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Veterinary Activities Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Veterinary Activities sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

5,331
Businesses
95.8%
Active
11.1 yrs
Avg company age
Handforth
Top Location · 522
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

10.9% of veterinary activities survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Veterinary activities, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 75000 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Veterinary activities. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 11.1 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Veterinary activities by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £49.6m
      £19.4m
      £15.1m
      £12.8m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Veterinary activities businesses registered in each location.

      01Handforth5229.8% of sector
      02London3216% of sector
      03York1172.2% of sector
      04Taunton921.7% of sector
      05Bristol881.7% of sector