Northern Financial Review

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group rose as much as 5% after it published a trading update for the 52-week…

Gateshead’s Metrocentre shopping centre has signed an agreement to deliver Metro Riverside — a transformational urban regeneration project that plans 4,500 new homes and 5,000…

Manchester-based retailer Debenhams-Boohoo said on Monday its performance is “comfortably ahead of previous guidance” as its multi-year turnaround strategy continues at pace. The group’s brands…

Leeds-based supermarket group Asda said its 2025 sales, excluding fuel, fell 3.3% to £21 billion compared with the prior year. Asda also reported that its…

Wienerberger UK & Ireland said it has secured UK government-backed funding that will enable a hydrogen kiln project at its brickworks in Denton, Greater Manchester,…

Chester-based GB Group (GBG) — a global identity verification, location intelligence and fraud prevention company — announced the successful refinancing of its Revolving Credit Facility…

Shares of Manchester-based online retailing group THG plc rose about 7% after it published 2025 results showing revenue up 2.3% to £1.717 billion and a…

Co-op Group, the Manchester-based member-owned mutual, said on Thursday that CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq “has made the decision to step down” and that member-nominated director Kate…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons on Wednesday published a first quarter trading update for the 13 weeks ended January 25, 2026, showing group like-for-like (LFL) sales…

BGF-backed Hedgehog Lab, the Newcastle-headquartered global product design consultancy, has appointed industry veteran Julian Leighton as its new chair, as the firm continues to roll…

Preston-based life and pensions consolidator Chesnara plc said its assets under administration (AUA) rose 10% to £15 billion in 2025 and its adjusted operating profit increased…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and development group, said its 2025 revenue fell 6% to £307 million and profit before tax slipped 5% to £29.1…

Shares of Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc fell around 10% after it published “robust” first-half results but its CEO warned the ongoing conflict in the Middle…

Shares of Manchester consumer products company PZ Cussons plc rose about 7% on Tuesday after it published a trading update for its third quarter, ended…

Manchester-based Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc (DF Capital), a specialist bank providing financial solutions for manufacturers, dealers and distributors, said new loans advanced to customers…

Liverpool-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, said its first half revenue rose 57% to £74.5 million and adjusted profit before…

Together Financial Services Limited, the Cheadle, Cheshire-based non-bank relationship lender, has announced the successful pricing of its £528 million “1st charge only” residential mortgage backed…

Manchester-based holiday firm On the Beach Group announced that Zoe Harris has informed the board of her decision to step down from her role as…

Scunthorpe-based British Steel said it is increasing production after securing one of its largest ever export orders — a £70 million contract for port redevelopments…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc announced that it has submitted a joint motion with Shoei Chemical Inc. and Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc. to stay…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said its first-half revenue increased 8.6% to £547.7 million in the 26 weeks to December 28, 2025, and profit before tax…

The UK’s National Wealth Fund said it is backing Greater Manchester’s Good Growth Fund with at least £500 million of investment. The National Wealth Fund…

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc has announced further boardroom changes following the news last October that Julian Davis would step down from his…

Huddersfield-based Fintel plc, a provider of technology, compliance and regulatory services to financial advisers and institutions, has agreed a heads of terms deal with Intellect…

Manchester and London-based OakNorth — a digital bank for entrepreneurs — said it made £223 million of pre-tax profit in 2025, following record growth in the…

A new report from the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) found the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) “quickly intervened to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe…

The chairman of Develop North plc, the Newcastle-based investment company, said the economy of the North East of England “is very much on a roll”…

Hedgehog Lab, the Newcastle digital product consultancy, has appointed Malcolm Seagrave as its new CEO to lead its plans to expand across the North of…

Surface Transforms, the embattled Knowsley-based maker of carbon fibre reinforced ceramic disc brakes for supercars, on Thursday gave notice of intention to appoint administrators. The…

Barrow-in-Furness energy, defence and maritime transport engineering firm James Fisher and Sons plc said its “underlying adjusted” revenue in 2025 rose 4.3% to £377.2 million…

Shares of Manchester-based holiday firm On the Beach Group fell as much as 13% on Thursday after it published an AGM trading update on its performance…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its 2025 adjusted profit before tax increased 7% to £33.6 million as revenue rose 1.3% to…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, has announced the appointment of Judith Cottrell to its board as chief financial officer with…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, said its 2025 revenue slipped 4% to £727.1 million but profit before taxation increased to £74.5…

Mercia Asset Management said the three Northern Venture Capital Trusts which form part of its third-party funds under management have completed their expanded fund raise,…

A £2 billion Liverpool City Region Investment Fund has been unveiled – a landmark investment designed to accelerate economic growth, unlock major development and create…

Shares of Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — rose as much as 9% on Tuesday after…

North East of England Mayor Kim McGuinness has unveiled a £104 million package to turbocharge the region’s creative industries, driving new jobs and opportunities for…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based advanced materials & packaging group, announce that Cropper and Hexcel are working together through the Aerospace & Defence working group…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc rose as much as 8% on Tuesday after it published “strong” 2025 results and said its forward…

Swedish private equtiy giant EQT said on Monday it agreed to acquire a 42% shareholding in Kelda Holdings Limited, the parent company of Yorkshire Water….

Newcastle Building Society said its total assets grew to more than £7 billion in 2025 from £6.6 billion in 2024 “driven by strong mortgage lending…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc said on Thursday it will launch a further £12 million share buyback programme as it published a trading update for the…

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based online publisher of LADbible and other brands for a young adult demographic, said Darren Singer has been appointed as its…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot announced that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, has completed the sale of a supermarket and three adjoining retail units anchored…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said its chief financial officer Frank Lemmink is taking a six-month leave of absence “to support his recovery from…

Surface Transforms, the embattled Knowsley-based maker of carbon fibre reinforced ceramic disc brakes for supercars, said on Wednesday it intends “to immediately engage corporate restructuring…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, has reported a 2025 statutory loss before tax of £61.7 million “reflecting £41.7m of other items, including…

Scotch Corner Designer Village Holdings plc has announced its intention to float on the Aquis Real Asset Market (ARAM) segment of the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth…

North Carolina-based Avalara, an “agentic tax and compliance” firm, announced it has acquired Manchester-based Versori, a “next-generation integration platform company specializing in automated connector development…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said its 2025 adjusted profit before tax rose 17.7% to £64.5 million as its revenue climbed…

Newcastle-based Greggs said its 2025 underlying profit before tax fell 9.4% to £171.9 million despite total sales rising 6.8% to £2.151 billion. Nonethless, Greggs maintained…

Newcastle-based SkinBioTherapeutics plc said on Monday it has appointed Rachel Parsonage as interim CEO for a period of six months, during which time she will…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software company, said on Monday it is commencing a share buyback programme of up to £300 million….

Filtronic plc, a manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, telecoms infrastructure, space and critical communications markets, has announcedthe opening of its new state-of-the-art 44,000…

Leeds Building Society said on Friday its savings balances grew to £26.1 billion in 2025, with new mortgage lending growth totalling £5 billion (2024: £5.7 billion)…

Shareholders of North Shields-based “delivered wholesale” business Kitwave Group plc have approved a recommended cash takeover valued at £251 million or £2.95 per share from…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said its savings balances increased £1.1 billion year on year to £54 billion in 2025 “of which the increase in shares…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said on Thursday it plans to return more than £1 billion to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks in…

Shares of Leeds-based transport technology provider Tracsis plc rose as much as 11% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the six months…

Leyland, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group plc said on Wednesday that Mark Radcliffe, the group’s founder and current CEO, has decided he will relinquish his…

Leeds-based Jet2 on Wednesday published a trading update, saying FY26 profit is in line with expectations and that operationally the firm is “well-set ahead of…

Newcastle-based NorthStandard, the global marine insurer, said its premium income is expected to exceed $930 million for the year ending February 20, 2026, up from…

PIC, a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, said it has concluded a £60 million buy-in for Bodycote UK’s Pension Scheme, securing the benefits…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 specialty chemicals giant, said its sales for the year to December 31, 2025, rose 4.4% to £1.699…

Manchester-based cleaning products firm McBride plc said its revenue rose 0.8% to £475.2 million in the six months to December 31, 2025, with volume growth…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software company, announced the successful pricing of a €500 million, 7-year senior fixed-rate bond issuance, carrying an annual…

Chester-based MONY Group plc, which runs the price comparison and consumer tip websites MoneySuperMarket and MoneySavingExpert, said it achieved record revenue of £446.3 million, up…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc said it “has moved to add Apple Inc as a named co party in the existing litigation that Shoei Chemical…

Manchester and London-based OakNorth — a digital bank for entrepreneurs — announced on Monday the appointment of Gergely Zaborszky as its new chief financial officer…