Corporate ownership of vets in North East, 2026
Data as of 2 November 2026 · 293 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 65% of North East's 293 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (191 practices), above the UK average of 62%.
- The largest group is VetPartners, which owns 60 practices, or 20% of all vets in the region.
- 96 practices (33%) 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 | 60 | 20% |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| Billingham | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Durham | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| South Shields | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Sunderland | 15 | 11 | 73% |
| North Shields | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 33 | 23 | 70% |
| Gateshead | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| 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. 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 2 November 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in North East are corporate-owned?
- 191 of the 293 veterinary practices we list in North East are owned by corporate groups (65%).
- Which company owns the most vets in North East?
- VetPartners is the largest veterinary group in North East in our directory, with 60 practices. Each practice page shows its parent company and the evidence behind that classification.