Northern Financial Review

Warrington-based United Utilities Water Limited has been hit with £964,225 in fines and costs at Preston Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to five environmental permit…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging firm, said it has made a strong start to the year, with its Paper…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings plc announced the appointment of Pete Raby as independent non-executive director and chair designate with effect from…

Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group plc said it has reached a settlement with a customer in connection with “outstanding legacy defect notifications, as referenced in the…

Newcastle-based Sage Group plc, the provider of  accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, announced the successful pricing of a €500…

Barrow-in-Furness energy, defence and maritime transport engineering firm James Fisher and Sons plc said its revenue rose 2.1% to £195.9 million in the six months…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc said on Tuesday its sales for the five months to August 31, 2026, were up 7.3% year on…

Shares of Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) fell as much as 7% on Tuesday after it reported results for the six…

The Sheffield-based British Business Bank has announced it will commit up to £150 million capital to support a fund aimed at high-growth businesses across the…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes, on Monday published an update on trading for the 11 months to the…

The North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT) announced the appointment of Emily Mathew as its new chief executive. The NWBLT brings together leaders of national…

Shares of Leeds-based Jet2 rose as much as 4% after it published a trading update for its AGM — and also announced it intends to…

Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant Bodycote said on Wednesday it has suspended with immediate effect its £80 million share buyback programme which commenced…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell announced the appointment of Steve Langan as a “non-independent non-executive director” with effect from February 2, 2027, and Craig…

Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc — maker of Carex, Imperial Leather and Sanctuary Spa –announced that Peju Adebajo and Sarah Miles will join…

Manchester-based private equity firm NorthEdge said it has completed the sale of Stockport-based Distology, a specialist cybersecurity value-added distributor, to Foresight Group. “The transaction is…

US-based private equity firm Veritas Capital said on Tuesday it reached an agreement to acquire Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant Bodycote with an…

Leeds-based supermarket group Asda said on Friday it returned to growth in the current quarter. Asda reported third quarter trading for the seven weeks to…

Shares of Manchester-based private label cleaning products firm McBride plc rose as much as 16% on Friday after it announces a strategic partnership securing two…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has been hit by a cyber attack in which hackers accessed the data of about 8.7 million customers. MAG owns and…

Shares of Gateshead-based car supergroup Vertu Motors plc said on Thursday its results for the full year “will be ahead of market expectations.” Shares of…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property development and home building firm, has announced forthcoming changes to its board. “Serena Lang, Non-executive Director, has notified the Board…

Liverpool-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, has published a strong update on trading for its financial year ended July 31,…

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, has published its Annual Report and Accounts, showing that it supported a total of £9.4…

Northumberland County Council has launched the next stage of a new £20 million scheme to unlock business opportunities in the county. Delivered as part of…

Shares of Preston-based life and pensions consolidator Chesnara plc rose as much as 4% on Tuesday after it published its half-year financial report showing assets…

Shares of Leeds-based transport technology provider Tracsis plc rose as much as 8% after it published a trading update for the year ended July 31,…

Ineos Inovyn said it has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP Limited, together with the assets and employees associated with EDC…

France’s consumer watchdog said it has fined Manchester-based fast-fashion retailer Boohoo €2.3 million for alleged deceptive practices such as fake discounts on its website, Reuters…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc announced that Corinne Ripoche — CEO of Leeds-based outsourcing and offshoring consulting firm Ellio — will be appointed as…

Manchester-based pharmacogenetic testing company Genedrive plc announced that Mark Winkler and Mike Fairbourn have agreed to join its board as independent non-executive directors from September…

Shares of JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, fell as much as 15% on Thursday after it published a “tough” second-quarter trading…

Maven Capital Partners said it has completed a “successful realisation” from WaterBear Education Limited, a specialist higher education provider for musicians and creative artists. “The…

Deutsche Bahn has begun the process of selling its British rail freight business DB Cargo UK, which is based in Doncaster and employs 2,200 people….

Liverpool City Region’s visitor economy grew to a record £6.834 billion in 2025, according to the latest independent STEAM (Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor) tourism…

North East of England-based investment company Develop North plc announced the appointment of its chief executive officer Michelle Percy to the board as an executive…

Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group, a provider of asset protection technology and offshore energy services, said it has been awarded a €1 million contract with a…

Fenway Sports Group (FSG) has confirmed the sale of a minority equity stake in Liverpool F.C. to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led and managed by…

Lancaster University AI security spinout firm Mindgard said it has closed a $30 million Series A financing led by Album VC with participation from Karma…

Northern Gritstone, the investment company scaling early-stage life sciences and technology companies from the Northern Arc universities of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield, is opening…

Northern Gritstone, the life sciences and deeptech venture capital firm, has made a £3 million investment into Manchester-based cybersecurity start-up Cytix as part of a…

United Utilities, water supplier to the North West of England, welcomed the decision by regulator Ofwat to provisionally approve £975 million of new investment, supporting…

Shares of Chester-based GB Group (GBG) — a global identity verification, location intelligence and fraud prevention company — fell as much as 30% on Friday…

Yorkshire Water said it is recruiting for almost 100 roles in its asset delivery team as it looks to accelerate delivery of its five-year £8.3…

Shares of Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — fell as much as 6% after it published…

The GMB union said Leeds-based supermarket group Asda has announced it will outsource 3,500 its cleaning staff in a move the union has described as…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc said its housing revenue increased by more than 13% to £3.14 billion for the year ended July 31, 2026, and said…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its first-half revenue slipped 0.5% to £317.8 million in the six months to June…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said it has acquired Dublin-based Vithit Limited and its subsidiaries for £64 million in cash. “Vithit is…

Yorkshire Water announced said on Friday former Capita and Amec Foster Wheeler CEO Jonathan Lewis will become its chair from October 1, 2026, succeeding Vanda…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group on Friday rejected a £583 million cash takeover offer from Peel Pepper Limited, part of Manchester-based private conglomerate Peel Group,…

Stelrad Group plc, the Newcastle-based radiator firm, said its revenue fell 9.1% to £124 million in the six months to June 30, 2026, “due to…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, announces that former IKEA Group CEO Peter Agnefjäll has been appointed as chair of JD Sports…

Peel Pepper Limited, part of Manchester-based private conglomerate Peel Group, has announced a cash offer to acquire Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group. Goodweather Holdings Limited,…

Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc — maker of Carex, Imperial Leather and Sanctuary Spa — said its revenue rose 5.45% to £541.4 million…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said its first-half revenue rose 15% to £1.73 billion and first-half profit before tax rose 15% to £168 million…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said on Wednesday it has received “two separate conditional proposals regarding a possible cash offer for…

The £120 billion Leeds-based Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, the largest UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) pool, said it has agreed a £400 million…

Shares of Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc rose about 5% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the six months ended June…

Sedgefield, County Durham-based Filtronic plc has reported revenue of £55.5 million for the year to May 31, 2026, marginally below last year’s record performance of…

SIG plc, Sheffield-based supplier of specialist insulation and building products across Europe, said its first-half revenue slipped 1% to £1.293 billion for the six months to…