Northern Financial Review

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based international SME accounting software giant, said on Thursday its revenue increased 2.6% to £1.329 billion in the first nine months of the year…

Shares of Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc rose about 4% on Wednesday as it announced it was awarded a new “multi-year significant contract” in the…

Cambourne Life Investment, an investment vehicle of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, has joined the consortium led by Fortress Investment Group which has agreed a £6.3…

Salford-based fashion firm In The Style said on Tuesday its revenue soared 132% to £44.7 million in the 12 months to March 31, 2021, and…

CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, announced it agreed to acquire a 60% ownership interest in Leeds-based infrastructure consultancy giant Turner &…

Shares of Snaith, East Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals giant Croda International rose 7% to around £83.65 on Tuesday after it said its first-half sales soared 38.8% to…

Chester-based Admiral Taverns has agreed to buy the community pub group Hawthorn from NewRiver REIT plc for £222.3 million. Hawthorn has 674  community pubs and the deal…

Shares of Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick Plc rose about 3% on Monday as it published a first quarter update for the 13 weeks to June…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Monday that its finance director Mike Killoran has informed the board that he intends to retire in early…

Shares of Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group soared about 9% on Friday after it published a strong trading update for the first half…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals giant, said on Friday it appointed Julie Kim of Takeda Pharmaceutical as a non-executive director, effective September 1,…

Northcoders Group plc, the Leeds and Manchester-based provider of training programmes for software coding, has announced its proposed admission to trading on AIM. The firm’s stock market…

Bradford-based window and door company Safestyle UK on Thursday published a trading update for the six months ended July 4, 2021, saying its expects to…

Shares of York-based Animalcare Group plc, the international animal health business, rose about 3% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the six months…

Newcastle-based Northern Powergrid has announced it will invest £234.5 million in data and digitalisation initiatives from 2023 to 2028, including a £10 million increase in…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket Group said on Thursday its revenue fell 11% to £162.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021, while profit…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group announced on Thursday the appointment of Christian Schreyer as its group chief executive with effect from its AGM on…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said on Thursday its total assets under administration (AUA) increased to £70.4 billion over the three months ended June 30, 2021,…

The city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites because new buildings undermined the attractiveness of its Victorian docks —…

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) announced it has invested over £100 million into more than 270 Northern businesses across nearly 400 transactions since the…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it said its revenue rose 13.8% to £67.4 million in…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc said on Wednesday its revenue rose 12% to £400.9 million in the year to April 30, 2021, with…

Shares of Elland-based industrial engineering company The 600 Group plc rose about 15% on Tuesday as it published a trading update “in respect of current…

Manchester-based consumer products firm Supreme plc, which went public in February, said on Tuesday its revenue rose 33% to £122.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2021, and…

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc said on Tuesday its revenue in the year to April 30 increased 19% to £83.8 million, 6% of…

US private equity firm Apollo Global Management said on Tuesday it is in preliminary talks to join the consortium led by Fortress Investment Group which…

Shares of Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc rose as much as 5% on Monday after the firm published a trading statement saying…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group on Monday published a trading update for the 20-week period ended July 17 saying its performance for the full…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Monday it has been rated as the UK’s best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) high street bank by Sustainalytics, the…

The board of Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc said on Monday it will unanimously recommend to shareholders a £919 million cash takeover offer for…

Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) has reported it made a profit of £70.1 million as its revenue fell by £142 million to £758.4 million in the year…

Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc fell about 6% on Friday as it published results for the year ended March…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said on Thursday that “competition for labour has meant that costs of production have seen an increase” and…

Shares of Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric Plc fell about 10% on Thursday as it published “robust” results for the year ended March 31, 2021 — but…

Leeds-based PureGym Group has announced it “is in the early stages of considering options for potentially raising equity, including potentially in the public markets.” In…

Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group said its revenue edged 1.4% higher to £136.6 million in the year to April 30, 2021, but…

Manchester fashion giant Boohoo has announced a new partnership with Kuwait-based Alshaya Group to build on the presence of Boohoo’s Debenhams brand in the Middle…

Sheffield-based building materials supplier SIG plc said on Wednesday it expects to report first-half revenues from underlying operations of around £1.11 billion and underlying operating…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group said on Wednesday it has set out a strategy “to lead the transport industry in carbon reduction by achieving…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said on Tuesday its analysis shows that — due to a tax quirk — defined benefit (DB) pension members could have…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc announced that Renold Couplings, part of its Torque Transmission division, has been awarded a contract for…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group announced it has completed the refinancing of the Canadian dollar facilities it acquired as part of its acquisition of…

Shares of Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals rose another 2% on Monday after it published a trading update covering the group’s financial year ended…

Skipton Building Society has announced the sale of its subsidiary company Connells Limited’s holding of 64.68% in TM Group (UK) Limited, a provider of property…

Northern Gritstone, the new investment company founded by the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield has named its leadership team, with Caledonia Investments executive Duncan…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said on Thursday it lost more than £1 million per day in the year ending March 31, 2021, as passenger numbers collapsed…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said on Thursday it made a statutory loss before taxation from continuing operations of £369.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2021,…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Thursday it brought forward its dividend payment to next month as it revealed that first-half revenue in…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail S.A. said on Thursday its revenue rose about 3% to £1.18 billion in its first quarter covering the 13 weeks from…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group said on Wednesday it welcomes the announcement from the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) outlining the extended funding of…

Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) fell up to 7% on Wednesday as it announced it will raise around £26 million by…