Braveheart Investment Group plc on Friday published an update on the progress that its investee company Paraytec Limited is making in developing a Covid-19 test in…

Shares of troubled Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc soared almost 90% on Friday after the stock resumed trading on the London Stock Exchange. Lookers shares…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said on Friday it is in exclusive discussions with the administrators of Arcadia “over the acquisition of the…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory plc on Friday issued an update regarding its liquidity.  “We reported on 14 January 2021 that, as…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Friday it will carry out a wide ranging review of its remuneration practices following shareholder opposition…

Manchester-based vaping and battery supplier Supreme has announced plans to float on the stock market next week in a listing which values the firm at…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose about 5% on Wednesday after it published a trading update showing gross sales in the 26…

Shares of Macclesfield-based Redx Pharma plc rose as much as 10% on Wednesday after it published financial results for the year ended September 30, 2020,…

US resins firm Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) said on Wednesday it reached an agreement with the board of Ashton-under-Lyne-based wound care and industrial firm Scapa Group on…

Wealth management company Perspective Financial Group Ltd said it has acquired Darlington-based financial planning firm Atkinson White Partnership following the decision of the two founders…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said on Tuesday it has experienced “unprecedented growth” in demand for hand wash and hand sanitiser products as it reported…

Huddersfield-based SimplyBiz, a provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and institutions, said on Tuesday its “resilient” revenues slipped to £61 million in…

Bury-based retail giant JD Sports Fashion Plc confirmed on Tuesday it is “exploring” an equity capital raise. The announcement comes after media reports that it was in…

Shares of Pensana Rare Earths Plc rose about 8% on Monday after it said it submitted a planning application for a proposed rare earth oxide…

Cheadle, Chesire-based Together Financial Services Limited, a specialist mortgage and secured loans provider, announced the issuance of £500 million in 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2027…

Barrow-in-Furness international marine services company James Fisher and Sons plc said on Monday it has appointed Serco Group’s chief financial officer Angus Cockburn as non-executive chairman…

Leeds United Football Club (LUFC) and the San Francisco 49ers announced a new investment by an entity affiliated with the 49ers that increases the stake…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said on Monday it acquired the intellectual property assets and brand of Debenhams — as well as other business…

Manchester-based housing association Great Places Housing Group said on Friday it has issued the final £70 million retained portion of its existing £345 million bond…

The UK’s public sector net debt rose £333.5 billion in the first nine months of the financial year to reach £2.13 trillion at the end…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said on Friday that Bestfield Investments, a person closely associated (PCA) with Fergus Lyons, the AJ Bell Investcentre managing director, sold…

Nissan has been forced to “pause” one of the two production lines at its Sunderland factory due to supply delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic….

Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 Group on Thursday published a trading update for the year ended December 31, 2020, saying it will deliver year on year revenue and…

Shares of Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc rose about 12% on Thursday after it published a trading update saying its its revenue and adjusted…

Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics said on Thursday it has entered into an agreement with online luxury fashion retailer Farfetch to provide pan-European “e-fulfilment and…

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group has named industry veteran Stuart Rose as non-executive chairman to improve its governance, raising expectations of a stock…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group said on Thursday its third-quarter revenue grew 18% to £302 million in the 12 weeks to December…

Shares of Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group rose about 5% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the three months ended December 31,…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said on Thursday its assets under administration (AUA) increased to £62.5 billion, up 14% over the last 12 months and…

The latest UK Dividend Monitor from Link Group shows that UK company dividends fell 44% to £61.9 billion in 2020, or 38.1% to £61.1 billion…

Shares of Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc rose about 5% on Tuesday after it published a trading update for 2020 saying it…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc fell about 5% on Tuesday after it issued a trading update for its third quarter to December 31,…

Shares of Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc rose about 7% on Monday after it announced it completed the £20.8m acquisition of CVR Global…

Starwood Capital Group said on Friday it has acquired the Renaissance Manchester site from Urban & Civic through a joint venture with Property Alliance Group. Located…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group fell 14% on Friday after it published a trading update that showed the pace of…

UPDATE 2 — Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics said Carlton Court Investments Limited, a company ultimately controlled by Clipper’s executive chairman Steve Parkin, sold 11…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc — under scrutiny for its corporate governance and working conditions in factories that supply the firm — said…

Shares of Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory plc fell about 7% on Thursday as it warned investors it anticipates that its current…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc on Thursday announced a new internal operating structure, effective from May 1, 2021. It will see the group move…

Shares of York-based international online music equipment retailer Gear4music rose another 8% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the three months to…

UPDATE 3 — Manchester-based beauty and nutrition giant The Hut Group (THG) said some of its shareholders sold a total of 32.89 million shares in the…

Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm Marshalls plc on Wednesday confirmed its intention to re-instate dividend payments as it reported revenue growth has “progressively…

Shares of Shares of Manchester industrial chain firm Renold plc rose about 10% on Wednesday after it issued a trading update covering the three months ended…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc fell about 5% on Wednesday after it published a trading update ahead of its final results for the…

SSA Investments, the Arora family investment vehicle, announced it has sold about 40 million of its shares in Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail for £218 million….

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said in a trading update on Tuesday that its revenue fell 19.3% to £118.7 million in the 12…

Shares of Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group fell about 7% on Tuesday after it published results for the six months ended October…

Shares of Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group rose about 5% on Tuesday after it published a “robust” trading update for the 19-week period ended…

Manchester-based beauty and nutrition giant The Hut Group (THG) said on Tuesday it now expects full-year 2021 revenue growth to be between 30% and 35% ahead of…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Monday it acquired a 231-home forward fund build to rent development in Bristol for £63 million….

Shares of Sheffield-based building materials supplier SIG plc rose about 9% on Monday after it published a trading update for the year ended December 31, 2020,…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said on Monday it is removing VAT from its Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) “cementing its position as one of the cheapest…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Monday it now has a portfolio of 593 properties with a current annualised rent…

Shares of Carlisle-based aviation and energy infrastructure firm Stobart Group rose about 9% on Monday after it announced its intention to change its name to Esken Limited….

Shares of Bury-based retail giant JD Sports Fashion Plc rose about 5% on Monday after it published a trading update on its performance following the Christmas…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group rose about 6% on Friday after it published a trading update saying it anticipates…

Shares of Wetherby-based biotherapeutics company Avacta Group plc rose 3% on Thursday after it said it has entered into a license agreement with Point Biopharma…

Private equity firm Inflexion has agreed to make a significant minority investment in Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS), an IT, communications and cloud wholesale platform that…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness international marine services company James Fisher and Sons plc rose about 8% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the year…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said on Thursday it will pay a further special dividend of 20p per share — equating to £200 million in total…

Troubled Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc, whose shares have been suspended amid an accounting investigation, announced that Anna Bielby has been appointed as a director and…

Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics on Wednesday published a trading update for the Black Friday and Christmas periods saying that it experienced “unprecedented levels of…

Manchester-based Auto Trader Group plc — the UK’s largest digital marketplace for cars — on Wednesday published a trading update “as a result of the…

Shares of Newcastle-based bakery and food retailer Greggs rose about 10% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the fourth quarter of 2020 showing…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said on Tuesday that its chairman Bill Shannon has advised the JSG board of his intention to retire…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said on Tuesday its like-for-like sales for the first 22 weeks of its second half to January 3 were up 8.1%. “Shopping patterns…

LDC, the private equity division of Lloyds Banking Group, said it has backed the creation of a new UK-wide lettings and estate agency group in a £100…