Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot on Tuesday hailed 2022 performance, saying it was the “best year ever” at an underlying profit level….

Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc announced that former Deloitte audit partner Damian Sanders has been appointed its chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect.  …

Slingshot Simulations, a “digital twin” and decision intelligence company, has secured a £3 million Series A round of investment from Northern Gritstone, Mercia and the…

Wilmslow-based fashion firm Sosandar plc announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell a curated collection of its products through J Sainsbury. Sosandar is…

Shares of Salford-based fashion firm In The Style fell about 30% on Friday after it published a trading update for the three months to December 31,…

The Business Growth Fund (BGF) said it has achieved a record year for realisations in the North West of England, having completed three highly successful exits…

Shares of York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music fell about 17% after it published a trading update for the three months to December 31, 2022….

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022, was £719 million, which represents year-on-year…

Eden Project Morecambe, previously known as Eden Project North, said it has been awarded £50 million in the second round of the UK Government’s Levelling…

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based accounting software giant for SMEs, said its total revenue increased 10% to £540 million in the three months ended December 31,…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo fell about 7% after it published a trading statement for the four months to December 31, 2022, showing…

Shares of Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell fell about 7% after it published a trading update for the three months ended December 31, 2022, showing…

Paris-based CGR has established a base in the UK with the acquisition of Skipton-based wire springs group John Binns & Son (Springs) Limited. CGR is…

Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, published a trading update for the year to December 31, 2022, saying its results “will be…

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos has officially joined the race to buy the English football club, Bloomberg reported. “I can confirm that we have…

Shares of Wetherby-based life sciences company Avacta Group rose about 13% after it announced that its tumour targeted therapy AVA6000 “continues to show a very favourable…

Shares of Manchester-based THG plc fell as much as 17% after the firm announced it is reviewing the future of its loss-making businesses outside of…

UK electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt has made an application to appoint bankruptcy administrators, Reuters reported. Britishvolt had been planning a gigafactory project at Blyth,…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride published a trading update for the six months ended December 31, 2022, saying revenues were 31% higher than the prior year…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc fell as much as 35% after it announced a trading update for the 26 weeks ended December 31,…

Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc rose about 6% after it announced that Renold Couplings, part of the company’s Torque Transmission…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), has reported a portfolio of 607 properties with an annualised rent roll of £141.6 million….

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc announced that its order intake for the 26-week period to December 25, 2022, was up 10.6% compared to the pre pandemic FY19 period — but…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc said it completed the sale of 894 homes during the half-year to December 31, about 4.1% fewer than the…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory has announced the appointment of Matthias Seeger as its chief financial officer “after an extensive search process.” Seeger…

Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group said in a trading update that revenue was down 7.6% in the 18 weeks to December…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc rose as much as 9% to £14.10 on Thursday as it announced it is offering new customers a…

Shares of Liverpool-based Surface Transforms plc fell about 7% after it published a trading and operations update for the year to December 31, 2022, showing that…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) announced its expects to announce full year revenue of £385 million, up from £271.4 million in 2021. In a…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published a full year trading update showing a “strong finish to 2022”…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its revenue increased 14% to £164.9 million in the year to December 31, with second half…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc rose about 6% on Wednesday after it published a “particularly impressive” trading update on its performance…

Wilmslow-based fashion firm Sosandar plc has reported revenue of £11.6 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022, up 30% year-on-year and a new record…

Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc announced the appointment of Nick Ray as its chief scientific officer (CSO) with immediate effect.  Ray joined C4XD in…

Shares of Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products supplier, rose about 12% on Tuesday after it published a strong trading update for the three months ended…

Shares of Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory rose about 5% on Tuesday after it said trading was ahead of expectations as it announced…

Sunderland-based furniture and floorings company ScS Group announced it has acquired the brand, domain names, website, intellectual property and stock of Snugsofa.com (Snug) from the…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, said its 2022 underlying operating profit is expected to almost double from £41 million to £80 million,…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc rose about 11% on Tuesday after it published an unscheduled trading update for its third quarter, the three…

UK battery startup Britishvolt said on Monday it is in talks with a consortium of investors about selling a majority stake in the company. Britishvolt…

Shares of Manchester-based novel nanomaterials firm Nanoco Group plc fell more than 25% on Monday after the firm published a further update on its proposed litigation…

Shares of Stockport-based musicMagpie — which allows consumers to buy, rent and sell refurbished consumer technology — rose about 11% after it announced a new offering…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group rose about 8% after it announced that full and final settlement has now been…

Shares of Manchester-based novel nanomaterials firm Nanoco Group plc rose about 40% on Friday after it announced that “a term sheet for a no fault…

Northern Gritstone, the investment business dedicated to supporting university spin-outs and start-ups in the north of England, said it has appointed Andy Naylor as an…

Newcastle-based Greggs said its 2022 sales rose 23% to £1.513 billion and its like-for-like (LFL) sales in the fourth quarter rose 18.2%. “Seasonal lines were in high…

Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail S.A. on Thursday upgraded its full-year profit forecast after a strong third quarter and said it will pay…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group confirmed on Wednesday that its shares will be temporarily suspended with effect from 7.30am on January 4, 2023, amid…

Legal & General Capital announced that it committed around £5 billion towards “levelling up” the UK’s towns and cities across 2022, driving regional economic growth,…

York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc on Tuesday warned it may miss its full-year revenue target, as headwinds continued into the new financial year….

Shares of Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group rose about 5% on Tuesday after it announced it signed a 20-year lease for a new 544,000…

London-based investment firm RDCP Group has acquired Chorley, Lancashire-based Pexion Group, one of the UK’s largest precision engineering groups, at a £34 million valuation. The…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc confirmed on Tuesday that its new chairman and chief executive officer have started in their roles. James Thomson succeeded Dermot…

One of the first big corporate statements of 2023 will come from Newcastle-based Greggs on Thursday, January 5, when the firm publishes a fourth quarter…

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company, said it agreed to sell the Subtech Swordfish Dive Support Vessel to Seamec Limited, a…

By Mark McSherry More than 56,000 jobs were created, almost £6 billion of investment generated, and almost £12 billion turnover achieved in 2020-21 by spin-out…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, on Thursday published a strong trading update for the six…

The UK’s accounting watchdog the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said it fined Deloitte LLP more than £900,000 over its audits of SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international…

Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc fell about 14% on Wednesday as the firm reported that its interim loss widened amid anticipation that…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group has announced a number of board changes, including the appointment of former Asda CEO Roger Burnley…

Shares of Burnley-based Velocity Composites plc soared as much as 70% on Tuesday after it announced the signing of a five-year Work Package Agreement (WPA) with…

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, announced it agreed a new four-year £162.5 million multi-currency revolving credit facility maturing December 2026. The facility “together…

Shares of LBG Media plc soared as much as 15% on Monday after the company reported “a robust performance in the second half of the…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc announced that chairman Ian Bull has notified the board that he will step down for personal reasons with effect from…

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company, announced the sale of three businesses in two separate transactions. It said Mimic and the…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced it is simplifying its branded fashion offer through the divestment of 15 UK non-core fashion businesses to Frasers…

Shares of Alderley Park-based Redx Pharma rose as much as 8% after it announced it entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with MSD…

Halifax said on Friday it expects UK house prices to fall next year by around 8% as rising interest rates push up mortgage costs and…

Cheadle, Chesire-based Together Financial Services Limited, a non-bank relationship lender, announced the launch of its new £467.4 million, Fairway Asset Backed Securitisation 1 Limited (FABS) facility….

Private-equity firm Sun European Partners has agreed a deal to buy Bolton-based K3 Capital Group that values the SME advisory services firm at about £271 million,…