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Vet practice companies in the Portsmouth area

70 vet practice companies have a registered office in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes), and 10 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £50,104 in cash and owed £28,395 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). Covers companies with a registered office in PO postcodes, including Portsmouth, Chichester, Isle Of Wight.

The numbers

Vet practice companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePortsmouthUK
Registered companies705,344
Formed in 2025 or 202610 (14%)14%
Being struck off or in liquidation4 (5.7%)3.2%
Typical cash at year end£50,10430 accounts£79,803
Typical amount owed at year end£28,39550 accounts£61,042
Typical number of employees251 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical vet practice company in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 8 or more (51 filings).

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

You will be up against established operators

14% of the 70 vet practice companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical vet practice company in the Portsmouth area (PO postcodes) holds £50,104 in cash and owes £28,395; 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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