Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025 - Strategic report - Welcome to Barclays

Oct 13, 2026

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Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025 presents the Strategic report section, outlining the Group’s purpose, vision, strategy, and values. It provides an at-a-glance overview of stakeholders including customers and clients, society, colleagues, and investors, supported by key financial headlines and selected metrics. The report also explains how the annual report parts relate to annual accounts requirements under Companies Act 2006, and includes approval and limited assurance notes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages494

Reading Time2 h 53 min

AccessFree to download

Welcome to Barclays

Creating positive outcomes for our stakeholders

The Group at a glance

Financial headlines

Customers and clients

Society

Colleagues

Investors

In this year’s report

Approval and limited assurance notes

Inside Part 1 Strategic report

Chairman’s introduction

Chief Executive’s review

Our business model

Technology

Group overview

Barclays PLC | Annual Report 2025 Strategic report | Shareholder | Climate and | | Risk | Financial | Financial | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | information | sustainability report | Governance | review | review | statements | Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025 01 Welcome to Barclays Creating positive outcomes for our stakeholders Our Purpose Working together for a better financial future Our Vision The UK-centred leader in global finance Our Strategy A Simpler, Better and More balanced Barclays Our Values Respect We harness the power of inclusion and opportunity in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone’s contribution Integrity We operate with honesty, courage, transparency and fairness in all we do Service We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve atthe centre of what we do Excellence We set high standards for what we do, championing innovation and using our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference Stewardship We are passionate about leaving things better than we found them Customers and clients Colleagues Society Investors Strategic report | Shareholder | Climate and | | Risk | Financial | Financial | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | information | sustainability report | Governance | review | review | statements | Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025 02 The Group at a glance Our journey to a Simpler, Better, More balanced Barclays Barclays supports individuals and small businesses through our consumer banking services, and larger businesses and institutions through our corporate and investment banking services. Barclays is diversified by business, geography and income type. Notes: 1 © Ipsos 2025, Financial Research Survey (FRS), as at December 2025 (see page 29 for more detail) .Δ 2025 data subject to independent limited assurance under ISAE (UK) 3000 and ISAE 3410. Current limited assurance scope and conclusion can be found within the Sustainability Resource Hub: [home.barclays/our-sustainability-/sustainability-resource-hub/reporting-and-disclosures/](home.barclays/our-sustainability-/sustainability-resource-hub/reporting-and-disclosures/) Financial headlines £9.1bn Profit before tax (PBT) 43.8p Earnings per share (EPS) 11.3% Return on tangible equity (RoTE) Customers and clients +25 1 BUK Net Promoter Score, our highest score since we began tracking in 2013 Society 1.69m Δ people upskilled by Barclays through LifeSkills in 2025 Colleagues 89% believe strongly in the goals and objectives of Barclays (2025) Investors £3.7bn total capital return to shareholders relating to 2025 Strategic report | Shareholder | Climate and | | Risk | Financial | Financial | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | information | sustainability report | Governance | review | review | statements | Barclays PLC Annual Report 2025 03 In this year’s report Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Barclays PLC 2025 Annual Report together comprise Barclays PLC’s annual accounts and report for the purposes of Section 423 of the Companies Act 2006. Please note that throughout the document, graphical representation of component parts may not sum due to rounding. Strategic report The Barclays PLC Strategic report 2025 was approved by the Board of Directorson 9 February 2026 and signed on its behalf by the Chairman. The Strategic report 2025 is not the Group’s statutory accounts. It does not contain the full text of the Directors’report, and it does not contain sufficient information to allow as full an understanding of the results and state of affairs of the Group and ofits policies and arrangements concerning Directors’ remuneration as would be provided by the full Annual Report 2025. Note: Δ 2025 data subject to independent limited assurance under ISAE (UK) 3000 and ISAE 3410. Current limited assurance scope and conclusion can be found within the S

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Barclays PLC Strategic report within the Annual Report 2025?

It sets out the Group’s purpose, vision, strategy, and values, and provides an overview of progress and stakeholder outcomes for 2025. It also clarifies how the report parts relate to annual accounts and reporting requirements.

What key performance and financial highlights are included in the Group at a glance section?

The report lists financial headlines such as profit before tax (PBT), earnings per share (EPS), return on tangible equity (RoTE), and total capital return to shareholders. It also includes selected metrics for customers, upskilling, and internal belief in Barclays’ goals.

How does the document handle limited assurance and where can the scope be found?

It notes that 2025 data is subject to independent limited assurance under ISAE (UK) 3000 and ISAE 3410. The current limited assurance scope and conclusion are stated to be available within the Sustainability Resource Hub.

Oct 13, 2026

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