Corporate ownership of vets in Scotland, 2026
Data as of 29 July 2026 · 592 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 61% of Scotland's 592 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (359 practices) — in line with the UK average of 63%.
- The largest group is IVC Evidensia, which owns 152 practices — 26% of every vet in the region.
- 227 practices (38%) remain independently owned, and 6 are run by charities or non-profits.
- Consolidation is uneven: in Kirkcaldy, 100% of the 8 local practices are corporate-owned.
Largest groups in Scotland
| Group | Practices | Share of all Scotland vets |
|---|---|---|
| IVC Evidensia | 152 | 26% |
| VetPartners | 67 | 11% |
| Pets at Home | 56 | 9% |
| CVS Group | 53 | 9% |
| Linnaeus | 30 | 5% |
| Medivet | 1 | 0% |
Town by town
Towns with at least 5 practices, ranked by corporate share.
| Town | Practices | Corporate-owned | Corporate share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Irvine | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Kilmarnock | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| Livingston | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Roxburghshire | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Dundee | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| Dunfermline | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Inverurie | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| Renfrewshire | 11 | 7 | 64% |
| Edinburgh | 43 | 27 | 63% |
| Glasgow | 27 | 17 | 63% |
| Aberdeen | 25 | 15 | 60% |
| Inverness-Shire | 12 | 7 | 58% |
| Stirlingshire | 25 | 14 | 56% |
| Lanarkshire | 61 | 30 | 49% |
| Perthshire | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| Ayr | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| Wigtownshire | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Dumfries | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| Kirkcudbrightshire | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Ellon | 5 | 0 | 0% |
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 Scotland. https://whoownsyourvet.co.uk/data/scotland/ (data as of 29 July 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in Scotland are corporate-owned?
- 359 of the 592 veterinary practices we list in Scotland are owned by corporate groups — 61%.
- Which company owns the most vets in Scotland?
- IVC Evidensia is the largest veterinary group in Scotland in our directory, with 152 practices. Each practice page shows its parent company and the evidence behind that classification.