Energy succession in South West

Name: Energy business succession in South West
Creator: ExitRadar
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950 of 2,292 energy companies in South West (41.4%) have a director aged 60 or over.

That is the 2nd highest of 6 UK regions for this trade.

Companies measured2,292

Director aged 60+950

Exposure rate41.4%

Companies House register·Measured base 3,631,842·Data as at 11 October 2026·Full methodology

2,292

Companies measured

950

Director 60+

312

Director 70+

41.4%

Exposure rate

The UK average across all trades is 32.4%; energy nationally runs at 36.1%.

Measure	Companies
Energy companies in South West measured	2,292
Oldest director aged 60 or over	950
Oldest director aged 70 or over	312

Of the 950 with a director over 60, 45 score 50 or higher on business quality. That figure is an output of our own scoring model, not a Companies House figure. How we score it.

Energy in other regions

Region	60+	Rate
Scotland	1,179	48.2%
Wales	478	47.7%
Northern Ireland	411	41.4%
West Midlands	590	35.2%
Yorkshire & The Humber	503	34.8%
East Midlands	470	34.5%
South East	1,024	33.6%
North West	731	32.9%

Other trades in South West

Trade	60+	Rate
Consultancy Services	6,563	42.4%
Lettings	6,097	43.7%
Retail	4,219	31.7%
Other Leisure	3,052	35.9%
Agriculture	2,727	56.2%
Property Development	2,682	47.6%
Investment	2,624	37.4%
Investment / Fund Management	2,581	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, 11 October 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/svc-energy/south-west/

Need a cut that is not published here, such as 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 3,631,842 active UK companies where Companies House records an age bracket for at least one serving director (94.0% of the 3,863,328 companies on the active register). A company counts as succession-exposed when its oldest serving director is 60 or over. We do not use 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 11 October 2026; updated quarterly, next update January 2027. Full methodology.