Northern Financial Review

Manchester-based private equity firm Palatine said it has acquired a majority stake in Atombit Group, which it called a fast-growth pan-European leader in “Experience Intelligence” spanning…

Denmark’s Ørsted said it has decided to “discontinue” the giant Hornsea 4 wind farm project off the Yorkshire coast in the UK “in its current…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group said on Wednesday Josh Hoopes will be appointed CEO on June 30 as it becomes a pure-play agriculture business….

Harrogate-based IT managed services provider Redcentric plc, which has undergone a number of boardroom changes in the past year, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Michelle Senecal…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said its revenue grew 6.2% to £542.5 million and adjusted profit before tax rose 6.3% to £66 million,…

Northern Gritstone, the investment firm focused on life sciences and deeptech businesses in the North of England, has announced the appointment of entrepreneur and author Gordon…

York-based Aptamer Group plc, the developer of next-generation synthetic binders for the life science industry, announced “the successful adaptation of the Optimer-based test for Alzheimer’s disease into…

Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm ITM Power announced that it signed a contract to supply a NEPTUNE V unit to Westnetz GmbH, a…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, announced on Tuesday that the outlook for both…

The University of Manchester is partnering with the UK central bank, the Bank of England, to improve access to economics in high schools in England….

About £280 billion is sitting in UK bank accounts earning no interest, according to new data released by the UK central bank. Currently, interest rates…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging group, has entered into an agreement for the sale of “certain non-core intellectual property assets associated…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said its group revenue in the first three months of the year increased 6.1% to £121.4 million.  Organic…

Student accommodation developer Unite Students said it has entered into a joint venture (JV) framework agreement with Manchester Metropolitan University for the development of 2,300…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said its current private forward sales have increased 17% to £1.68 billion with a private average selling price of…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, has reported group like-for-like (LFL) sales growth of 2% to £636 million for the quarter to March 31, 2025….

York-based Aptamer Group plc, the developer of next-generation synthetic binders for the life science industry, said it has entered into a global licensing agreement with the University…

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based online publisher of LADbible and other brands appealing to young readers, said its revenue rose 13% to £43.9 million and adjusted…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said on Wednesday that its chief financial officer (CFO) Mike Schmidt will also act as interim chief executive officer (CEO) while…

York-based international firm Animalcare Group plc said its 2024 revenues from continuing operations increased 4.9% to £74.2 million “with sales growth delivered across all three…

Leeds-based international firm PureGym Group said its 2024 revenue increased 10% to £605 million and reported EBITDA rose 10.5% to £256 million “driven by ongoing…

A flight inspection company which has served the UK military for almost 30 years has signed a new lease to cement its place at Teesside…

Shares of Leeds-based Jet2 plc rose as much as 16% after it announced a “healthy” year end trading update and a £250 million share buy back….

Shares of Manchester-based online retailing group THG fell as much as 5% to around 27p as it published results for the financial year ended December 31,…

Manchester-based global cyber security firm NCC Group plc said it agreed a new four-year £120 million multi-currency revolving credit facility (RCF). The facility is provided by a syndicate…

Frontier Development Capital (FDC), the debt funding specialist that is part of Mercia Asset Management, has launched a new £81.5 million fund to support the…

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

The Northern Gateway Development Vehicle (NGDV), a partnership between Rotherham land developer Harworth and Russell LDP, the Manchester-headquartered industrial and logistics specialists, submitted an outline…

The Cumberland Building Society announced that CEO Des Moore will step aside from his role in summer 2026, after eight years with the organisation. The…

Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc said it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. The University of…

Manchester-based private equity firm Palatine said it has successfully raised its largest-ever fund, closing Buyout Fund V at £254 million. Palatine attracted a number of new…

Chester-based GB Group (GBG), the global identity verification, location intelligence and fraud prevention company, said on Thursday its revenue rose 3% on a constant currency basis…

County Durham-based Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of products for the aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, announced a new contract to develop cutting…

Blackpool-based Tandem Bank – the UK’s “greener digital bank” – published its latest annual report, posting the company’s first statutory profit as revenue rose 9% to £98.7…

Shares of Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based international steel group, rose as much as 25% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell has reported record assets under administration (AUA) of £90.4 billion, up 13% over the last year and 1% over…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc said its chairman James Thomson “wishes to step down from the board and has resigned as a director with…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc said in an AGM trading update that group revenue rose 1.2% year-on-year to £39.3 million in the three months…

Manchester-based technology training firm Northcoders Group plc reported “record” results for the year ended December 31, 2024, with group revenue rising 24% to £8.8 million…

Shares of Supreme plc, the Manchester-based supplier of vaping supplies, drinks and fast-moving consumer goods, fell about 10% after it published a trading update for…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc announced that it has refinanced its core banking facilities that were due to mature in May 2026….

Leeds Building Society is searching for a new chief financial officer after the mutual said current CFO Andy Conroy announced he “will now be seeking his…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 specialty chemicals giant, reported first-quarter sales up 8% to £442 million — and said it intends to apply…

Manchester-based online retailing group THG said on Wednesday it “unequivocally rejected” a “wholly unsolicited, largely unfunded, highly conditional and non-binding proposal” from investment vehicle Selkirk to…

Shares of Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm ITM Power rose as much as 20% on Tuesday after it raised its guidance for FY25. “Revenue…

The University of Manchester said it has been ranked the fourth highest academic institution for the total number of spinout companies generated in the Spotlight…

Poland-based parcel locker company InPost said it has acquired Liverpool-based delivery firm Yodel — a move that will make the Polish firm the third-largest independent logistics…

Belfast-based W&R Barnett has acquired a majority shareholding in Barnsley-based Symphony Group, the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture giant. Symphony Group is the UK’s largest privately-owned…

Shares of York-based online musical equipment retailer Gear4music plc rose more than 20% after it published details on an “asset purchase from competitor in administration”…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, published an update on the group’s trading performance for the year ended March 31, 2025, and…

Shares of Sosandar plc, the Wilmslow-based fashion firm run by former magazine publishers Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, fell as much as 16% after it…

Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc rose as much as 6% after it published a trading update for the year…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc published a trading update for its financial year ended March 31, 2025, saying it recorded a “resilient” performance in FY25 and…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said on Tuesday group revenues rose 3.7% to £5.6 billion in the 52 weeks to March 29, 2025, “with revenue growth…

Leeds-based supermarket group Asda has announced that Lucky Generals and Spark Foundry have been selected as its creative and media agency partners, following a comprehensive…

Manchester City Council has approved a planning application from Salford property development and funding company Salboy Group to develop the second phase of its Viadux scheme…

Homes England said it has completed a strategic land acquisition to create the agency’s largest housing-led development site in the North of England. The agency said…

Salford City Council has confirmed the appointment of Stephen Young as its new chief executive, the permanent successor to Tom Stannard who departed the role…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and development group, said its land promotion and planning business Hallam Land has won an appeal to secure outline planning…

New AI-powered, robotic labs that will accelerate development of new treatments for deadly diseases are to be built at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) after…

Northern Gritstone, the investment firm focused on science and technology enabled businesses in the North of England, has announced its latest fundraise of £50 million…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc rose as much as 12% as it published a fourth quarter trading update for the…

Assura plc, the Altrincham-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), on Wednesday agreed to be acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Stonepeak Partners in a £1.608 billion…

West Sussex-based Focus Group announced the acquisition of Matrix247, a specialist in managed IT and communications services based in Rossendale, Lancashire. “Matrix247 has established a…

Simplybiz Mortgages, part of Simplybiz, a subsidiary business of Huddersfield-based Fintel plc, has reported strong growth for 2024 in both its total lending and overall…

Manchester-based “product intelligence platform” Vypr said it has raised £5 million to accelerate international growth. “This funding will support the continued rollout of our next-generation…

Liverpool City Council has made “significant and substantial improvement”, the UK Government has been told, following the end of the conclusion of the independently-led Improvement…

Merseyside-based Applied Nutrition plc, the sports nutrition, health, and wellness brand, said on Monday it acheived revenue of £47.6 million in the six months to January…

Lancaster University spinout firm Quantum Base announced the admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange following its…

Over half of UK mid-market businesses have said that they expect to be directly affected “to a significant extent” by US Government tariffs, according to…