Energy succession in South West

Name: Energy business succession in South West
Creator: ExitRadar
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937 of 2,093 energy companies in South West — 44.8% — have a director aged 60 or over.

That is the 2nd highest of 5 UK regions for this trade.

Companies measured2,093

Director aged 60+937

Exposure rate44.8%

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

2,093

Companies measured

937

Director 60+

301

Director 70+

44.8%

Exposure rate

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

Measure	Companies
Energy companies in South West measured	2,093
Oldest director aged 60 or over	937
Oldest director aged 70 or over	301

Of the 937 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%
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%
East Midlands	363	33.2%

Other trades in South West

Trade	60+	Rate
Consultancy Services	6,658	43%
Lettings	6,114	44.9%
Retail	4,239	32%
Other Leisure	3,124	36%
Agriculture	2,777	56.9%
Property Development	2,716	48.2%
Investment	2,685	37.7%
Investment / Fund Management	2,473	40%

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 West.

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

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.