647 of 3,177 electrical installation companies in Yorkshire & The Humber — 20.4% — have a director aged 60 or over.
That is the 7th highest of 9 UK regions for this trade.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; electrical installation nationally runs at 20.4%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Electrical Installation companies in Yorkshire & The Humber measured | 3,177 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 647 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 159 |
Of the 647 with a director over 60, 58 score 50 or higher on business quality — an output of our own scoring model, not a Companies House figure. How we score it.
| Region | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 694 | 22.5% |
| South West | 725 | 22.3% |
| East Midlands | 544 | 21.6% |
| North West | 882 | 21.5% |
| South East | 1,286 | 21.4% |
| Wales | 306 | 21.1% |
| East of England | 871 | 20.6% |
| North East | 268 | 20.2% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lettings | 4,682 | 36.3% |
| Consultancy Services | 4,374 | 37.5% |
| Retail | 3,302 | 23% |
| Investment | 2,335 | 29.2% |
| Other Leisure | 2,227 | 30.5% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 2,124 | 36.9% |
| Engineering Services | 1,736 | 38.2% |
| Agriculture | 1,667 | 57.7% |
Combinations with fewer than 250 measured companies are not listed separately. They are still counted in every total on this page.
This page counts director ages across the whole register. If you are looking to buy rather than to research, our Construction & Trades pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Construction & Trades →See all Electrical Installation succession data or everything in Yorkshire & The Humber.
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ExitRadar, "Electrical Installation succession in Yorkshire & The Humber", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/const-electrical/yorkshire-and-the-humber/Need a cut that is not published here — a different trade grouping, a finer geography, or the underlying distribution? Get in touch and we will usually provide it. Methodology.