Energy succession in South East

Name: Energy business succession in South East
Creator: ExitRadar
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908 of 2,537 energy companies in South East — 35.8% — have a director aged 60 or over.

That is the 3rd highest of 5 UK regions for this trade.

Companies measured2,537

Director aged 60+908

Exposure rate35.8%

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

2,537

Companies measured

908

Director 60+

296

Director 70+

35.8%

Exposure rate

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

Measure	Companies
Energy companies in South East measured	2,537
Oldest director aged 60 or over	908
Oldest director aged 70 or over	296

Of the 908 with a director over 60, 29 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%
West Midlands	515	34.4%
Yorkshire & The Humber	488	34.4%
East of England	648	33.6%
East Midlands	363	33.2%

Other trades in South East

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.

See all Energy succession data or everything in South East.

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

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.