Northern Financial Review

Manchester-based online retailing group THG plc said its Myprotein sports nutrition brand has secured a strategic partnership with Greencore, a producer of convenience foods. “The…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot said its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land has won an appeal to secure outline planning permission for 1,000 homes in…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson said its revenue increased 9.6% to £173.1m but profit before tax fell 52.8% to £1.7 million in the half year…

Shares of Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc fell as much as 13% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the 10 months…

Oldham-based Ultimate Products — owner of homeware brands including Salter and Beldray —  on Wednesday published a trading update for the six months ended January 31,…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international structural steel group, announced the appointment of Andrew Page as chief financial officer and executive director, with effect from February…

Shares of Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc rose about 11% on Wednesday after it published first-half results for the six months to November…

Manchester-based commercial property investor and developer Bruntwood Group has published annual accounts for the period ending September 30, 2025, showing total assets under management across…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc has reported “clear signs of improving customer demand in the early weeks of the current spring selling season compared to the…

The £55.4 billion Leeds-based Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, the largest UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) pool, has exchanged on the forward funding of…

Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners as part of the first Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), said it has realised its investment in…

Salford-based invest platform AJ Bell said UK equity funds have now endured a decade of outflows totalling £71 billion, citing the latest data from the…

Shares of Blackpool-based high performance polymer company Victrex fell as much as 4% after it published a trading update for its AGM and its first…

Henkel, a Germany-based adhesives, sealants and coatings company, and Wetherby Laroc, a Dalton, North Yorkshire-based manufacturer of high-performance building products and facade systems, have announced…

Bruntwood SciTech has submitted planning proposals for a £17 million transformation and expansion of Manchester One, the iconic tower located at the heart of Manchester’s…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, telecoms infrastructure, space and critical communications markets, said it has entered the second…

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based online publisher of LADbible and other brands for a young adult demographic, said its revenue and profit for the year…

Cheshire-based NWF Group plc, which delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, said revenue for the half year ended November 30, 2025, was…

Huddersfield-based Fintel plc, a provider of technology, compliance and regulatory services to financial advisers and institutions, said its revenue increased 10% to £85.9 million. In…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery, financial advisory and real estate firm, announced it is rebranding and will change its name to BTG…

Stelrad Group plc, the Newcastle-based radiator firm, said on Friday it delivered “another year of adjusted operating profit growth, despite the ongoing suppression of volumes…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, has announced the “discontinuation” of its Modular Solutions business. “Following the appointment of new leadership, the group…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness energy, defence and maritime transport engineering firm James Fisher and Sons plc rose as much as 12% after it published a positive…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings plc has reported a record group order book as at December 31, 2025, of £924 million, up…

US-based LanzaTech Global Inc. has announced Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside as the intended location for its pioneering Dragon II project — a £600 million…

Shares of Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and development group, fell as much as 12% after it published a trading update for the year…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group — currently awaiting a new CEO and CFO — rose as much as 6%…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said on Wednesday total group revenue for the 11 months ended December 31, 2025, rose 7.3% to…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software company, said on Tuesday its revenue increased 10% to £674 million in its first quarter “with…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc said on Tuesday it expects full year adjusted profit before tax to be “towards the upper end of current…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said on Tuesday it anticipates reporting a statutory loss for FY2025 “mainly due to the effects of changes…

Canada Life Asset Management announced the completion of a £129 million fixed rate loan to Cortland, the real estate investment, development and management company. The…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said Connected Living London (CLL), its partnership with Places for London, has agreed to forward fund…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc announced that, following an “extensive exercise in relation to a potential sale of the group’s trading business” it is…

Shares of Develop North plc, the Newcastle-based investment company, rose as much as 10% after it announced the appointment of former Newcastle City Council development…

The Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) shadow board will be asked at its meeting on January 30 to approve in principle the appointment of…

The mutually-owned Skipton Group, which includes Skipton Building Society and estate agency Connells Group, announced on Friday the appointment of Peter Griffiths the new chair…

York-based international animal health business Animalcare Group plc published on Thursday an unaudited trading update for the year ended December 31, 2025, “delivering strong revenue…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell has revealed record platform assets under administration (AUA) of £108 billion, up 21% in the last year and 5%…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said on Thursday its group third quarter revenue revenue grew 2.9% year-on-year (YOY) to £1.737 billion and year-to-date (YTD) revenue…

Train operator Northern has recorded its strongest year for passenger demand since the pandemic, with nearly 100 million journeys made across its network in 2025….

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc announced on Wednesday it has sold its software escrow Escode business to private equity firm TDR Capital…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons on Wednesday updated investors on its trading for the 52 weeks ending October 26, 2025, together with an update on sales…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, reported fourth-quarter to-date organic sales growth of +1.4% but said group like-for-like (LFL) sales were down…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc announced that musicMagpie, which it acquired in December 2024, is partnering with Timpson to provide customers “with a faster and more…

Manchester-based cleaning products firm McBride plc said its full year adjusted operating profit is “expected to be in line with both analysts’ expectations and the…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc said its total revenue for the three months to December 31, 2025, rose 32% to £64.6 million. Gear4music…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc rose as much as 7% after it published a “strong” trading update for the 26 week financial reporting period…

Surface Transforms, the embattled Knowsley-based maker of carbon fibre reinforced ceramic disc brakes for supercars, has reported a rise of 120% in 2025 revenue to…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, announced the appointment of Simon Bourne as its CEO with immediate effect. “Simon was appointed…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc said it completed headline sales of £92.5 million in the second half of 2025, bringing total sales for the…

Huddersfield-based Fintel plc, a provider of technology, compliance and regulatory services to financial advisers and institutions, said it completed the acquisition of the Pearson Ham…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) Group said it expects its total 2025 revenue to have increased 4.3% to £535.6 million. In…

The CEO of Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson said on Friday the firm “delivered a solid performance in a subdued market” in the half-year…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power confirmed that Jürgen Nowicki has now assumed the role of non-executive chair following his appointment announced on June 25,…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced the acquisition of Spectrum Thermal Processing, an aerospace and defence focused heat treatment provider based in…

Liverpool-based online retail and financial services firm The Very Group, owner of Littlewoods, has announced “resilient Christmas and Black Friday trading results” for the six…

The UK government said that commuters across the North West of England are set to benefit from a brand new rail line between Liverpool and…

Lloyds Banking Group announced that more than £1 billion of new finance can be available to businesses across the North East of England in 2026…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its 2025 revenue increased 1.3% to £175 million as the company “successfully moved to a lower…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, published a trading update for the year ended December 31, 2025, showing full year like-for-like sales flat…