Essar Oil UK Limited has announced a plan to build a £360 million new carbon capture plant at its Stanlow refinery near the River Mersey…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo Group said on Monday it has doubled its stake in Revolution Beauty Group to 26% from 13%, as Revolution promoted…

Surface Transforms plc said on Thursday that while a new contract with a US automotive company it called OEM 10 is a considerable strategic win,…

Manchester-based consumer products company PZ Cussons said it appointed former J Sainsbury chair David Tyler as a non-executive director at the conclusion of its AGM on Thursday….

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said on Thursday it is presently on track “to exceed current average market expectations for group profit before FX revaluation and taxation for the…

Manchester United plc has announced that the company’s board of directors “is commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives for the club.” As part of…

Severfield plc, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, said its revenue rose 20% to £234.9 million “reflecting increased activity and steel prices” and underlying profit…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc rose about 16% on Tuesday after it said the six months to September 2022 represented “solid progress…

Shares of MJ Gleeson plc, the Sheffield-based affordable house builder, fell about 7% as it warned of rising cancellations due to a “slowdown” in demand. In an AGM…

Newcastle-headquartered Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Thursday its profit surged in its recent financial year as “record” rental income growth was driven by…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride plc narrowly escaped a revolt by some shareholders over “directors’ authority to allot shares” at its AGM on Wednesday. McBride said…

Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc posted revenue of £116.3 million for the six months to September 30, up 22% from £95.3…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric plc said in a trading update it expects its half-year revenue to increase, after five acquisitions were completed between September 2021…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc on Thursday lifted its interim dividend and posted a first-half revenue jump, but suffered a slight drop…

Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc said on Wednesday it will continue to actively pursue further M&A opportunities with a focus on extending its software and…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc announced that John Fallon will be appointed as an executive director and chief financial officer (CFO) of the firm, joining the board…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said on Friday it was more optimistic about its prospects for the rest of the year after seeing sales volumes increase. DFS…

Shares of Kendal-based paper products and advanced materials firm James Cropper plc fell about 12% after it published an update on trading for the half year…

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced the appointment of Rolls-Royce executive Ben Fidler as its chief financial officer (CFO) designate and…

Shares of SysGroup plc, the Liverpool-based IT services, cloud hosting and cyber security firm, rose about 13% after it published a strong trading update for the…

Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) said its group sales were 16% ahead of the 2019 financial year in the 12 months to…

Manchester-based FTSE 100 firm Auto Trader Group plc announced the sale of subsidiary Webzone Limited, which trades in the Republic of Ireland under the Carzone brand….

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose about 12% after it announced the start of a share buyback programme of up to £15 million…

Shares of Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc rose about 8% after it reported trading results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc said it ordered 35 new Airbus A320 neo aircraft worth $3.9 billion — with an option to extend this to 71 aircraft worth $8…

UK prime minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday — and scrapped parts of their economic package that led to turmoil…

Regulator Ofwat announced that it has closed an enforcement case into Yorkshire Water after the company agreed “a structured plan to strengthen its financial resources…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc rose as much as 6% on Wednesday after it said it anticipates full year profits will be ahead of market expectations…

Shares of Chester-based identity verification company GB Group (GBG) fell almost 20% on Tuesday after it said Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR LLC “is no…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride plc announced its revenue slipped 0.6% to £678.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, and it made an…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc announced the appointment of Niall McBride to its board as chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. McBride…

Shares of Ladbible parent firm LBG Media plc fell about 23% on Wednesday after it published results for the half year ended June 30, 2022. Manchester-based…

Northcoders Group plc said its revenue rose 117% to £2.37 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022, with the firm reporting particularly strong demand…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson plc has delivered revenue up 29.4% to a record £373.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, and profit before tax up…

Shares of THG plc, the Manchester e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant, fell about 11% on Thursday after it cut its full-year sales and profit expectations. That’s…

Shares of Severfield plc, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, rose about 5% after it published a strong AGM trading update for the first five months…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc fell about 6% on Wednesday after it announced its statutory profit before tax…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc announced that Matthew Doughty is to be appointed its Chief Growth & Strategy Officer (CSO) and Matthew Glenville appointed…

M&G Wealth has announced that Tim Sargisson, CEO of Huddersfield-based independent financial advice firm Sandringham Partners, is to leave the business early next year. Sargisson…

Shares of Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the year ended July 31, 2022,…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said it returned £750 million to shareholders by July 2022 as it announced first-half results that showed revenue slipped to £1.69…

Shares of Northcoders Group plc rose almost 20% on Tuesday after it announced it was successful in securing further funding from the UK’s Department for…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group announced that “after an extensive search process” it has appointed its chairman Peter Page to the role of…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, announced that its revenue increased 30% to £878.6 million in…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced on Tuesday that French businessman Régis Schultz has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer….

Newcastle-based Greggs said its sales rose 27.1% to £694.5 million in first half of 2022 but profit was flat at £55.8 million primarily reflecting “re-introduction…

Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc reported that its revenue rose 19.1% to £80.2 million in the half year ended June 30, 2022, and profit…

Manchester-based corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor Group plc announced the acquisition of Axiom Consulting & Investments Limited and Ellayaan Limited and their subsidiary undertakings, which together trade…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said on Monday that “the board and Kris Lee, chief financial officer, have agreed that Kris will leave…

Shares of Ladbible parent firm LBG Media plc rose about 6% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the half year ended June 30,…

Wetherby-based clinical stage oncology drug company Avacta Group plc announced that AffyXell, its joint venture with Daewoong Pharmaceuticals has successfully completed a funding round to advance…

Harrogate-based IT firm Redcentric plc said its revenue grew 3.2% to £93.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, and adjusted operating profit edged…

Shares of Northcoders Group plc rose as much as 6% on Tuesday after the provider of training programmes for software coding published a trading update for the…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced on Friday it hired former Morrisons chair Andy Higginson as chair of JD Sports, effective July 11,…

Shares of York-based house building giant Persimmon plc fell as much as 5% on Thursday after it published a trading update showing its revenue fell 8%…

Shares of Liverpool-based high performance car brake disk manufacturer Surface Transforms plc soared as much as 10% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the…

Shares of embattled Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc fell another 9% on Wednesday after it said it plans to raise £40 million through a…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail S.A. announced that Mike Schmidt of DFS Furniture plc is to be appointed as an executive director and chief financial officer…

Shares of Wetherby-based clinical stage oncology drug company Avacta Group plc rose 11% on Wednesday after it announced that the first-in-human Phase I trial of…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose as much as 4% on Wednesday after it said in a trading update it expects annual profit…

Skipton Building Society announced that Stuart Haire, currently CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking at HSBC UK, will become Skipton’s new group chief executive at the…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo announced the appointment of Shaun McCabe as chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Neil Catto, who will transition to a role…

Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc said on Wednesday that constrained supply of new vehicles in the UK has continued due to dislocation in global supply chains —…

By Mark McSherry Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc on Wednesday outlined much-anticipated plans to overhaul its corporate governance structure as it announced that…

Shares of Kendal-based paper products and advanced materials firm James Cropper plc rose about 9% on Monday after it said its revenue rose 33% to £104.9…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the business that delivers fuel, food and agricultural feeds across the UK, has published a trading update for the year ended May…

Supreme plc, the Manchester fast-moving consumer products wholesaler, announced the acquisition of Liberty Flights Holdings Limited, a UK vaping manufacturer, for up to £14.75 million. Liberty…

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc announced it will close its German business “based on the continuing deterioration in the outlook for the German business,…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc fell as much as 11% on Thursday after it published a statement on recent trading through to June 5, 2022, reporting…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group announced that First Milk CEO Shelagh Hancock and AG Barr finance director Stuart Lorimer have been appointed as independent…