Northern Financial Review

Shares of Greater Manchester-based healthcare and industrial adhesives firm Scapa Group rose 12% on Monday after it said CEO Heejae Chae “has agreed to retract his…

Shares of Blackburn-based toilet tissue maker Accrol Group rose about 4% on Monday after it said in a trading update its full-year revenues reached about £119…

Shares of Sheffield-based affordable housebuilder MJ Gleeson plc fell 11% on Monday after it said CEO Jolyon Harrison has left the firm after a disagreement “regarding his…

Shares of Manchester-based investment firm AJ Bell slipped about 2.5% on Friday after it said Invesco Asset Management Limited sold 38 million shares in AJ…

Latest figures reveal that Cumbria’s tourism sector generated £3 billion for the county’s economy last year and supported 65,000 jobs – about 20% of Cumbria’s…

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, said on Thursday it has registered an appeal filed by Manchester City Football Club against…

UK Asset Resolution (UKAR), the so-called “bad bank” set up in the UK to manage the debts of failed banks Northern Rock and Bradford &…

Shares of Newcastle-based bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group surged more than 10% on Thursday after it reported a strong trading update for the period…

Wren Kitchens is to invest £120 million into a new facility at its Barton-upon-Humber headquarters in a project that will create 1,200 jobs, the UK’s…

Manchester-based Auto Trader Group plc said on Thursday its revenue rose 8% to £355.1 million and profit before tax rose 15% to £242.2 million in…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based online retail and education business Findel rose 5% on Wednesday after it said its revenue rose 5.7% to £506.8 million and profit…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said on Wednesday its revenues increased 19.9% to £143.5 million in the year to March 31 and profit…

Wakefield-based greeting cards retailer Card Factory on Wednesday announced first quarter sales growth of 6.4%, with like-for-like sales up 2.3%.  The firm enjoyed record card sales…

Bloomberg News has reported that Non-Standard Finance Plc (NSF), the subprime lender backed by beleaguered investor Neil Woodford, is dropping its £1.3 billion hostile bid…

Shares of Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc rose about 10% on Tuesday after it reported a 26% jump in revenues to £382.8 million and a…

Altringham-based Matillion, a provider of data transformation software for cloud data warehouses (CDWs), announced a $35 million round of funding on Tuesday. Matillion, dual-headquartered in Altringham…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World fell about 7% on Tuesday after it said problems in its European business have been overshadowing growth in…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF on Monday issued a trading update for its financial year ended April 30, 2019, following the company’s IPO on March…

Liverpool-based bargain retailer Matalan said its revenue rose 3.8% to £1.1 billion for the 52 weeks to February 23 and pre-tax profits soared 50% to…

Sheffield-based Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture health, genetics and nutrition firm, said in a trading update its first half revenue rose 3.4% to £78.3 million. Benchmark said…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based healthcare and industrial adhesives firm Scapa Group fell 47% on Monday after it said a contract worth $30 million a year had been…

The board of Hull-based communications firm KCOM Group said on Monday it will recommend a £563 million offer from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA)…

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) said it signed new operating contracts with French utility Suez for the management of Greater Manchester’s waste and resources following an 18…

The mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have called on the UK’s Transport Secretary to terminate Northern Rail’s franchise as soon as possible….

Shares of Carlisle-based aviation, biomass energy and civil engineering firm Stobart Group — still recovering from recent boardroom battles — rose more than 10% on Wednesday after…

Renold plc, the Manchester-based industrial chain and power transmission firm, said on Tuesday its underlying revenue grew 6.1% to £202.4 million in the year to March 31, 2019,…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group plc said on Tuesday it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equinor and National Grid Ventures committing to…

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International Plc confirmed on Tuesday it has sold the freehold to its logistics HQ at Shirebrook near Mansfield to Malaysia’s Employees…

Manchester-based Co-op Group said on Tuesday it raised £300 million via a sterling-denominated “Sustainability Bond.” The five-year bond was priced at 5.125% and was two times…

Macclesfield-based engineering and thermal processing giant Bodycote said on Friday it enjoyed excellent growth in civil aerospace revenue in the first four months of 2019, “offset…

Doncaster-based plastic piping and ventilation systems firm Polypipe said on Thursday it made an encouraging start to the year with group revenue for the four months ended…

Salford-based broadband giant TalkTalk Telecom Group said on Thursday its revenue for the year to March 31 slipped 1.3% to £1.63 billion and it reduced…

Liverpool-based bargain retailer B&M European Value Retail said its revenues increased 17.1% to £3.48 billion and profit before tax rose 8.7% to £249.4 million for the…

Manchester-based investment firm AJ Bell said on Thursday its revenue rose 17% to £50.1 million and profit before tax rose 27% to £17.7 million in…

Warrington-based United Utilities, the UK’s largest listed water company, said its revenue rose £83 million to £1.8 billion and underlying profit before tax rose £90 million to…

The brand value of Manchester-based Co-op Group has soared 45% to £2.05 billion, according to the 2019 Brand Finance UK 150 report by consultancy Brand Finance. The report…

Yorkshire safety barrier manufacturer A-Safe is set to expand overseas thanks to an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK. A-Safe designs and manufacturers safety barriers…

Manchester-based Palatine Private Equity has supported the management buyout of Gateshead-based testing, inspection and certification (TIC) business Lucion Services. The investment from Palatine, together with…

Shares of Chesire-based pet and vet retailer Pets At Home rose about 10% on Wednesday after it said its full-year revenue rose 6.9% to £961…

Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc said on Tuesday it increased the value of its portfolio by £246 million to £2 billion in…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based healthcare and industrial adhesives firm Scapa Group fell about 15% on Tuesday amid news that CEO Heejae Chae is stepping down. Scapa…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick Plc said on Tuesday volumes of pork exported to the Far East rose 16% in the past year after an African…

Leeds-based engineering services group Renew Holdings said on Tuesday it delivered record trading for the six months ended March 31, 2019, in part reflecting the…

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said it will become the first British supermarket to introduce plastic-free fruit and vegetable areas in many of its stores. Customers will…

Goole, East Yorkshire-based emergency vehicle maker O&H Vehicle Technology said on Monday it took in £19 million in orders in the first quarter of 2019….

Liverpool-based Peel Ports Group said it has acquired Quality Freight (UK) Limited, based at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, for an undisclosed amount. Peel Ports CEO…

Manchester-based PRS REIT announced on Monday it has arranged a further £200 million of debt facilities with Scottish Widows and Lloyds Bank.  PRS REIT is…

Leeds-based WYG, the international project management consultancy, said on Monday its board unanimously accepted a £43.4 million cash takeover offer of 55p per share from…

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International Plc said late on Friday it is in advanced negotiations to sell its HQ buildings at Shirebrook near Mansfield for…

The UK government said it will spend £1 billion to further upgrade the notorious trans-Pennine A66 road between Scotch Corner and Workington. Highways England is…

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Friday it expects full-year organic recurring revenue growth to be at the…

Manchester United on Thursday promised to use its financial strength to support new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær after a “turbulent season” as it stuck with…

Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Thursday its profit before tax increased 7% to £54.3 million and net rental income soared 33% to…

Non-Standard Finance Plc (NSF) said on Wednesday it would press ahead with its £1.3 billion hostile takeover bid for Bradford-based rival Provident Financial despite securing the…

Carlisle-based aviation, energy and civil engineering firm Stobart Group — still recovering from recent boardroom battles — announced the appointment of David Shearer to its…

Shares of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG rose about 14% on Wednesday after it lifted its forecast for margin growth and reported a rise…

Walmart is “seriously considering” a stock market flotation for its Leeds-based subsidiary Asda after its deal to merge with Sainsbury’s was blocked by a regulator….

Stockport-based holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc said on Tuesday its revenue increased 41% to £63.5 million and adjusted profit before tax rose 14% to…

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose about 15% on Tuesday after it said in a trading update its total sales rose 15.1%…

The latest NatWest UK Regional PMI survey shows the North West of England enjoyed the fastest rise in business activity in April. The North West registered…