99 of 334 warehousing & storage companies in East Midlands — 29.6% — have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; warehousing & storage nationally runs at 40.9%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Warehousing & Storage companies in East Midlands measured | 334 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 99 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 42 |
Of the 99 with a director over 60, 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 198 | 49.3% |
| South West | 184 | 47.8% |
| South East | 240 | 45.4% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 139 | 42.4% |
| North West | 184 | 41.8% |
| West Midlands | 125 | 36.4% |
| London | 215 | 35.3% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 3,840 | 38.8% |
| Lettings | 3,830 | 35.6% |
| Retail | 2,468 | 23.9% |
| Investment | 1,867 | 26.8% |
| Other Leisure | 1,747 | 30.3% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 1,737 | 36.2% |
| Engineering Services | 1,392 | 36.8% |
| Property Development | 1,344 | 40.5% |
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 Warehousing & Storage succession data or everything in East Midlands.
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ExitRadar, "Warehousing & Storage succession in East Midlands", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/svc-warehousing/east-midlands/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.