Corporate ownership of vets in Yorkshire, 2026
Data as of 2 November 2026 · 606 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 65% of Yorkshire's 606 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (392 practices), above the UK average of 62%.
- The largest group is VetPartners, which owns 88 practices, or 15% of all vets in the region.
- 202 practices (33%) remain independently owned, and 12 are run by charities or non-profits.
- Consolidation is uneven: in West Yorkshire, 100% of the 8 local practices are corporate-owned.
Largest groups in Yorkshire
| Group | Practices | Share of all Yorkshire vets |
|---|---|---|
| VetPartners | 88 | 15% |
| Pets at Home | 78 | 13% |
| IVC Evidensia | 77 | 13% |
| CVS Group | 73 | 12% |
| Linnaeus | 54 | 9% |
| Medivet | 22 | 4% |
Town by town
Towns with at least 5 practices, ranked by corporate share.
| Town | Practices | Corporate-owned | Corporate share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Wakefield | 19 | 16 | 84% |
| Pontefract | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Leeds | 50 | 41 | 82% |
| Hull | 11 | 9 | 82% |
| Dewsbury | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Bradford | 17 | 13 | 76% |
| Rotherham | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| East Yorkshire | 45 | 32 | 71% |
| Wetherby | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| York | 45 | 31 | 69% |
| Keighley | 11 | 7 | 64% |
| Malton | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Scunthorpe | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| Sheffield | 36 | 22 | 61% |
| Yorkshire | 23 | 14 | 61% |
| Doncaster | 25 | 14 | 56% |
| Harrogate | 16 | 9 | 56% |
| Halifax | 11 | 6 | 55% |
| Selby | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| Huddersfield | 15 | 7 | 47% |
| Chesterfield | 13 | 6 | 46% |
| Scarborough | 7 | 3 | 43% |
| Ripon | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Barnsley | 20 | 7 | 35% |
| Thirsk | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Grimsby | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| Gainsborough | 5 | 1 | 20% |
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 Yorkshire. https://whoownsyourvet.co.uk/data/yorkshire/ (data as of 2 November 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in Yorkshire are corporate-owned?
- 392 of the 606 veterinary practices we list in Yorkshire are owned by corporate groups (65%).
- Which company owns the most vets in Yorkshire?
- VetPartners is the largest veterinary group in Yorkshire in our directory, with 88 practices. Each practice page shows its parent company and the evidence behind that classification.