953 of 3,107 care home / nursing companies in North West (30.7%) have a director aged 60 or over.
That is the 4th highest of 6 UK regions for this trade.
The UK average across all trades is 32.4%; care home / nursing nationally runs at 33.5%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Care Home / Nursing companies in North West measured | 3,107 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 953 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 343 |
Of the 953 with a director over 60, 114 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 188 | 54% |
| Wales | 399 | 46.4% |
| North East | 239 | 45.3% |
| Scotland | 334 | 45.2% |
| South West | 757 | 39.8% |
| South East | 1,562 | 36.3% |
| London | 2,497 | 33.3% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 602 | 32.8% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 7,211 | 34.2% |
| Lettings | 7,190 | 33.4% |
| Retail | 4,765 | 20.3% |
| Investment | 3,732 | 25.6% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 3,512 | 36% |
| Other Leisure | 3,449 | 27.7% |
| Engineering Services | 2,931 | 36% |
| Property Development | 2,398 | 37.6% |
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 Healthcare pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Healthcare →See all Care Home / Nursing succession data or everything in North West.
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ExitRadar, "Care Home / Nursing succession in North West", UK Business Succession Index, 11 October 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/health-care-home/north-west/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.