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Business succession index · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Business succession in North East

Of 75,228 active companies in North East, 20.3% have a youngest owner aged 60 or over (United Kingdom: 20.8%).

75,228
Active companies
20.3%
Youngest owner 60+
20.8%
United Kingdom average
42
Industries
IndustryCompaniesOwner 60+%
Fabricated metal products58319336.7%
Membership organisations3466636.7%
Crop and animal production66822436.4%
Other manufacturing57419036.3%
Residential care34010135.4%
Auxiliary financial services3429630.9%
Accommodation1,02925829%
Office administrative and support2,53864528.4%
Legal and accounting activities1,19132428.1%
Head offices and management consultancy3,67196627.9%
Wholesale trade1,86347227.1%
Other professional and technical activities2,61762125.2%
Construction of buildings2,90164125.1%
Financial services2,56352924.2%
Rental and leasing49410723.8%
Land transport1,13022321.8%
Warehousing and support3957821.7%
Architecture and engineering2,85159921.5%
Publishing4348921.4%
Food products3105921%
Repair and installation of machinery85517220.8%
Wholesale and retail trade of motor vehicles2,06941620.7%
Real estate activities10,1361,88720.4%
Education1,98234820.3%
Social work4967319.3%
Information services3265418.8%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning3944717.5%
Security and investigation2754717.5%
Services to buildings and landscape1,05517617.3%
Civil engineering83113316.8%
Creative, arts and entertainment86012216.6%
Specialised construction activities6,6111,04616.2%
Other personal service activities3,68456316.1%
Retail trade5,30481815.9%
Human health activities3,07443714.9%
Employment activities5797714.3%
Sports and recreation1,56817814.3%
Food and beverage service4,16256214.2%
Telecommunications2893914%
Computer programming and consultancy2,74636313.9%
Motion picture and sound production5997813.6%
Advertising and market research4935211%

By trade in North East

TradeCompanies%
Landlords and property letting5,23324.2%
Property trading3,69513.5%
Management consultancy3,67127.9%
Restaurants and takeaways2,76611.1%
Business support services2,32728.9%
Engineering consultancy2,18721.4%
Wellness and other personal services2,05922.1%
IT consultancy and support1,85314.4%
Other professional services1,68626.9%
Property developers1,64229.7%
Physiotherapy and other health services1,49217.4%
Online and mail-order retail1,4899.6%
Hairdressers and beauty salons1,4747%
Bricklaying, scaffolding and specialist trades1,43421.9%
Training providers and tutoring1,38317.1%
Electricians1,32113.8%
Building contractors1,25919.6%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities1,20313.5%
Supermarkets and convenience stores1,12413.1%
Garages and vehicle repair1,06719%
GP and specialist medical practices1,01913.9%
Pubs and bars92424.2%
Plumbing and heating engineers92312.5%
Software development89312.7%
Performing arts86016.6%
Accountants and bookkeepers85928.8%
Machinery repair and installation85520.8%
Civil engineering contractors83116.8%
Property management75830.7%
Car and van dealers73021.8%
Plastering and building finishing72816.7%
Holiday lets, hostels and campsites67928.6%
Road haulage66222.8%
Film, TV, radio and music production65614.7%
Insulation and other building installation64313.3%
Lenders and financial services63029.4%
Cleaning companies62215.6%
Recruitment agencies57914.3%
Schools and colleges54228.5%
Metal fabrication53837.1%
Jewellery, toys and other manufacturing53336.3%
Livestock farming50534.3%
Home care and social care49619.3%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies49311%
Wholesale agents and brokers49226.6%
Design studios48915.5%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops47416.2%
Event caterers and contract catering47213.9%
Estate agents45016.8%
Joiners and carpenters44414.5%
Power generation and supply39417.5%
Equipment and plant hire38625.1%
Painters and decorators38519.2%
Opticians, galleries and other specialist shops37326.9%
Amusement and leisure36516.7%
Dental practices3588.9%
Hotels35029.6%
Roofers34613.4%
Architects34625.1%
Care homes34035.4%
Law firms33226.3%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers32124.7%
Landscaping and gardening32018.3%
Testing and inspection31818.6%
Hosting, data and web portals31717.2%
Food and drink wholesalers30224.7%
Publishers and news agencies30128.9%
Freight forwarding and logistics services29021.5%
Telecoms providers28914%
Clothing and shoe shops28816%
Waste management and recycling28018.1%
Security services27517.5%
General wholesalers25126.4%

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.

Business succession in North East, United Kingdom — by industry