By Mark McSherry Newcastle United has filed its financial results for the 2021-22 financial year, showing a loss after tax of £70.7 million for the 12…

Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) said THG executive Jon Wormald will join the firm on June 30 as group chief financial officer…

Shares of NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, fell as much as 35% on Friday after it warned in a trading update that…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said its total revenue rose 3.4% to £4.713 billion in its first quarter — the 13 weeks ending January 29, 2023. Morrisons…

Shares of North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group rose as much as 6% on Thursday after it said the UK government has confirmed its commitment to…

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on university spin-outs and technology-enabled businesses in the North of England, has secured a new capital commitment of £30…

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda announced its adjusted EBITDA earnings fell 24% in 2022 to £886 million as it “invested to absorb cost price inflation and keep…

Shares of York-based Animalcare Group plc, the international animal health business, rose about 5% after it announced 2022 results showing revenue slipped 3.3% to £71.6 million…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said its first-half revenue rose 1.6% to a record £1.809 billion as it announced a £100 million share buyback. Profit…

Shares of Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, fell about 8% as it announced CEO Debbie Bestwick will step down soon and…

By Mark McSherry Shares of Alderley Park-based Redx Pharma fell about 15% on Monday after it announced that its $425 million all-share merger agreement with…

Severfield plc, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, reported a record UK and Europe order book of £508 million at March 1, 2023, of which…

Shareholders of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style have narrowly approved a resolution at a general meeting to sell its only operating subsidiary In The…

Leeds-based UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) said it has been established as an “enduring institution” with key legislation receiving Royal Assent. “The UK Infrastructure Bank Act has been…

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company, said publication of its 2022 financial results will be delayed from March 28 until…

Shares of Bradford-based window and door company Safestyle UK plc fell about 16% after it warned that it expects 2023 revenue to be below current expectations…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group published its delayed results on Thursday, saying revenue from continuing operations increased 3.3% to £124.2 million and reported profit…

The boards of Newcastle Building Society and Manchester Building Society said they have now entered into a legally binding agreement to merge “by way of…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc has announced an update on its restructuring, saying it will operate from May 1 under three units — Commercial…

Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, has submitted detailed plans to Warrington Borough Council by to regenerate Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station. Located on the north…

Manchester-based DSW Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Dow Schofield Watts group, is launching its first Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) fund — aiming…

Sunderland-based furniture and floorings company ScS Group said its revenue increased 2.6% to £147.9 million in the the 26 weeks ended January 28, 2023, while The…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said its 2022 revenue rose 48% to £341.4 million and profit before tax increased 29.7% to £45.6…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said on Tuesday it will pause its planned £2 billion UK investment in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)…

Sheffield-based specialist engineering group Pressure Technologies announced it is likely the company’s ordinary shares will be suspended from trading on AIM on April 3, 2023. Pressure Technologies…

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) has called for mayors and council leaders in the North of England “to retain more local cash as part of…

Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to move into what it called “the most energy efficient office buildings in Yorkshire” at 11 and 12 Wellington…

Shares of York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc rose about 9% after it announced it has developed a new reagent, Optimer-Fc, for use in automated…

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc said it “has agreed” that Barry Hextall, its chief financial officer (CFO), will step down from his role as…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its 2022 revenue rose 20.8% to £743.6 million while profit before taxation increased 23% to…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc reported that its revenue from continuing operations slipped 2.2% £544.5 million for 26 week period ended December 25, 2022, while profit before…

Shares of Alderley Park-based drug development firm Evgen Pharma plc rose about 9% after it announced that new research findings will be presented at the ESMO…

Warrington-based water giant United Utilities announced that Louise Beardmore will take up the role of CEO on March 31, 2023. United Utilities is the UK’s…

Severfield plc, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, said it agreed to acquire Voortman Steel Construction Holding B.V. (VSCH) of Rijssen in the Netherlands for €24 million….

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, has reported adjusted profit before tax of £90.4 million for 2022, an increase of 23%…

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Leeds-based Asda’s £611 million purchase of the Co-op’s 132 petrol stations and attached stores could…

Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products supplier, said it has entered into an agreement for the disposal of the intellectual property (IP) of T-Juice, including the…

Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — said on Tuesday its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022,…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group reported that its statutory net asset value rose to £602.7 million in 2022 from £578 million in…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc announced the appointment of outgoing Land Securities Group chief operating officer Colette O’Shea and serial technology entrepreneur Alexandra Depledge…

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc published a stock exchange update to investors about “the implications of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) receivership.” Yourgene Health…

Private equity firm IK Partners announce that its IK Small Cap III Fund has agreed to acquire Chorley, Lancashire-based Ipsum Group Limited from Aliter Capital….

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc announced that its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land Management (HLM) has completed the sale of…

Shares of Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, rose about 7% after it published a…

Liverpool City Council said it welcomed the latest update report from the UK government-appointed Commissioners, who are at the halfway stage of their three-year intervention at…

Shareholders of Boohoo have voiced their opposition to its potential £175 million bonus plan for a group of executives in a 37.39% vote against a motion…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, said it returned to profit in 2022 but its shares fell about 7% as its new CEO…

Bruntwood SciTech — a joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General — said it will invest a further £60 million into Manchester Science Park…

Co-op Group announced the appointment of Rachel Izzard as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Co-op Group Board. Izzard has held a number of senior…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said its 2022 revenue increased 42.1% to £385.7 million and adjusted profit before taxation increased 306.4% to £38.2…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc fell as much as 15% after it published results for the 26 weeks ended December 31, 2022,…

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on university spinouts and technology-enabled businesses in the North of England, has announced an investment in Silveray, a developer…

Shares of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style fell another 77% after it announced plans to sell its only operating subsidiary In The Style Fashion Limited…

Newcastle-based Greggs said its 2022 pre-tax profit rose 1.9% to £148.3 million as total sales rose 23% to £1.513 billion. Total ordinary dividend per share…

Blackburn-based petrol station, restaurant and convenience store giant EG Group announced it has agreed to the sale and leaseback on a portfolio of its sites on the…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc announced the acquisition of Fourways Vehicle Solutions Limited, a vehicle hire and brokerage business based in Whitchurch, Shropshire. “Founded in…

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company, said it sold James Fisher Nuclear Holdings Limited (JFN) and related properties to Myneration Limited,…

Newcastle Building Society reported record gross mortgage lending of £1.1 billion for 2022 and record net core residential lending of £586 million. Profit for the…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that its 2022 profit before tax rose 57% to £502.5 million as its savings balances rose £6.5 billion to a…

Shares of Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group rose about 7% after it announced that it entered an agreement with consumer goods giant Unilever…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank has reported profit before tax of £132.6 million for 2022, an increase of £101.5 million. Total income, which includes net interest income and…

Skipton Building Society said its profit rose 9.9% to £298.8 million in 2022 as its savings balances grew by a record 13.6% to £22.5 billion….

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its 2022 adjusted profit before tax increased 14.5% to £25 million as revenue increased 14.3% to…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc fell about 10% on Wednesday after it slashed its dividend from 235p per share to 60p and…