Data Sources
Who Owns Your Vet? aggregates data from multiple trusted sources to provide accurate information about veterinary practices across the UK. We believe in transparency about where our data comes from.
RCVS Find a Vet
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) maintains the official register of veterinary practices in the UK. This is our primary source for practice listings, including names, addresses, contact details, and registered services.
Visit RCVS Find a VetPrivate Equity Vet
Private Equity Vet is a community-driven project that tracks corporate and private equity ownership of veterinary practices worldwide. We use their comprehensive database to identify which practices are owned by corporate groups such as IVC Evidensia, CVS Group, Linnaeus, and others.
Their database contains information on thousands of UK veterinary practices and is regularly updated by volunteers and industry researchers.
Visit Private Equity VetPostcodes.io
Postcodes.io is a free, open-source API for UK postcode lookups. We use it to geocode practice addresses, enabling our distance-based search and map features.
The service is powered by Ordnance Survey Open Data and provides accurate coordinates for UK postcodes.
Visit Postcodes.ioCompanies House
Companies House is the UK's registrar of companies. We use their public API to verify corporate ownership information and track company structures for veterinary groups.
This helps us confirm parent company relationships and ensure accuracy in our ownership classifications.
Visit Companies HouseData Accuracy
We strive for accuracy but veterinary practice ownership can change frequently. If you notice any errors or outdated information, please let us know.
Last data refresh: Our scraper runs periodically to update practice information from RCVS. Ownership data from Private Equity Vet is synchronized regularly to reflect the latest corporate acquisitions.
Open Data Philosophy
Who Owns Your Vet? is committed to transparency. We believe pet owners have a right to know who owns their veterinary practice. By aggregating publicly available data and presenting it in an accessible format, we hope to bring greater transparency to the veterinary services market.
All our data sources are either publicly available or community-contributed. We are grateful to the organisations and volunteers who make this information accessible.