Northern Financial Review

Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products supplier, on Tuesday touted optimism for its outlook as vaping products boosted its revenue but profit fell in the…

Shares of Bradford-based window and door company Safestyle UK fell about 13% on Tuesday after it published a trading update saying it expects that the group’s…

Blackburn-based petrol station, restaurant and convenience store giant EG Group announced that its revenue increased 12.3% to $8 billion for the three months to September 30,…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Tuesday it is confident of delivering a full-year outcome in line with expectations as it hired a new…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said on Tuesday it swung to a loss despite increasing its reported revenue, while its start to the second…

Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group announced that Rachel Izzard intends to step down as group chief financial officer.  “Rachel will…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings announced its revenue rose 7.3% to £849 million in the year ended September 30, 2022, and profit before…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group said on Monday it has doubled its stake in Revolution Beauty Group to 26% from 13%, as Revolution promoted…

Shares of Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc rose as much as 37% on Monday after it announced it signed an exclusive worldwide licensing…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced it has brought forward a revised directors’ remuneration policy to a shareholder vote “at the earliest opportunity”…

Leeds-based Jet2 said its executive chairman Philip Meeson sold two million shares at about £9.03 each, totalling £18.1 million. In addition, The Philip Meeson 2019 Settlement, sold…

Durham-based Atom bank, the UK’s first app based bank, said it agreed terms with existing investors BBVA, Toscafund and Infinity Investment Partners to add a further…

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…

Newcastle-based building services firm Northern Bear plc on Friday reported a virtually flat interim profit but a strong rise in revenue on on the back of…

Surface Transforms plc said on Thursday that while a new contract with a US automotive company it called OEM 10 is a considerable strategic win,…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said it appointed former J Sainsbury chair David Tyler as a non-executive director at the conclusion of its AGM on Thursday….

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said on Thursday it is presently on track “to exceed current average market expectations for group profit before FX revaluation and taxation for the…

Warrington-based water giant United Utilities on Wednesday reported strong profit growth in the six months to September 30, on the back of a swing to a…

Wilmslow-based Pets at Home Group said the pandemic boom in pet ownership is showing no sign of reversing, but higher freight and energy costs took a…

The UK central bank, the Bank of England, has “delayed” plans to move hundreds of staff from London to Leeds, as the economic turmoil slows the…

Manchester United plc has announced that the company’s board of directors “is commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives for the club.” As part of…

Severfield plc, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, said its revenue rose 20% to £234.9 million “reflecting increased activity and steel prices” and underlying profit…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc rose about 16% on Tuesday after it said the six months to September 2022 represented “solid progress…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), on Tuesday reported a higher first-half net rental income, but profit fell on a property…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick said it continued to make commercial and strategic progress in line with expectations, as revenue grew over the first half…

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals is currently a contender to be relegated from the FTSE 100, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. The FTSE All…

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…

Northcoders Group announced it raised around £2.1 million through a share placing, which will be used to fund four new technology training courses. Northcoders is…

Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics company Genedrive fell about 20% on Monday after the firm reported a substantially widened pretax loss as revenue slumped due to a lack…

Shares of Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group rose about 10% on Monday after it published a strong trading update ahead of its…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, issued a trading update covering the four months to October 31, 2022. Bodycote said total group revenue…

Shares of MJ Gleeson plc, the Sheffield-based affordable house builder, fell about 7% as it warned of rising cancellations due to a “slowdown” in demand. In an AGM…

Manchester-based Begbies Traynor Group plc said it expects revenue to increase 12% to £58.5 million for the six months ended October 31, 2022. In a…

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Thursday announced a number of tax increases and proposed tighter public spending in his £55 billion Autumn budget plan….

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), a UK government agency, has forecast that living standards in the UK will fall 7% over two years, wiping out eight…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Thursday its profit surged in its recent financial year as “record” rental income growth was driven by…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride plc narrowly escaped a revolt by some shareholders over “directors’ authority to allot shares” at its AGM on Wednesday. McBride said…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc posted revenue of £116.3 million for the six months to September 30, up 22% from £95.3…

Shares of Sage Group, the Newcastle-based accounting software giant for SMEs, rose about 7% after it reported strong annual revenue growth, though the FTSE 100 firm saw…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory increased its annual profit guidance on a better-than-expected second half so far, helping to send its shares…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, reported that its profit fell in the first half of the year amid inflationary pressures on…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric plc said in a trading update it expects its half-year revenue to increase, after five acquisitions were completed between September 2021…

York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music said it swung to a loss in the first half of its financial year, amid inflationary pressure on costs…

Leeds-based Isara, a new specialist investor in the food sector, announced the launch of its debut £300 million fund aimed at “improving the efficiency, quality…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said it has agreed a new £325 million committed credit facility, provided by a syndicate of lenders. The new credit facility…

Redrow plc, the Flintshire-based house building giant, reported a 1.7% rise in homes turnover to £650 million for the first 18 weeks of the new financial…

Altrincham-based cloud data integration platform Matillion has announced an investment from US-based Databricks Ventures. Matillion said the strategic investment for an undisclosed amount underpins Databricks’ support…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank announced that its underlying profit before tax more than tripled to £103.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. And the…

Here are the views of some of the UK’s leading business analysts on the news published by North of England listed companies on Thursday: Russ…

Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail S.A. on Thursday backed its annual guidance but reported a first-half revenue fall from its UK business. The retailer…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc on Thursday lifted its interim dividend and posted a first-half revenue jump, but suffered a slight drop…

Rotherham-based IT and engineering consultancy Shift Left announced its acquisition by Planit, an Australian-headquartered engineering and application testing services firm. The move sees Shift Left…

Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc said on Wednesday it will continue to actively pursue further M&A opportunities with a focus on extending its software and…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc announced that John Fallon will be appointed as an executive director and chief financial officer (CFO) of the firm, joining the board…

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…

The UK government said it has expanded its “intervention” into Liverpool City Council “to get the city’s finances back on a stable footing and deliver…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc on Tuesday withheld guidance for 2023, as a recent deterioration in UK market conditions saw increased cancellations of house…

Hertfordshire-based payment services provider PayPoint said on Monday it is buying Liverpool-based prepaid gift card and voucher provider Appreciate Group. The deal values AIM-listed Appreciate…

Manchester City Football Club has released its Annual Report for the 2021-22 season, announcing the “highest-ever revenues and profits in the club’s history.” The club…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, announced that finance director Jez Maiden will retire next year after eight years in…

By Mark McSherry Fenway Sports Group (FSG) said on Monday it would consider new shareholders for Liverpool FC, having “frequently received expressions of interest” from…

By Mark McSherry Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc announced it agreed to acquire Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation of Vancouver, Canada, and TWK Management…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said on Friday it was more optimistic about its prospects for the rest of the year after seeing sales volumes increase. DFS…

New UK Business Secretary Grant Shapps has announced a £95 million investment to the Henry Royce Institute headquartered at The University of Manchester. The funding will enable…

UK battery startup Britishvolt announced it has secured a short-term investment to stay in business and staff will take a temporary pay cut while the…

The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, raised interest rates to 3% on Thursday from 2.25%, its biggest rate rise since 1989. However, the…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo fell as much as 9% on Wednesday after broker Liberum downgraded the stock to “sell.” “Boohoo is facing several…

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security and risk mitigation firm, said in an AGM trading statement it continues to generate double-digit constant currency revenue growth…

By Mark McSherry Liverpool City Region’s export plan has set out an ambitious target to grow its current exports total of £8.5 billion in goods…

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…