UK Business Succession Index

Business succession in Yorkshire & The Humber

73,400 companies in Yorkshire & The Humber (32.6%) have a director aged 60 or over.

0.2 points above the UK average of 32.4%.

Companies measured225,465
Director aged 60+73,400
Exposure rate32.6%
Companies House register·Measured base 3,631,842·Data as at 11 October 2026·Full methodology
225,465
Companies measured
73,400
With a director 60+
32.6%
Exposure rate
25,266
With a director 70+

Of the 73,400 with a director over 60, 4,854 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.

By trade in Yorkshire & The Humber

TradeCompanies60+Rate
Lettings13,0954,70235.9%
Consultancy Services11,7934,40737.4%
Retail14,3793,23622.5%
Investment7,9272,29629%
Investment / Fund Management5,9852,18536.5%
Other Leisure7,0132,14630.6%
Engineering Services4,4791,66037.1%
Agriculture2,9041,65356.9%
Property Development3,9881,58739.8%
IT Services / Consultancy5,9091,31922.3%
Specialist Clinics / Allied Health5,9971,31521.9%
General Construction3,8681,31133.9%
Other Specialist Trades4,2191,23329.2%
Management3,4141,21535.6%
Hotel / Accommodation2,16699045.7%
Restaurant / Cafe5,67097417.2%
Accounting / Audit2,71693134.3%
Pub / Bar2,49185434.3%
Media3,10182426.6%
Vehicle Repair & MOT2,95379026.8%
Road Freight3,50373921.1%
Electrical Installation3,08661720%
Wholesale Agent1,43560442.1%
Care Home / Nursing1,83860232.8%
Education / Training (General)1,68553932%
Motor Vehicle Dealers2,24653323.7%
Architecture / Design2,33353222.8%
Financial Advisory / Wealth1,51353035%
Vocational & Professional Training1,64552331.8%
Software / SaaS2,27651722.7%
Plumbing & Heating2,52150920.2%
Energy1,44550334.8%
Precision Engineering / Machining99247047.4%
Marketing2,23845620.4%
Civil Engineering1,46244930.7%
Joinery & Carpentry1,91244323.2%
Medical Practice / GP Surgery2,28744119.3%
Recruitment / Staffing2,43842817.6%
Commercial Cleaning1,99441720.9%
Specialised Wholesale (Building Materials, Chemicals, Fuel, Metals)87938343.6%
Fitness / Sports1,43637926.4%
Household Goods Wholesale1,11837233.3%
Beauty / Salon / Spa2,80936413%
Electronics / Electrical65235955.1%
Metal Fabrication / Structures73835948.6%
Catering / Events1,52232521.4%
Legal Services1,03632231.1%
Non-Specialised Wholesale97131732.6%
Estate Agent1,30031524.2%
Waste Management & Recycling69929742.5%
Passenger Transport1,07828426.3%
Food, Beverage & Tobacco Wholesale83627332.7%
Arts / Entertainment90326929.8%
Equipment & Plant Hire65826640.4%
Tutoring & Educational Support85225129.5%
Data / Cloud / Hosting1,06824823.2%
Telecommunications83024129%
Plastics & Rubber Products45723250.8%
Chemicals & Coatings47822947.9%
Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance1,01922922.5%
Security Services91922524.5%
Home Care / Domiciliary64022334.8%
Freight Forwarding & Support77522328.8%
Roofing94321522.8%
Motor Parts72320828.8%
Machinery & Equipment Wholesale42720748.5%
Travel / Tourism63919831%
Childcare / Day Nurseries59219432.8%
Wood & Timber Products44517739.8%
Dental Practice1,12417515.6%
Painting & Decorating60116527.5%
Print, Signage & Graphics36716545%
Food & Beverage Manufacturing45016135.8%
Flooring & Tiling56915627.4%
Insurance30915650.5%
Warehousing & Storage30513443.9%
Bakery / Confectionery48712826.3%
Demolition & Site Prep33211534.6%
Glazing & Windows37011430.8%
Facilities Management3159530.2%
Early Years / Pre-Primary3209429.4%
Pharmaceuticals / Biotech4379321.3%
Events2648733%
Vehicle Hire / Rental3428023.4%
Scaffolding3387823.1%
Veterinary Practice2547429.1%
Plastering & Drylining4386414.6%
Pharmacy4355813.3%
Postal & Courier4665411.6%

Combinations with fewer than 250 measured companies are not listed separately. They are still counted in every total on this page.

Compare with the national index or another region.

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ExitRadar, "Business succession in Yorkshire & The Humber", UK Business Succession Index, 11 October 2026. https://www.exitradar.co.uk/succession/yorkshire-and-the-humber/

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.