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# Who owns CVS Group?

The only publicly-listed UK veterinary group, running 500+ small-animal, farm and equine practices.

UK branches on this site

491

Head office

Diss, Norfolk

Median consult (sample)

£65.00

from 350 branches with published prices

## Ownership

Parent company

CVS Group plc (LSE: CVSG)

Founded

1999

Head office

Diss, Norfolk

Website

[www.cvsukltd.co.uk](https://www.cvsukltd.co.uk)

CVS Group plc floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2007 and is now one of the largest veterinary providers in the UK, alongside a growing footprint in the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands and Australia. In addition to first-opinion small-animal practices, CVS runs a network of referral hospitals, farm-animal and equine sites, and one of the UK's largest veterinary diagnostic laboratories.

Based in Diss, Norfolk, this provider has grown steadily since floating on the London Stock Exchange in 2007, amassing a portfolio of over five hundred sites through the acquisition of independent surgeries. When visiting a local branch, pet owners rarely encounter uniform corporate signage. Instead, the company typically retains the historic names and community identities of the clinics it purchases. Behind the scenes, these first-opinion small-animal, farm and equine practices benefit from a substantial infrastructure, including one of the largest UK veterinary diagnostic laboratory networks. This integrated corporate ownership contrasts with franchise structures seen elsewhere, facilitating recent overseas expansion across Ireland, the Netherlands and Australia.

Clinical services range from routine primary care to complex treatments at dedicated referral hospitals, frequently supported by regional out-of-hours hubs serving multiple daytime surgeries. While individual practice managers handle daily administration, pricing structures for consultations and treatments are usually determined at a group level. Because corporate consolidators have acquired a significant share of British veterinary practices, these pricing strategies and market transparency are currently central to a Competition and Markets Authority investigation. Amidst this regulatory scrutiny, the business maintains a highly internalised operational model, systematically dispensing medicines and processing diagnostic samples through its own supply chains and commercial laboratories.

## Where CVS Group operates in the UK

Branch distribution across UK regions, based on the 491 CVS Group sites indexed on this site.

Region

Branches

Share

South East

107

22%

South West

88

18%

Other

76

15%

West Midlands

48

10%

East of England

45

9%

North West

39

8%

Yorkshire & Humber

39

8%

East Midlands

32

7%

North East

17

3%

Top counties by branch count: Devon (41) , Hampshire (34) , Lancashire (22) , Berkshire (17) , Norfolk (16) , Shropshire (16) .

## CVS Group published prices — median across UK branches

Median of the published headline prices we hold for CVS Group branches. Individual practices set their own fees, so use the sample as a guide and check the branch page for the definitive figure.

Routine consultation £65.00 

Dog booster vaccination £84.00 

Cat booster vaccination £84.00 

Microchipping £22.00 

Dog castration £243.00 

Cat spay £158.00 

## Related reading

-   [Independent vets vs corporate chains: how they compare](/blog/independent-vets-vs-corporate-chains)
-   [The CMA vet-sector market investigation, explained](/blog/cma-vet-sector-reforms-2026)
-   [UK vet pricing data report 2026](/blog/uk-vet-pricing-data-report-2026)

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