Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell announced that its former chair Les Platts has been appointed as a “non-independent non-executive director” of the company with immediate effect…

By Mark McSherry A £660 million investment fund to support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across the North of England is on course to be…

Shares of Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) fell about 10% after it published results for the year ended March 31, 2023, showing an…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said it will relocate its head office from to Altrincham. Assura has a portfolio…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced that CEO Stephen Harris has decided to retire next year, as the firm revealed it made…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), reported an IFRS loss before tax of £119.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2023,…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, said it has completed the acquisition of BLC No1 Limited, which trades…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell has revealed details of its consultancy arrangements with outgoing chair Helena Morrissey. “Further to the announcements on 27 September 2022 and…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell plc has announced the appointment of Fiona Clutterbuck as the non-executive chair of the company with effect from May…

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on university spin-outs and technology-enabled businesses in the North of England, has invested in LC AuxeTec, a deeptech company…

Shares of NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, fell as much as 35% on Friday after it warned in a trading update that…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said its 2022 revenue increased 42.1% to £385.7 million and adjusted profit before taxation increased 306.4% to £38.2…

Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics company Genedrive rose as much as 20% on Thursday after it said the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has…

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…

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,…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has reported an operating profit of £22.8 million for the six months to September 30, 2022, compared with losses of £75.7…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose as much as 11% after it said in an AGM trading statement it is “trading resiliently through…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group said on Tuesday there will be a delay to the publication of its final results as trading remained…

Widnes-based Esken Limited, the aviation and renewable energy group formerly known as Stobart Group, announced that it is considering “a sale or partial sale” of…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc announced it has expanded its partnership with BMW Group to become the largest BMW Motorrad motorcycle retailer in the UK. Vertu has acquired…

Sterling rallied on Thursday as Liz Truss said she would resign as UK prime minister after 44 days of chaos. The UK pound was up…

Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc announced it completed the acquisition of Peach Pub Company (Holdings) Limited, the operator of 21 premium food-led pubs in the…

The British pound and UK government bonds rose on Monday after new finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan — reversing…

The UK central bank announced on Wednesday morning it will “carry out temporary purchases of long-dated UK government bonds from 28 September” to avoid “a material…

New research from Manchester-based venture capital firm Praetura Ventures argues that the UK economy is losing out on a potential £92 billion to GDP due…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc fell about 7% on Thursday after it reported its pre-tax profit fell 43% to £58.5 million in the 52 weeks ended June…

Manchester-based Co-op Group announced it has sold its petrol forecourt estate to Leeds-based Asda for an enterprise value of £600 million. The Co-op said the enterprise value…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway announced its housing revenue rose 13% to a record high of over £3.5 billion as it published a trading update for…

Skipton Building Society said its savings balances grew 6% to £21 billion in the first half of 2022, with pre-tax profit for the period edging higher to…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric plc said its revenue grew 3.2% to £93.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, and adjusted operating profit edged…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc said on Wednesday its revenue rose 18.1% to £195.2 million in the year to March 31, 2022,…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 firm, said it has completed the £667 million divestment of the majority of its performance technologies and industrial…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group’s chief financial officer (CFO) Scilla Grimble is to leave the firm to become CFO at Deliveroo. Deliveroo said Grimble is…

The Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, announced that Louis Taylor has been appointed its CEO and will take up the role from October…

Harrogate-based IT managed services firm Redcentric Plc has announced the acquisition of business and assets of Sungard data centres for up to £22 million. Redcentric said its…

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based accounting software giant for SMEs, said on Friday its first-half statutory revenue held steady at £934 million as it reported strong…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo fell as much as 15% on Wednesday after it reported that profit before tax fell 94% to £7.8…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group said on Wednesday its first-half revenue rose 10.6% to £222.7 million in the 26 weeks ended February 26 and profit…

Manchester-based Bank North, the new regional business bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has made a raft of executive appointments as it ramps up…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com said on Thursday its revenue fell 8% to £316.7 million and profit before tax fell about 20% to £70.2 million…

Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume restaurant in Cartmel, Cumbria, has been awarded its third Michelin star –making it the first restaurant in the north of England to…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said its land promotion business Hallam Land Management (HLM) has completed the sale of 760 plots…

Shares of Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle-based Northcoders, the provider of training programmes for software coding, rose as much as 9% on Tuesday after it published…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said on Tuesday its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 was £589 million, which…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Thursday its 2021 revenue rose 8.4% to £3.61 billion and new home legal completions rose 7% to 14,551….

Leeds-based PureGym Group announced that investment firm KKR will make a £300 million equity investment in PureGym to support its global expansion plans. “KKR will become…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell on Thursday reported a record year of growth with total customers up by 87,449 to 382,754, net inflows of £6.4 billion…

By Mark McSherry Edinburgh-based investment giant Abrdn announced plans on Thursday to acquire Manchester-based investment platform Interactive Investor for £1.49 billion. Interactive Investor is a subscription-based…

Shares of Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, rose about 4% on Tuesday despite it publishing a trading update covering the four-month period…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell plc announced some changes to its board on Friday and said it will keep the board composition under review to ensure…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said on Thursday it has secured a £47 million urban development scheme, The Cocoa Works, in…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc fell about 8% on Tuesday after it published results for the 53 weeks ended July 3, 2021,…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Thursday it raised around £182 million — below and expected £190 million — via a…

Shares of Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc rose about 14% on Thursday after it announced it achieved its highest ever six-monthly revenue…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced it acquired 80% of Crete-based Cosmos Sport S.A. “Based in Crete, Greece, Cosmos was founded in 1982…

Cheadle, Chesire-based Together Financial Services Limited, a specialist mortgage and secured loans provider, said on Thursday its lending returned to pre-pandemic levels in June and July…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc rose 10% on Tuesday to a new high of around £11.58 after it published results…

Fast-growing AJ Bell plc, the Salford-based investment platform,  has announced several changes to the membership of some of its board committees to “further strengthen the company’s governance…

Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said on Wednesday its order book at September 1 stood at a new record of £376 million, driven by several significant…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc rose about 8% on Friday after it published a positive trading update and announced it will buy back some of…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said on Tuesday its property development business HBD and Barings have acquired a 20-acre industrial development site…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said in an AGM statement that an increase in global crypto currency activity during April and May “saw consumption…

Shares of Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals rose another 2% on Monday after it published a trading update covering the group’s financial year ended…

Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc said in an AGM statement on Thursday its pipeline of new business development opportunities now comprises a total contract…

Shares of Esken Limited, the aviation and energy infrastructure group formerly known as Stobart Group, fell about 16% on Monday after it published a complex…

More than 70% of shareholders at the AGM of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons on Thursday voted against the company’s directors’ remuneration report. Morrisons called the vote…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, said its revenue fell 10.6% to £363.6 million in the year to March 31, 2021, and…

Manchester online fashion giant Boohoo said on Wednesday its revenue soared 41% to £1.745 billion and profit before tax rose 35% to 124.7 million in…

Shares of Newcastle-based LSL Property Services rose about 14% on Wednesday after it published “highly resilient” results for the year ended December 31, 2020, that…