Northern Financial Review

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc rose about 30% on Thursday after it issued a trading update for the six months ended September 30,…

Legal & General’s LGIM Real Assets has provided £75 million in long-term financing to Bernicia, one of the largest providers of affordable homes in North…

Andy Bell, CEO of Manchester-based investment platform AJ Bell, has written to newly-appointed FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi warning of the “dangers” to consumers of…

Momentum Global Investment Management Limited (MGIM), the UK-based subsidiary of Johannesburg-based Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited, said on Tuesday it will acquire Liverpool’s Seneca Investment Managers…

Shares of Ashton-under-Lyne-based wound care and industrial firm Scapa Group rose about 7.5% on Tuesday after it published a trading update saying it expects its…

SSE, the Scottish renewable energy and electricity networks giant, said on Tuesday it agreed to sell its 50% stake in energy-from-waste ventures in Ferrybridge and Skelton…

Shares of Warrington-based Eddie Stobart Logistics plc rose about 37% on Monday after it said its owner GWSA Group reported revenues of £416.5 million for…

Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool Football Club and Boston Red Sox, is in talks with RedBall Acquisition Corp to go public, according to…

UK finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday afternoon the UK Government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded “to protect jobs and support businesses…

The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have submitted a joint proposal to the UK government for a £316 million programme…

Around 1,000 jobs will be created and £25 million invested as discount retailer Poundland acquires Barnsley-based frozen food supplier Fultons Foods. Poundland has been working…

Speedy Hire Plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, said on Friday its revenue for the six months to September 2020 is anticipated to…

Liverpool-based online retail and financial services giant The Very Group said on Thursday its revenue exceeded £2 billion for the first time in the year…

Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm HSS Hire Group plc said on Thursday 300 jobs will be lost as it permanently closes 134 of its…

Shares of Salford-based broadband giant TalkTalk Telecom Group rose about 17% on Thursday after it said it received “a preliminary and non-binding proposal” from shareholder…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc said on Wednesday it delivered a “record trading performance” in the key month of September despite revenue for its first-half to August…

Planning permission has been granted for an application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) for the development of Patagonia Place, a 31-storey…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) warned on Wednesday that almost 900 jobs at its three airports are at risk as it blamed “an absence of support…

Plans to extend the UK’s new railway — High Speed Two — moved a step closer on Wednesday with the opening of a new public consultation…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said in a trading update on Tuesday it has cut around 150 jobs and closed or merged 17 branches…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said on Tuesday that Andrew Bester intends to step down as its chief executive officer and as a director of its…

Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc said on Friday its specialist technical business JFD “has been awarded a multi-million-pound five-year service…

Blackburn-based petrol station billionaires the Issa brothers and funds managed by London-based private equity firm TDR Capital LLP announced on Friday they agreed to buy…

Rolls-Royce said on Thursday it will seek to raise up to £5 billion, including £2 billion from shareholders. The company said the the COVID-19 pandemic…

Carlisle-based aviation and energy infrastructure firm Stobart Group said on Thursday it continues “to evaluate opportunities to dispose of remaining non-core assets” and reported that its London…

Shares of Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group rose about 7% on Wednesday after it said in a trading update for the six months to…

Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) on Wednesday announced the acquisition of US skincare brand Perricone MD for $60 million in cash. The…

Shares of Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc rose about 13% on Wednesday after it said it signed a contract to acquire Lake Street Labs…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said on Wednesday its revenue rose 45% to £816.5 million and pretax profit rose 51% to £68.1 million in…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group fell about 7% on Tuesday after it said its revenue fell 19.5% to £255.5 million for the…

Shares of Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory plc fell about 7% on Tuesday after its results for the six months ended July…

Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, on Tuesday released a trading update to the end of August 2020 showing its rent collections are “on…

Shares of Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail rose about 4% on Tuesday after it published a trading update for the first half of its current financial…

Shares of Newcastle-based bakery and food retailer Greggs fell about 8% on Tuesday after the firm published a third quarter trading update showing sales have…

Leeds-based Tracsis plc, a provider of software and services for the traffic data and transportation industry, said on Monday its chief financial officer Max Cawthra will stand…

Walmart Inc has picked the founders of Blackburn-based global petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group and their investor, private equity firm TDR Capital, as preferred…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said on Friday the independent review of its UK supply chain led by Alison Levitt QC “identified many…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons has become the first major UK retail chain to reintroduce restrictions on purchases of key items after the UK government imposed new measures…

The Leeds-based £46 billion Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed four specialist managers for its Multi-Asset Credit Fund. Subject to FCA approval, the fund…

Leeds-based credit card, identity and mobile phone protection firm CPP Group said on Thursday its revenue increased 3% to £61.8 million “with a strong Q1 being…

Shares of Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group rose 7% on Thursday after it announced that former Wood Group executive Hugh Pelham will succeed Tim…

Warrington-based United Utilities, the UK’s largest listed water company, said in a trading update on Thursday it expects its first-half revenue to be lower than the…

Shares of Sheffield-based building materials supplier SIG plc fell about 10% on Thursday after it published results for the six months ended June 30, 2020, showing…

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Thursday it has begun criminal proceedings against three former employees of Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric Plc —…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture fell 5% on Thursday after it published results for the 52 weeks ended June 28, 2020, showing revenue fell about 27%…

Newcastle-headquartered international rail and bus giant Go-Ahead Group said on Thursday its revenue rose 6.1% to £3.89 billion in the year to June 27. Go-Ahead said…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group plc rose about 25% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said on Wednesday its first-quarter revenue rose 23% due to a rise in demand for soaps and hand sanitisers during the…

Shares of Manchester and Edinburgh-based rented housing developer Sigma Capital Group rose about 17% on Tuesday after it announced a £1 billion residential joint venture with EQT Real…

Shares of Leeds-based property investor and car park operator Town Centre Securities (TCS) rose about 5% on Tuesday after it published results for the year ended…

Morningstar said on Monday that investors withdrew another £2.26 billion out of UK equity funds in August as uncertainty over Brexit and a second wave…