JTM Census

Measured from the public register

A measured count of UK companies whose controlling owner is aged 60 or over, with no one under 50 in place.

JTM Census is built from the public Companies House register. It counts the UK industrial and service companies that meet one test: a controlling owner aged 60 or over, and no current director or individual owner under 50. The figures are free to quote with credit.

100 companies, shaded by how many meet the testA grid of 100 squares. 22 are shaded red, 39 green and 39 grey.

Of every 100 companies with 10 to 100 staff and a controlling owner aged 60 or over:

  • 61 have no one under 50 in place
  • 22 of those 100 are in that group and growing their headcount
  • 39 have someone under 50 in place

Rounded from 4,810, 1,706 and 7,895. October 2026.

4,810

companies with 10 to 100 staff that meet the test

30,896

companies with 1 to 9 staff that meet the test

27sectors

industrial and service sectors measured, across 414,601 active companies

What does JTM Census do?

Three things, for companies that want to buy or work with these businesses.

  • Owner search in your name

    For acquirers. We write to the owners of companies that meet the test, in your name and with your wording, and pass on only those who say they're open to a conversation. The first run is charged per owner who agrees to speak.

    For acquirers

  • Supplier finding

    For manufacturers short of capacity. We introduce independent UK fabricators and electrical companies whose machines and certificates fit the work, for data centres, grid, defence, rail and similar.

    Supplier finding

  • The Owner Census

    Free headline figures, published and dated, with the first read of supplier capability. Counts for your own sectors and regions are available on request.

    The Owner Census

How is it measured?

  • SourceThe public Companies House register.
  • The testA controlling owner aged 60 or over, and no current director or individual owner under 50.
  • DetailThe full method is shared with acquirers on request. Email [email protected].

Figures as at October 2026

What JTM Census isn't

JTM Census isn't a business-sale marketplace or a listing site. No company or owner is named on this site, and nothing is for sale on it. JTM Census doesn't give legal, tax or financial advice.