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,…

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based parent of Ladbible, said its revenue rose 10% to £27.2 million in the half year ended June 30, 2023, and the…

Shares of Northcoders Group plc, the provider of software coding training programmes, fell about 25% after it warned that it “expects revenue and profits for the…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc fell as much as 20% after it announced results for the half-year ended June 30, 2023, showing revenue…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc said its group revenue fell 12.1% to £328.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, and profit before…

Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) has reported its “total transaction value” (TTV) of holidays rose 26% to a record £1.1 billion for…

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…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons — the maker of Carex and Imperial Leather — confirmed that it has made an offer to acquire the minority-held shares…

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…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc has acquired the trading assets of Davidson Chain PTY in Australia for AU$6 million. “Established in…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group announced the appointment of former Duke Energy executive Andrea Bertone as a non-executive director and chair designate of the…

Kendal-based paper products and advanced materials firm James Cropper plc reported a 24% increase in revenue to £129.7 million and a 53% drop in profit before tax…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc, which has agreed to a cash takeover offer worth about £504.2 million or £1.30 a share or from Canadian car dealer network…

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…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its revenue rose 2% to £354.1 million for the six months ended June 30,…

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…

Cheshire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced major board changes as it reported that revenue…

Manchester United plc announced it has renewed its principal partnership with Adidas as the club’s official kit supplier. “The new agreement will continue the partnership…

Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc said its group like-for-like sales were down 8.7% versus pre-Covid levels in the year ended July 2, 2023, “as trading…

LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based parent of Ladbible, announced that company co-founder Arian Kalantari has resigned as chief operating officer (COO) and as a director of…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 5% after it said its revenue increased 6.6% to £85.5 million in the half year…

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc said on Wednesday it has signed a five-year contract extension with Illumina Inc. “The contract is a restated licence…

Northcoders Group plc, the provider of software coding training programmes, announced it has successfully secured further funding from its UK Department for Education Skills Bootcamps Wave 4…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc said its revenue increased 11% to £213.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, and profit…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc said it agreed to be acquired by Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP for £342 million or £1 per share,…

AJ Bell plc, the Salford-based investment platform giant, said in a quarterly trading update its customer numbers increased by 10,606 in the three months ended June…

Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, announced on Wednesday the appointment of Peter Whiting, 57, as an independent non-executive…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc rose about 5% after it published a trading update for the 52 week period to June 25, 2023 (FY23) showing “record…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc said on Friday it will pay €500.1 million to buy out the minority investors in its Iberian business…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc said its Gleeson Homes business completed the sale of 1,723 homes in the year ended June 30, 2023, down from the…

Shares of York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc rose about 20% after it published an update on recent contract wins amounting to up to £507,000…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said its revenue increased by 309% to £5.033 billion in the year to March 31, 2023, and was up 40% on 2020 —…

Shares of Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products supplier, rose about 6% after it announced it was selected as a master distributor for vaping brands ElfBar…

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc returned to profit in the year to March 31, 2023, with statutory profit before tax of £7.6 million compared to…

ScS Group, the Sunderland-based furniture and floorings company, announced the appointment of Mark Fleetwood as chief financial oficer (CFO). He will join the board of the…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, has announced the signing of its first ever franchise agreement. The deal is with GMG, a…

Shares of Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, rose about 9% on Thursday after the company said its underlying revenues increased 13.8%…

Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc announced that its co-founder and CEO Matthew Moulding has given up his “golden share” rights in the company, which gave…

By Mark McSherry Canadian car dealer network Alpha Auto Group Holdings LP (AAG) has agreed to buy Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc for £465.4 million in…

Manchester-based venture capital investor and small business lender Praetura said it has launched a new venture capital trust called Praetura Growth VCT plc which will “primarily…

Frasers Group plc announced it has acquired a strategic stake of 18.9% in Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc. Frasers, formerly called Sports Direct, is…

By Mark McSherry New York-based Stellex Capital Management, a middle-market private equity firm, announced the acquisition of Bryden Capital Limited (BCL) and MPL Group Limited,…

Kromek Group plc, the Sedgefield, County Durham-based radiation detection and bio-detection firm, announce that it has secured a contract worth $1.5 million in the civil nuclear…

By Mark McSherry Swedish private equity firm EQT and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) have agreed a deal to buy Cheshire veterinary drugs giant…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc reported that its revenue grew 16% to £500.2 million in the year ended March 31, 2023, despite “historically low…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said it started the year well and is trading in line with expectations. The firm described market…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), reported an IFRS loss before tax of £119.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2023,…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick said its adjusted profit before tax for the 52 weeks ended March 26, 2023, rose 2.3% to £140.1 million on…

Bradford-based Vanquis Banking Group plc — formerly known as Provident Financial — announced on Friday that its chairman Patrick Snowball has informed the board of his…

By Mark McSherry Shares of Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global tech business, rose as much as 4% after it reported that its…

By Mark McSherry Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc said on Wednesday it expects that its headline profit before tax and adjusted items for…

Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) said its revenue rose 38% to £73.2 million in the six months to March 31, 2023, while…

By Mark McSherry Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc announced it has terminated talks with with New York private equity firm Apollo Global Management on Apollo’s indicative…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc said its revenue rose £399.4 million or 11% to £4.015 billion in the year ended February 28, 2023, but adjusted profit before tax…

York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc announced that Arron Tolley has left his position as chief executive officer and board director with immediate effect….

Matthew Moulding, founder and CEO of Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc, has blasted the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority…

James Fisher and Sons plc, the Barrow-in-Furness marine engineering firm, said its 2022 revenue from continuing operations increased 8.1% to £478.1 million and it made…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc has announced a major investment into a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant to be constructed at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The agreement will see…

Shares of Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm HSS Hire Group plc rose about 7% on Thursday after it reported that its 2022 revenue grew 9.7%…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc rose as much as 5% after it said its recent trading “has offered some signs of encouragement”…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric plc has announced “provisional results” in an update for the year to March 31, 2023, showing revenues rose 52% to £141.8…

Shares of Northcoders Group plc rose as much as 9% after the provider of training programmes for software coding published results for the year ended…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell plc has announced the appointment of Fiona Clutterbuck as the non-executive chair of the company with effect from May…

Kendal-based paper products and advanced materials firm James Cropper plc has published a trading update and overview of its strategy “to accelerate revenue and profit growth”…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc fell about 17% on Tuesday after it published results for the financial year ended December 31, 2022, and…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc announced the appointments of Simon Breakwell and Angela Luger as independent non-executive directors of the company with effect from April 27 and July…

By Mark McSherry Shares of Ladbible parent LBG Media plc fell as much as 5% on Wednesday morning after it said its 2022 profit before tax…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc rose as much as 8% as it announced a new partnership with beauty e-commerce retailer Maximo Group, home…

Shares of Newcastle-based building services firm Northern Bear plc rose about 30% after it published an update on its corporate strategy, dividend policy and trading…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc reported that its 2022 revenue rose 6.2% to £4.3 billion while profit before tax slipped to £84.4 million from £90 million,…