656 of 3,660 restaurant / cafe companies in East Midlands — 17.9% — have a director aged 60 or over.
That is the 7th highest of 11 UK regions for this trade.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; restaurant / cafe nationally runs at 18.2%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Restaurant / Cafe companies in East Midlands measured | 3,660 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 656 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 179 |
Of the 656 with a director over 60, 64 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 | 1,267 | 23.2% |
| Scotland | 1,295 | 21.4% |
| Wales | 610 | 21.3% |
| South East | 1,690 | 20.1% |
| North East | 504 | 20% |
| East of England | 1,010 | 19% |
| North West | 1,337 | 17.6% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 931 | 16.9% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 3,840 | 38.8% |
| Lettings | 3,830 | 35.6% |
| Retail | 2,468 | 23.9% |
| Investment | 1,867 | 26.8% |
| Other Leisure | 1,747 | 30.3% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 1,737 | 36.2% |
| Engineering Services | 1,392 | 36.8% |
| Property Development | 1,344 | 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 Restaurant / Cafe succession data or everything in East Midlands.
These figures are free to quote and reproduce, including in commercial work, with attribution to ExitRadar and a link to this page.
ExitRadar, "Restaurant / Cafe succession in East Midlands", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/hosp-restaurant/east-midlands/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.