Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, said it has launched its new £660 million Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II to cover “the entire”…

Leeds-based private equity firm Endless LLP said it successfully exited its investment in educational resources supplier Findel, selling the Hyde-based firm to Paris-headquartered European B2B ecommerce group Manutan….

A new report from engineering consultant Arup says that 50 new direct long-haul routes from Manchester Airport could be unlocked by integrating investment in new transport infrastructure….

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group said its statutory net asset value rose to £637.7 million in 2023 from £602.7 million in 2022. Operating…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc fell as much as 7% after its first-half results revealed a decline in sales and profit and the firm cut…

Cheadle, Cheshire-based Together Financial Services Limited, a non-bank relationship lender, announced the launch of its inaugural securitisation facility for property development lending, the £150 million ADALO Asset Backed…

Shares of Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, fell as much as 8% after it reported profit before tax fell 40%…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it is looking into Barratt’s recommended all-share offer to buy Flintshire-based Redrow in a deal valuing its…

Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group said this week that its CEO Mark Radcliffe has received 5.35 million shares “at nil consideration” from his…

Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc announced that Iain McDonald has informed the board of his intention to step down as a non-executive director at the…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its 2023 revenue rose 8% to £802.5 million and profit before tax profit increased 17%…

The Groucho Club is to open its first venue outside of London in the grounds of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP). The renowned arts and…

The Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) has confirmed that Darren Gough has stepped down from his role as Managing Director of Cricket. Gough helped the…

Stockport-based musicMagpie said its revenue fell about 6% to £136.6 million for the year ended November 30, 2023, and gross profit slipped to £37.9 million from…

Winsford, Chesire-based tissue healing technologies firm Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (AMS) has entered into an agreement for the proposed acquisition of France-based Peters Surgical for up…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc announced the appointment of former St Modwen Properties CFO Rachel Kentleton as an independent non-executive director with effect from March 18, 2024. Kentleton…

Mercia Asset Management announced that the three Northern Venture Capital Trusts which form part of its third-party funds under management have successfully completed their fund…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said its 2023 profit before tax fell 52% to £352 million as revenues fell 27% to £2.77 billion. Dividend per share is…

Shares of Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc rose almost 10% after it announced it will post a circular setting out the details of a proposed…

Caroline Simpson is poised to lead the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) into the next phase of the city-region’s…

Shares of Stelrad Group plc, the Newcastle-based radiator firm, rose about 3% after it published 2023 results showing profit before tax rose 87.2% to £19.2…

Liverpool City Council said the UK Government has “confirmed a significant reduction in the intervention” at the local authority “with the publication of revised directions.”…

HBD, part of Henry Boot, said it has secured planning approval for Colloco, a state-of-the-art 200,000 sq ft office development in the St John’s District…

The head of investment analysis at Salford-based AJ Bell has said the UK funds industry is going through a “dark age.” AJ Bell head of…

HSS Hire Group plc, the Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm, said it agreed to sell its power solution providers ABird Limited and APEX Generators…

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has outlined plans to invest £650 million in the UK in a major boost for the UK’s life sciences sector. AstraZeneca intends…

Shares of Alderley Park-based Redx Pharma rose about 12% as the clinical-stage biotechnology company announced that three abstracts submitted by the firm “have been accepted…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 6% after it published 2023 results showing profit before tax soared 75.3% to…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said its total revenue for 2023 increased 20.6% to £465.3 million and profit before taxation rose to £37.6…

University of Manchester spinout firm Phagenesis, which has developed a neurostimulation system to treat swallowing dysfunction, has closed a $42 million Series D financing all equity…

Manchester-based Co-op said it has launched a new partnership with Uber Direct, enabling shoppers to order groceries via Co-op’s own online shop with delivery locally through…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, said its 2023 revenue was 1% higher at £2.761 billion “including 1% from acquisitions, 1% from movements on exchange…

Newcastle-based Greggs said its 2023 pre-tax profit rose 27% to £188.3 million as total sales grew 19.6% to £1.809 billion. Underlying profit before tax excluding exceptional income…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc rose as much as 4% after it published a trading update for the five-month period to January 31, 2024, saying UK…

Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc has confirmed the extension of its revolving credit facility (RCF) by 17 months to May 2026. “The £170 million facility…

The Consello Group, a global advisory and investing firm, has announced the appointment of real estate developer and entrepreneur Gary Neville — the former Manchester United…

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda has announced proposals for “a record £150m investment” in its retail pay offer to become “the highest paying UK grocery retailer.”…

Newcastle Building Society said its assets rose 17% to to £6.2 billion in 2023 as the mutual reported gross mortgage lending for the year of…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, has announced the introduction of its new generative AI-powered “productivity assistant” called Sage Copilot. Sage…

Shares of Wetherby-based life sciences company Avacta Group fell more than 25% after it carried out a heavily discounted share placing. The company said it successfully…

Shares of North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group rose as much as 10% after it reported £1.2 billion in 2023 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said its balances increased by £5.1 billion to £47.1 billion in 2023 as profit before tax slipped 10% to £450.3 million….

Liverpool-based online retail and financial services firm The Very Group, owned by the Barclay family, announced it has agreed a new long-term partnership with investment firm…

Shares of York-based Animalcare Group plc, the international animal health business, rose as much as 15% after it announced it disposed of its majority shareholding in…

Manchester-based Co-op Bank said its statutory profit before tax fell about 46% to £71.4 million in 2023 reflecting “exceptional redress of £28.9m in respect of the…

The Northern Gritstone investment firm and Deeptech Labs have announced a partnership in association with the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield to accelerate the creation…

The Skipton Group, which includes Skipton Building Society, estate agency Connells and other businesses, said its savings balances grew 15.4% to £26 billion in 2023 and…

Kitwave, the North Shields-based wholesaler that went public in 2021, said its revenues increased 20% to £602.2 million in the year to October 31, 2023,…

Shares of Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, fell as much as 4% after it said its 2023 adjusted profit…

Shares of Manchester-based household products firm McBride rose as much as 17% after it raised its full year profit expectations and announced a strong first…

Shares of Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) soared as much as 12% after it announced that it has signed a…

University of Leeds spinout firm Adsilico, a computational medicine company, has received an investment boost to scale up its ground-breaking work. Northern Gritstone and Parkwalk…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery and financial advisory firm, has issued a trading update for its third quarter ended January 31, 2024, and announced…

Start-up business numbers in the North East of England have reached their highest levels in 10 months, according to new research from restructuring trade body…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain – finding that the “complex and unpredictable…

Yorkshire Building Society has confirmed that Santander UK executive Tom Ranger will join the mutual as chief finance officer (CFO) later this year. Yorkshire Building…

Newcastle-based NorthStandard, the global marine insurer, has reported a rise in premium income “with positive market response”s to its post-merger scale and global operating structure….

Leeds Building Society has reported that its net savings inflow increased to a record high of £2.7 billion in 2023, with total savings balances reaching a…

Leeds Building Society has announced agreements with North Yorkshire Council and North Norfolk District Council to stop new loans on holiday let homes during a…

Green hydrogen pioneer GeoPura has completed a £56 million investment round that it said will help accelerate the UK’s adoption of green hydrogen by expanding…

Shares of York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc rose about 11% after it announced the second phase of its ongoing partnership with Neuro-Bio, an Oxfordshire-based…

Merseyside-based Applied Nutrition announced the appointment of AJ Bell founder Andy Bell as its new chair.  Tony Buffin, former CEO of Holland & Barrett and COO of Travis Perkins…

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it raided three residences and made four arrests in Merseyside and Greater Manchester as it announced it is investigating…

Manchester United plc and Trawlers Limited, an entity wholly owned by Jim Ratcliffe, have confirmed that Ratcliffe has completed his acquisition of 25% of the…

Manchester headquartered specialist lender Assetz Capital said it has launched a new planning assistance loan product aimed at supporting the conversion of commercial buildings in to residential…

First Milk, the Cumbria-based co-operative, said it completed the acquisition of BV Dairy (Blackmore Vale Farm Cream Limited), the manufacturer of specialist chilled dairy products…

Student accommodation specialist Unite Students and Newcastle University have contracted to form a joint venture (JV) to develop a 2,000-bed site at the University’s Castle…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc said its revenue rose 11% to a record £432 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, “led by exceptional trading…

Skipton Group announced that Sarah Whitney is to step down from her role as a non-executive director of Skipton Building Society and as chair of…

Homes England has acquired Quayside West, the largest land parcel in Forth Yards, one of the most significant brownfield regeneration sites in Newcastle. “Located right…