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Sample Financial Institution

Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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USER FEEDBACKRecurring topics

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Barclays

Bank · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company nameBarclays Bank UK PLC · Barclays Bank Plc
Year founded1690
Headquarters / registered countryLondon, United Kingdom
Websitewww.barclays.co.uk
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, Barclays is a banking group headquartered at 1 Churchill Place, London, tracing its ancestry back to the goldsmith bankers John Freame and Thomas Gould, who were doing business in Lombard Street, London, in 1690. The group describes itself as a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate, wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a specialist US consumer bank. The group's two UK deposit-taking banks are Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC; the site and the FCA register show that both are authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA, and both appear on the Bank of England list. Through barclays.co.uk it offers current accounts, savings accounts and ISAs, Barclaycard credit cards, mortgages, loans and insurance via online banking and the Barclays app; some savings accounts can be opened with balances from GBP 1. The site states that eligible deposits with Barclays Bank PLC are protected by the FSCS. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESCurrent account · Savings account · ISA · Premier account · Business account
MIN. DEPOSITGBP 1 (Single Access 2-Year Flexible Bond)
PLATFORMSOnline banking · Barclays app
PRODUCTSCurrent accounts · Savings and ISAs · Credit cards (Barclaycard) · Mortgages · Loans · Insurance · Corporate and investment banking · Private banking

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 759676
Licence holderBarclays Bank UK PLC
ScopeAuthorised by the PRA to accept deposits according to the Bank of England list of 1 Oct 2026; listed in the FCA register under Barclays Bank UK PLC (FRN 759676), regulated by the FCA and the PRA. FCA register status: See full details.
StatusVerified

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 122702
Licence holderBarclays Bank Plc
ScopeAuthorised by the PRA to accept deposits according to the Bank of England list of 1 Oct 2026; listed in the FCA register under Barclays Bank Plc (FRN 122702), regulated by the FCA and the PRA. FCA register status: See full details.
StatusVerified

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 124431
Licence holderBarclays Capital Securities Limited
ScopeListed in the FCA register under Barclays Capital Securities Limited (FRN 124431); status Authorised since 1 Dec 2001. It holds permissions to arrange and deal in investments.
StatusVerified

User complaints

User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.

Period reviewed: September 2026 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 43
  • Customer support: 28
  • Withdrawal / payment: 12
  • Other: 9
  • Identity verification: 4
  • Bonus / promotion: 1

No. 74 for most complaints among 520 institutions.

RANK BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: 78. · Customer support: 16. · Withdrawal / payment: 163. · Other: 59. · Identity verification: 104. · Bonus / promotion: 86.

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the latest 1-star reviews on the Barclays Trustpilot page (97) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Barclays name are left out. Across the complaints, problems accessing the app and online banking, account closures and limit cuts, and difficulty reaching customer service by phone or chatbot stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesbarclays.co.uk — homepage, Current accounts, Savings and FSCS pages, footer · home.barclays — homepage, Who we are, Our history, footer
Regulator recordsBank of England PRA bank list (1 Oct 2026) · FCA — Barclays Bank UK PLC, FRN 759676 (register.fca.org.uk) · FCA — Barclays Bank Plc, FRN 122702 (register.fca.org.uk) · FCA — Barclays Capital Securities Limited, FRN 124431 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompanies House — Barclays Bank UK PLC, company no 09740322 · Companies House — Barclays Bank Plc, company no 01026167
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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