274 of 571 machinery & equipment wholesale companies in West Midlands — 48% — have a director aged 60 or over.
The UK average across all trades is 32.5%; machinery & equipment wholesale nationally runs at 47.7%.
| Measure | Companies |
|---|---|
| Machinery & Equipment Wholesale companies in West Midlands measured | 571 |
| Oldest director aged 60 or over | 274 |
| Oldest director aged 70 or over | 96 |
Of the 274 with a director over 60, 31 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 East | 356 | 54.7% |
| South West | 218 | 52.5% |
| East of England | 248 | 50.4% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 216 | 50.3% |
| East Midlands | 189 | 50.1% |
| North West | 261 | 47.8% |
| Northern Ireland | 106 | 38.4% |
| London | 260 | 34.5% |
| Trade | 60+ | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Services | 5,026 | 38.2% |
| Lettings | 4,854 | 33.7% |
| Retail | 3,544 | 20.8% |
| Investment | 2,985 | 27.5% |
| Investment / Fund Management | 2,542 | 37% |
| Other Leisure | 2,403 | 30.2% |
| Property Development | 1,996 | 43.3% |
| Engineering Services | 1,859 | 37.3% |
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 West Midlands.
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ExitRadar, "Machinery & Equipment Wholesale succession in West Midlands", UK Business Succession Index, 13 August 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/wholesale-machinery/west-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.