346 of 1,147 freight forwarding & support companies in North West — 30.2% — have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; freight forwarding & support nationally runs at 30%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Freight Forwarding & Support companies in North West measured | 1,147 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 346 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 99 |
Of the 346 with a director over 60, 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 248 | 37.9% |
| Wales | 103 | 37.3% |
| South East | 610 | 37% |
| Scotland | 138 | 35.2% |
| East of England | 394 | 34.4% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 225 | 29.3% |
| London | 812 | 26.4% |
| East Midlands | 171 | 23.5% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 7,209 | 34.6% |
| Lettings | 7,207 | 34.4% |
| Retail | 4,799 | 20.9% |
| Investment | 3,734 | 25.9% |
| Other Leisure | 3,553 | 27.8% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 3,287 | 36% |
| Engineering Services | 3,003 | 36.5% |
| Property Development | 2,418 | 38.2% |
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 Logistics & Fleet Services pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Logistics & Fleet Services →See all Freight Forwarding & Support succession data or everything in North West.
These figures are free to quote and reproduce, including in commercial work, with attribution to ExitRadar and a link to this page.
ExitRadar, "Freight Forwarding & Support succession in North West", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/svc-freight-forwarding/north-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.