64 of 438 plastering & drylining companies in Yorkshire & The Humber (14.6%) have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.4%; plastering & drylining nationally runs at 14.8%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Plastering & Drylining companies in Yorkshire & The Humber measured | 438 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 64 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 12 |
Of the 64 with a director over 60, 6 score 50 or higher on business quality. That figure is an output of our own scoring model, not a Companies House figure. How we score it.
| Region | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 146 | 18% |
| West Midlands | 79 | 18% |
| East of England | 118 | 15.9% |
| South West | 79 | 15.9% |
| North West | 77 | 13.5% |
| East Midlands | 49 | 13.1% |
| London | 100 | 10.6% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lettings | 4,702 | 35.9% |
| Consultancy Services | 4,407 | 37.4% |
| Retail | 3,236 | 22.5% |
| Investment | 2,296 | 29% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 2,185 | 36.5% |
| Other Leisure | 2,146 | 30.6% |
| Engineering Services | 1,660 | 37.1% |
| Agriculture | 1,653 | 56.9% |
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 Plastering & Drylining succession data or everything in Yorkshire & The Humber.
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ExitRadar, "Plastering & Drylining succession in Yorkshire & The Humber", UK Business Succession Index, 11 October 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/const-plastering/yorkshire-and-the-humber/Need a cut that is not published here, such as a different trade grouping, a finer geography or the underlying distribution? Get in touch and we will usually provide it. Methodology.