Northern Financial Review

Shares of Northcoders Group plc rose almost 20% on Tuesday after it announced it was successful in securing further funding from the UK’s Department for…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway announced its housing revenue rose 13% to a record high of over £3.5 billion as it published a trading update for…

Newcastle Building Society announced it entered into an exclusivity agreement with the much smaller Manchester Building Society “to explore the possibility of a merger by…

Skipton Building Society said its savings balances grew 6% to £21 billion in the first half of 2022, with pre-tax profit for the period edging higher to…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group announced that “after an extensive search process” it has appointed its chairman Peter Page to the role of…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group said on Friday its revenue rose 7.1% to £404.7 million in its first quarter that ended on July…

The UK’s central bank on Thursday announced its biggest interest rate hike in 27 years and warned the UK is heading for more than a year…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc announced it has acquired Valencia-based Industrias YUK S.A. for €24 million in cash. “YUK is a Valencia-based,…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said it signed an agreement with Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation (PSPC) to acquire its pellet plant in Princeton, British…

A bid for £50 million of public investment in Eden Project North in Morecambe has been submitted to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund by…

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based accounting software giant for SMEs, said its revenue increased 6% to £1.412 billion in the nine months ended June 30, 2022, and…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced that its revenue increased 30% to £878.6 million in…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced on Tuesday that French businessman Régis Schultz has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer….

Newcastle-based Greggs said its sales rose 27.1% to £694.5 million in first half of 2022 but profit was flat at £55.8 million primarily reflecting “re-introduction…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, announced that current chief operating officer Dan Evans will become the firm’s new CEO on…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick said on Monday its revenue in the 13 weeks to June 25, 2022, was 7.6 per cent ahead of the…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced it sold Rochdale-based Footasylum to German investment group Aurelius — taking a big loss on a…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its first-half revenue rose 14.6% to £358.5 million and profit before taxation rose to £41.6 million from…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, said its sales rose 21% to £1.127 billion in the six months to June 30,…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it is launching investigations into the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda about…

Leeds Building Society said on Friday it has withdrawn from lending on second homes as it revealed that its savings balances increased more than £1 billion…

Manchester-based Co-op Bank announced its profit before tax soared to £61.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022, up from 21.4 million for…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc reported that its revenue rose 19.1% to £80.2 million in the half year ended June 30, 2022, and profit…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced its saving balances increased to £37.7 billion in the six months to June 30, 2022, up from £35.5 billion at…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax announced it expects to propose a dividend for the 2022 financial year of £84 million, an 11.7% increase on 2021,…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said it will soon re-commence dividend payments as its revenue for the six months to June 30, 2022,…

THG plc, the Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant, announced it has terminated its “option and collaboration agreement” with a unit of Japan’s SoftBank Group…

Researchers at the IPPR North think tank have published new analysis showing that the North of England “now receives less per person in public spending…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, announced it acquired Miers Construction Products Limited (MCP) for an initial cash consideration of £28 million. A further…

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc announced the acquisition of Axiom Consulting & Investments Limited and Ellayaan Limited and their subsidiary undertakings, which together trade…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said on Monday that “the board and Kris Lee, chief financial officer, have agreed that Kris will leave…

The Co-op Group announced it is planning to cut around 400 jobs at its head office in Manchester. A spokesman for the Co-op said: “At our last…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc said on Friday that 27.71% of votes were cast against approving the firm’s remuneration report at the…

Shares of Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com rose as much as 13% on Thursday after it reported that its revenue rose 19% to £193.2 million…

Shares of Ladbible parent firm LBG Media plc rose about 6% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the half year ended June 30,…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc announced its reported revenue grew 4% to £416.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, and adjusted profit before…

Wetherby-based clinical stage oncology drug company Avacta Group plc announced that AffyXell, its joint venture with Daewoong Pharmaceuticals has successfully completed a funding round to advance…

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals announced it has agreed to acquire US-based Piedmont Animal Health, Inc for £175 million in cash. Dechra also announced…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric plc said its revenue grew 3.2% to £93.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, and adjusted operating profit edged…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell announced that customer numbers on its platform business increased by 14,120 to 417,503 in the quarter to June 30, 2022, up…

Australia-based transport firm Kelsian Group said on Thursday that it no longer plans to make an offer for Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group….

Shares of Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group rose about 6% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the six months…

Shares of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style fell about 33% on Tuesday after it reported a loss before tax of £1.54 million for its first…

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc said its revenue in the year to April 30, 2022, increased 31% to £110 million, 7% of which was…

Shares of Northcoders Group plc rose as much as 6% on Tuesday after the provider of training programmes for software coding published a trading update for the…

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the UK Government will more than treble the investment for TransPennine Route Upgrades (TRU) — slashing journey times…

Liverpool City Council said its chief executive Tony Reeves has made the decision to step down with immediate effect after four years in the job. Government-appointed…

Newcastle-based building services firm Northern Bear plc said on Monday its revenue rose 24% to £61.1 million in the year to march 31, 2022, and adjusted…

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is in discussions to potentially acquire Salford-based TalkTalk Telecom Group, according to a Bloomberg report. VMO2, brought together in a 2021 merger…

Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate £400,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after polluting two watercourses in separate incidents, according to the UK’s Environment Agency. “The…

Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood said it has submitted plans for a “revolutionary” workspace and leisure destination called “The Alberton” in Manchester City Centre. The…