Corporate ownership of vets in Scotland, 2026
Data as of 2 November 2026 · 626 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 57% of Scotland's 626 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (356 practices), below the UK average of 62%.
- The largest group is IVC Evidensia, which owns 152 practices, or 24% of all vets in the region.
- 264 practices (42%) 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 | 24% |
| VetPartners | 64 | 10% |
| Pets at Home | 56 | 9% |
| CVS Group | 53 | 8% |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 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% |
| Edinburgh | 43 | 27 | 63% |
| Glasgow | 27 | 17 | 63% |
| Aberdeen | 25 | 15 | 60% |
| Stirlingshire | 25 | 14 | 56% |
| Inverness-Shire | 13 | 7 | 54% |
| Renfrewshire | 15 | 7 | 47% |
| Lanarkshire | 67 | 30 | 45% |
| Morayshire | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Perthshire | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| Ayr | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| Wigtownshire | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Dumfries | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| Ross-Shire | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| 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. 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 2 November 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in Scotland are corporate-owned?
- 356 of the 626 veterinary practices we list in Scotland are owned by corporate groups (57%).
- 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.