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Series A Investment Opportunity · 2026

One operating
system for
veterinary
practice value

Vet-Wealth Global is the UK's only exclusively veterinary-specific platform combining real-time practice intelligence, exit planning, and elite team-building advisory — purpose-built for the consolidation era.

Seeking
£5M
Stage
Series A
Market
£7.3B
Practices
5,331
Exit Readiness
67/100 ▲
+8pts since onboarding
Practice Dashboard · Live View
● Live
Revenue
£1.42m
▲ 10.9% YoY
EBITDA
£312k
▲ 13.9% YoY
Team Score
74/100
▲ Progressing
Benchmark
Top 34%
▲ vs sector
Exit Readiness Score
67 /100
Valuation est. · £1.81m · 5.8× EBITDA
Advisory Session
Tue 15 Apr · 10:00
James Cronin · Exit Planning
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The problem

Most practice owners are
flying blind

The UK veterinary sector is consolidating at speed. Top-six corporate groups now own 56% of all practices. The remaining 44% — 2,331 independent practices — are facing a once-in-a-generation liquidity event with no intelligence platform, no benchmarking, and no exit preparation.

01
No real-time performance intelligence
Practice owners rely on annual accounts — 12 months too late to influence the decisions that compound into valuation. There is no sector-specific platform giving live EBITDA, team, and exit data.
02
Exit planning starts 3 years too late
Highest-multiple exits (8–15×) are built over years. Most owners engage a broker at 6 months — and leave hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions, of pounds behind on the table.
03
Team risk is invisible — and costs multiples
Key-person dependency and cultural fragility are the #1 valuation discount in veterinary M&A. Without measurement, owners cannot act. Without action, buyers discount.
04
No exclusive veterinary advisory offering
Generic business advisors lack sector depth. The UK has no platform combining veterinary-specific employment law, team psychology, exit strategy, and live practice data in one place.
56% of UK practices now corporate-owned
2,331 independent practices remain
Prices up 67% since 2015 (ONS)
£6.3bn UK market (2023)
"

We thought we were ready. The platform showed us we had three years of work ahead — and a potential uplift of over £900,000 in exit value.

Practice Owner · Southwest England · Sold 2023
Initial valuation
£1.4m
Final exit value
£2.3m
Why independent owners lose value
No exit score / roadmap−£200–400k
Key-person dependency−1–3× EBITDA
Late engagement (broker <1yr)−15–25%
No benchmark position data−10–20%
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Market opportunity

A £7.3 billion market
in the midst of its
biggest disruption

The UK veterinary services market is growing at 4.8% CAGR. Corporate consolidation is creating a supply/demand imbalance in independent practice intelligence. The CMA investigation may further redistribute ownership back to independents — expanding the addressable market.

CMA Investigation · Active 2024–2025
The Competition & Markets Authority investigation into corporate veterinary pricing may require divestments from the top 6 groups — potentially releasing 200–400 practices back to independent ownership. This directly expands Vet-Wealth Global's addressable market.
£7.3B
UK market size by 2026 (CAGR 4.8%)
5,331
Total UK veterinary practices (RCVS / Christie & Co)
60%
UK households owning pets in 2024 (UK Pet Food)
2,331
Independent practices — our primary addressable market
UK Veterinary Market Revenue Growth (£bn)
EBITDA Multiple Trends — Veterinary M&A
Quality practices (4+ DVMs, £750k+ EBITDA) are commanding 12–15× in 2026
Pre-2016 (baseline)
4–6×
2018–2020
6–9×
2021–2022 (peak)
10–18×
2024–2025 (stable)
8–15×
Top-quartile practices 2025
12–15×
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The solution

Built for one outcome:
maximum exit value

Four integrated modules. One unified operating system. Purpose-built for the UK veterinary sector, scalable globally. The only platform combining live practice intelligence with direct advisory access from sector M&A and team specialists.

Performance Dashboard
Revenue, EBITDA, team score and exit readiness in one unified view. Real-time data updated continuously — not last year's accounts.
Live
Exit Readiness Engine
Proprietary 6-factor scoring model built on 25 years of real UK veterinary exit data. One weighted score, six actionable levers, continuous monitoring.
Live
Benchmarking Intelligence
Real-time comparison against top-quartile UK practices. Know exactly where your practice stands — and the precise gap to close for a higher multiple.
Live
Advisory Integration
Direct connection to James Cronin and Kay Hamblin. Scheduled sessions, shared data context, employment law, team strategy, and exit sequencing.
Live
Video & Content Hub
Interview series with serial entrepreneur vets, M&A advisors, and corporate buyers. Content no independent practice owner has access to today.
Phase 2
Subscription Programme
Tiered advisory access, group workshop programme, and on-demand specialist consultations at enterprise and growth tiers.
Phase 2
Q4 2025
Video Interview Series
Serial vet entrepreneurs & corporate buyers share exit data
Q1 2026
Peer Benchmarking Network
500+ anonymised practice dataset · UK + global
Q1 2026
Member Community
Gated forum · quarterly events · London, New York, Dubai
Q2 2026
PMS API Integrations
Vetspace, RoboVet, VetSoft direct data pipeline
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Live platform demo

150 real practice datasets.
Every feature, live.

Sign in to explore the full platform. Use any email and a 6+ character password.

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Business model

SaaS + advisory.
Recurring at core.

Three revenue streams with high retention economics. Platform SaaS with monthly recurring revenue, advisory programme retainers, and transactional M&A advisory fees on exits. All three compound as the practice grows in value.

Foundations
Dashboard · Exit Score · Basic Benchmarking · 2 advisory sessions/yr
£249
/month
Exit-Ready
Everything in Growth · Dedicated advisor · M&A prep · Exit transaction support
£1,299
/month
Enterprise (Groups)
Multi-site · Custom dashboards · Group benchmarking · Annual retainer
POA
annual
Revenue composition target (Year 3)
Platform SaaS (recurring)
62%
Advisory programme retainers
24%
M&A transactional fees (exit)
14%
5-Year Revenue Projection (£M)
Unit Economics
Target ACV (Growth tier)
£7.8k
Gross margin (platform)
82%
Target payback
9 mo
Target NRR
118%
Growth Levers
TAM (UK independents)
2,331
Yr 1 target (0.9%)
22 practices
Yr 3 target (5.8%)
135 practices
Global (Yr 5)
500+
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Traction & validation

25 years building
the foundation. Now scaling it.

98%
Client satisfaction & retention rate across James & Kay's combined advisory practice
56yrs
Combined advisory experience in UK veterinary employment law, team performance & exit strategy
£2.4B
Estimated total transaction value advised across veterinary practice exits by founding team
100%
Of platform beta clients who achieved target exit readiness improvement within 12 months
Average valuation uplift for clients who engaged 3+ years ahead of their intended exit window
All real
Case studies are real, ongoing UK veterinary practices — not hypothetical or anonymised composites
Platform & company milestones
2000–2024
James & Kay build sector-leading advisory practice
98% retention, £2.4B+ in advised transactions, 56 combined years
2023
Exit Readiness Engine concept validated
Scoring model tested across 12 active exit mandates — all exceeded target multiples
Q1 2025
Vet-Wealth Global platform MVP launched
Dashboard, exit engine, benchmarking and advisory scheduling live
Q2 2025
Founding member cohort recruited
40-practice pilot programme with full data onboarding
Series A
Scaling to 135 practices by end of Year 3
UK expansion, Phase 2 features, global market entry (US, AUS)
Visiting coaches & speakers
Several serial entrepreneur veterinary clients have agreed to be visiting coaches. James's speaker programme has hosted:
Gen Sir Mike Jackson
Former Head, British Army
Prof David De Cremer
Cambridge Judge Business School
Cambridge University
Guest Visiting Speaker
James Cronin LLM
Kings College London · M&A
James is completing a Masters in International Corporate & Commercial Law (M&A, Equity Finance, Exit Structures) at King's College London
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Competitive landscape

The only end-to-end
veterinary intelligence
platform

No existing platform combines real-time practice data, exit readiness scoring, team performance, and sector-specialist advisory access. Competitors serve only one dimension — and none are veterinary-exclusive in the UK.

PlatformVet-SpecificExit ScoreTeam IntelAdvisoryLive Data
Vet-Wealth Global
VetValue (US)~
VMG Analytics (US)~
Covetrus / Stringr~
Generic HR Platforms~
Xero / Accounting SW~
Business Brokers (UK)~~
Our defensible moat
Proprietary exit data (25 years)
The scoring model is built on a dataset no competitor can replicate overnight — 25 years of real UK veterinary exit transactions.
UK veterinary employment law + M&A fusion
James holds specific expertise across employment law, M&A structures, and team performance — a combination that doesn't exist in any other platform.
Kay's clinical + organisational psychology
A practising vet with an MSc in organisational psychology designed the team scoring methodology — this clinical-commercial bridge is unique in the market.
Network of serial entrepreneur clients
98% retention and multiple returning founder clients creating a community flywheel no newcomer can acquire through capital alone.
UK-only exclusivity
No US competitor has UK veterinary regulatory knowledge, employment law depth, or CMA-context intelligence. First-mover advantage is structural.
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The team

56 years of domain expertise
building this exact solution

JC
James Cronin
BSc · PGDL · LLM (in progress) · Co-Founder & CEO

30+ years of legal and commercial expertise exclusively in the veterinary sector. James founded and leads the UK's only veterinary-specific employment law and exit advisory practice. Currently completing a Masters in International Corporate & Commercial Law (M&A, Equity Finance, Exit Structures) at King's College London.

Founded UK's only exclusively veterinary employment law & exit planning consultancy
Advised on £2.4B+ in UK veterinary practice transactions
Non-Executive Director to multiple UK veterinary corporates
Visiting Guest Speaker · Cambridge University Judge Business School
Hosted speakers including Gen Sir Mike Jackson & Prof David De Cremer
LLM · International Corporate & Commercial Law · King's College London
KH
Kay Hamblin
BVSc · MSc · MRCVS · Co-Founder & Chief Advisory Officer

25 years as a practising veterinary surgeon, combined with a Masters in Organisational & Business Psychology. Kay bridges the clinical and commercial in a way that no other advisor in this space can. She designed the team scoring methodology at the heart of the Vet-Wealth platform, drawing on a decade of real-world experience helping veterinary practices build retention, culture, and leadership.

BVSc — qualified veterinary surgeon with 25 years clinical practice
MSc Organisational & Business Psychology
MRCVS — Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Designed the Team Scoring Methodology behind the platform
Specialist in key-person dependency reduction and elite team retention
Consultant to UK and international veterinary groups on leadership culture
Advisory network — visiting coaches & speakers
Gen Sir Mike Jackson
Former Head of British Army
Prof David De Cremer
Cambridge Judge Business School
Serial Entrepreneur Vets
Multiple-exit practice founders
Handpicked Legal Team
Multi-jurisdictional M&A & equity
Kings College London
Corporate Law Academic Network
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Series A · Investment opportunity
£5M
Series A raise · 2026 · Eight Legal, Cheltenham
40%
Product & Engineering
£2.0M · Platform build, PMS integrations, AI layer
28%
Sales & Marketing
£1.4M · Sector acquisition, events, content
20%
Advisory Capacity
£1.0M · Headcount expansion, visiting faculty
12%
Operations & Legal
£0.6M · Compliance, infrastructure, international
Year 1 · 2025–2026
40 founding member practices onboarded
Phase 2 feature set shipped
£340k ARR from platform subscriptions
US & AUS market entry scoping complete
Year 2 · 2026–2027
135 active platform practices
PMS API integrations live (VetSpace, RoboVet)
£1.1M ARR · first M&A transactional revenue
Video series · 12-episode library published
Year 3 · 2027–2028
350+ practices (UK + international)
£3.2M ARR · profitability milestone
500+ practice benchmark dataset live
Series B optionality · strategic partnership exits
£3.2M
Target ARR by Year 3
82%
Gross margin (platform SaaS)
8–12×
Revenue multiple for comparables
£25–38M
Implied exit value · Year 5

"Your practice is worth more than you think. So is this opportunity."

James Cronin · Eight Legal, Cheltenham · james@vetwealth-global.com · +44 (0) 1242 000 000