1,246 of 3,451 education / training (general) companies in South East — 36.1% — have a director aged 60 or over.
That is the 1st highest of 4 UK regions for this trade.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; education / training (general) nationally runs at 32.5%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Education / Training (General) companies in South East measured | 3,451 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 1,246 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 505 |
Of the 1,246 with a director over 60, 56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 176 | 48.4% |
| South West | 748 | 40.6% |
| North East | 225 | 36.2% |
| Wales | 299 | 35.6% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 569 | 33.1% |
| East of England | 654 | 32.5% |
| Scotland | 343 | 32.1% |
| East Midlands | 378 | 31% |
| 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 Education & Training pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Education & Training →See all Education / Training (General) succession data or everything in South East.
These figures are free to quote and reproduce, including in commercial work, with attribution to ExitRadar and a link to this page.
ExitRadar, "Education / Training (General) succession in South East", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/svc-education/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.