Northern Financial Review

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell has reported record assets under administration (AUA) of £90.4 billion, up 13% over the last year and 1% over…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc said its chairman James Thomson “wishes to step down from the board and has resigned as a director with…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said in an AGM trading update that group revenue rose 1.2% year-on-year to £39.3 million in the three months…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc reported “record” results for the year ended December 31, 2024, with group revenue rising 24% to £8.8 million…

Shares of Supreme plc, the Manchester-based supplier of vaping supplies, drinks and fast-moving consumer goods, fell about 10% after it published a trading update for…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc announced that it has refinanced its core banking facilities that were due to mature in May 2026….

Leeds Building Society is searching for a new chief financial officer after the mutual said current CFO Andy Conroy announced he “will now be seeking his…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 specialty chemicals giant, reported first-quarter sales up 8% to £442 million — and said it intends to apply…

Manchester-based online retailing group THG said on Wednesday it “unequivocally rejected” a “wholly unsolicited, largely unfunded, highly conditional and non-binding proposal” from investment vehicle Selkirk to…

Shares of Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm ITM Power rose as much as 20% on Tuesday after it raised its guidance for FY25. “Revenue…

The University of Manchester said it has been ranked the fourth highest academic institution for the total number of spinout companies generated in the Spotlight…

Poland-based parcel locker company InPost said it has acquired Liverpool-based delivery firm Yodel — a move that will make the Polish firm the third-largest independent logistics…

Belfast-based W&R Barnett has acquired a majority shareholding in Barnsley-based Symphony Group, the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture giant. Symphony Group is the UK’s largest privately-owned…

Shares of York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc rose more than 20% after it published details on an “asset purchase from competitor in administration”…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, published an update on the group’s trading performance for the year ended March 31, 2025, and…

Shares of Sosandar plc, the Wilmslow-based fashion firm run by former magazine publishers Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, fell as much as 16% after it…

Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc rose as much as 6% after it published a trading update for the year…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc published a trading update for its financial year ended March 31, 2025, saying it recorded a “resilient” performance in FY25 and…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said on Tuesday group revenues rose 3.7% to £5.6 billion in the 52 weeks to March 29, 2025, “with revenue growth…

Leeds-based supermarket group Asda has announced that Lucky Generals and Spark Foundry have been selected as its creative and media agency partners, following a comprehensive…

Manchester City Council has approved a planning application from Salford property development and funding company Salboy Group to develop the second phase of its Viadux scheme…

Homes England said it has completed a strategic land acquisition to create the agency’s largest housing-led development site in the North of England. The agency said…

Salford City Council has confirmed the appointment of Stephen Young as its new chief executive, the permanent successor to Tom Stannard who departed the role…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and development group, said its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land has won an appeal to secure outline planning…

New AI-powered, robotic labs that will accelerate development of new treatments for deadly diseases are to be built at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) after…

Northern Gritstone, the investment firm focused on science and technology enabled businesses in the North of England, has announced its latest fundraise of £50 million…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc rose as much as 12% as it published a fourth quarter trading update for the…

Assura plc, the Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), on Wednesday agreed to be acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Stonepeak Partners in a £1.608 billion…

West Sussex-based Focus Group announced the acquisition of Matrix247, a specialist in managed IT and communications services based in Rossendale, Lancashire. “Matrix247 has established a…

Simplybiz Mortgages, part of Simplybiz, a subsidiary business of Huddersfield-based Fintel plc, has reported strong growth for 2024 in both its total lending and overall…

Manchester-based “product intelligence platform” Vypr said it has raised £5 million to accelerate international growth. “This funding will support the continued rollout of our next-generation…

Liverpool City Council has made “significant and substantial improvement”, the UK Government has been told, following the end of the conclusion of the independently-led Improvement…

Merseyside-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, said on Monday it acheived revenue of £47.6 million in the six months to January…

Lancaster University spinout firm Quantum Base announced the admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange following its…

Over half of UK mid-market businesses have said that they expect to be directly affected “to a significant extent” by US Government tariffs, according to…

Arriva Group has announced an order for nine cutting-edge battery hybrid trains to replace its entire Grand Central fleet. The trains will be manufactured at…

Newcastle Airport generates more than £1 billion annually for the North East of England economy and supports over 17,000 jobs, a new report revealed. The…

Hammerson has completed the sale of its standalone Templar Street assets in Leeds — where a £1 billion mixed-use scheme in the Eastqate Quarter is…

Public sector clients in the north of England — including local authority housing teams, housing associations, education estates teams and local NHS Trusts — can now…

Manchester-based mutual Co-op Group said its 2024 profit before tax rose by £133 million to £161 million “driven by increased operating profits and improved Funeralcare…

Harrogate-based IT managed services provider Redcentric plc said executive director and CEO designate Brian Woodford has decided “for personal reasons” to step down from his role at…

Liverpool-based Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second-largest port operator, has appointed a host of contractors into its new construction framework, covering a major programme of…

University of Sheffield spinout Phlux Technology, a pioneering startup in infrared sensor technology, has announced a £9 million Series A funding round. Growth capital investor…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc on Wednesday published a year-end trading update covering the 12 months to March 31, 2025, showing sales up 2%…

Manchester-based HSS Hire Group plc said Grafton Group plc has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of HSS Hire Ireland Limited for £26.2…

The UK’s Leeds-based National Wealth Fund (NWF) has announced a financial guarantee of up to £400 million to cover a series of new loans provided…

Leeds-based private equity firm Endless LLP said it has sold KTC Edibles Group to Whitworths Food Group Limited. “KTC is a vertically integrated edible oils and…

Peel Ports Group said it has set out its ambition to turn the Port of Liverpool into “a global hub for steel” after the port…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings plc said its order book continues to be at record levels — despite trading in the rail sector…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging group, announced that it has entered a strategic collaboration with Switzerland-based Hoerbiger to deliver Ready2Stack, a fully…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc announced that its consultancy brand Counter has secured new contracts with Skipton Building Society and Manchester Airports Group (MAG)….

Manchester-based Bruntwood SciTech said it has secured an additional £100 million funding package from Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander UK — taking its total…

Everton Football Club has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the 2023-24 season, recording a £14.7 million increase in turnover to £186.9 million, and…

Manchester-based PRS REIT plc, the real estate investment trust that invests in the private rented sector, said its revenue — derived entirely from rental income — increased…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group fell more than 10% after it warned it expects “the current market conditions and…

Sheffield-based ITM Power said it has signed an agreement with Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) to collaborate on sustainable transportation and infrastructure, specifically in the field of green…

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc announced that it completed the disposal of Fox Crypto B.V. — part of its European Cyber division in…

Manchester-based fashion retailer Boohoo said on Friday it will go ahead with its rebranding to Debenhams Group — despite a special resolution to approve the move…

An big injection of private sector investment into Teesside International Airport has been successfully unlocked. Agreements with three pivotal airport tenants to expand their growing…

British Steel announced it will “consult on the closure” of its two blast furnaces, steelmaking operations and a reduction of steel rolling mill capacity in…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell said it has agreed to sell its Platinum SIPP and SSAS business (AJ Bell Platinum), part of its non-platform…