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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Co-op warns 150,000 jobs at risk ahead of Autumn Budget

October 13, 2025

The Co-op has warned that 60,000 small shops and 150,000 jobs could be lost without business rates reform in next month’s Autumn Budget. The Manchester-headquartered group has said Britain’s high streets “face a critical moment” and that Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to announce “maximum” business rates relief on 26 November. The call comes after City [...]
British icon in the red after Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes costs jobs

October 10, 2025

John Smedley, the historic family-owned luxury knitwear brand, has been forced to raise prices and make redundancies as it battles Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes as it fell into the red. The Derbyshire-headquartered business can trace its roots back to 1784 and is currently run by the eighth generation of the Smedley family. Executive chairman [...]
NetJets: Losses spike at Warren Buffett’s private jet company

October 10, 2025

Losses at the UK arm of NetJets, the private jet company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The division has posted a pre-tax loss of $11.2m (£8.4m) for 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The total comes after NetJets UK also [...]
Gingardium Leviosa: Harry Potter star Emma Watson’s gin brand takes off

October 9, 2025

The luxury gin brand co-founded by Harry Potter star Emma Watson has surged in value after raising an extra £5m. Renais Gin was launched in May 2023 by the actor and her brother Alex and is now sold in 11 countries. The siblings were inspired to set up the company by childhood trips to their family’s vineyard, [...]
Anthropic: UK staff get eye-watering sums at AI giant

October 9, 2025

US AI giant Anthropic is paying its UK staff eye-watering financial packages as it attempts to build a foothold in this country. The business, which only launched in the UK at the start of 2023, increased its headcount from six to 43 in 2024 while its staff costs rocketed from £3.6m to £24m. Its wage [...]
Del Boy billionaire’s empire returns to profit after rescue deals

October 9, 2025

The retail empire owned by the so-called ‘Del Boy billionaire’ and behind The Range and Wilko, returned to the black before rescuing the Homebase brand, it has been revealed. Chris Dawson’s Norton Group Holdings has reported a pre-tax profit of £10.5m for the year to 2 February, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House show. [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Act now or five million jobs will be lost

October 9, 2025

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has called on Europe’s leaders to save the continent’s chemicals industry or risk losing millions of jobs. The founder and chairman of Ineos has urged politicians to make an “eleventh-hour intervention” at what he has described as a “moment of reckoning” for the industry. Sir Jim, who is also known as a [...]
Yodel: Losses double at UK’s second-worst parcel delivery firm

October 8, 2025

Losses at Yodel, which was named as the second-worst parcel delivery firm in the UK in 2024, have more than doubled as its revenue was slashed. The Liverpool-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax loss of £105.2m for its latest financial year. The total comes after Yodel also lost £48.2m in 2023. New accounts filed with [...]
Porsche: UK revenue in £300m reverse as car sales slashed

October 8, 2025

Revenue at the UK division of Porsche was cut by more than £300m in 2024 as it sold 4,000 fewer luxury cars. New accounts filed with Companies House have revealed the UK arm’s revenue fell from £1.92bn to £1.62bn during its latest financial year. Over the same period, its pre-tax profit also declined from £44.6m [...]
The Dorchester owner returns to the black

October 8, 2025

The owner of five-star London hotel The Dorchester has returned to the black despite its revenue falling in 2024. New accounts filed with Companies House show the Dorchester Group posted a pre-tax profit of £3.1m for its latest financial year. The total is up from the pre-tax loss of £5.2m that it fell to in [...]

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