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Vet practice companies in London

357 vet practice companies have a registered office in London, and 78 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £48,996 in cash and owed £28,649 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Veterinary activities” (SIC 75000).

The numbers

Vet practice companies in London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies3575,344
Formed in 2025 or 202678 (22%)14%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (3.4%)3.2%
Typical cash at year end£48,996101 accounts£79,803
Typical amount owed at year end£28,649206 accounts£61,042
Typical number of employees1208 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

London has fewer of these businesses than most places

Vet practice companies are 0.03% of companies registered in London, against 0.10% UK-wide (0.3× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical vet practice company in London reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 4 or more (208 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical vet practice company in London holds £48,996 in cash and owes £28,649; that cash figure is higher than 85% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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