Revenues top £350m as Barbour bounces back

Clothing firm Barbour has seen a recovery in sales

- GRAEME WHITFIELD

> Clothing firm Barbour has seen a recovery in sales

NORTH East outdoor clothing company Barbour has seen revenues top £350m, with a particular boost for sales in Europe.

The fifth-generation family business, which is based in South Shields, has released accounts for the year to end of April 2025 in which its revenues rose 9% to £350.8m. Over the same period, operating profit grew from £39.5m a year previously to £49.5m.

Barbour - which employs more than 1,100 people - said that the year covered by the accounts had seen a "recovery" in sales, with a particularly strong performance in its e-commerce channels. Sales were strongest in the UK, making up almost half of the company's revenues, but also rose in America, Europe and the rest of the world.