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Baillie Gifford's Schiehallion Trust boosts Spacex valuation by 86%, narrows asset gap
By City AM
The valuation of Spacex, which makes up 9.4 per cent of Schiehallion's portfolio, has increased by more than 600 per cent since the trust first invested in it in 2019
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Ithaca Energy commits to 2026/27 start for Rosebank oil field despite legal challenges
By City AM
Ithaca Energy said the start-up of production at the long-delayed Rosebank oil field was now expected to be in the 2026/27 financial year
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Harry Potter star's fortune swells to £30m in year before he was hit by tax bill
By City AM
Rupert Grint, who is best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, saw his fortune rise to £30.6m in the 12 months to 31 March, 2024
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LSL beats expectations as underlying operating profits leap 169%
Company Results
The mortgage advice, surveying and estate agency franchise group expects further growth this year
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University of Exeter partnership aims to boost social justice in higher education
Education
The institution has teamed up with the Black Leadership Group
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New £1bn London data centre to back soaring AI demand as º£½ÇÊÓƵ eyes 'digital future'
By City AM
The Park Royal facility is part of an accelerating data centre construction push across Europe, due to the surging demand for high-performance computing power.
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Manchester firms make tough pay and staffing choices as costs rise – but remain upbeat about what 2025 will hold
North West
Businesses 'responding proactively to rising employment costs'
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Arriva's Chiltern Railways to run first East West Rail services in major º£½ÇÊÓƵ transport update
By City AM
The Department for Transport (DfT) said on Tuesday it expected services to start later this year, connecting Milton Keynes to Oxford for the first time in 60 years
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Shell gives almost £19bn to shareholders and promises even more cash to come
By City AM
The FTSE 100 giant handed almost £19bn to its investors in 2024 while also revealing plans to cut spending and reduce costs
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KSI's Sidemen rake in over £7m in bumper year as YouTube stars' popularity soars
By City AM
The firm was sitting on net assets of £7.4m in the 12 months to 30 June, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House
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Labour's National Wealth Fund branded 'completely misleading' by own side
By City AM
The National Wealth Fund was first unveiled by Labour in its 2024 manifesto, to consolidate the British Business Bank and the º£½ÇÊÓƵ Infrastructure Bank, which launched under Rishi Sunak's Chancellorship in 2021
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Bridgend landscaping firm Inscapes plans to create 40 new jobs and drive revenues
Enterprise
The firm's expansion is being backed with funding from Tata Steel subsidiary º£½ÇÊÓƵSE.
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BAE shares surge as UBS predicts 'huge' jump in defence spending for Europe
By City AM
UBS analysts have claimed that markets are failing to account for an expected jump in defence expenditure by European nations despite the recent surge in the value of weapons companies, such as BAE.
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Government announces major social housing initiative to tackle housing crisis
Politics
The Government said that the £2 billion in grant funding to deliver up to 18,000 new homes in England will go some way to "fixing the housing crisis"
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Drax makes bid for battery energy investor HEIT, valuing it at £200m
Deals
The move follows an offer from Foresight last week
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Virgin and two other firms bid to end Eurostar monopoly with new Channel Tunnel service
By City AM
A third operator seeking to challenge Eurostar's monopoly on Channel Tunnel services has been announced
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Bellway boosts output and profits as buyer confidence returns
Housing
Bosses say they are encouraged by more customer interest during the important spring sales season
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Eventum Orthopaedics secures £3.8m as it rolls out knee op device
Deals
The latest funding round brings the total raised by the Ilkley company to over £7m
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North East Business Awards launches in 25th anniversary year
Enterprise
The event in September will have 10 awards for the best and most innovative companies in the region
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North East deals of the week: key contracts, acquisitions and investments
Deals
Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Betr Outsourcing, Filtronic, Metec º£½ÇÊÓƵ, Kinewell Energy, Tiba Tempeh, º£½ÇÊÓƵ Land Estates and T12 Engineering
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Ant Middleton banned after he and wife fail to pay £1m tax bill
By City AM
The former SAS: Who Dares Wins star and his wife were directors of Sway and Starting Limited, which failed to ensure the company paid more than £300,000 in VAT and over £800,000 in corporation tax to HMRC between 2019 and 2022
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Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital warns on economic and geopolitical volatility as losses widen
By City AM
In a statement, Sorrell cited continued high interest rates and underperformance and warned of "uncertainty in global economic policy, particularly tariffs" into 2025.
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Planning consultancy Axis expands into Newcastle with 10-strong Hoults Yard office
Construction
The North West-based firm has recruited former Cundall man Ian Cansfield to lead the city base
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Shop closures continue in North East but pace of decline slows
Enterprise
Annual study from PwC found fewer closures than recent years but has warned over the effect of new costs for retail companies
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