Westpoint Veterinary Group

What Westpoint Veterinary Group does

Westpoint Veterinary Group, trading as Westpoint Farm Vets, is a UK livestock-focused veterinary practice founded in 2000 and operating four regional branches in Ashford (Kent), Chelmsford (Essex), Winchester (Hampshire), and York (North Yorkshire). The practice serves commercial livestock farms spanning dairy, beef, sheep, pigs, camelids, goats, and poultry, alongside smallholders, hobby farmers, and open farms. Critically, the practice explicitly does not treat horses, dogs, cats, or companion small pets, positioning itself as a 100% farm-animal-only provider. Since 2018 the company has been owned by VetPartners, a UK veterinary group; the legal entity is Westpoint Group Trading Limited (company number 08833557), and headcount is reported in the 101-250 range.

Service breadth spans routine and emergency clinical care, the Westpoint PRO consultancy sub-brand for advanced herd and flock health planning, mobile veterinary technician offerings (foot trimming, AI, freeze branding, faecal egg counting, body condition scoring), fertility services including cattle and sheep AI plus embryo transfer, and the Farmacy.co.uk online pharmacy. Laboratory diagnostics are accessed through partner Biobest. Educational offerings include a 24-month Graduate Programme (supporting over 100 new vets in farm animal practice since inception) and EMS clinical placements for final-year veterinary students at UK universities including Royal Veterinary College, Surrey, Nottingham, Harper Adams/Keele, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

Revenue is generated across multiple streams: professional services via on-farm visits structured in minimum 20-minute blocks with out-of-hours surcharges, medicine dispensing through branches and the Farmacy online pharmacy, subscription-style annual health and saver plans targeting smallholders, fertility and technical services, and live animal plus product export work. Distribution is overwhelmingly direct via the four branches with phone-based medicine orders and the Farmacy channel; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with free introductory consultations offered to new clients. Marketing relies on the website, farming press (Farmers Guide and similar), Facebook, and Twitter, with the veterinary student pipeline functioning as a notable recruitment channel; no paid digital advertising is evident.

Name

Westpoint Veterinary Group

Legal name

Westpoint Group Trading Limited

Website

https://westpointfarmvets.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Westpoint Veterinary Group (Westpoint Farm Vets) is a UK livestock-only veterinary practice operating four regional branches in Kent, Essex, Hampshire, and North Yorkshire, serving commercial farms and smallholders with clinical care, fertility services, and online pharmacy within the VetPartners network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Livestock Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock & Farm Animal Veterinary Services (AFAEANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Field Services, Mobile Imaging & On-Farm Procedures (HLAMABAK), Routine On-Farm Veterinary Services (Exams, Treatment, Prescribing) (AFACADAB), Pharmacy, Biologics & Veterinary Supply Dispensing (Farm Animal) (AFACADAM), Diagnostics & Laboratory Services (Sampling, Necropsy, Disease Investigation) (AFACADAF)

Keywords

• Livestock veterinary services
• Farm animal healthcare
• Herd health planning
• Veterinary pharmacy services
• Livestock fertility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warnham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Veterinary consultations and visits: Charges for on-farm visits and consultations, with minimum 20-minute blocks and 10-minute incremental charges beyond. Pre-booked visits at reduced rates; out-of-hours attract surcharges.
2. Medicine dispensing: Dispensing of prescription and non-prescription veterinary medicines at competitive prices, available through branches and online via Farmacy.co.uk.
3. Health plans and saver plans: Subscription-style annual health plans and smallholder-focused schemes to spread the cost of preventative healthcare throughout the year.
4. Technical and fertility services: Revenue from technician services (foot trimming, AI, embryo transfer, TB testing) and fertility services (bull/ram fertility exams, cattle AI, sheep flushing).
5. Export services: Live animal exports and product export services generating additional revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Westpoint Farm Vets is a 100% farm animal veterinary practice delivering on-farm consultations, 24/7 emergency cover, herd and flock health planning, fertility services, TB testing, and technical husbandry services to commercial livestock farms and smallholders across Kent, Essex, Hampshire, North Yorkshire, and surrounding regions. Revenue is also generated through in-branch and online (Farmacy.co.uk) medicine dispensing, subscription-based health plans, livestock and product export services, and consultancy engagements via the Westpoint PRO brand.

Product overview

Westpoint Farm Vets operates as a livestock-focused veterinary practice with four branches (Ashford, Chelmsford, Winchester, and York) providing comprehensive farm animal healthcare services. The core offering is veterinary care for livestock including cattle, sheep, camelids, goats, pigs, and poultry. Services are delivered through integrated offerings: routine and emergency veterinary consultations, the Westpoint PRO consultancy brand for advanced herd/flock health planning, an online pharmacy via Farmacy.co.uk, Farm Supplies for non-medicinal equipment, and mobile veterinary technician services for husbandry tasks. The practice also offers specialist fertility services including AI and embryo transfer, a graduate training programme, and EMS placements for veterinary students. All branches are part of the VetPartners network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Westpoint PRO: Consultancy service providing in-depth herd and flock health investigations, including husbandry advice, data analysis, and disease management strategies.
• Westpoint Farm Vets Graduate Programme

Products and services

• Westpoint Farm Vets (Core Veterinary Services) Livestock-focused veterinary services providing routine and emergency care, health planning, and preventative healthcare for commercial and smallholder clients across dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, camelids, goats, pigs, and poultry from four UK branch practices.
• Westpoint PRO Consultancy Specialist herd and flock health consultancy providing in-depth investigations, husbandry advice, data analysis, and disease management strategies across the dairy, beef, sheep, and camelid sectors, available to existing Westpoint clients and external farms.
• Farmacy.co.uk Online Pharmacy
• Farm Supplies Non-medicinal farm equipment and supplies delivered to farm clients, based at the Ashford practice.
• Veterinary Technician Services
• Fertility Services Comprehensive fertility services including bull and ram fertility examinations, cattle and sheep AI, cattle and sheep flushing and embryo transfer, sheep laparoscopic AI, semen and embryo storage, and semen straw evaluation.
• Health Plans and Saver Plans (Subscription) Subscription-based annual health plans and Saver Plans locking in lower vet fees and spreading the cost of preventative healthcare for commercial farms and smallholders across the year.
• Export Services Live animal and product export services offered to commercial livestock clients, generating additional professional service revenue for the practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduate programme has supported over 100 new vets in farm animal veterinary careers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VetPartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018In 2018, Westpoint Farm Vets joined VetPartners, a network of veterinary practices across the UK. This affiliation provides Westpoint with access to specialist knowledge from consultants throughout the group, input to the VetPartners clinical board, and participation in special interest groups (e.g., fertility). Graduates benefit from the VetPartners new graduate programme with CPD workshops across all farm animal practices within the network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Synergy Farm Health: Dedicated farm animal veterinary practice operating across Somerset and the South West, offering on-farm herd health, fertility, and ambulatory services. Closely comparable to Westpoint in 100% livestock focus, multi-vet structure, and PRO-style consultancy.
• Torch Farm Vets: Farm-only veterinary practice based in North Devon serving dairy, beef and sheep producers. Comparable headcount and product/service mix (routine visits, fertility, health planning) within a regional footprint model similar to Westpoint.
• Shepton Veterinary Group: Long-established multi-site practice in Somerset with a strong farm animal division, providing herd health, mastitis control and emergency cover. Directly comparable on livestock specialism, multi-vet model, and subscription-style health schemes.
• Park Vet Group: Gloucestershire-based mixed practice with a sizeable dedicated farm animal team covering dairy, beef and sheep clients in the West. Comparable on regional branch model, ambulatory service, and emphasis on herd health planning.
• Bishopton Veterinary Group: Multi-disciplinary North Yorkshire practice with a major farm animal arm serving dairy, beef and sheep clients. Direct comparable on regional coverage, scale (200+ staff), and consultancy-led livestock health programmes.
• LLM Farm Vets: Dedicated farm animal veterinary business covering Cheshire, North Wales and the North West. Directly comparable as a 100% livestock practice with on-farm visits, health planning and fertility services.

Broad incumbents

• CVS Group plc: One of the UK's largest listed veterinary groups operating mixed and small animal practices across the country, with farm animal exposure. Comparable as a potential consolidator / strategic competitor in the UK livestock vet space.
• IVC Evidensia: Major international veterinary group with an extensive UK practice network including farm animal services. Comparable as a broad incumbent and active acquirer of regional livestock practices.
• VetPartners: Parent company and veterinary group that acquired Westpoint in 2018; owns numerous UK livestock, equine and small animal practices. Directly comparable as both parent and as a peer network in the same sector.

Others

• Langford Vets: University of Bristol's referral and teaching veterinary hospital, providing specialist livestock referral work Westpoint leverages on complex cases. Adjacent / enabling provider rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Westpoint_Vets
• Facebookfacebook.com/westpointfarmvets

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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