2,785 of 10,342 specialist clinics / allied health companies in South East — 26.9% — have a director aged 60 or over.
That is the 3rd highest of 10 UK regions for this trade.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; specialist clinics / allied health nationally runs at 24.3%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Specialist Clinics / Allied Health companies in South East measured | 10,342 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 2,785 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 682 |
Of the 2,785 with a director over 60, 129 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 1,563 | 29% |
| Wales | 643 | 28.5% |
| Northern Ireland | 314 | 28.2% |
| North East | 492 | 25.8% |
| East of England | 1,502 | 24.9% |
| Scotland | 805 | 24.6% |
| London | 4,652 | 23.5% |
| East Midlands | 939 | 22.2% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 14,455 | 41.6% |
| Lettings | 9,873 | 42.9% |
| Retail | 6,015 | 26.7% |
| IT Services / Consultancy | 5,392 | 25.7% |
| Investment | 5,385 | 33.7% |
| Other Leisure | 5,364 | 33.2% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 4,380 | 40.3% |
| Property Development | 4,170 | 46.3% |
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 Specialist Clinics / Allied Health succession data or everything in South East.
These figures are free to quote and reproduce, including in commercial work, with attribution to ExitRadar and a link to this page.
ExitRadar, "Specialist Clinics / Allied Health succession in South East", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/health-specialist/south-east/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.