What is Barclays?
{{Infobox company | name = Barclays plc<!--Please do not change to Barclays Bank PLC, which is a subsidiary of the holding company--> | logo = | logo_size = 250px | image = Barclays HQ.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = The Barclays Head Office in London | type = [[Public limited company]] | traded_as = {{lse|BARC|fourway=GB0031348658GBGBXSET0}}<br>{{nyse|BCS}}<br>[[FTSE 100 Index|FTSE 100 Component]] | industry = [[Bank]]ing<br>[[Financial services]] | foundation = {{Start date and age|1690|11|17|df=yes}} in the [[City of London]], [[Kingdom of England]] | location_city = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] | key_people = Nigel Higgins<br>{{small|(Group Chairman)}}<br>[[Jes Staley]]<br>{{small|(Group Chief Executive)}} | products = [[Retail banking]]<br>[[Commercial bank]]ing<br>[[Investment banking]]<br>[[Wealth Management]] | revenue = {{increase}} [[Pound sterling|£]]21.136 billion (2018)<ref name=ar>{{cite web |url=https://home.barclays/content/dam/home-barclays/documents/investor-relations/reports-and-events/annual-reports/2018/2018-barclays-plc-annual-report.pdf |title=Annual Report 2018 |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> | operating_income = {{decrease}} £3.494 billion (2018)<ref name=ar/> | net_income = {{increase}} £2.372 billion (2018)<ref name=ar/> | assets = {{increase}} £1.133 trillion (2018)<ref name=ar/> | equity = {{decrease}} £62.556 billion (2018)<ref name=ar/> | num_employees = 79,900 (2018)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://citywire.co.uk/money/share-prices-and-performance/share-factsheet.aspx?InstrumentID=313| title=Fact sheet| publisher=Citywire| access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> | divisions = [[Barclaycard]]<br>[[Barclays Investment Bank]]<br>[[Barclays Wealth]] | homepage = {{URL|https://www.barclays.co.uk/}} }} '''Barclays''' is a major [[bank]]. It was founded in [[1690]]. ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == https://www.barclays.Co.uk {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Banks of England]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in England]] [[Category:1690s establishments in Europe]]