More than 47,000 UK businesses start 2024 on “the edge of collapse” after levels of “critical financial distress” again rose over 25%, according to the…

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc has announced changes to its board, with John Davies, 57, becoming group chief executive officer on April 1, and group…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property investment and construction group, announced that its land promotion and planning business, Hallam Land Management (HLM), has unconditionally exchanged contracts for…

Shares of James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based advanced materials and paper & packaging firm, fell more than 30% after it warned in a trading update…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc rose as much as 10% after it announced an agreement in principle with wellness retailer Holland & Barrett…

Newcastle United Limited has filed its financial results for the 2022-23 year, which showed a loss after tax of £73.4 million despite a 39% increase…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said it recorded a total of 60 million passengers for the 2023 calendar year – a figure that matches the group’s…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said its current forward sales position is up 2% on the prior year at £1.060 billion, of which £499 million…

Liverpool-based FTSE 100 firm B&M European Value Retail S.A. said it will pay a special dividend of 20p per ordinary share as it published a “strong” trading update…

Shares of Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc fell roughly 10% after it published a trading update for the half-year ended December 31, 2023. The group…

Shares of JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, fell about 20% after it published its peak season trading update and lowered its…

Manchester United plc announced an agreement under which Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe will acquire 25% of Manchester United’s Class B shares and up to 25%…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software giant, has published research by the London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) that shows the…

Shares of Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group rose as much as 9% after it announced results for the year ended September 2, 2023. Carr’s…

York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc announced that it has entered into a material agreement with a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines — a…

Leaders from Greater Manchester have signed a new exploratory partnership agreement in Tokyo with Fujitsu which is linked to the Japanese technology giant supporting the…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, said its revenue in the half year ended October 31, 2023, increased by…

Manchester Airport Group Investments Limited (MAGIL), parent of Manchester Airport Group Funding plc, said its revenue increased by 25% to £705.3 million for the six months…

Manchester-headquartered sportswear brand Castore has secured £145 million of investment in a funding round led by US investment bank Raine Group. Bloomberg reported that the funding round…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings said its revenue increased 13% to £960.9 million in the year to September 30, 2023, and profit…

Shares of Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products firm, rose as much as 13% after it published strong results for the six months to September 30, 2023….

Skipton Building Society said its group chief financial officer (CFO) Bobby Ndawula has today announced he will be leaving the mutual and that Standard Chartered’s Paul…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, said revenue slipped 2.9% to £208.5 million in the six months to September 30, 2023. Speedy…

Shares of Blackburn-based toilet roll and tissue maker Accrol Group rose as much as 8% after it published a trading update ahead of its half year…

Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group said its revenue rose 6% to £285.1 million and adjusted profit before tax climbed 29% to £20.3 million…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc — the UK’s largest listed residential landlord — announced it has agreed to enter a partnership with Network Rail and Bloc Group via a joint…

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc is upgrading its full-year guidance after it swung to a profit of £13 million in the six months ended September…

Shares of Stockport-based musicMagpie rose almost 30% after it confirmed it is in “early-stage discussions” with both BT Group plc and Aurelius Group about a possible…

Warrington-based water giant United Utilities said it paid dividends to shareholders of £207 million during the six month period to September 30, 2023, United Utilities said…

Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc said it continues to actively pursue M&A opportunities “with a focus on extending our software and technology footprint and enhancing…

Shares of Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group rose as much as 5% after it announced major changes to its leadership. “As previously communicated, Peter…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc rose about 6% after it published a trading update for the period from July 1, 2023 to November…

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on university spin-outs and science and technology enabled businesses in the North of England, announced the appointment of Kate…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc has announced changes to its board. Richard Newman will join the board as a director with effect…

ScS Group, the Sunderland-based furniture and floorings company, said its board has agreed to a takeover offer worth £99.4 million from Italian firm Poltronesofà S.p.A….

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based parent of Ladbible, announced the acquisition of Betches Media, a US-based media brand “founded by women and focussed on digital media content…

Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc said its sales rose 8.4% to £152.6 million in the year to July 1, 2023, “as a result of…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, has cut its forecast for full year adjusted profit before tax to between £300 million and…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, has announced the acquisition of two US-based specialist technology focussed businesses for $145 million and outlined…

Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group, said its revenue increased 6% in the year ended September 30, 2023. In a trading update, Victorian Plumbing said: “Revenue…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo fell about 10% after it announced results for the six months ended August 31, 2023, showing revenue down…

Newcastle-based Greggs reported that its third-quarter total sales rose 20.8% for the 13 weeks to September 30, 2023, with company-managed shop like-for-like sales up 14.2%….

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons announced that Rami Baitiéh, formerly the chief executive of Carrefour France, has been appointed as its new CEO. Baitiéh will succeed…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, said it appointed Danuta Gray as a non-executive director and chair designate. Gray will join…

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering firm, said its revenue grew 17.2% to £252 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023,…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc rose about 5% after it said it expects to generate a modest year on year increase in profit for its…

Manchester-based Co-op Group said its revenue slipped £200 million to £5.4 billion in the 26 weeks to July 1, 2023, despite a 55% increase in new…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc reported a 24.5% increase in revenue to £179.8 million in the six months to June 30, 2023,…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride said its revenue rose 31.1% to £889 million in the year to June 30, 2023, and it swung to an adjusted…

Northern Gritstone has invested in C-Capture, the designer of chemical processes for carbon dioxide (CO2) removal, as part of a funding round of up to…

Henry Boot Developments (HBD) said it is about to submit a major planning application for Colloco, a “highly sustainable” 200,000 sq ft office scheme within…

Shares of Leeds-based Jet2 plc rose as much as 7% after it said it is on track to exceed current market expectations for group profit before…

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security firm, said its auditor KPMG has requested additional time to complete its work on the firm’s results for the…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, said its order book was £479 million at September 1, down from £510 million at June 1 — with…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc reported that its financial performance in the first four months of the new financial year “has…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based professional services consultancy, said it is expanding its operations in South Wales following the acquisition of Jones Giles & Clay…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc announced that Robin Terrell, the company’s current senior independent non-executive director, has been appointed as non-executive chairman with immediate effect.   Jet2 announced…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said it acquired Ireland-based Harkglade Limited and its subsidiaries Celtic Linen Limited and Millbrook Linen Limited for about £27.1…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc has published a trading update ahead of its results for the six-month period ended August 31, 2023, saying it has delivered a trading…

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on university spin-outs and science and technology enabled businesses in the North of England, has appointed Khadija Ashfaq as…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc, which has agreed to be acquired by Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP for about £342 million, has reported…

Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc said on Wednesday its revenue is expected to have increased by 19% to over £81.5 million in the year ended…

Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, announced that its non-executive chair Chris Bell has decided to step down from his…

A major study by the Manchester-based Co-op Group and children’s charity Barnardo’s has found that young people are “turning away from higher education” as the…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it has provisionally cleared the proposed £1.2 billion cash acquisition of Leeds-based healthcare software and systems firm EMIS…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said its revenue fell about 30% to £1.19 billion and profit before tax plummeted 65% to £151 million for the…

Almost 5,000 people across the Liverpool City Region are set to receive free tablets, internet access and on-line skills training as part of a partnership…

SIG plc, the Sheffield-based international building materials supplier, reported a revenue rise of 5% to £1.423 billion in the six months to June 30, 2023 “including 3%…

Shares of Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group fell about 10% on Friday after it published a trading update for the financial year ending September…

Shares of Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, rose as much as  7% after it published a trading update….