Northern Financial Review

Pollen Street Capital announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Manchester-based Leonard Curtis, the corporate restructuring provider operating across the UK and offshore. Leonard…

Debenhams Group, formerly known as Boohoo, announced the completion of a new three-year debt facility providing access to funding of up to £175 million. The…

United Utilities, water supplier to the North West of England, said it signed a landmark agreement to refurbish the crucial Haweswater aqueduct that carries water from…

Newcastle-based Aircards, the global immersive media studio, said it has secured a £3 million growth capital investment from regional private equity firm Foresight Group. Euan…

Sheffield-based Henry Boot announced that its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land has secured outline planning permission for 1,270 homes in Tamworth, Staffordshire, and for…

Harrogate-based IT managed services provider Redcentric plc, which has undergone a number of boardroom changes in the past year, announce on Tuesday the appointment of Tony…

Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust Assura announced on Tuesday that its non-executive chair Ed Smith has informed the company that he is resigning from with…

Northern Gritstone, the life sciences and deeptech investment firm chaired by Jim O’Neill, announced a combined £4 million seed round investment into the optical sensor…

A UK government-led funding package worth £121.8 million has brought the transformation of Quayside West at Forth Yards in the heart of Newcastle another step…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc has reacted to new allegations of animal cruelty at one of its farms. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons suspended…

Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group, a provider of technology and services for global offshore energy markets, said it has secured two significant offshore grouting contracts in Qatar,…

York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc announced a contract extension, entailing a new work order, with a “top 5 global” pharmaceutical company. “As previously…

Leeds-based private equity firm Endless LLP said it reached an agreement to sell Hovis Group Limited to Associated British Foods plc (ABF). ABF owns Allied…

Blackburn-based petrol forecourt and convenience retail giant EG Group said on Thursday it agreed to sell its Australian business for roughly £530 million to petroleum firm…

Shares of Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power rose about 10% on Thursday after it published its results for the financial year to April 30, 2025, showing…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said its 2025 first-half revenue grew 14% to £1.50 billion and underlying profit before tax rose 11% to £164.9…

Oldham-based Ultimate Products — owner of homeware brands including Salter and Beldray — said on Wednesday it is reviewing whether it would be in shareholders’ best interests…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen firm ITM Power announced the signing of a supply agreement and binding heads of terms for a long-term services agreement with MorGen Energy…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, announced the appointment of Laing O’Rourke executive Paul McNerney as its new CEO “following a comprehensive executive search…

Shareholders of Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust Assura have voted to accept a roughly £1.8 billion cash and shares takeover offer from UK-listed rival…

Leeds-based piping and ventilation systems firm Genuit Group plc — formerly called Polypipe Group — said its half-year revenue rose 9.3% to £297.8 million in the six…

Blackburn-based petrol forecourt and convenience retail giant EG Group — owned by brothers Zuber and Mohsin Issa and private equity group TDR Capital — said…

Newcastle Rugby Ltd announced that Red Bull has taken full ownership of the club. “The newly-named Newcastle Red Bulls will proudly remain at Kingston Park…

Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway plc said its housing revenue rose 17% to more than £2.76 billion in the year ended July 31, 2025, with underlying operating margin expected…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its first-half profit before tax fell 46% to £11.7 million in the six months to…

Shares of Stelrad Group plc, the Newcastle-based radiator firm, fell as much as 6% on Friday after it published results for the six months ended…

Manchester-based women’s activewear brand Adanola has announced a significant minority investment from STORY3 Capital Partners, the Los Angeles based private equity firm, which values Adanola at…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, has announced changes to its board. Marshalls confirmed the appointment of Paul Inman to its…

Manchester-based online retailing group THG plc agreed to sell Claremont Ingredients from its THG Nutrition business for £103 million in cash. “The cash disposal proceeds will…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, said its statutory loss before tax widened to £33.1 million in the six months to June 30,…

Bury-based residential door lock and handle firm UAP Group Limited has been nacquired by Allegion plc, a New York-listed global security products and solutions provider,…

Newcastle Building Society said its savings balances grew 4% to £5.7 billion in the first half of 2025. Newcastle is the largest building society based in…

Leeds Building Society published its half-year report showing its savings balances rose to £25.5 billion and its membership grew to more than one million. Profit before tax…

The mutually-owned Skipton Group, which includes Skipton Building Society and estate agency Connells, published half-year results showing group mortgage balances grew 6.9% year-on-year to £32.2…

Manchester United plc said Mike Sansoni has joined the club as director of data, following 11 years with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team, where…

Shares of Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group fell about 5% after it cut its full-year profit guidance amid what it called…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said its revenue rose 1.8% to £85.5 million and adjusted profit before tax edged 0.8% higher to…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, announced that Simon Fraser has been appointed to the board as non-executive director and chair designate to…

Leeds-based International Personal Finance (IPF) said on Wednesday that it is in advanced talks with US specialty finance firm BasePoint Capital about a possible takeover worth 223.8p…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc said on Wednesday it remains frustrated by “the slow rollout of regionally funded Government training” as it published…

Shares of Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, rose as much as 13% after the firm published half-year results and extended its…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, said on Wednesday its total revenue increased 9% to £1.862 billion in the nine months…

FirstGroup plc announced that it has been awarded extensions to its Hull Trains and Lumo open access rail services by the Office of Rail and…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, said its profit before tax soared…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering firm James Fisher and Sons plc rose about 8% after it published a trading update for the six months ended…

Cheshire-based NWF Group plc, which delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, said its group revenue fell 5% to £903.1 million in the…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 specialty chemicals giant, said its first-half sales rose 4.9% to £855.8 million but statutory profit before tax…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said it agreed to acquire online personalised card and gifting business funkypigeon.com Limited from WH Smith plc for £24 million…

Newcastle-based Greggs said its total sales for the 26 weeks to June 28, 2025, rose 7% to £1.027 billion but profit before tax fell 14.3% to…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc said on Monday that trading in its first quarter of the new financial year has been strong, with revenue…

FirstGroup plc announced that it acquired Tetley’s Motor Services Limited (Tetley’s Coaches), a Leeds-based coach and bus operator that has been in operation for over…

Salford-based broadband giant TalkTalk Group has confirmed “a commitment from an existing shareholder on £100m of new funding facilities to be made available to the group”…

Shares of Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, fell as much as 20% after it published a trading update for the six…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society has reported statutory profit before tax of £187.9 million for the first half of 2025, up from £158.1 million for the…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, has reported a loss before tax of £17.5 million for the year to March 29, 2025, with…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell said it enjoyed its strongest ever quarterly net inflows of £2.5 billion in the three months ended June 30, 2025….

PD Ports — owner of numerous sites on Teesside and on the River Humber — announced that investment firm Pontegadea Inversiones of Spain has agreed to…

Food and drink company Princes announced the purchase of the historic Royal Liver Building (RLB) in Liverpool “as part of a £60 million investment” from…

Chester-based GB Group (GBG) confirmed that “the necessary workstreams” are underway to support its proposed application to the Financial Conduct Authority to move from the junior…

Sheffield-based British Business Bank, the UK government’s economic development bank, said its activities in 2024-25 are “expected to create 38,000 additional jobs and £8bn of gross…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group announced that CEO Miguel Parras “has taken the decision to step away from Go-Ahead to pursue other opportunities”…

Carlisle-based agriculture firm Carr’s Group plc, a provider of sustainable livestock supplements, said it entered into a strategic manufacturing partnership with French company Vétalis to develop…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, said on Friday it has secured the right, but not the obligation, to dispose of an interest of…

Hundreds of high skilled jobs are to be created in Sheffield after Taiwanese advanced manufacturing company Walsin Lihwa (WL) announced a major investment that boosts…

Shares of James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based advanced materials and paper & packaging group, rose about 11% after it published a positive trading outlook and also results…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said its full year underlying profit “before tax and brand amortisation” is expected to be slightly above the top end of its guidance…

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc confirmed on Wednesday it is considering options for its Escode and Cyber businesses. NCC said there can be…

Shares of Manchester-based household and professional cleaning products firm McBride fell as much as 13% after it said in a trading update that “there are…

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc said its revenue grew 14% to £78.1 million in the year to March 31, 2025, and profit before…

Shares of Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail fell around 9% on Tuesday after it published a trading update for the first quarter of its current financial…