226 of 621 food & beverage manufacturing companies in East of England (36.4%) have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.4%; food & beverage manufacturing nationally runs at 32.7%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Food & Beverage Manufacturing companies in East of England measured | 621 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 226 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 91 |
Of the 226 with a director over 60, 19 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 | 215 | 40.4% |
| East Midlands | 152 | 40.3% |
| Scotland | 142 | 38.3% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 161 | 35.8% |
| North West | 180 | 35.3% |
| West Midlands | 177 | 34.3% |
| South East | 229 | 30.9% |
| London | 324 | 21.1% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 8,390 | 37.2% |
| Lettings | 7,230 | 38.8% |
| Retail | 4,241 | 23.4% |
| Investment | 4,220 | 31.1% |
| Other Leisure | 3,550 | 29.6% |
| Property Development | 3,376 | 45.2% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 3,351 | 37.2% |
| IT Services / Consultancy | 3,100 | 23% |
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 Food & Beverage Manufacturing succession data or everything in East of England.
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ExitRadar, "Food & Beverage Manufacturing succession in East of England", UK Business Succession Index, 11 October 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/mfg-food/east-of-england/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.