List of General Practitioners in the UK

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 39,505 general practitioners in the UK, one in every 224 UK companies. Most of them are small: seven in ten have one to four people, and only 617 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in three of all GP practices are based in London, North West, South East, East of England and West Midlands. Below you find the largest GP practices in the UK, the regions where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our UK company database or through the Companies House API.

39,505 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies39,5051 in224 UK companiesRegions12Largest regionLondon 7,515Sole traders11%Employees1-4 (72%)Revenue< $100K (51%)Email19%Phone43%Website43%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Hcrg Care Services LTD	Unitedkingdom	Runcorn	The Heath School	Halton	WA7 4QX	vividcareservices.*****	2006	$350,681,672	2,999	Corporation	139	07557877
2	Dr C Urgent - South Tyneside Urgent Care Hub Wic	Unitedkingdom	Campbell Park	South Tyneside District Hospital	South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear	NE34 0PL	stsft.*****	2010	$250,107,273	3,587		8	N/A
3	Psych-Uk LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Camelford	3b Fore Street	Cornwall	PL32 9PG	psychiatry-uk.*****	2022	$213,136,158	406	Corporation	6	14553673
4	Dhu Health Care C.I.C.	Unitedkingdom	Pride Park	No 2 Roundhouse Road	Derby	DE24 8JE	dhuhealthcare.*****	2006	$208,536,375	3,087	Corporation	3	05834163
5	Turning Point (services) LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	City of London	America House	London	EC3N 2LU	turning-point.*****	1987	$190,358,738	14	Corporation	100	02166697
6	Medical Research Council	Unitedkingdom	Tadpole Garden Village	Polaris House	Swindon	SN2 1FL	mrc.*****	1919	$179,839,326	2,165	Corporation	25	RC000346
7	International Medical Corps (UK)	Unitedkingdom	Hampstead	Workspace 4, Mode	London	NW1 7EP	internationalmedicalcorps.*****	2002	$176,473,643	34	Corporation	N/A	04474904
8	North East Ambulance Service Nhs Foundation Trust	Unitedkingdom	Newburn	Bernicia House the Waterfront	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	NE15 8NY	neas.*****	2006	$143,667,106	2,346		4	997295
9	Ambulatory Surgery International LTD	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	33 Wigmore Street	London	W1U 1QX	N/A	2015	$107,950,977	392	Corporation	42	09873002
10	Integrated Care 24	Unitedkingdom	Willesborough Lees	Kingston House	Kent	TN24 0GP	ic24.*****	1996	$103,058,313	1,103	Corporation	6	03193182
11	Fill Function UK LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill	12 New Fetter Lane	London	EC4A 1JP	N/A	2021	$97,603,568	55	Corporation	24	13739688
12	At Medics LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Great Missenden	Prospect House	Buckinghamshire	HP16 0BG	trowbridgesurgery.*****	2004	$95,472,213	952	Corporation	5	05057581
13	Dr W Gateshead - Gateshead Walk In Centre	Unitedkingdom	Gateshead	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	Gateshead, Tyne and Wear	NE9 6SX	gatesheadhealth.*****	1998	$81,623,888	4,000		2	N/A
14	Dr K Orton - The Eden Surgeries	Unitedkingdom	Lower Sheering	Broomfields	Essex	CM22 7EH	edensurgeries.*****	2011	$80,358,717	3,938	Partnership of unknown type	2	N/A
15	J D Healthcare LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	113-115 Harley Street	London	W1G 6AP	phstherapy.*****	2006	$75,539,390	366	Corporation	10	05919836
16	National Star Foundation	Unitedkingdom	Cheltenham	National Star	Gloucestershire	GL53 9QU	nationalstar.*****	1967	$66,159,886	1,269	Corporation	N/A	00522846
17	Care Unbound LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Preston	5th Floor	Brighton and Hove	BN1 6AG	hereweare.*****	2008	$65,906,355	206	Corporation	N/A	06528491
18	Emed Healthcare Group Holdings, LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Hampstead	184-192 Drummond Street	London	NW1 3HP	N/A	2023	$65,200,832	673	Corporation	5	15085216
19	Devonshire Diagnostic Centre LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	2 Cavendish Square	London	W1G 0PU	N/A	2017	$65,099,274	235	Corporation	3837	11025114
20	Mr & Mrs Oliver LTD	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	2 Eastbourne Terrace	London	W2 6LG	N/A	2018	$56,720,006	151	Corporation	2	11523394
21	Tower Hamlets Gp Care Group Cic	Unitedkingdom	Isle of Dogs	Island Health Practice 1st Floor	London	E14 3BQ	gpcaregroup.*****	2014	$55,761,794	587	Corporation	N/A	09233816
22	Doctor Care Anywhere LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Holborn-strand-covent Garden	19-21 Great Portland Street	London	W1W 8QB	doctorcareanywhere.*****	2013	$50,240,770	390	Corporation	5	08614024
23	Health & Care Management LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Croydon	Interchange	London	CR0 2RD	hcml.*****	2004	$48,999,947	252	Corporation	29	04702271
24	Elgar Housing Association LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Redditch	Church Road	Worcestershire	B97 4AB	elgarhousesurgery.*****	1994	$45,875,506	92	Corporation	N/A	IP27941R
25	Symphony Healthcare Services LIMITED	Unitedkingdom	Wincanton	Wincanton Health Centre, Dyke'S Way	Somerset	BA9 9FQ	symphonyhealthcareservices.*****	2008	$45,658,432	581	Corporation	N/A	06633460

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Firm sizes in the UK

Of the 39,104 UK GP practices with a known headcount, 28,043 (72%) have one to four people, 3,960 have five to nine, 6,484 have ten to 49 and 617 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (19,699, 51%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all UK companies

Micro under 1032,003 82%
Small 10 to 496,484 17%
Medium 50 to 249595 2%
Large 250+22 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all UK companies (93% have under ten staff).

208

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 128 more than $10 million.

1,598

firms were entered in 2026.

How many general practitioners are there in the UK?

General practitioners and GP practices in the UK

39,505

21 October 2026

There are 39,505 general practitioners and GP practices in the UK in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 224 UK companies. About 8 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (1,598 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 38,165 97%
Head offices: 464
Branch offices: 876

Classification

Our platform filter is the national code 86210.

23,790 of the 39,505 are Ltd and PLC (60%); 4,346 are sole traders. They come from Companies House and our UK register data, through the Companies House API.

Largest GP practices in the UK

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in London, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Dr W Gateshead - Gateshead Walk in Centre is the largest GP practice in the UK by headcount. 617 firms employ 50 people or more; 207 employ 100 or more.

1Gateshead4,000 staff
2South Tyneside3,587 staff
3Derby3,087 staff
4Halton2,999 staff
5Newcastle upon Tyne · public body2,346 staff
6Swindon2,165 staff
7Norfolk · public body1,441 staff
8Gloucestershire1,269 staff
9Kent1,103 staff
10Buckinghamshire952 staff

By employee size · 39,104 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	28,043	72%
5-9	3,960	10%
10-19	2,984	8%
20-49	3,500	9%
50-99	410	1%
100-199	112	0.3%
200-499	73	0.2%
500-999	12	<0.1%
1,000+	10	<0.1%

72% have 1 to 4 people; 3,500 have 20 to 49; 617 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	19,699	51%
$100K-$500K	15,255	39%
$500K-$1M	2,517	7%
$1M-$5M	949	2%
$5M-$10M	80	0.2%
$10M-$50M	106	0.3%
$50M-$100M	12	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	10	<0.1%

51% under $100,000; 949 between $1M and $5M; 208 above $5M.

Where in the UK?

London has the most general practitioners in the UK (7,515), ahead of North West (5,373), South East (4,697), East of England (4,385) and West Midlands (3,903). Together the five hold two in three of them. Relative to their size, North West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber have the most: 1.2 to 1.3 times the national share.

Regions by number of firms

12 UK regions have at least one GP practice; 12 have ten or more; 0 have exactly one. Click a region to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

GP practices per 100 companies, in regions with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.45. North West has 1.3 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

GP practices in London

London has 7,515 general practitioners and GP practices, 0.4% of all 1,945,804 London companies and 14% below the national share. Four in five London firms have fewer than five people; 73 have 50 or more. 359 new firms were entered in 2026, 282 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 5,824 · 78%
5-9: 769 · 10%
10-19: 474 · 6%
20-49: 329 · 4%
50+: 73 · 1.0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 678 · 9%
Partnerships: 362 · 5%
Ltd and PLC: 5,382 · 72%
Other or none: 1,093 · 15%

Of the UK total: 19.0%
Of all London companies: 0.4%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 359
Entered 2025: 593
Of UK's 2026 entries: 22.5%

Old

Before 1990: 282 · 4%
1990 or later: 7,233 · 96%
Of UK's pre-1990 firms: 10.8%

Reachable

Email: 1,137 · 15%
Phone: 2,708 · 36%
Website: 2,745 · 37%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 3,900 · 53%
$100K-$500K: 2,955 · 40%
$500K-$1M: 299 · 4%
$1M and more: 226 · 3%

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How they compare

In other countries

The UK has more GP practices than Belgium or the Netherlands.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	39,505	4.5
Belgium	22,499	9.4
The Netherlands	16,176	4.2

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How reachable are they?

GP practices are easier to reach than the average UK company: 43% list a phone number and 43% a website.

Email7,628 19%
Phone16,980 43%
Website16,921 43%

Grey line: all UK companies (email 15%, phone 30%, website 30%).

The full list with these fields is in our UK company database.

Sole traders or Ltd: how they are organised

One in nine UK GP practices work as sole traders, against 7% of all UK companies. Three in five are Ltd and PLC.

Sole traders4,34611%
Partnerships (partnerships and LLPs)3,0088%
Ltd and PLC23,79060%
No form on record or other8,36121%

Single-site: 97%
Head offices: 464
Branches: 876

All UK companies: 7% sole traders, 3% partnerships, 62% Ltd and PLC.

Newcomers in the UK in 2026

1,598 GP practices were entered in the UK register so far in 2026, about 8 a working day, after 2,821 in 2025. The UK as a whole saw 534,395 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.3% of the inflow.

1,9692022
2,5102023
2,2852024
2,8212025
1,5982026 so far

1,556 of this year's 1,598 are Ltd and PLC.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Sefton46 staff
2Cornwall46 staff
3Leicestershire44 staff
4Sunderland35 staff
5Somerset27 staff

The oldest firms in the UK

Our data holds 12 UK GP practices from before 1900, 143 from before 1950 and 2,606 from before 1990.

1823
1. East Riding of Yorkshire
1841
1. Staffordshire
1872
1. Kent
1879
1. London
1886
1. Blackpool
1895
1. Lancashire

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2,606

UK GP practices date from before 1990

247

were entered in 1990

Frequently asked questions

How many general practitioners are there in the UK?

There are 39,505 general practitioners and GP practices in the UK in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 224 UK companies.

Which is the largest GP practice in the UK?

Dr W Gateshead - Gateshead Walk in Centre in Gateshead, with 4,000 staff. By revenue HCRG Care Services in Halton leads with $350.7 million a year.

Which UK region has the most general practitioners?

London, with 7,515, ahead of North West (5,373), South East (4,697), East of England (4,385) and West Midlands (3,903). Relative to its size, North West has the most: 1.3 times the national share.

How many GP practices are there in London?

7,515, which is 0.4% of all 1,945,804 London companies and 14% below the national share.

How big is a typical GP practice?

Small. 72% of the 39,104 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 617 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are UK general practitioners sole traders or companies?

One in nine (4,346) are sole traders, 8% are partnerships and 60% (23,790) are Ltd and PLC.

How many GP practices started in 2026?

1,598 were entered in the UK register so far in 2026, after 2,821 in 2025. 1,556 of them are Ltd and PLC.

What is the oldest GP practice in the UK?

Elvington Medical Practice in East Riding of Yorkshire, 1823, followed by Westgate Practice in Staffordshire (1841) and Dr C Jacobs - Hamstreet Surgery in Kent (1872). 12 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers general practitioners?

Our platform filters them on the national code 86210.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 39,505 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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