J. Barbour and Sons

Summary

J. Barbour and Sons is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• J. Barbour and Sons is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• J. Barbour and Sons is in the country of GB^[4].
• J. Barbour and Sons's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• J. Barbour and Sons's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar^[6].
• J. Barbour and Sons's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• J. Barbour and Sons's founder is recorded as John Barbour^[8].
• J. Barbour and Sons's headquarters location is recorded as South Shields^[9].
• J. Barbour and Sons's Commons category is recorded as J. Barbour and Sons^[10].
• J. Barbour and Sons's industry is recorded as clothing industry^[11].
• J. Barbour and Sons's industry is recorded as retail^[12].
• January 1, 1894 marks the founding of J. Barbour and Sons^[13].
• 1912-09-11 marks the founding of J. Barbour and Sons^[14].
• J. Barbour and Sons's location of formation is recorded as South Shields^[15].
• J. Barbour and Sons's official website is recorded as https://www.barbour.com^[16].
• J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as clothing^[17].
• J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as fashion accessory^[18].
• J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as footwear^[19].
• J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as ready-to-wear^[20].
• J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as outerwear^[21].
• J. Barbour and Sons's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[22].
• J. Barbour and Sons's legal form is recorded as H0PO^[23].
• J. Barbour and Sons's owner of is recorded as Barbour^[24].
• J. Barbour and Sons's has works in the collection is recorded as National Museum Paleis het Loo^[25].
• J. Barbour and Sons's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+117245'}^[26].
• J. Barbour and Sons's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+118284'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2138009QKVWF78U8RE66^[28]

• Registered legal name: J.Barbour & Sons,Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1912-09-11^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2019-10-08^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-01^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-08^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 00124201^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

J. Barbour and Sons's founder is recorded as John Barbour^[8]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1894^[13] and 1912-09-11^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as South Shields^[15].

Operations

J. Barbour and Sons's headquarters location is recorded as South Shields^[9].

Industry

Industries include clothing industry^[11] and retail^[12].

Ownership

Products include clothing^[17], fashion accessory^[18], footwear^[19], ready-to-wear^[20], and outerwear^[21].

Why It Matters

J. Barbour and Sons ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]