Corporate ownership of vets in Yorkshire, 2026
Data as of 26 July 2026 · 606 practices · download the CSV
Key findings
- 65% of Yorkshire's 606 veterinary practices are corporate-owned (393 practices) — in line with the UK average of 63%.
- The largest group is VetPartners, which owns 89 practices — 15% of every vet in the region.
- 201 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 | 89 | 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 | 26 | 15 | 58% |
| 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 — and 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 26 July 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
- How many vets in Yorkshire are corporate-owned?
- 393 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 89 practices. Each practice page shows its parent company and the evidence behind that classification.