Northern Financial Review

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said on Thursday it made a statutory loss before taxation from continuing operations of £369.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2021,…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Thursday it brought forward its dividend payment to next month as it revealed that first-half revenue in…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail S.A. said on Thursday its revenue rose about 3% to £1.18 billion in its first quarter covering the 13 weeks from…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group said on Wednesday it welcomes the announcement from the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) outlining the extended funding of…

Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) fell up to 7% on Wednesday as it announced it will raise around £26 million by…

Flintshire-based house building giant Redrow plc said on Wednesday it expects turnover for 2021 to be £1.94 billion, compared to £1.34 billion in 2020 and £2.11…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said on Tuesday that total FTSE 100 company dividend payments — excluding special dividends — are expected to grow by…

Stellantis has announced that Ellesmere Port on the Mersey is to become its first manufacturing site dedicated to battery electric LCV and passenger car models…

Newcastle Building Society said on Monday it will appoint James Ramsbotham as its new chair later this month. Ramsbotham is stepping down as chief executive…

Manchester-based commercial property giant Bruntwood announced it has agreed a new £276 million, 15-year sustainable-linked loan facility with Aviva Investors. The agreement sees Bruntwood consolidate…

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons rose another 11% on Monday to around £2.67 amid news that a third takeover approach from the private equity…

The board of Morrisons said on Saturday it has agreed to a takeover offer from a trio of investors led by Fortress Investment Group which values…

Sheffield-based aquaculture biotech firm Benchmark Holdings announced it has received Marketing Authorisation (MA) from the Norwegian Medicines Agency (NoMA) for Ectosan Vet — a sea…

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda has confirmed it will introduce a permanent hybrid working model for head office staff once social distancing restrictions are lifted. Blackburn-based…

Manchester-based online beauty and nutrition retail giant The Hut Group (THG) on Friday announced changes to the structure and composition of its board committees — including…

Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 Group said on Friday it agreed to acquire the business and assets of Dublin-StoryToys via the acquisition of its parent company TouchPress Inc. StoryToys…

JO Hambro Capital Management, a top 10 shareholder in Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons, has called on US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) to…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group announced it agreed to acquire a 20% minority interest in Alabama Pellets, LLC — a joint venture which owns the…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc rose about 5% on Thursday as it published a stock exchange update saying its trading since May 17 has…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc said on Thursday its revenue fell 23% to £3.7 billion in the year to December 31, 2020 “impacted by lockdown and…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said on Thursday it expects its adjusted profit before tax to be “ahead of the consensus and the prior year.”…

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc said on Thursday its group adjusted EBITDA increased 191% to £64 million in the year to March 31 as…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc has bowed to shareholder criticism of its corporate governance by announcing in an AGM statement it will…

Nissan has unveiled a £1 billion flagship Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub called Nissan EV36Zero to create “a world-first EV manufacturing ecosystem” at its Sunderland plant….

Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm HSS Hire Group plc published a positive trading update ahead of its AGM on Wednesday.  “Building on the encouraging…

Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — said on Wednesday its revenue from continuing operations rose 33% to…

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose about 5% on Tuesday after it announced that a study has shown that its AffiDX antigen lateral…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc fell as much as 5% on Tuesday as it published a trading update…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc on Monday announced a “short delay” to the publication of its results for the year ended December 31, 2020. Lookers…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Monday its Spanish unit would buy an 80% stake in Catalonia-based online sports equipment retailer…

Newcastle-based bakery and food retailer Greggs said on Monday it is experiencing a “level of sustained sales recovery” that is stronger than it had anticipated….

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Friday it is investigating the anticipated merger between TravelSupermarket and Icelolly Marketing Limited. Chester-based price comparison website…

Oldham-based consumer goods firm Ultimate Products has agreed to buy buy kitchen and bathroom scales maker Salter Brands from FKA Brands for an initial cash consideration…

California-based video game giant Electronic Arts (EA) has agreed to buy Chesire-based mobile games studio Playdemic, maker of the Golf Clash game, from AT&T’s Warner…

Newcastle-based accounting software giant Sage Group has announced a new “Sustainability and Society Strategy” with pledges to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 and to halve…

Liverpool-based Anexo Group, the AIM-listed credit hire and legal services firm, said on Wednesday it has received an approach from private equity firm DBAY Advisors Limited…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), on Wednesday announced the pricing of its first sustainability bond, a £300 million sterling-denominated senior unsecured…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published an AGM trading update saying it anticipates its full year adjusted profit before…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc and a fund managed by Aviva have agreed to measures called for by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group said it secured planning approval for the development of up to 1.1 million sq ft of logistics and…

Shares of York-based Gear4music (Holdings) plc, the largest UK based online retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, rose as much as 5% on Tuesday after…

Shares of Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based Victorian Plumbing Group plc, an online retailer of bathroom products and accessories, rose as much as 20% on Tuesday on the company’s…

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday the UK Government’s borrowing is estimated to have been £24.3 billion in May 2021 — the second-highest May…

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc announced that Yourgene Health Inc, the company’s wholly-owned US subsidiary, has signed a Master Supply Agreement (MSA) with…

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc fell about 12% on Monday despite the firm announcing it entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Calibre…

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons soared more than 30% to around £2.35 on Monday following the news at the weekend that it rejected a proposed £5.5…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons has rejected a proposed £5.5 billion cash offer from U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), saying it is far…

Carol Kane, the co-founder of Manchester fashion giant Boohoo, has comfortably survived an attempt by some shareholders to remove her from the retailer’s board at the…

The UK’s Supreme Court on Friday backed a £32 million negligence claim from Manchester Building Society against its former auditor Grant Thornton. Legal experts said…

Warrington-based robotic process automation (RPA) software firm Blue Prism Group said on Thursday its revenue for the six months to April 30, 2021, rose 21%…

Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based Victorian Plumbing Group plc, an online retailer of bathroom products and accessories, announced on Thursday details of its proposed IPO with a market capitalisation of…

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 Macclesfield-based Redx Pharma plc rose about 7% on Thursday after it announced that a milestone payment from AstraZeneca has been triggered “as a…

Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group said on Thursday its five strategic brands of Jacamo, Simply Be, JD Williams, Ambrose Wilson…

Manchester-based cyber security company NCC Group plc said on Thursday it “expects revenue for FY21 to be slightly ahead of the prior year.” In a…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group fell about 7% on Wednesday as it provided shareholders with an update on litigation…

Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc fell about 6% on Wednesday after it announced that publication of its results for the…

Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said on Wednesday its revenue rose 11% to £363.3 million in the year to March 31, 2021, but underlying…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose about 10% on Wednesday after it published a positive trading update for the 46 weeks ended June…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not refer the £6.8 billion takeover of Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda for an in-depth investigation after accepting…

A survey of 1,269 UK consumers conducted on behalf of Salford investment platform AJ Bell by findoutnow has found that 7% of adult Britons have…

Liverpool Football Club said its plans for the proposed redevelopment of the Anfield Road Stand have been given the green light by Liverpool City Council’s…

Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) said on Tuesday its first-half revenue fell 79% to £4.4 million “due to suppressed consumer demand…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Tuesday its order book has risen 20.5% to £1.8 billion as it published a trading update for the period from…

Manchester fashion giant Boohoo said on Tuesday its revenue rose 32% to £486.1 million in the three months to May 31 compared to the same…

Investment technology firm GBST has renewed its long-term software contract with Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell. “10 years on, GBST’s award-winning Composer platform will continue to power…

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…

Shares of Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the agricultural business that delivers feeds, food and fuel across the UK, rose about 5% on Friday after the…

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose another 18% on Friday after it announce that it has received notice of registration of its AffiDX…

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Friday it acquired The Forge, a build-to-rent (BTR) development in the company’s home city of Newcastle, for £57…