WOOD VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED

What WOOD VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED does

Wood Veterinary Group Limited is a private veterinary practice based in Gloucester, United Kingdom, operating from a 24-hour veterinary hospital in Quedgeley and a branch surgery in Longlevens. The practice is a member of the VetPartners corporate group of UK veterinary practices. It serves two principal customer segments: companion animal owners (dogs, cats, rabbits, small mammals, birds, reptiles) and farm animal owners (dairy, sheep, pig, goat, and poultry producers) across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, with a secondary offering to equine keepers and B2B referral relationships with neighbouring veterinary practices.

The practice's service portfolio is built around continuous clinical coverage, integrated diagnostics, and specialist laboratory capability. The Quedgeley hospital maintains a vet and veterinary nurse onsite 24 hours a day for small animal emergencies, complemented by mobile farm emergency services operating across three counties. Diagnostic infrastructure includes an in-house CT scanner at the Quedgeley site and Gloucester Laboratories, a dedicated veterinary laboratory offering milk microbiology, mastitis bacteriology, bulk tank analysis, parasitology, serology, and water testing. The laboratory serves external clients throughout the UK and Ireland, leveraging more than 40 years of accumulated diagnostic expertise. Farm-side capabilities include routine ambulatory visits, TB testing, herd health planning, foot health, mastitis management, and gamebird/poultry post-mortem services.

The business operates a hybrid fee-for-service and subscription model. Revenue is generated from one-time consultation fees (with significant out-of-hours surcharges), surgical and treatment services, dispensed medicines and pet supplies, CT imaging referrals, laboratory testing, and mobile farm visits. The Pet Health Plan provides recurring subscription revenue through annual preventative healthcare bundles. Distribution is direct-to-consumer at two physical locations and via mobile farm deployment, complemented by B2B referral and out-of-hours contracts with other local veterinary practices and the VetPartners network. With 28 employees, the practice functions as a mid-sized regional mixed-animal hospital with material specialist diagnostic infrastructure relative to its scale.

Name

WOOD VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED

Legal name

Wood Veterinary Group Limited

Website

https://woodvets.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wood Veterinary Group Limited is a 28-person veterinary practice in Gloucester, UK, providing 24/7 emergency, diagnostic, and laboratory services for companion animals and livestock across three counties. It operates as a VetPartners member practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

akta.pro primary industry

Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals (AFAEANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Livestock & Farm Animal Veterinary Services (AFAEANAB), Routine On-Farm Veterinary Services (Exams, Treatment, Prescribing) (AFACADAB), Diagnostics & Laboratory Services (Sampling, Necropsy, Disease Investigation) (AFACADAF), Field Services, Mobile Imaging & On-Farm Procedures (HLAMABAK)

Keywords

• Veterinary services
• Small animal care
• Farm animal health
• Veterinary diagnostics
• Veterinary laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Gloucester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consultation Services: Fee-based consultations for small animals, farm animals, and equine patients during standard and out-of-hours periods. Initial consultation fees vary by service type and time of day.
2. Emergency Services: 24/7 emergency veterinary services with higher out-of-hours fees for both small animals and farm animals
3. Laboratory Services: Dedicated veterinary laboratory providing diagnostic testing services including milk microbiology, bacteriology, parasitology, and water testing to external clients and practices
4. Medicines and Products: Sale of veterinary medicines, prescription products, and pet supplies including food
5. CT Imaging Referrals: Computed tomography diagnostic imaging services for referred veterinary cases
6. Healthcare Plans: Annual preventative healthcare plans (Pet Health Plan) offering bundled services at discounted rates
7. Site Visit Services: Farm animal mobile services including routine visits, health planning, TB testing, surgeries, and emergency attendance

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wood Veterinary Group is a mixed veterinary practice delivering small-animal clinical care at its Quedgeley hospital and Longlevens surgery, 24/7 emergency cover, mobile farm animal services across three counties, equine care, and an in-house diagnostic laboratory (Gloucester Laboratories). The practice also offers an in-house CT scanner, a subscription Pet Health Plan for preventative care, and repeat prescription dispensing for ongoing medication needs.

Product overview

Wood Veterinary Group Limited operates as a veterinary practice providing integrated animal healthcare services across two locations (Quedgeley hospital and Longlevens surgery) in Gloucester. The company offers a unified portfolio of services including Small Animal Services for companion animals, Farm Animal Services for livestock, and Gloucester Laboratories for diagnostic testing. Key service lines include 24/7 emergency care, CT scanning diagnostics, laboratory services, pet health plans, and pharmacy/prescription services. The farm division covers cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry with mobile ambulatory services, while the laboratory specializes in milk microbiology, parasitology, and clinical diagnostics for both small and large animals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Small Animal Veterinary Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Results generally available within 48 hours of arrival for laboratory samples
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VetPartnerscoreOthersWood Vets is a proud member of the VetPartners family of veterinary practices. VetPartners is a corporate group of veterinary practices in the UK. Being part of this network provides brand association, shared resources, and integration with other member practices for referrals and emergency arrangements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Medivet: UK veterinary group operating 24/7 hospitals, branch clinics, and referral centers with strong emergency and diagnostic capabilities. Closely comparable to Wood Vets in offering continuous onsite emergency cover, advanced diagnostics, and a multi-site branch model.
• Eastcott Veterinary Hospital: UK small animal referral hospital (part of IVC Evidensia) with advanced diagnostics including CT and referral services. Highly comparable to the Quedgeley hospital in being a single-site referral destination offering CT and out-of-hours emergency cover.
• Rowe Veterinary Group: UK mixed veterinary practice with a hospital, branch surgeries, farm services, and its own diagnostic laboratory (Rowe Vet Lab). Closely comparable to Wood Vets as a mixed practice offering companion, farm, and in-house lab services under one group.
• Goddard Veterinary Group: Long-established independent London-area veterinary group with a flagship hospital, branch surgeries, and referral services. Directly comparable to Wood Vets as a multi-site UK small animal hospital network with emergency cover and a heritage brand.
• Penmellyn Veterinary Group: UK mixed veterinary practice with hospital, branch, farm animal, and equine services. Comparable in delivering an integrated mixed-practice portfolio including referral-level work, though based in a different region of the UK.

Broad incumbents

• Linnaeus Veterinary Group: UK veterinary group (owned by Mars/IVC) focused on referral hospitals and specialist-led small animal care, including CT and advanced imaging. Comparable to Wood Vets for the referral and advanced diagnostic dimensions, though more specialist-weighted.
• CVS Group plc: UK-listed veterinary group operating a large network of small animal practices, referral hospitals, and laboratories. Comparable to Wood Vets as a UK mixed/referral operator, though substantially larger and with a national footprint and own diagnostic labs (e.g., Strathearn Vet Group, Chestergates).
• Vets4Pets: Large UK veterinary chain owned by Pets at Home, operating small animal practices inside Pets at Home stores. Comparable in providing standardized small animal primary care, but lacks the farm, equine, and in-house lab capabilities that differentiate Wood Vets.
• IVC Evidensia: One of the largest European veterinary groups, owned by Mars, with extensive UK small animal, farm, equine, and referral practices. Directly comparable corporate-veterinary competitor to VetPartners and similar in delivering integrated clinical services at scale.

Regional players

• Vale Vets (Dursley): Independent mixed veterinary practice in Gloucestershire offering small animal, farm, and equine services with 24/7 emergency cover. Most directly comparable regional peer to Wood Vets, serving overlapping geographic territory in the South West.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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