1,490 of 3,192 hotel / accommodation companies in Scotland (46.7%) have a director aged 60 or over.
That is the 4th highest of 8 UK regions for this trade.
The UK average across all trades is 32.4%; hotel / accommodation nationally runs at 46%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Hotel / Accommodation companies in Scotland measured | 3,192 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 1,490 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 615 |
Of the 1,490 with a director over 60, 150 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 West | 1,958 | 52.1% |
| South East | 1,872 | 51.9% |
| Northern Ireland | 278 | 51.2% |
| Wales | 942 | 48.3% |
| East of England | 1,154 | 47.3% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 990 | 45.7% |
| East Midlands | 763 | 43.8% |
| London | 2,760 | 43.5% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lettings | 4,028 | 37% |
| Consultancy Services | 3,979 | 40.5% |
| Retail | 2,697 | 25.3% |
| Agriculture | 2,268 | 50.9% |
| Other Leisure | 2,235 | 32.6% |
| Engineering Services | 2,119 | 33.4% |
| Investment | 2,115 | 33.3% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 1,634 | 40.5% |
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 Hospitality & Leisure pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Hospitality & Leisure →See all Hotel / Accommodation succession data or everything in Scotland.
These figures are free to quote and reproduce, including in commercial work, with attribution to ExitRadar and a link to this page.
ExitRadar, "Hotel / Accommodation succession in Scotland", UK Business Succession Index, 11 October 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/hosp-hotel/scotland/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.