Corporate ownership of vets in North East, 2026
Data as of 26 July 2026 · 289 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 66% of North East's 289 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (192 practices) — above the UK average of 63%.
- The largest group is VetPartners, which owns 61 practices — 21% of every vet in the region.
- 91 practices (31%) remain independently owned, and 6 are run by charities or non-profits.
- Consolidation is uneven: in Hartlepool, 100% of the 5 local practices are corporate-owned.
Largest groups in North East
| Group | Practices | Share of all North East vets |
|---|---|---|
| VetPartners | 61 | 21% |
| CVS Group | 49 | 17% |
| Pets at Home | 36 | 12% |
| IVC Evidensia | 34 | 12% |
| Medivet | 8 | 3% |
| Linnaeus | 4 | 1% |
Town by town
Towns with at least 5 practices, ranked by corporate share.
| Town | Practices | Corporate-owned | Corporate share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Spennymoor | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Morpeth | 9 | 8 | 89% |
| Cramlington | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Billingham | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Durham | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| South Shields | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Sunderland | 15 | 11 | 73% |
| North Shields | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Gateshead | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 32 | 22 | 69% |
| Bishop Auckland | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Stockton-On-Tees | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| Darlington | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| Alnwick | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Middlesbrough | 14 | 8 | 57% |
| Northallerton | 8 | 3 | 38% |
| Hexham | 7 | 2 | 29% |
Use this data
These figures are free to cite with a link to this page. Ownership classifications are compiled from public sources — RCVS records, Companies House filings and practice websites — and each practice page shows the evidence behind its classification (see our methodology).
Who Owns Your Vet? (2026). Corporate ownership of veterinary practices in North East. https://whoownsyourvet.co.uk/data/north-east/ (data as of 26 July 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in North East are corporate-owned?
- 192 of the 289 veterinary practices we list in North East are owned by corporate groups — 66%.
- Which company owns the most vets in North East?
- VetPartners is the largest veterinary group in North East in our directory, with 61 practices. Each practice page shows its parent company and the evidence behind that classification.