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Buy a veterinary practice in the UK
A small market of 184 freehold-owning practices, and more than half carry secured debt.
- 184companies you can search
- 100%trade from premises traceable to HM Land Registry
- 7employees on average
- 10years trading on average
- 56%have a charge outstanding
Figures read from the register data as at 20 August 2026.
How these companies are identified
These companies declare veterinary activity to Companies House and own the premises they work from. This platform does not hold the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons practice register, so no registration is claimed: confirm RCVS standards accreditation directly.
Why buyers look here
Corporate consolidation has taken much of the sector, which makes remaining independents scarce and sought after. Every practice here owns its building, and ten years average trading suggests many are still with their founding owner.
What to check
- RCVS registration and Practice Standards Scheme accreditation are not held here.
- Vets own the client relationships. Retention of clinical staff is the deal risk.
- Fifty-six per cent carry charges, often against equipment as well as property.
- Out-of-hours arrangements and referral relationships shape revenue and are not public.
How to search
Choose Veterinary on the search screen and narrow by town, how long the business has traded, how ownership is held, and whether the premises are traceable. Searching is free and shows the shape of each company without naming it. A report on one company costs from £4.90.
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SME44 is an intelligence platform, not an adviser, and nothing here is for sale. Public registers contain errors and delays, and our matching of one register to another can too. Verify anything important against the source register before acting. Nothing here is legal, financial, tax or investment advice.