Corporate Banking for Professional Service Clients

Professional Services

Your business can draw on the knowledge and experience we’ve gained from supporting your sector for over 15 years, and from being one of the first banks to have a dedicated Professional Services team in the US1.

In addition to their specialist expertise, our Relationship Directors can provide you with access to a range of services from across the Barclays group.


As one of our Professional Services clients, you can also take advantage of:

  • regular networking opportunities and industry events
  • in-depth analysis of Professional Services trends from our in-house research team
  • industry-specific credit and product teams that understand corporate banking for Professional Services

Read the Professional Services Sector outlook PDF† (154KB)

 

Specialist expertise across the sector

We recognise that this sector is diverse, and that the businesses within it have different needs. To be more closely aligned to your specific requirements, our Relationship Directors have a dedicated focus:

Accountancy

Our dedicated team has relationships with 80% of the top 20 UK accountancy firms.2

Pension Administrators

As members of the Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes, our Relationship Directors have up-to-date knowledge of scheme rules.

Insolvency Practitioners

Our experienced team works in partnership with the top 10 insolvency practitioner firms.1

Property Consultants

We have long-standing relationships with the leading UK and international property consultants, architects and surveyors.

Legal

We have relationships with 90% of the top 20 UK law firms.3


Contact our Professional Services team

Tom Wood – Head of Professional Services

Tom Wood – Head of the Professional Services

In his role Tom has overarching responsibility for the sector, ensuring Barclays continues to grow and consolidate relationships with Professional Services clients of all sizes, ranging from mid-sized regional or niche practices, to large international firms. 

Tom joined Barclays as a Relationship Director in 2007 to look after our relationships with some of the largest Accountancy, Legal and Property consulting clients. Prior to his current role Tom spent 3 ½ years as Deputy Head of the Professional Services leading the mid-market proposition for Barclays in the sector. Before joining Barclays Tom worked for the RBS group in a range of client facing relationship roles.

To find out what our Professional Services team can do for your business, email Tom or call our dedicated team on 0800 015 4242*

 

 

1Source: Barclays, August 2012
2Source: Accountancy Age, 2011
3Source: The Lawyer, 2011

How can we help?

If you are new to Corporate Banking at Barclays, call us on: 0800 015 4242*

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