2023










B&M first-half revenue up 10% to £2.5bn

Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail S.A. said its revenues increased 10.4% to £2.549 billion and statutory profit before tax rose 10.5% to £222 million in the…








Durham’s Atom Bank raises £100m in new equity

Durham-based Atom Bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, said it has raised over £100 million in new equity capital from long-term shareholders BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment…




Vimto firm Nichols in big board changes

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc has announced changes to its board. Richard Newman will join the board as a director with effect…





AJ Bell assets rise 11% to record £70.9bn

AJ Bell plc, the Salford-based investment platform giant, said its customer numbers increased 12% to 476,532 as its assets under administration (AUA) rose 11% to a…


Bodycote hires Jim Fairbairn as CEO

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced the appointment of Jim Fairbairn as group chief executive to succeed Stephen Harris on his retirement….


Ladbible parent buys US firm focused on women

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based parent of Ladbible, announced the acquisition of Betches Media, a US-based media brand “founded by women and focussed on digital media content…





Bruntwood SciTech gets new £500m investment

Manchester-based Bruntwood SciTech has secured £500 million of additional investment and welcomed the UK’s largest local authority pension fund, Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), to…


Sheffield’s ITM Power targets US market

ITM Power, the Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm, has announced that the company is “commencing bidding into projects” in the US market. “We are…












United Utilities plans £13bn spend, 7,000 jobs

Warrington-based water giant United Utilities said it has submitted its business plan covering the 2025-30 period, involving £13.7 billion of expenditure and support for 30,000 jobs — 7,000 of…


Pencil Biosciences completes seed financing round

Pencil Biosciences, based in Alderley Park, Cheshire, has completed a seed financing round of £5.6 million, adding new investors Octopus Ventures, Northern Gritstone and Martlet Capital….





Lazard buys stake in Shawton Energy solar firm

Lazard Asset Management (LAM) announced that its Sustainable Private Infrastructure Fund (Lazard SPI Fund) has completed its second investment, taking a 50% stake in Newton-le-Willows…


Croda appoints Danuta Gray as chair designate

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, said it appointed Danuta Gray as a non-executive director and chair designate. Gray will join…










Team17 first-half revenue up 31% to £69.7m

Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, said its revenue increased 31% to £69.7 million in the six months to…











Gear4music shares up 30% amid margins focus

Shares of York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music rose roughly 30% on Friday after it published a trading update for its AGM saying that trading during…




NCC, Manchester cyber firm, delays results

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, said its auditor KPMG has requested additional time to complete its work on the firm’s results for the…