barclays and Co. cheque. For 39 pounds, 4 shillings, and 2 pence. Issued in London by Messrs Barclay and Tritton, 1793. On display at the British Museum in London
The Barclays Bank branch in Sutton, southern Greater London, which was originally a branch of London and Provincial prior to acquisition by Barclays
A plaque in Enfield, United Kingdom commemorating the installation of the world's first cash machine by Barclays in 1967
A Barclays branch in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
The former headquarters of Lehman Brothers in New York City, now owned by Barclays
The New York building at night
The former headquarters of Barclays Global Investors in San Francisco, United States. Barclays sold Barclays Global Investors to BlackRock in 2009.
A map showing the countries of the world in which Barclays currently has operations
A Barclays branch on Park Lane in London, United Kingdom
Former Barclays office in Vilnius, Lithuania
Former Madrid headquarters at Torres de Colón
A Barclays Cycle Hire docking station in central London