Energy succession in London

Name: Energy business succession in London
Creator: ExitRadar
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1,674 of 5,195 energy companies in London — 32.2% — have a director aged 60 or over.

That is the 5th highest of 5 UK regions for this trade.

Companies measured5,195

Director aged 60+1,674

Exposure rate32.2%

Companies House register·Measured base 3,475,770·Data as at 13 August 2026·Full methodology

5,195

Companies measured

1,674

Director 60+

522

Director 70+

32.2%

Exposure rate

The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; energy nationally runs at 36.8%.

Measure	Companies
Energy companies in London measured	5,195
Oldest director aged 60 or over	1,674
Oldest director aged 70 or over	522

Of the 1,674 with a director over 60, 42 score 50 or higher on business quality — an output of our own scoring model, not a Companies House figure. How we score it.

Energy in other regions

Region	60+	Rate
Scotland	1,117	48.8%
Wales	472	45.8%
South West	937	44.8%
Northern Ireland	378	40.8%
South East	908	35.8%
West Midlands	515	34.4%
Yorkshire & The Humber	488	34.4%
East of England	648	33.6%

Other trades in London

Trade	60+	Rate
Lettings	20,963	33.6%
Consultancy Services	19,678	28.2%
Investment	14,536	28.6%
Investment / Fund Management	10,116	33.7%
Other Leisure	10,038	26.5%
Media	9,313	28%
Retail	9,210	15.2%
IT Services / Consultancy	7,702	15.8%

Combinations with fewer than 250 measured companies are not listed separately. They are still counted in every total on this page.

See all Energy succession data or everything in London.

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ExitRadar, "Energy succession in London", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/svc-energy/london/

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.

Method. Figures cover the 3,475,770 active UK companies where Companies House records an age bracket for at least one serving director — 93.8% of the 3,706,712 companies on the active register. A company counts as succession-exposed when its oldest serving director is 60 or over — not the board average, which would hide a 70-year-old founder sitting alongside younger co-directors. The business-quality figure covers only the subset our model assesses — see the methodology for why that is far smaller than the number with filed accounts. Data as at 13 August 2026; updated quarterly, next update October 2026. Full methodology.