285 of 589 chemicals & coatings companies in South East — 48.4% — have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; chemicals & coatings nationally runs at 42.5%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Chemicals & Coatings companies in South East measured | 589 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 285 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 122 |
Of the 285 with a director over 60, 23 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 | 195 | 53.3% |
| North West | 347 | 50.1% |
| East Midlands | 141 | 49.8% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 216 | 47.1% |
| Scotland | 116 | 40.6% |
| East of England | 208 | 40.3% |
| West Midlands | 241 | 37.8% |
| London | 341 | 29.7% |
| 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 Manufacturing pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Manufacturing →See all Chemicals & Coatings succession data or everything in South East.
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ExitRadar, "Chemicals & Coatings succession in South East", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/mfg-chemicals/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.