Northern Financial Review

The stock market value of Manchester-based investment firm AJ Bell has soared to around £1.1 billion since its IPO last month. AJ Bell went public in…

Salford City football club said on Wednesday that former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England star David Beckham is to take a 10% in the…

A day after it revealed it is being investigated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Blackburn-based tissue maker Accrol Group said on Tuesday its chief…

Manchester-based Co-op Group said on Friday it agreed to sell its insurance underwriting business, CIS General Insurance Limited, to Markerstudy for about £185 million. Co-op Group said…

Warrington-based Eddie Stobart Logistics plc said on Friday its revenues for the financial year grew 35% to approximately £843 million, ahead of market expectations. In a…

Shares of Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group fell 8% on Thursday after it announced a trading update for the 18 weeks to January 5, 2019, amid…

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Thursday its group “organic” revenue increased 7.6% to £465 million for the first three months…

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Wednesday it agreed to sell its US-based business Sage Payroll Solutions (SPR)…

Shares of embattled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial fell 20% on Tuesday after it said it expects to report profits for 2018 “towards the lower…

York-based housebuilding giant Persimmon said on Tuesday it expects its pre-tax profits for 2018 will be “modestly ahead of current market consensus.” In a trading update…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said in a trading update on Tuesday its revenue growth for the financial year to February 28, 2019, is expected…

The former chief executive officer of Carlisle-based Stobart Group Ltd, Andrew Tinkler, has bought a stake of just over 12% in British airline Flybe Group…

Shares of Bury-based JD Sports Fashion rose about 8% on Monday after it said in a trading update that its headline group profit before tax…

Shares of Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc fell almost 20% on Monday after it said it expects adjusted EBITDA for its full year to fall…

Carlisle-based aviation, energy and transport firm Stobart Group has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic and Cyrus Capital to buy Flybe for a cut-price £2.2 million. A joint venture…

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World said on Friday its revenue rose 8.2% in its third quarter, the three months to December 31, 2018. In a…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture on Thursday reported underlying gross sales growth of 10% in a trading update for the five months to December 30, 2018. However DFS warned…

Liverpool-based bargain retailer B&M European Value Retail said on Thursday its total sales revenue increased 12.1% to £1.087 billion in the 13 week period to December…

Shares of Wakefield-based greeting cards retailer Card Factory fell about 10% on Thursday after it said in a trading statement it expects “another difficult year”…

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose 6% on Wednesday after it said in a trading update that it expects to deliver underlying profit…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose 7% after it said it expects full year profit to be ahead of the…

Manchester United, in partnership with Chinese property developer Harves, announced that it will open a series of club themed “entertainment and experience centres” throughout China….

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said on Tuesday group like-for-like (LFL) sales excluding fuel were up 3.6% for the nine weeks to January 6, comprising contributions from…

Shares of troubled Footasylum, the recently-floated Rochdale youth footwear and apparel retailer, fell more than 15% after it published an update on its trading performance for the…

Shares of Sheffield-based European building products supplier SIG plc fell about 6% after it published a trading update for the year ended December 31 that showed…

Shares of Sheffield-based affordable housebuilder MJ Gleeson plc rose 9% on Monday after it said it expects results for the half-year ended December 31, 2018, “to…

Shares of York-based Gear4music, the online retailer of musical instruments and equipment, fell about 50% on Friday after it said its full-year earnings would be hit…

Yorkshire-based cold storage and transport business The Reed Boardall Group Limited said on Thursday its turnover rose 2.3% to £61.6 million in its last financial…

Investment manager APAM has acquired the landmark Leeds office building 1 City Square for £32 million on behalf of its client Britannia Invest. Aviva Investors put…

The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, said Colette Bowe and Jayne-Anne Gadhia have been appointed as external members of its Financial Policy Committee…

Selby, North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group plc said on Wednesday it completed the acquisition of ScottishPower’s portfolio of pumped storage, hydro and gas-fired generation….

Around 360,000 salmon and 20,000 sea trout have been released into tributaries of the River Tyne this year as the UK Environment Agency’s Kielder Salmon…

Museums and galleries sponsored by the UK government in the Northern Powerhouse are having a record year in 2018 with visitor numbers topping five million…

Everton Football Club announced on Thursday it is proposing a capacity of 52,000 for its new stadium, with the potential for this to rise to 62,000 in…

ABP Humber said it signed a major trade deal for a new service at its Hull Container Terminal offering deep-sea connections to the rest of…

Engineering giant Wood plc said it won a contract to supply “programmable digital control technologies” to the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria. Wood said the 10-year…

Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said it agreed to forward fund and acquire a 373-home private rented sector development at Exchange Square in Birmingham for…

Manchester United announced on Tuesday that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect. “The club would like to thank Mourinho for his…

Snaith, East Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals giant Croda International said on Monday it agreed to acquire Denmark-based Brenntag Biosector A/S from Brenntag Nordic A/S for about €72 million in cash….

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the operator of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, said on Monday it acquired Blackpool-based SkyParkSecure for an undisclosed sum….

The dividend payments of FTSE 100 companies are forecast to reach a record high of £93.7 billion in 2019, according to investment firm AJ Bell….

Shares of Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, fell about 45% on Thursday after it said in a trading update Black…

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday morning she would fight a leadership challenge launched by MPs in her Conservative Party. A challenge was…

J Sainsbury plc and Leeds-based Asda Group Ltd said on Wednesday they will lodge an application with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal for a Judicial Review of…

The Port of Tyne announced the appointment of Matt Beeton as chief executive officer with effect from January 7. Beeton joins the port from APT…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the operator of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, said on Tuesday it saw continuing growth in November as new…

Shares of Manchester-based investment firm AJ Bell soared about 35% on Friday in their market debut on the London Stock Exchange. AJ Bell’s shares opened at…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said its revenue increased 8.3% to £508.5 million and EBITDA rose 3.7% to £244.5 million in the six months to September 30….

Leeds-based WYG, the international project management consultancy, said on Tuesday its revenue fell to £75.3 million in the “tough” six months ended September 30 compared to £76.2…

Ilkley, West Yorkshire-based NG Bailey said its services division, which incorporates the recently acquired Freedom business, has secured nine new client contracts worth more than £80 million….

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Tuesday it hired Jonathan Howell as chief financial officer (CFO) with effect from…

Selby, North Yorkshire-based power company Drax said on Monday it reached agreement with Iberdrola on revised terms for the £702 million acquisition of Scottish Power’s portfolio…

UPDATE 2 — Shares of shopping center giant Intu Properties plc fell more than 35% on Thursday after a consortium led by its deputy chairman John…

Stockport-based beach holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc said on Wednesday its revenue increased 24.5% to £104.1 million in the year to September 30 while…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank announced on Wednesday the appointment of Donald Kerr to the new role of Managing Director, SME Banking, as part of its bid…

Manchester-based investment firm AJ Bell on Tuesday announced the price range for its planned IPO — implying a market capitalisation on admission of between £626 million…

Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said on Tuesday its revenue rose 9% to £149.1 million in the six months through September 30 while underlying…

Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services, said on Tuesday it plans to buy back 55 vet practices from partners…

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose more than 10% on Tuesday after it said in a trading update that its sales rose…

The Eden Project has unveiled its vision for Eden Project North in Morecambe, Lancashire. The Cornwall-based environmental charity has presented new images and details to…

Warrington-based United Utilities, the UK’s largest listed water company, said on Wednesday its revenue for the six months to September 30 rose 4.6% to £916.4 million…

TalkTalk announced on Wednesday it will relocate its headquarters from London to Salford to support its next phase of growth. Several hundred roles will be…

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest listed tech company, said on Wednesday its revenue increased 7.6% to £1.85 billion in the year to September…

Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the discount fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, said on Tuesday its pre-tax profit fell 45% to £2.3 million in the half-year to…

Shares of Hull-based communications firm KCOM plunged 30% on Tuesday after it warned its trading performance for the current financial year “will be weaker than originally…

Doncaster-based plastic piping and ventilation systems manufacturer Polypipe Group plc on Tuesday issued a trading update for the 10 months ended October 31, saying revenue was 4.5% higher…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World fell about 6% on Tuesday after it said its revenue grew 9.9% to £404.2 million in the six months to…

Think tank IPPR North said on Tuesday that UK Government figures it has analysed show that transport spending per person has gone up twice as…

UPDATE 2 — Shares of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG fell more than 15% on Tuesday after it said it increased underlying profit before tax…

Johnston Press — the debt-laden owner of The Scotsman, the i newspaper, the Yorkshire Post and about 200 local newspapers and websites — said late on Friday…