Business succession index · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Business succession in East of England

Of 312,889 active companies in East of England, 21.9% have a youngest owner aged 60 or over (United Kingdom: 20.8%).

312,889

Active companies

21.9%

Youngest owner 60+

20.8%

United Kingdom average

Industries

Industry	Code	Companies	Owner 60+	%
Insurance and pension funding	65	357	144	47.1%
Machinery and equipment n.e.c.	28	686	264	46%
Computer, electronic and optical products	26	708	246	40.8%
Rubber and plastic products	22	420	138	40.6%
Crop and animal production	01	3,864	1,397	39.8%
Electrical equipment	27	514	166	37.3%
Scientific research and development	72	1,050	297	34.9%
Fabricated metal products	25	1,606	495	34.1%
Other manufacturing	32	1,971	598	33.2%
Chemicals and chemical products	20	403	103	31.9%
Membership organisations	94	1,285	221	30.9%
Accommodation	55	2,519	657	30.6%
Auxiliary financial services	66	1,679	466	30.3%
Head offices and management consultancy	70	17,851	5,121	30%
Office administrative and support	82	13,811	3,765	29.7%
Printing and reproduction	18	1,055	283	28.6%
Legal and accounting activities	69	5,676	1,582	28.6%
Wholesale trade	46	8,916	2,250	27.6%
Other professional and technical activities	74	9,864	2,496	27.3%
Architecture and engineering	71	5,530	1,430	26.8%
Rental and leasing	77	1,424	345	26.7%
Other non-metallic mineral products	23	366	88	26.2%
Warehousing and support	52	1,908	446	25.7%
Textiles	13	326	79	25.6%
Beverages	11	329	79	25.5%
Repair and installation of machinery	33	2,499	613	25.5%
Telecommunications	61	1,161	276	25.5%
Publishing	58	2,274	538	25.3%
Furniture	31	597	142	24.9%
Other transport equipment	30	314	73	24.8%
Programming and broadcasting	60	300	69	24.6%
Financial services	64	10,319	2,211	24.4%
Real estate activities	68	38,481	8,408	24.3%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	35	880	137	24%
Residential care	87	1,719	354	24%
Travel agencies	79	942	212	23.5%
Construction of buildings	41	16,273	3,432	23.3%
Civil engineering	42	2,246	454	21.2%
Veterinary activities	75	437	83	21.1%
Wearing apparel	14	384	78	21%
Social work	88	1,790	310	20.5%
Education	85	6,357	1,092	19.7%
Repair of computers and personal goods	95	477	92	19.7%
Motor vehicles and trailers	29	459	86	19.6%
Food products	10	1,241	217	19.5%
Security and investigation	80	1,302	243	19.2%
Wholesale and retail trade of motor vehicles	45	7,667	1,415	18.9%
Information services	63	1,720	302	18.9%
Waste collection and treatment	38	700	115	18%
Forestry and logging	02	376	64	17.8%
Sports and recreation	93	4,683	710	17.8%
Other personal service activities	96	13,138	2,216	17.7%
Creative, arts and entertainment	90	3,295	536	17.4%
Wood and wood products	16	892	146	17.2%
Computer programming and consultancy	62	15,684	2,540	16.8%
Specialised construction activities	43	25,827	4,214	16.7%
Retail trade	47	18,264	2,937	16.6%
Services to buildings and landscape	81	4,758	736	16.2%
Human health activities	86	12,020	1,835	15.9%
Public administration and defence	84	584	87	15.8%
Motion picture and sound production	59	4,328	647	15.4%
Land transport	49	7,353	1,006	14.1%
Employment activities	78	3,377	450	14.1%
Food and beverage service	56	10,582	1,361	13.4%
Advertising and market research	73	2,482	314	13.2%
Postal and courier activities	53	589	72	12.3%

By trade in East of England

Trade	Companies	%
Landlords and property letting	18,366	28.4%
Management consultancy	17,851	30%
Property trading	14,768	17.4%
Business support services	12,751	30.2%
IT consultancy and support	11,775	17.5%
Wellness and other personal services	8,442	22.9%
Property developers	8,380	29.7%
Building contractors	7,893	17.1%
Restaurants and takeaways	6,946	10.7%
Online and mail-order retail	6,892	11.7%
Other professional services	5,535	30.7%
Physiotherapy and other health services	5,472	16.8%
Road haulage	5,238	13.1%
Bricklaying, scaffolding and specialist trades	5,033	20%
Electricians	4,787	14.5%
Film, TV, radio and music production	4,628	15.9%
Accountants and bookkeepers	4,540	29.2%
Training providers and tutoring	4,403	17.8%
Plastering and building finishing	4,385	17.4%
Hairdressers and beauty salons	4,277	7.1%
GP and specialist medical practices	4,066	15.6%
Plumbing and heating engineers	4,035	13.1%
Software development	3,909	14.8%
Garages and vehicle repair	3,862	18.8%
Engineering consultancy	3,720	26.5%
Property management	3,535	36.8%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities	3,522	16.4%
Recruitment agencies	3,377	14.1%
Performing arts	3,295	17.4%
Supermarkets and convenience stores	3,039	12.8%
Lenders and financial services	2,965	24.9%
Car and van dealers	2,827	16.6%
Insulation and other building installation	2,618	16.7%
Cleaning companies	2,591	13.6%
Machinery repair and installation	2,499	25.5%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies	2,482	13.2%
Wholesale agents and brokers	2,437	27.9%
Civil engineering contractors	2,246	21.2%
Design studios	2,090	14.1%
Arable farming	1,999	46.6%
Event caterers and contract catering	1,988	14.3%
Estate agents	1,812	20.2%
Jewellery, toys and other manufacturing	1,800	33.8%
Home care and social care	1,790	20.5%
Care homes	1,719	24%
Schools and colleges	1,709	24.8%
Publishers and news agencies	1,704	30.7%
Hosting, data and web portals	1,677	18.6%
Pubs and bars	1,648	24.5%
Livestock farming	1,617	32.2%
Landscaping and gardening	1,614	15.6%
Holiday lets, hostels and campsites	1,609	30.5%
Architects	1,541	26.5%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers	1,513	23.4%
Food and drink wholesalers	1,480	23.3%
Freight forwarding and logistics services	1,438	23.6%
Metal fabrication	1,434	34.3%
Painters and decorators	1,433	21%
General wholesalers	1,367	28.1%
Private hospitals and clinics	1,320	13.8%
Security services	1,302	19.2%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops	1,287	17.8%
Opticians, galleries and other specialist shops	1,263	33%
Taxi and private hire firms	1,183	13.7%
Dental practices	1,162	15.5%
Telecoms providers	1,161	25.5%
Amusement and leisure	1,161	21.8%
Law firms	1,136	26.1%
Joiners and carpenters	1,122	16.8%
Roofers	1,109	14.7%
Equipment and plant hire	1,059	27.5%
Printers	1,055	28.6%
Clothing and shoe shops	1,051	19.6%
Research and development	1,050	34.9%
Travel agents and tour operators	942	23.5%
Financial advisers and fund managers	933	28.9%
Hotels	910	30.8%
Waste management and recycling	904	19.4%
Sawmills and wood products	892	17.2%
Fuel, metals and building materials wholesalers	881	34.4%
Power generation and supply	880	24%
Photographers	847	15.5%
Flooring and tiling	846	15.6%
Vehicle, boat and transport equipment makers	773	21.7%
Vehicle parts suppliers	770	23.6%
Food manufacturing	762	19.6%
Insurance brokers	746	32.2%
Office support and call centres	731	27.7%
Textiles and clothing manufacturing	710	23.1%
Electronics manufacturing	708	40.8%
Furniture and homeware shops	700	28.1%
Sports and toy shops	700	16%
Machinery manufacturing	686	46%
Electronics and appliance shops	640	17.9%
Software and games publishers	613	10.4%
Furniture makers	597	24.9%
Bus and coach operators	590	22.8%
Couriers and postal services	589	12.3%
Machinery and equipment wholesalers	565	37.6%
Facilities management	553	33.9%
Pharmacies and medical retail	545	22.9%
Electrical equipment manufacturing	514	37.3%
Warehousing and storage	470	32.3%
Demolition and groundworks	459	22.8%
Hardware and DIY shops	451	27.6%
Market stalls	442	14.9%
Veterinary practices	437	21.1%
Plastics and rubber products	420	40.6%
Chemicals manufacturing	413	31.9%
Florists, garden centres and pet shops	413	17.2%
IT and electronics wholesalers	409	21.1%
Forestry and logging	376	17.8%
Glass, ceramics and building materials	366	26.2%
Car and van rental and leasing	365	24.3%
Insurers	357	47.1%
Machining and precision engineering	342	35.2%
Breweries, distilleries and drinks makers	329	25.5%
Event and conference organisers	329	16.6%
Appliance, furniture and shoe repair	325	20.1%
Bakeries	320	14.1%
Jewellers and watch shops	305	24.7%
Removal firms	275	15.2%
Testing and inspection	269	33.9%
Agricultural wholesalers	264	36%
Bookshops, newsagents and music shops	253	30%

Methodology

Share of ACTIVE, non-dormant companies that filed accounts within three years and whose YOUNGEST person with significant control is aged 60 or over. Percentages are of companies where an owner age is on file, not of all companies. Regions are assigned from the registered-office postcode area, which is not always where a company trades; areas that cross a regional border count towards the region most of them lies in.

Per region, only industries with at least 250 companies are shown. Source: Companies House free company data + PSC snapshot (snapshot 2026-09-01), licensed under OGL v3.0.

Aggregates only — no individual company is ever shown publicly with a succession indicator.