Northern Financial Review

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…

Leeds-based property investor and car park operator Town Centre Securities (TCS) said on Monday it sold four retail properties in Scotland and London for a…

Shares of Newcastle-headquartered international rail and bus giant Go-Ahead Group fell about 7% on Monday after it published details of the UK Department for Transport’s extension…

Rolls-Royce said at the weekend it is “evaluating the merits of raising equity of up to £2.5 billion” and is also considering new debt issuance….

Manchester-based Co-op Group said on Thursday its half-year revenues increased 7.6% to £5.8 billion for the 26 weeks to July 4 “driven by exceptional performances…

Japan’s Hitachi, Ltd. said on Wednesday it will end business operations on its UK nuclear power plant construction project — including a £15 billion nuclear…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) soared as much as 30% in the company’s first day of trading on the…

Flintshire-based house building giant Redrow plc said on Wednesday its profit before tax fell 66% to £140 million in the year to June 28 as revenue…

Shares of Huddersfield-based SimplyBiz, a provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and institutions, rose 7% on Tuesday after it published results for…

New analysis by Willis Towers Watson says underfunded defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK are “over-dependent on historically improbable equity returns, if they…

Shares of Doncaster-based plastic piping and ventilation systems firm Polypipe Group rose about 5% on Tuesday after it published results for the six months ended June…

Shares of Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping products firm Marshalls plc fell about 6% on Tuesday after it said revenue for the six months ended…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said on Monday it has struck a new infrastructure term loan facilities agreement “that provides committed facilities of approximately £160…

Sheffield-based affordable housebuilder MJ Gleeson plc said on Monday its revenue fell 41.1% to £147.2 million in the year to June 30, 2020, and profit before tax…

Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) on Thursday priced its initial public offering (IPO) of stock at £5 per share, which implies…

Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 Group said on Thursday its revenue grew 28% to a record £38.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2020, with profit…

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons fell about 4% on Thursday after it said revenue slipped 1.1% to £8.73 billion in the half year to August…

Shares of Leeds-based healthcare software and systems firm EMIS Group rose 8% on Wednesday after it announced results for the six months ended June 30 showing revenue…

Shares of Macclesfield-based Redx Pharma plc rose another 15% on Wednesday after it announced a new research collaboration with Dublin-based Jazz Pharmaceuticals to discover and…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose 15% on Tuesday after it issued a trading update saying its order intake increased 92.2% for the…

Shares of Manchester-based household cleaning products firm McBride plc fell 5% on Tuesday after it released results for the year ended June 30, 2020, showing revenue…

The latest Fund Flow Index from funds network Calastone shows that a net £1.2 billion was taken out of UK-focused stock funds between June and…

Shares of Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc rose about 6% on Tuesday after it published a strong trading update for the first quarter ended…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc rose about 7% on Tuesday after it said it was “reassured” and “generally encouraged” by…

Shares of Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc, the Northwich, Chesire-based veterinary drugs giant, rose about 7% on Monday after it published results for the year ended June…

Carlisle-based aviation and energy firm Stobart Group confirmed on Friday it is in early stage discussions with a number of parties including Falko Regional Aircraft Limited regarding…

Manchester-based Co-op Group said on Friday it will create 1,000 jobs with new store openings and the extension of existing shops. Co-op Group said it…

UK savers put £1.6 billion into retail funds in July, according to latest figures published by the Investment Association (IA) — but stock funds experienced outflows…

Global index provider FTSE Russell has confirmed that Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail will be joining the FTSE 100 Index as a result of the…

Tritax Big Box REIT plc said on Thursday it completed the sale of its Chesterfield warehouse for £57.3 million to Warehouse REIT plc.  “We acquired…

Shares of Manchester-based cyber security company NCC Group rose 5% on Thursday after it published results for the year ended May 31, 2020, showing revenue…

Shares of Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, rose about 3% on Thursday after it published a positive AGM trading statement and said it…

Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) on Thursday confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange. The Hut Group, which…

Runcorn-based textile services provider Johnson Service Group (JSG) said on Wednesday its revenue fell about 31% to £114.8 million in the six months to June 30 and…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said on Wednesday it is doubling the number of fully-qualified, expert florists employed in its stores to 300 this Autumn. Morrisons said…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric Plc confirmed on Wednesday it “has initiated limited discussions with third parties with a view to seeking a potential purchaser or…

Shares of York-based international online music equipment retailer Gear4music rose another 4% on Tuesday after it said its trading remained strong throughout July and August. The…

Greencoat UK Wind plc said on Tuesday it agreed to acquire SSE’s 25.1% interest in the Walney I and II offshore wind farms off the…

Scandal-hit York house building giant Persimmon plc said on Friday that its outgoing CEO Dave Jenkinson sold 129,307 shares in the company at roughly £26.50 per…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture said on Thursday it agreed to sell The Sofa Workshop Limited to Halo Furnishings Limited for about £300,000. “The gross assets of Sofa…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said on Thursday that all of its offers submitted to students looking to join their degree apprenticeships this year are guaranteed —…

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, announced on Thursday that Donald Brydon has indicated his intention to retire from his role…

Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) said on Thursday it is planning an initial public offering on the main market of the London Stock Exchange…

Newcastle-headquartered international bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group said on Wednesday the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has granted a two-year contract extension to Go-Ahead…

Shares of Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial rose about 18% on Wednesday as analysts said its results for the six months ended June 30, 2020,…

McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt confirmed on Tuesday the introduction of the brand’s “all-new, flexible, lightweight vehicle architecture which will underpin its next generation of…