In November 2025 Bicester Vets transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust. We’ve always been independent. Now we are also owned by the people who work here.
We spoke to a lot of people who had been in practices that had been sold to corporates and many felt that the whole ethos changed in a way they hadn't expected. We didn't want that for Bicester Vets.
The Employee Ownership Trust lets us preserve our independence for the long term and takes the anxiety of corporate ownership off the table. Most importantly it keeps decisions about the practice in the hands of the people who actually work here, which is incredibly important.
Nothing changes in the consulting room. The same vets, the same nurses, the same building you’ve known for years. We have secured the long-term future for Bicester Vets with the practice remaining independent for years to come. It will stay Bicester-focussed and will be run by people who care about the practice, because they’re the same people who own the practice.
Every person who works at Bicester Vets is now part of the ownership story. There’s a meaningful demarcation between a corporate practice and an employee-owned one, and we feel it every day. The people who turn up to work, the people who clean the kennels, the people who answer the phone at 7pm. They are all part of the Employee Ownership Trust and key parts of the Bicester Vets story.
Two long-standing vets at the heart of the practice. Three new directors stepping forward in 2025.
