270 of 878 painting & decorating companies in North West — 30.8% — have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; painting & decorating nationally runs at 24.6%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Painting & Decorating companies in North West measured | 878 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 270 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 49 |
Of the 270 with a director over 60, 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 81 | 31.6% |
| West Midlands | 179 | 30.8% |
| South West | 221 | 30.7% |
| North East | 75 | 29.5% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 170 | 28.1% |
| Scotland | 184 | 27.3% |
| South East | 382 | 26% |
| East of England | 233 | 25.5% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 7,209 | 34.6% |
| Lettings | 7,207 | 34.4% |
| Retail | 4,799 | 20.9% |
| Investment | 3,734 | 25.9% |
| Other Leisure | 3,553 | 27.8% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 3,287 | 36% |
| Engineering Services | 3,003 | 36.5% |
| Property Development | 2,418 | 38.2% |
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 Painting & Decorating succession data or everything in North West.
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ExitRadar, "Painting & Decorating succession in North West", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/const-painting/north-west/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.