60% Micro
36% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
UK Veterinary Industry
UK Veterinary Industry Information
The veterinary industry provides health care for farm animals or pets in veterinary hospitals, farms, kennels or homes. It also includes animal ambulance activities.
Active Businesses
4,349
Annual Sales
£8bn +
Employees
91,658
Economic Contribution
£4bn
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Location of Veterinary Companies
Veterinary Companies by Size
Largest Veterinary Companies
Turnover
Cvs Group Plc
£647.3m
Centaur Services Limited
£457.9m
Cvs (Uk) Limited
£450.3m
Veterinary Companies by Age
38% Established
31% Young
20% Startup
11% Mature
0% New
Fastest Growing Veterinary Companies
31% Declining
26% Healthy
16% High
16% Rapid
11% Low
Fastest Growing Veterinary Companies
3yr CAGR
Veterinary Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Veterinary Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Veterinary Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Veterinary Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Veterinary activities Industry Insights
There are 4,349 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £8 billion .
The Industry employs around 91,658 people and contributes £4 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Veterinary companies is North West England with 915 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 88.
The largest Veterinary company is Independent Vetcare Limited with a turnover of £1.1bn. 60% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
11% of the Veterinary Industry is made up of 11% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (38%) the oldest company is British Veterinary Association founded in 1925.
Veterinary industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is Benchmark Animal Health Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 68%. Other fast growing companies include Worldwide Veterinary Service (55%), Birmingham Dogs Home(the) (52%) and Premier Veterinary Group Plc (48%).
The UK Veterinary Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.70x, Turnover multiple of 1.42x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.38x.
