Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Thursday its group “organic” revenue increased 7.6% to £465 million for the first three months…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said in a trading update on Tuesday its revenue growth for the financial year to February 28, 2019, is expected…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose 7% after it said it expects full year profit to be ahead of the…

Manchester United, in partnership with Chinese property developer Harves, announced that it will open a series of club themed “entertainment and experience centres” throughout China….

Shares of Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, fell about 45% on Thursday after it said in a trading update Black…

J Sainsbury plc and Leeds-based Asda Group Ltd said on Wednesday they will lodge an application with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal for a Judicial Review of…

Ilkley, West Yorkshire-based NG Bailey said its services division, which incorporates the recently acquired Freedom business, has secured nine new client contracts worth more than £80 million….

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Wednesday its revenue increased 7.6% to £1.85 billion in the year to September…

Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Wednesday it would buy out Grip REIT plc for £396 million from its joint venture partner, Dutch…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc on Tuesday announced an update on its trading performance so far in 2018 as the self-styled “ethical bank” continues to recover from…

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Friday it appointed Steve Hare to the role of chief executive officer…

Manchester giant Peel Land and Property (Peel L&P) announced it has appointed Phil Wilson as chief executive of what will be its new housebuilding division,…

Swedish real estate group Pandox AB and the Fattal Hotel Group have acquired the prestigious Midland Manchester hotel for about £115 million. Pandox will take over…

Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group said on Tuesday its revenue rose 8.7% to £141.9m in the year to June 30, 2018, but it made an operating loss of £3…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said on Wednesday its revenue soared 50% to £395.3 million and profit before tax rose 22% to £24.7 million…

Wakefield-based greeting cards retailer Card Factory said on Tuesday its revenue rose 3.2% to £185.3 million but underlying profit before tax fell 13.9% to £22.7 million for…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group is in talks to buy a number of ScottishPower assets as it continues to diversify away from coal-burning generation. Drax said…

Sheffield-based affordable housebuilder MJ Gleeson plc said on Monday group profit before tax increased 12.1% to £37 million on revenue up 23% to £196.7 million in the…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF on Thursday announced its full year results for the year ended April 30, 2018, with its revenue increasing 18% to…

Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — said on Wednesday that its CEO Angela Spindler will leave…

Shares of Newcastle-based bus and rail firm Go-Ahead Group surged more than 10% on Thursday after it said its pre-tax profit rose 6.5% to £145.7 million…

Shares of Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, fell about 7% after it said its CEO Stephen Kelly will leave the company….

York-based Persimmon, the UK’s second-largest house builder, said on Tuesday its profit before tax increased 13% to £516.3 million and revenue was up 5% to £1.84 billion in the…

Selby, North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said it has switched on its fourth biomass generating unit — taking its giant power station a step closer…

Sheffield-based video gaming giant Sumo Group plc said it acquired Brighton-based game development studio The Chinese Room Ltd for a total consideration of £2.2 million…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said on Friday that Tom Wood, its chief financial and restructuring officer, “has decided to step down from his position following…

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International announced on Friday it acquired House of Fraser from administrators for £90 million in cash. Sports Direct International said in a stock exchange…

Ilkley, West Yorkshire-based NG Bailey, the UK’s largest independent engineering, IT and facilities services group, saw its order book break the £1 billion milestone in the 12 months…

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest tech company, said on Thursday it remains confident of achieving its full year guidance on “organic” revenue…

Shares of embattled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial rose about 7% on Tuesday as it strengthened its board with the appointment of Patrick Snowball as chairman and…

Carlisle-based Stobart Group — consumed by a lengthy boardroom battle — said on Wednesday it hired search firm Russell Reynolds Associates to help strengthen its board and appointed…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said its total sales revenue increased 21.3% to £796.3 million in its first quarter to June 30, 2018. B&M UK sales…

Shares of Leeds-based leisure and logistics firm Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, soared about 35% after it said its revenue increased 38% to £2.39 billion and pre-tax profit…

Manchester-based Begbies Traynor Group plc, the business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, said its revenue from continuing operations in the year ended April 30, 2018,…

Carlisle-based Stobart Group — consumed by a lengthy and ongoing boardroom battle — has unveiled proposals which it claims will “seek to unify the interests of…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank announced on Monday the appointment of former Lloyds Banking Group executive Andrew Bester as its new chief executive officer. Co-operative Bank said in…

York-based housebuilder Persimmon — still under shareholder fire for excessive executive compensation — said on Thursday its revenues for the first six months of 2018 were…

Sainsbury’s, which agreed a £7.3 billion cash and shares takeover of Walmart’s Leeds-based subsidiary Asda in April, said on Wednesday it agreed a financing package of…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has acquired Leeds-based Looking4.com — the online consolidator and price comparison business — for an undisclosed sum. Looking4.com specialises in online…

Sheffield-based European building products supplier SIG plc said it agreed to sell VJ Technology (VJT) to UK private equity investment firm Primary Capital for about £29.7 million….

A new report from international consulting and construction firm Mace Group claims that if Brexit happened, ‘Supercharged’ Free Ports could boost trade by nearly £12…

UPDATE 5 — Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG said on Monday it finally clinched an all-share deal to take over Newcastle-based rival Virgin Money in…

Shares of Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group fell about 10% on Thursday after it warned in a trading update it has “experienced challenging and volatile trading conditions.” Revolution Bars said total…

Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — said on Thursday it has begun a review of whether…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said in a trading update for the three months to May 31 that its revenue rose 53% to £183.6 million,…

Harrogate-based specialist equipment rental group Vp plc said its statutory profit before tax edged higher to £30.8 million in the year to March 31, 2018, on revenue…

Barclays has launched a new £500 million growth fund for small and medium-sized businesses in the North of England as part of the bank’s commitment…

Shares of Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services, fell about 7% after it said its revenue grew 7.8%…

Walmart said its Leeds-based subsidiary Asda increased its sales in the first quarter to March 31 as it prepares to be taken over by Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s said…

Leeds-based engineering services group Renew Holdings said it will acquire QTS Group, a specialist independent rail contractor based in Strathaven, Scotland, for £80 million in cash….

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering services company James Fisher rose about 4% on Thursday after it produced a positive trading update with good news on orders…

Rotherham-based real estate and brownfield regeneration firm Harworth Group plc announced the acquisition of four strategic sites across the North of England and the Midlands for…

Johnston Press — the embattled owner of The Scotsman, the i newspaper, the Yorkshire Post and about 200 local newspapers and websites — said Ashley Highfield has…

Sainsbury’s has agreed to buy Walmart’s Leeds-based subsidiary Asda for about £7.3 billion in cash and shares to create the UK’s largest supermarket group by…

Shares of Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — rose about 6% after it said group…

Aberdeen Standard Investments voted against the “enormous” remuneration packages for executives at York-based housebuilder Persimmon including a £75 million package for Persimmon CEO Jeff Fairburn at the…

The North of England’s airports have come together to endorse Transport for the North’s draft Strategic Transport Plan which could deliver a £100 billion economic…

Irish drinks firm C&C, whose brands include Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s, said on Wednesday it bought the wholesale arm of troubled Crewe-based alcohol wholesaler and distributor Conviviality for a…

Leeds-based Tracsis plc, a provider of software and services for the traffic data and transportation industry, said its revenue increased 16% to £18.1 million and statutory pre-tax profit…

Manchester-based stem cell services firm WideCells Group said it signed a “landmark” deal to sell its stem cell insurance product CellPlan in Asia. WideCells Group said…

Shares of Newcastle-based utility cost consultancy Utilitywise fell more than 12% after its delayed final results for the year ending July 31, 2017, showed an adjusted loss before…

Shares of Newcastle-based house builder Bellway rose more than 3% on Tuesday after it said its pre-tax profits climbed 16.6% to £288.7 million for the…

Shares of Blackburn-based tissue maker Accrol Group plunged more than 63% after it said its profit outlook for the current financial year is expected to be…

York-based housebuilder Persimmon — still under shareholder fire for excessive executive compensation — said corporate veteran Roger Devlin will join Persimmon as chairman from June 1, 2018.   Last…

Shares of Manchester-based soaps and consumer products company PZ Cussons fell at least 15% after it said in a trading update that profit for the year to May…

Shares of Leeds-based healthcare software and IT firm EMIS Group rose about 11% after it said its 2017 revenue edged 1% higher to £160.4 million but adjusted operating profit…

Shares of Sheffield-based European building products distributor SIG plc fell about 9% on Friday after it said it made a statutory loss before tax of £51.2 million…

The UK supermarket regulator has launched an investigation into the Manchester-based Co-op Group over its treatment of suppliers. The Co-op said it had “fallen short” and…

Shares of Manchester-based European debt management firm Arrow Global Group rose 13% on Thursday after it announced two proposed acquisitions in Italy and said its…

Liverpool FC said its revenue increased by £62 million to £364 million in the financial year to May 31, 2017, and profit after tax was £39 million following…