Northern Financial Review

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs Group announced that it intends to expand its presence in the UK by opening a new office in Birmingham by the…

Manchester online fashion giant Boohoo said on Tuesday it has acquired a £72 million new office in Soho in the heart of London’s West End for…

Manchester City Council said on Tuesday that Louise Wyman is to step down from the role as Strategic Director of Development at the end of…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc rose as much as 5% on Tuesday to touch a record high around £9.50 after it estimated…

Sheffield-based law firm Irwin Mitchell is working with investment bankers at Rothschild to explore plans for an initial public offering, according to news reports. Analysts said…

Shares of Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc rose about 12% on Monday after it announced its subsidiary, C4X Discovery Limited, has signed an exclusive…

Manchester online fashion giant Boohoo said it has agreed a long-term lease for a new warehouse in Daventry which it said is expected to secure…

Norwegian energy firm Equinor and Perth-based networks giant SSE plc have agreed a plan to jointly develop the world’s first 100% hydrogen-fuelled power plant in…

Shares of Leeds-based Jet2 plc fell about 5% on Friday after the firm said it has extended its suspension of flights and holidays up to and…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose about 14% on Thursday after it published a first-quarter trading update for the three-month period ended March…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell announced it has added Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) to its online trading platform. “AQSE provides access to approximately 90 listed…

Manchester-based Co-op Group said on Thursday its revenue for the year to January 2 rose 5.5% to £11.5 billion and underlying profit before tax rose 37.3% to £92 million….

Manchester City Football Club has released its annual report for 2019-20 “covering an unprecedented season that was paused between March and June, and then completed…

Shares of Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm HSS Hire Group plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it said it agreed to sell Laois Hire…

Shares of Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the period since its interim…

Snaith, East Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals giant Croda International said on Wednesday that its fragrances and flavours subsidiary Iberchem agreed to acquire Parfex S.A., a fine…

Newcastle-based accounting software giant Sage Group said on Tuesday it agreed the sale of its Swiss business to Infoniqa, a provider of HR software that…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), said on Tuesday it will soon appoint three new directors and that Jenefer Greenwood intends…

Doncaster-based piping and ventilation systems firm Polypipe Group said on Tuesday it has changed its name to Genuit Group plc. “As set out in the announcement…

Shares of Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric Plc rose about 2% on Tuesday after it announced a strong trading update for the year ended March 31, 2021,…

Shares of Wetherby-based cancer therapies and diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose another 8% on Tuesday after it announced it entered into a global distribution agreement…

Salford investment giant AJ Bell has highlighted the challenges faced by UK stock funds after the latest Investment Association (IA) data showed UK retail investors…

The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies was £80 billion at the end of March 2021,…

Chester-based identity data intelligence company GB Group (GBG) announced it agreed to sell its Employ and Comply business unit to First Advantage, a global provider…

Manchester-based Arrow Global Group, the European debt investor and asset manager, said on Wednesday it agreed to a increased cash takeover offer from London-based private…

Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc said on Wednesday its revenue rose 40.7% to £68.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2020. Sumo…

York-based Animalcare Group plc, the international animal health business, said on Tuesday its 2020 revenue slipped less than 1% to £70.5 million “demonstrating resilience in the…

A deal between Jesmond-based Adderstone Group and London-based iQ Student Accommodation has paved the way for the development of a new 1,390-bed student accommodation campus…

Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc rose about 4% after it announced that Yourgene Genomic Services COVID-19 testing services have been approved by…

Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc announced that its finance director Stuart Kilpatrick will leave the firm next month. “James Fisher…

Newcastle-based Fairstone Financial Management has announced the acquisition of Glasgow based financial adviser Chartermarque, securing gross fee income of £1 million together with funds under…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell plc said on Monday it has continued to see strong customer acquisition in the first half of the current financial year…

Deloitte has announced the launch of a northern hub for its creative agency 368 in Leeds. First launched in London in 2018, 368 is Deloitte’s…

Everton Football Club said its plans to develop a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in the north of Liverpool can proceed after the club’s planning application received…

Sheffield-based building materials supplier SIG plc said on Thursday its 2020 revenue fell about 13% to £1.87 billion and its pretax loss almost doubled to £202.3…

Perth-based transport company Stagecoach group said on Thursday it was “disappointed and surprised” that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham chose “to push ahead” with bus franchising…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group plc said on Thursday it is cutting more than 400 companies from its supplier network following a report last year…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Wednesday its interim dividend has been reinstated at 35p per share as it reported first-half results showing volume…

Shares of Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc fell about 3% on Tuesday after it said 2020 revenue fell 41% to £222.4…

Yorkshire Water announced it will award contracts to Morrison Utility Services (MUS) and Network Plus under its new Water Services Partnership following a tender process for its clean water…

The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that benefits paid out by the UK’s four largest pay-as-you-go public service pension schemes — the “unfunded”…

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced it has appointed Katherine Fairclough as its new chief executive. Fairclough joins Liverpool City Region from Cumbria County Council,…

Runcorn-based workwear and textile firm Johnson Service Group (JSG) said on Friday its 2020 revenue plunged about 34% to £229.8 million amid the “dramatic impact” of COVID-19. JSG…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell plc has announced the acquisition of the Adalpha group of companies, including Ad Alpha Solutions Ltd. AJ Bell said Adalpha…

Leeds-based Asda has announced that its CEO and President Roger Burnley “has decided to leave the business next year” after the supermarket has transitioned fully…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose about 10% on Thursday after it published an update on its 2020 financial results to say it expects to…

BP has announced that it is developing plans for the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility, targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 2030. The project…

The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal was formally signed on Thursday — bringing up to £452 million of fresh investment to the Borderlands area of England…

Newcastle-based business software giant Sage Group said on Thursday it hired Andy Duff to succeed Donald Brydon as chair of its board when Brydon retires at…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose about 4% on Tuesday after it said its first-half revenues rose 14.4% to £173.9 million in the…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group said on Tuesday its net asset value rose about 5% to £488.7 million and operating profit rose…

Shares of Doncaster-based piping and ventilation systems firm Polypipe Group rose about 3% on Tuesday after gave investors a positive outlook for the year ahead despite…

Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 Group said on Tuesday its revenue rose 34% to £83 million and profit before tax rose 36% to a record £26.2 million in the…

Shares of Newcastle-based bakery and food retailer Greggs rose about 3% on Tuesday after it told investors it made a better-than-expected start to 2021 as it…

Salford-based investment giant AJ Bell plc said on Tuesday that Helena Morrissey has been appointed as a non-executive director of the firm with the intention of…

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on Tuesday it has commenced criminal proceedings against National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) — formerly Royal Bank of…

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) announced it plans to create a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds as part of…

Shares of Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial (PFG) fell about 26% on Monday after it announced it is being investigated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority…

Perth-based bus and rail giant Stagecoach Group plc said on Monday it has submitted a court application for a judicial review of what it called…

Shares of Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc soared about 10% on Friday after it announced raised £22 million through an equity fundraising. On Thursday, Begbies…

New York-listed Manchester United plc has announced that co-chairman Avram Glazer plans to sell five million Class A shares in a stake sale that could be worth…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said on Friday it has recently experienced a “notable increase” in bookings for Summer 2021. The news came as Jet2 said it…

Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant Bodycote plc said on Friday it will make a slight increase its dividend despite announcing 2020 results that…

Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm Marshalls plc on Thursday published its results for the year to December 31, 2020, showing revenue fell 13%…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Friday it entered into a conditional agreement for the acquisition of 60% of Poland-based Marketing Investment…

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said on Friday it has commenced an investigation into the audits by Deloitte LLP of the financial statements of…

Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc said on Thursday its revenue fell 16% to £518.2 million for the year to December…

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc has announced the acquisition of David Rubin & Partners, a long-established insolvency practice with offices in London and…

Shares of Newcastle-headquartered international rail and bus giant Go-Ahead Group rose about 5% on Thursday after it published half year results for the six months ended January…

Derby-based Rolls-Royce said on Thursday its pre-tax loss widened to £2.9 billion in 2020 amid the “severe impact of Covid-19 pandemic” on its performance and near-term…