385 of 721 machinery & equipment wholesale companies in South East (53.4%) have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.4%; machinery & equipment wholesale nationally runs at 47.3%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Machinery & Equipment Wholesale companies in South East measured | 721 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 385 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 125 |
Of the 385 with a director over 60, 43 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.
| Region | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 302 | 53.7% |
| South West | 223 | 52.1% |
| East Midlands | 252 | 50.6% |
| West Midlands | 324 | 49.2% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 207 | 48.5% |
| North West | 259 | 46.5% |
| Northern Ireland | 117 | 38.9% |
| London | 208 | 29.2% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 16,025 | 41.1% |
| Lettings | 11,044 | 42% |
| Retail | 7,147 | 27.8% |
| Investment | 6,093 | 33.4% |
| IT Services / Consultancy | 5,861 | 25.1% |
| Other Leisure | 5,831 | 33.2% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 5,134 | 39.8% |
| Property Development | 4,665 | 46% |
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 Wholesale & Distribution pages go further: we score each company on business quality and exit timing, and shortlist the ones worth approaching.
See UK Wholesale & Distribution →See all Machinery & Equipment Wholesale succession data or everything in South East.
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ExitRadar, "Machinery & Equipment Wholesale succession in South East", UK Business Succession Index, 11 October 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/wholesale-machinery/south-east/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.