By: Jon Robinson

Jon Robinson is City AM's UK Editor and is tasked with leading the expansion of the publication's business coverage beyond London. Based in Manchester, he focuses on regional stories, aiming to give a national platform to companies outside the M25. He is also the host of Boardroom Uncovered, City AM's podcast featuring candid conversations with the UK's top business leaders about their journeys, challenges and successes.

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Five-star former Ryder Cup host Celtic Manor Resort falls into the red

September 11, 2024

The company behind the former Ryder Cup host Celtic Manor Resort slipped into the red in 2023 despite a jump in its turnover, it has been revealed. The five-star golf, spa and hotel destination, which is located near Newport in Wales, has reported a pre-tax loss of £1.6m for the year after posting a pre-tax [...]
Jet2 founder Philip Meeson sells millions more shares

September 11, 2024

The founder of budget airline and holidays operator Jet2 has further lowered his stake in the listed business after selling a further five million shares. Philip Meeson has sold the ordinary shares to a limited number of institutional investors. The deal involves approximately 2.3 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital in Jet2. In a statement [...]
Howard de Walden: Loss more than doubles at London property empire

September 11, 2024

The London property empire which includes Marylebone Village and Harley Street saw its pre-tax loss more than doubled during its latest financial year. Howard de Walden Estates Holdings, which also includes some of the capital’s prime shopping areas as well as hundreds of homes, has reported a pre-tax loss of £254.2m for the year to [...]
Mike Ashley works his magic at Hornby as sales jump

September 11, 2024

The impact of Mike Ashley advising Hornby, the international models and collectibles group, has been revealed. The retail tycoon. whose Frasers Group significantly upped its stake in the Kent-headquartered listed company in February, took up a consultancy role in March. Hornby, in a trading update to the London Stock Exchange, has revealed that its sales [...]
Gymshark names bodybuilder Chris Bumstead as new shareholder

September 10, 2024

Fitness apparel brand Gymshark has named bodybuilder Chris Bumstead as a new shareholder. The Solihull-headquartered business has not revealed the percentage stake Bumstead now holds. Gymshark was founded by Ben Francis and Lewis Morgan in 2012. In 2020, it was valued at more than £1bn when US private equity firm General Atlantic acquired a 21 [...]
Sales rise fails to stop loss widening at Wilkinson Sword

September 10, 2024

A rise in turnover at Wilkinson Sword failed to stop its pre-tax loss widening during its latest financial year, according to newly-filed documents. The company, whose brands also include Playtex, Hawaiian Tropic and skincare label Bulldog, has reported a turnover of £132.4m for the year to 30 September, 2023, up from £116.9m in the prior [...]
JD Sports puts almost 200 jobs at risk as it moves to close major distribution centre

September 10, 2024

Almost 200 jobs have been put at risk of redundancy after JD Sports confirmed plans to close one of its major distribution centres. The Greater Manchester-headquartered group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, is to shutter its location at Derby Commercial Park. The move comes after JD Sports penned a 20-year lease on [...]
House of Fraser: Profit doubles at Mike Ashley’s department store chain amid store closures

September 10, 2024

House of Fraser more than doubled its pre-tax profit despite a fall in revenue after closing stores across the country, it has been revealed. The performance of the department store chain, which is owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, has been outlined in accounts filed with Companies House more than seven months after the deadline. [...]
Pizza Hut Europe serves up profit after £106m loss

September 10, 2024

The European arm of Pizza Hut has surged back into the black after making a loss of almost $140m (£106.4m) , according to newly-filed documents. The London-headquartered division has reported a pre-tax profit of $12.2m (£9.3m) for 2023, after posting a pre-tax loss of $139.4m in 2022. New documents filed with Companies House also show [...]
Robinhood boss: Why UK public should trust trading and investing app after Gamestop saga

September 10, 2024

In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, the boss of Robinhood UK Jordan Sinclair talks about his journey from South Africa to the City of London, how the trading and investing app is taking on the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell as well as what kind of a leader he is.

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