96 of 251 pet care & boarding companies in East of England — 38.2% — have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; pet care & boarding nationally runs at 40.3%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Pet Care & Boarding companies in East of England measured | 251 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 96 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 32 |
Of the 96 with a director over 60, 7 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 East | 195 | 49.9% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 8,236 | 37.3% |
| Lettings | 7,071 | 39.1% |
| Retail | 4,190 | 23.8% |
| Investment | 4,161 | 31.2% |
| Other Leisure | 3,545 | 29.6% |
| Property Development | 3,318 | 45.2% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 3,188 | 37.2% |
| IT Services / Consultancy | 3,048 | 23.1% |
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 Pet Care & Boarding succession data or everything in East of England.
These figures are free to quote and reproduce, including in commercial work, with attribution to ExitRadar and a link to this page.
ExitRadar, "Pet Care & Boarding succession in East of England", UK Business Succession Index, 30 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/hosp-pet/east-of-england/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.