Corporate ownership of vets in South East, 2026
Data as of 2 November 2026 · 1,418 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 65% of South East's 1,418 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (918 practices), above the UK average of 62%.
- The largest group is IVC Evidensia, which owns 251 practices, or 18% of all vets in the region.
- 490 practices (35%) remain independently owned, and 10 are run by charities or non-profits.
- Consolidation is uneven: in Kent, 100% of the 13 local practices are corporate-owned.
Largest groups in South East
| Group | Practices | Share of all South East vets |
|---|---|---|
| IVC Evidensia | 251 | 18% |
| CVS Group | 220 | 16% |
| Pets at Home | 160 | 11% |
| Medivet | 107 | 8% |
| VetPartners | 99 | 7% |
| Linnaeus | 73 | 5% |
| Kin Vet Community | 8 | 1% |
Town by town
Towns with at least 5 practices, ranked by corporate share.
| Town | Practices | Corporate-owned | Corporate share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| Essex | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Colchester | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Farnborough | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Hemel Hempstead | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Hertfordshire | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Andover | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Dover | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Bognor Regis | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Fleet | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Hove | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Aylesbury | 17 | 15 | 88% |
| Liphook | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Sidcup | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Maidenhead | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Folkestone | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Gosport | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Ringwood | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Sutton | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Southampton | 40 | 31 | 78% |
| Portsmouth | 18 | 14 | 78% |
| Godalming | 9 | 7 | 78% |
| Farnham | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| High Wycombe | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| Worthing | 17 | 13 | 76% |
| Brighton | 24 | 18 | 75% |
| Winchester | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| Burgess Hill | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Lewes | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Epsom | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Waterlooville | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Eastbourne | 14 | 10 | 71% |
| Fareham | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Herne Bay | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Peacehaven | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Whitstable | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Crawley | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| Abingdon | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Bracknell | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Reading | 28 | 18 | 64% |
| Basingstoke | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| Oxford | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| Woking | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| Bexhill On Sea | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Chatham | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Sittingbourne | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Canterbury | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| Guildford | 18 | 11 | 61% |
| Buckingham | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Gravesend | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Havant | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Haywards Heath | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Ramsgate | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Romsey | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Chichester | 12 | 7 | 58% |
| Leatherhead | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| Littlehampton | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| Wokingham | 11 | 6 | 55% |
| Horsham | 19 | 10 | 53% |
| Ashford | 21 | 11 | 52% |
| Middlesex | 16 | 8 | 50% |
| Slough | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| Eastleigh | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| Sevenoaks | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| Billingshurst | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| Petersfield | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| Witney | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| Isle Of Wight | 15 | 7 | 47% |
| Newbury | 13 | 6 | 46% |
| Gillingham | 7 | 3 | 43% |
| Tunbridge Wells | 7 | 3 | 43% |
| Alton | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Amersham | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Haslemere | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Hungerford | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Margate | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Redhill | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Banbury | 13 | 5 | 38% |
| Maidstone | 18 | 6 | 33% |
| Walton-On-Thames | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Wantage | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Ascot | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Marlow | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Milton Keynes | 16 | 3 | 19% |
| Cranleigh | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| Pulborough | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| Tonbridge | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| Uckfield | 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 South East. https://whoownsyourvet.co.uk/data/south-east/ (data as of 2 November 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in South East are corporate-owned?
- 918 of the 1,418 veterinary practices we list in South East are owned by corporate groups (65%).
- Which company owns the most vets in South East?
- IVC Evidensia is the largest veterinary group in South East in our directory, with 251 practices. Each practice page shows its parent company and the evidence behind that classification.