Northern Financial Review

The board of Welcome to Yorkshire (WtY) has placed the organisation into administration. Rob Adamson, Michael Kienlen and Daryl Warwick of Armstrong Watson LLP have…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, said on Tuesday it will pay out £139.4 million in dividends after its adjusted profit…

By Mark McSherry Leeds-based Clipper Logistics plc and GXO Logistics, Inc. of the United States announced they reached agreement on the terms of a recommended £965…

Shares of Bradford-based window and door company Safestyle UK fell about 6% on Monday after it said that a recent cyber attack from Russia will have…

Peel L&P said its revised plans to restore and redevelop Hulton Park into a world-class golf resort and parkland capable of hosting the Ryder Cup…

Hammerson plc confirmed it completed the sale of its Victoria Gate and Victoria Quarter shopping centres in Leeds to Swiss investor Redical Holdings AG for £120…

Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) rose about 5% on Friday after it published a trading update for its AGM…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc announced that after over 40 years of service chairman Jamie Boot will be retiring from his role…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Friday that Kath Smith has been appointed as its senior independent director and chair of the…

Manchester’s office market returned to growth in 2021, buoyed by £707 million of investment, according to real estate services specialist JLL. Documenting the growth of…

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has bought Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group — formerly known as Findel — out of administration for £26.8 million. The…

Leeds Building Society — the UK’s fifth-largest mutual — said its gross lending reaching a record £4.4 billion in 2021 as it delivered record profit before tax…

A personal finance expert at Salford investment giant AJ Bell has warned that planned changes to the student loan system in England will double repayments…

Shares of Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based Victorian Plumbing Group fell about 8% on Thursday after it published an update on current trading that detailed “ongoing inflationary cost pressures”…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group has belatedly reported that its revenue for the year to July 3, 2021, grew 4.1% to £4.058 billion…

Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — said on Thursday its administrators are “currently in advanced discussions in…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group announced on Thursday its 2021 revenue rose about 20% to £5.09 billion and it made a pretax profit of £122…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank on Thursday announced its first full year of profit in 10 years amid a surge of 185% in its net mortgage lending to…

Salford investment giant AJ Bell has warned that an estimated 850,000 pension savers invested in “lifestyling” funds, which have fallen in value by 13% in…

Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant THG plc announced on Tuesday that “it it knows of no notifiable reason” for the fall in its share…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride plc has reported “exceptional input cost inflation … driven by Covid-19 shocks to the global supply chain and rapid and…

Hammerson plc has confirmed that it is in discussions with entities related to Swiss investor Redical Holdings AG on terms for a possible sale of…

Chesire-based international veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its revenue rose 10.9% to £332.4 million in the six months to December 31, 2021, while profit…

Leeds-based Clipper Logistics plc and GXO Logistics, Inc. of the United States announced they have reached “agreement on the key terms of a possible cash…

Sheffield City Council announced that Eugene Walker, its executive director for resources, is stepping into the role of acting chief executive amid the absence of…

Nelson, Lancashire-based telecoms firm Daisy Group is to buy London-based rival XLN Telecom in a deal understood to be worth around £210 million. Sky News reported…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com said on Thursday its revenue fell 8% to £316.7 million and profit before tax fell about 20% to £70.2 million…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Thursday it will delay the announcement of its final results for the 52 week period…

Liverpool-based Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second largest port operator, has announced major changes to its senior leadership team to take effect from April 4,…

Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume restaurant in Cartmel, Cumbria, has been awarded its third Michelin star –making it the first restaurant in the north of England to…

Durham-based digital lender Atom bank announced it has raised more than £75 million in new equity priced at 70p per share as it continues to grow…

An advert by Manchester fashion firm Boohoo Group plc promoting an oversized T-shirt has been banned from its website because it “objectified and sexualised women.” The…

Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — announced it will appoint administrators “as soon as reasonably practicable” after…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc and Rochdale-based Footasylum have been fined almost £5 million…

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Friday that Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric Plc’s former chief financial officer (CFO) Timothy Coleman, 57, and former…

Real estate investor and operator Arrow Capital Partners said it has completed the acquisition of a 625,360 sq ft multi-storey logistics warehouse at the Wakefield…

Lancashire Cricket announced that Navin Singh — the commercial director for The Football Association (The FA) — has been “co-opted” as a non-executive board member…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc said on Thursday its revenue rose 21.7% to £173.5 million and profit before tax was up 21.7% to £24.7 million…

Redrow plc, the Flintshire-based house building giant, said on Thursday its first-half revenue rose £11 million to a record £1.05 billion, profit before tax rose 17%…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons rose about 5% on Wednesday after it published results for the half year ended November 30, 2021, showing…

Newcastle-based food-to-go retailer Greggs has confirmed that it will put its brand on clothing and accessories in a collaboration with Primark. Confirming rumours, both brands…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Tuesday its order book has grown to 6,628 homes with a value of £1.94 billion and that it remains…

By Mark McSherry The value of mergers, acquisitions and share deals involving companies in the North of England soared to more than £42 billion in 2021,…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced that chief financial officer Dominique Yates has advised the board of his intention to retire from…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group said on Monday it has appointed Lyssa McGowan — the outgoing chief consumer officer at Sky UK Limited…

Shares of Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant THG plc soared as much as 20% in late Friday afternoon trading following speculation in a deals…

Salford investment giant AJ Bell announced it has simplified the charging structure across its entire fund range which will see charges cut on its range…

Manchester City Council said it has launched its own housing development company named This City “to accelerate the number of new homes for Manchester people” and…

Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group said on Thursday its order book at January 25 was £148 million — double the size it was a…

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose about 12% on Thursday after it reported that “the first-in-human Phase I trial (ALS-6000-101) of AVA6000 Pro-doxorubicin…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick on Thursday published a strong quarterly trading update for the 13 weeks to December 25 — but warned about “unprecedented…

Skipton Building Society said it will appoint Gwyn Burr as its new chair on April 26 when Robert East retires from the role. “Robert has served the…

Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd (HAV), maker of the world’s longest aircraft the Airlander 10 airship, has confirmed it is working with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said its land promotion business Hallam Land Management (HLM) has completed the sale of 760 plots…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) announced that it has acquired Cloudcheck, a leading provider of electronic identity verification (IDV) and anti-money laundering (AML)…

By Mark McSherry Sage Group, the Newcastle-based international software giant for SMEs, announced that it has launched and successfully priced a bond offering of £400…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced its revenue for the half year ended November…

Barratt Developments plc said it acquired Congleton, Cheshire-based land promoter Gladman Developments Limited for £250 million in cash. “The acquisition combines Barratt’s best in class…

Leeds-based car leasing and fleet management firm Zenith Automotive Holdings announced that its subsidiary Zenith Finco plc has closed its inaugural offering of £475 million…

Planning permission for Eden Project North in Morecambe has been granted at a meeting of the Lancaster City Council planning committee. “With planning permission granted,…

Shares of Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — fell about 35% on Monday after it warned it…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick said on Monday it has acquired Grove Pet Foods Limited, a producer of dry dog food for several leading brands under private label…

Constellation Automotive Holdings, Europe’s largest used car seller, has acquired a 19.9% stake in Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc, just weeks after agreeing a takeover of…

Capita plc announced it has agreed to sell York-based IT firm Trustmarque to One Equity Partners for £111 million. Trustmarque provides IT services and solutions,…

Alderley Park-based Redx Pharma, the drug development company focused on cancer and fibrosis, announced that its revenue rose about 75% to £10 million in the…

Manchester-based global cyber security company NCC Group plc announced that its first-half revenue rose almost 11% to £150.1 million for the six months to November 30,…

Shares of Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, rose about 4% after it announced a share buyback programme of up to…

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc has announced a strategic review of its German business and a third quarter trading update for the period ended December…

Volkswagen-owned British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors has announced that its first fully electric car will be developed and built at its Crewe factory in Chesire as…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally opened an investigation into whether the £7 billion cash purchase of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons by US…