Corporate ownership of vets in South East, 2026
Data as of 28 July 2026 · 1,501 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 64% of South East's 1,501 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (955 practices) — in line with the UK average of 63%.
- The largest group is IVC Evidensia, which owns 255 practices — 17% of every vet in the region.
- 533 practices (36%) remain independently owned, and 13 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 | 255 | 17% |
| CVS Group | 224 | 15% |
| Pets at Home | 170 | 11% |
| Medivet | 111 | 7% |
| VetPartners | 109 | 7% |
| Linnaeus | 78 | 5% |
| Kin Vet Community | 7 | 0% |
| vet-partners | 1 | 0% |
Town by town
Towns with at least 5 practices, ranked by corporate share.
| Town | Practices | Corporate-owned | Corporate share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| Southend-On-Sea | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Essex | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Colchester | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Farnborough | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Hertfordshire | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Dover | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Bognor Regis | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Fleet | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Hove | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Rayleigh | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Aylesbury | 17 | 15 | 88% |
| Burgess Hill | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| Sidcup | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| Hemel Hempstead | 13 | 11 | 85% |
| Liphook | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Wickford | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Southampton | 36 | 29 | 81% |
| Maidenhead | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Folkestone | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Gosport | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Sutton | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Basildon | 9 | 7 | 78% |
| Godalming | 9 | 7 | 78% |
| Farnham | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| High Wycombe | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| Portsmouth | 17 | 13 | 76% |
| Worthing | 17 | 13 | 76% |
| Brighton | 24 | 18 | 75% |
| Winchester | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| Lewes | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Epsom | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Waterlooville | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| Eastbourne | 14 | 10 | 71% |
| Fareham | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Peacehaven | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Whitstable | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| Crawley | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| Abingdon | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Bracknell | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Herne Bay | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| Reading | 28 | 18 | 64% |
| Oxford | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| Woking | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| Bexhill On Sea | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Chatham | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Sittingbourne | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Basingstoke | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 21 | 11 | 52% |
| Newbury | 14 | 7 | 50% |
| Slough | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| Croydon | 8 | 4 | 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% |
| Gillingham | 7 | 3 | 43% |
| Tunbridge Wells | 7 | 3 | 43% |
| Alton | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Amersham | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Haslemere | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Margate | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Redhill | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Maidstone | 18 | 6 | 33% |
| Banbury | 15 | 5 | 33% |
| Bedford | 12 | 4 | 33% |
| Orpington | 9 | 3 | 33% |
| Hungerford | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Walton-On-Thames | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Wantage | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Milton Keynes | 17 | 4 | 24% |
| Ascot | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Cranleigh | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Marlow | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Pulborough | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| Richmond | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| 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 — and 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 28 July 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in South East are corporate-owned?
- 955 of the 1,501 veterinary practices we list in South East are owned by corporate groups — 64%.
- Which company owns the most vets in South East?
- IVC Evidensia is the largest veterinary group in South East in our directory, with 255 practices. Each practice page shows its parent company and the evidence behind that classification.