Business succession index · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Business succession in Yorkshire and The Humber

Of 212,091 active companies in Yorkshire and The Humber, 20.2% have a youngest owner aged 60 or over (United Kingdom: 20.8%).

212,091

Active companies

20.2%

Youngest owner 60+

20.8%

United Kingdom average

Industries

Industry	Code	Companies	Owner 60+	%
Machinery and equipment n.e.c.	28	773	287	44.9%
Rubber and plastic products	22	434	149	43.1%
Crop and animal production	01	2,147	780	39.1%
Electrical equipment	27	376	121	36.6%
Insurance and pension funding	65	282	75	36.2%
Textiles	13	481	149	36%
Fabricated metal products	25	1,877	595	35.4%
Scientific research and development	72	312	88	34.5%
Computer, electronic and optical products	26	315	92	32.9%
Other manufacturing	32	1,817	520	32.3%
Membership organisations	94	796	123	29.8%
Chemicals and chemical products	20	362	85	29.1%
Head offices and management consultancy	70	10,653	2,899	29.1%
Printing and reproduction	18	742	191	28.1%
Accommodation	55	2,195	524	28.1%
Auxiliary financial services	66	990	244	28%
Repair and installation of machinery	33	2,128	566	27.9%
Office administrative and support	82	7,285	1,827	27.8%
Other non-metallic mineral products	23	362	88	27.7%
Warehousing and support	52	1,183	287	26.4%
Wholesale trade	46	6,736	1,597	26.3%
Other professional and technical activities	74	6,472	1,554	26.3%
Legal and accounting activities	69	3,585	885	25.6%
Architecture and engineering	71	4,167	991	24.7%
Waste collection and treatment	38	611	124	24.1%
Beverages	11	273	60	24%
Residential care	87	1,389	253	24%
Financial services	64	7,768	1,591	23.9%
Wood and wood products	16	590	132	23.8%
Motor vehicles and trailers	29	283	59	23.6%
Publishing	58	1,058	230	23.4%
Construction of buildings	41	8,583	1,777	23.2%
Food products	10	1,070	209	22.8%
Civil engineering	42	1,449	306	22.2%
Repair of computers and personal goods	95	322	69	21.8%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	35	526	83	21.7%
Real estate activities	68	25,976	5,048	21.3%
Rental and leasing	77	1,168	208	19.6%
Travel agencies	79	635	120	19.6%
Social work	88	1,341	205	19%
Veterinary activities	75	310	49	18.5%
Telecommunications	61	789	130	18.2%
Furniture	31	901	152	17.9%
Education	85	4,551	691	17.7%
Information services	63	893	135	17%
Wholesale and retail trade of motor vehicles	45	6,493	1,060	16.8%
Creative, arts and entertainment	90	1,990	289	16.7%
Sports and recreation	93	3,393	465	16.2%
Specialised construction activities	43	16,466	2,575	16.1%
Other personal service activities	96	8,600	1,316	16.1%
Land transport	49	5,058	737	15.2%
Public administration and defence	84	410	60	15.1%
Computer programming and consultancy	62	8,070	1,160	15%
Retail trade	47	15,801	2,182	14.3%
Security and investigation	80	837	114	14.3%
Services to buildings and landscape	81	2,773	372	13.8%
Human health activities	86	9,615	1,255	13.7%
Motion picture and sound production	59	1,899	230	12.7%
Food and beverage service	56	9,701	1,148	12.3%
Employment activities	78	2,032	199	10.9%
Advertising and market research	73	1,480	149	10.5%
Postal and courier activities	53	517	48	9.4%

By trade in Yorkshire and The Humber

Trade	Companies	%
Landlords and property letting	13,991	24.6%
Management consultancy	10,653	29.1%
Property trading	8,885	15%
Business support services	6,647	28.5%
Restaurants and takeaways	6,023	9.1%
IT consultancy and support	5,890	15.3%
Online and mail-order retail	5,230	9.5%
Wellness and other personal services	4,988	21.4%
Property developers	4,838	25.5%
Physiotherapy and other health services	4,534	13.6%
Road haulage	3,932	15.3%
Building contractors	3,745	20.3%
Other professional services	3,460	29%
GP and specialist medical practices	3,328	13.2%
Hairdressers and beauty salons	3,272	7.3%
Training providers and tutoring	3,239	15.4%
Electricians	3,184	13.5%
Garages and vehicle repair	3,101	15.3%
Bricklaying, scaffolding and specialist trades	2,919	20%
Engineering consultancy	2,892	24.6%
Supermarkets and convenience stores	2,823	10.2%
Accountants and bookkeepers	2,631	27%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities	2,627	14.8%
Plumbing and heating engineers	2,613	12%
Car and van dealers	2,440	15.7%
Pubs and bars	2,312	20.7%
Software development	2,180	14.1%
Plastering and building finishing	2,132	16.6%
Machinery repair and installation	2,128	27.9%
Film, TV, radio and music production	2,086	13.1%
Recruitment agencies	2,032	10.9%
Property management	2,032	29.3%
Performing arts	1,990	16.7%
Lenders and financial services	1,973	24.2%
Wholesale agents and brokers	1,820	29.7%
Metal fabrication	1,755	34.7%
Jewellery, toys and other manufacturing	1,640	32.7%
Insulation and other building installation	1,633	15.9%
Cleaning companies	1,613	12.8%
Holiday lets, hostels and campsites	1,488	27.8%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies	1,480	10.5%
Civil engineering contractors	1,449	22.2%
Joiners and carpenters	1,432	16.5%
Care homes	1,389	24%
Design studios	1,371	11.3%
Event caterers and contract catering	1,366	12.9%
Home care and social care	1,341	19%
Livestock farming	1,276	35.6%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops	1,256	15.6%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers	1,220	21%
Schools and colleges	1,166	23.4%
Opticians, galleries and other specialist shops	1,113	27.4%
Estate agents	1,068	18.9%
Architects	1,024	24.1%
General wholesalers	988	22.3%
Dental practices	980	11.4%
Law firms	954	21.4%
Clothing and shoe shops	947	17.7%
Painters and decorators	938	21%
Food and drink wholesalers	915	20.6%
Fuel, metals and building materials wholesalers	904	34.5%
Furniture makers	901	17.9%
Landscaping and gardening	879	12.4%
Hosting, data and web portals	875	16.8%
Freight forwarding and logistics services	843	24.7%
Security services	837	14.3%
Equipment and plant hire	809	22.9%
Vehicle parts suppliers	806	21.8%
Arable farming	792	45.2%
Telecoms providers	789	18.2%
Machinery manufacturing	773	44.9%
Private hospitals and clinics	773	19.6%
Publishers and news agencies	770	28.1%
Roofers	769	14.6%
Amusement and leisure	766	20.4%
Waste management and recycling	764	23.9%
Furniture and homeware shops	755	22.4%
Printers	742	28.1%
Pharmacies and medical retail	728	13%
Textiles and clothing manufacturing	723	31.1%
Hotels	707	28.7%
Travel agents and tour operators	635	19.6%
Food manufacturing	619	24.1%
Taxi and private hire firms	614	11.6%
Sawmills and wood products	590	23.8%
Hardware and DIY shops	545	24.2%
Electronics and appliance shops	540	12.5%
Power generation and supply	526	21.7%
Flooring and tiling	519	20%
Couriers and postal services	517	9.4%
Photographers	510	17.6%
Financial advisers and fund managers	510	26.8%
Sports and toy shops	489	12.7%
Machinery and equipment wholesalers	487	35.6%
Insurance brokers	480	29.3%
Office support and call centres	448	23.3%
Vehicle, boat and transport equipment makers	439	28.4%
Plastics and rubber products	434	43.1%
Electrical equipment manufacturing	376	36.6%
Chemicals manufacturing	374	29.6%
Glass, ceramics and building materials	362	27.7%
Car and van rental and leasing	359	12.4%
Florists, garden centres and pet shops	349	20.2%
Market stalls	344	15.7%
Machining and precision engineering	344	39%
Warehousing and storage	340	30.6%
Demolition and groundworks	327	20%
Bus and coach operators	327	19.5%
Electronics manufacturing	315	32.9%
Research and development	312	34.5%
Veterinary practices	310	18.5%
Software and games publishers	306	11.4%
Insurers	282	36.2%
Facilities management	281	25.6%
Breweries, distilleries and drinks makers	273	24%
IT and electronics wholesalers	264	18.2%
Testing and inspection	251	27.5%

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.