211 of 497 legal services companies in Wales — 42.5% — have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; legal services nationally runs at 34%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Legal Services companies in Wales measured | 497 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 211 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 59 |
Of the 211 with a director over 60, 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 383 | 46.1% |
| South West | 461 | 43.7% |
| South East | 732 | 39.6% |
| East of England | 388 | 39.1% |
| North East | 142 | 37.4% |
| East Midlands | 275 | 35.4% |
| Northern Ireland | 98 | 35.1% |
| West Midlands | 389 | 31.5% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lettings | 2,320 | 39.2% |
| Consultancy Services | 2,043 | 40.7% |
| Retail | 1,764 | 29.8% |
| Other Leisure | 1,400 | 36.8% |
| Agriculture | 1,194 | 54.8% |
| Investment | 1,120 | 32% |
| Hotel / Accommodation | 985 | 50.5% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 961 | 39.8% |
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 Professional Services pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Professional Services →See all Legal Services succession data or everything in Wales.
These figures are free to quote and reproduce, including in commercial work, with attribution to ExitRadar and a link to this page.
ExitRadar, "Legal Services succession in Wales", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/prof-legal/wales/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.